“You’re monsters at times,” said former City Councilwoman Denise Barnes to her former colleagues, noting the mental stress of standing up to stadium interests in recent years. Yet two council members who spent the last few years losing numerous stressful public arguments about sunlighting stadium discussions had a different feeling. Noting a cloud now hangs over many council members, he remarked, “A learning opportunity for me.” And apparently, I did not,” Faessel added. “I thought I knew both of these individuals well. On Tuesday night, chastened City council majority members, like Faessel, described the evidence against Sidhu as “pretty damning.” In his 2020 campaign, Disney spent at least $350,000 promoting Valencia in mailers and other political advertising. Valencia, while initially voting along with the Sidhu majority, has recently been moving away from them. Right after, Anaheim City Councilman Avelino Valencia – who is running for state assembly – publicly pushed O’Neil to allow council members to speak publicly to the FBI probe at the beginning of the meeting, instead of at the end during their council comments.Īnd once again, O’Neil lost a lopsided vote to squelch debate.Įach council member would now have a chance to publicly address local taxpayers on the FBI probe centered on the shady stadium negotiations they oversaw.įor the council majority – longstanding Sidhu allies like Steve Faessel, Trevor O’Neil, Gloria Ma’ae and Jose Diaz – the words that best summarized their feelings were shock, betrayal and devastation. Moreno at the city council meeting on March 5, 2019. This night, instead of Moreno being on the end of a lopsided, losing vote, it was O’Neil.Īlmost acknowledging the changing landscape moving forward, O’Neil publicly apologized to Moreno for trying to stop him from asking questions and thanked his colleagues for overruling him. Watching the meeting, you could feel the public pressure on the faces of the lax council majority, clearly feeling the heat Sidhu brought to city hall following Monday’s revelation that the FBI is conducting a criminal corruption probe into Sidhu’s handling of the stadium talks as the city’s lead negotiator. This night, Anaheim’s city council members couldn’t vote publicly to squelch debate anymore. Now, like so many times before, Moreno challenged O Neil’s decision to halt questions and eventually forced a council vote – one which O’Neil looked confident in winning before it was cast. In an affidavit filed in court this week, FBI agents disclosed an active probe into how a small cadre of interests is running city hall through a mix of lobbyists, campaign contributions and special favors.
Santana: What It Felt Like to Stand Against Anaheim’s Shady Angel Stadium Sale Before FBI Probe Close
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