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Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu had been under pressure to resign
since a federal affidavit made public last week showed that he
was under investigation by the FBI in relation to the city's
sale of the stadium to Angels owner Arte Moreno and his
development company.
In an email to Reuters, Sidhu's attorney, Paul Meyer, confirmed
that Sidhu had resigned but denied any wrongdoing. The mayor's
sole goal, Meyer said, was to keep the Los Angeles Angels
baseball team in Anaheim.
"A fair and thorough investigation will prove that Mayor Harry
Sidhu did not leak secret information in the hopes of a later
political campaign contribution," Meyer wrote. "His unwavering
goal from the start has been to keep the Angels in Anaheim, so
that this vibrant social and economic relationship would
continue."
California Attorney General Rob Bonta last week asked a judge to
delay finalizing the sale amid news of the investigation. The
deal, initially struck in 2019, was delayed for three years
after a state agency said the land should have been made
available for affordable housing, the Los Angeles Times
reported.
Anaheim, a city of about 350,000 that sits about 30 miles
southeast of Los Angeles, has long been home to the Angels,
along with Disneyland and other attractions.
(Reporting by Sharon Bernstein; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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