City council in Anaheim, Calif. will probe bureaucrats on the sale of Angel Stadium following accusations the transaction violated state law. Council is expected to ask staff questions July 20 regarding the Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD) April 28 letter to the city, alleging a surplus land act (SLA) violation in the Angel Stadium deal. “In my opinion, there were lost opportunities in the approved deal that would have benefited our city’s financial interest,” Councilmember Avelino Valencia said during a July 13 meeting. “Now, to add insult to injury, our residents—the taxpayers—may have to possibly pay a fine of tens of millions of dollars due to poor decision making and this handling.” The land was originally valued at $320 million, but sold for only $150 million, since 466 affordable housing units and a seven-acre flagship park were promised to be built on the acreage with no city funding or subsidies involved. The alleged violation was due to Anaheim not …