A homeless housing advocacy group appealed May 24 a lawsuit against the City of Anaheim, California, claiming the city violated open meeting laws during the sale of the Angel Stadium.
On behalf of the People’s Homeless Taskforce, attorney Jelly Aviles filed a notice of appeal to revive a lawsuit originally filed in February 2020, arguing city officials violated the Brown Act—which requires government affairs to be open to the public—by discussing the stadium sale behind closed doors.
She said the city privately negotiated terms of the sale before notifying the public that it was considering selling the property.
Aviles said although the city is allowed to discuss the terms of the payment in closed session—keeping the price secret to ensure they find the highest bidder—the city should have been “open and transparent” that the negotiations were taking place….