Harry Sidhu – Orange County Register

Sometimes the truth reveals itself in ways you never expected.

Who would have thought that Angel Stadium sales critic and Anaheim City Councilor Jose F. Moreno would be key witnesses in the city’s response to a lawsuit opposing the sale.

Hard to believe, given the implication in Moreno’s statement in favor of the lawsuit against the city he represents. But he’s really exhibit A for why Anaheim handles trading rights.

At the December 2019 City Council meeting to consider the sale, Moreno told attendees and viewers on TV and online that it was the first time the Council had discussed a sale and that city ​​subject to California’s Brown Act.

“This is the first public discussion — the first one that I should say — that the City Council has actually had about the actual points of agreement,” Moreno said on December 20, 2019. Because in the caucus, the city attorney is very good at making sure we focus on the price and payment terms under the Brown Act. ”

Over a two-minute period, Moreno said the “first” or “first” discussion of a sale five times, at one point turning to myself and others and emphasizing, “We There’s no such discussion, colleagues.”

However, contradictions are evident in Moreno’s lawsuit statement, where it is the main point of support for the false allegation that the City Council decided to sell the stadium before December 20, 2019.

Both cannot be correct. I know it and I thank Moreno for doing the right thing in that moment in front of our community in December 2019.

As Anaheim works to secure the future of Angels Baseball in our city, the few opposed to the deal are doing whatever they can to stop it.

They failed Anaheim voters, who overwhelmingly supported our stadium plan candidates in the 2020 election.

Frustrated, they turned to state regulators, the courts, and outright misinformation.

There will always be opposition. I welcome that as part of the process. But misinformation is never accepted.

It’s sad indeed: If you repeat a lie enough, people will start to believe it. And opponents of the stadium plan know it. Their goal is to undermine confidence, no matter what the truth.

But what this really serves to do is undermine their own credibility.

For over a decade, our city has fought over baseball. Current and former elected officials have taken political stances against a new deal.

Their opposition stems from their garnering political support and their inability to weather yesterday’s battles.

For me, it is simple and straightforward.

Those who came before us built the Anaheim we know and love. A city of theme parks, conventions, sports and recreation provides basic services to the vicinity of Anaheim.