| ANAHEIM, CA - (February 9, 2006) - An Orange County jury found today that Angels Baseball L.P. did not breach its contract with the City of Anaheim, allowing the team to continue to use two geographic locations in its name.
"We are disappointed, of course, by the jury’s decision," Mayor Curt Pringle said. "We still believe the facts were firmly in our favor." Throughout the trial, which began on January 9, attorneys for the City of Anaheim stated that the name change was a transparent attempt to eliminate Anaheim from the team name completely. The Angels are in the middle of a 33-year lease agreement with the City to play their home games in the City-owned stadium. The City contends that Angels Baseball L.P.'s actions breach that lease agreement, which was intended to identify Anaheim with the team so as to publicize Anaheim as a major league city throughout the nation. The Anaheim City Council and staff felt that it was important to do everything possible to prevent Anaheim from disappearing from the team name throughout the nation, a fact which is occurring on a daily basis. Media Contact: Ruth Ruiz 714.765.5060 more city news
### ABOUT ANAHEIM - The City of Anaheim, founded in 1857, is one of the nation's premier municipalities and is California's 10th most populous city. Anaheim covers 50 square miles with more than 345,500 residents and more than 3,200 City employees. The municipal corporation's annual budget is $1.4 billion. Anaheim supports a thriving business community with companies such as Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc., L-3 Communications, Pacific Sunwear, and Disneyland Resort. Successful sports franchises call Anaheim home, including Angels Baseball, Anaheim Ducks, the 2008 Olympic Gold Medal winning U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team, and the 2008 Olympic Silver Medal winning U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team. Anaheim also boasts world-class meeting and entertainment venues with the Anaheim Convention Center, the largest on the west coast, Honda Center, The Grove of Anaheim, The Shops at Anaheim GardenWalk, and Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Annually, Anaheim welcomes millions of visitors to the city, truly making it where the world comes to live, work and play. For more information, please visit www.anaheim.net. |
