| ANAHEIM, CA - (March 2, 2006) - Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Polos has denied the City of Anaheim's request for a permanent injunction, allowing Angels Baseball, L.P. to continue using two geographic locations in its name. The judge's ruling follows a month-long trial in which attorneys for the City of Anaheim stated that the name change was a transparent attempt to eliminate Anaheim from the team name completely. "We believe that the intent of the parties that negotiated this contract, Disney and the City of Anaheim, was that Anaheim should receive the same benefits as any other Major League Baseball city," said Mayor Curt Pringle. "We were hopeful that after hearing the strong evidence presented during the trial that Judge Polos would grant injunctive relief, protecting the Anaheim taxpayers' interests. He has made his decision. Now, we, as a City Council, must make some decisions with regard to an appeal." 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, as they have since 1966. The City Council will discuss whether further action is necessary at its meeting on March 7. 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. |