Half a century after the Angels passed on a chance to move to Long Beach, that city is again trying to lure the team.
In 2013, Tait led a drive that ultimately killed an Angel Stadium renovation agreement between Moreno and city negotiators. The Angels would have renovated the stadium at no cost to the city, but Tait expressed concern that Moreno would lease part of the stadium parking lot for $1 per year without the city sharing in any development profits. The Angels subsequently explored options for a new ballpark in Los Angeles, Carson and Irvine.
They prioritized a proposal for a new stadium in Tustin because of its proximity to their current home and fan base. The team and Tustin officials are believed to have focused on a facility that would have seated about 37,000 and cost about $700 million. Tustin officials said that they would not provide taxpayer funding for stadium construction. Moreno declined to pay for all of it, although team officials say he is amenable to a public-private partnership.
The Angels, born in Los Angeles in 1961, explored a move to Long Beach soon after. Gene Autry, the Angels’ founding owner, had bristled at sharing Dodger Stadium and wanted his team to play in its own ballpark. He first negotiated with Long Beach, but the city demanded that the team be called the Long Beach Angels. Autry declined, then closed a deal in Anaheim, where the city did not insist on affixing its name to the team that would play in Anaheim Stadium.That stadium opened in 1966, and Autry changed the name of his team from the Los Angeles Angels to the California Angels.
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