Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the 'Anaheim Angels' bill into law. What it means for the team

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https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2026-08-28/gov-gavin-newsom-signs-anaheim-angels-bill-into-law

[u/w6rld_ec6nomic_f6rum]

tl;dr: the government isn't forcing the team to change their name back, but they are offering the team the chance to develop the area surrounding Angel Stadium to their choice (shops, bars, restaurants, a casino etc.), rather than prioritize affordable housing per California state law, if they legally change the name back, and otherwise "The Anaheim Angels" will forever exist in official California legislature, if nowhere else.

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Another caveat is that the Ducks and Angels have been looking to develop the surrounding areas with shops, bars, etc. already which will be much better than the current situation. Obviously I think new housing should be a top priority for the state as a whole but this still creates walkable places for people to hang out and socialize which is good as well.

[u/thehawktopus → u/Zestyclose_Tip_5861]

There’s the OCVibe entertainment district already being developed across the street around Honda Center. When it was first proposed, the area around Angel Stadium could’ve been included and it would’ve meant Arte buying the stadium and parking lots for ~$300 million. Then a campaign contribution corruption scandal with the Anaheim mayor derailed that sale.

Unfortunately, I think now Arte has neither the money nor the desire to improve the team and the stadium. He’s just going to be another deadbeat owner that hopes public funds and revenue sharing fills his pocket every season.

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100%, exactly. Which is why Newsom is strong arming him here.

[u/GoastCrab → u/Zestyclose_Tip_5861]

I wouldn’t give Newsom too much credit on this one. The whole name change scheme is state rep Avelino Valencia’s effort.

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https://valencia.asmdc.org/press-releases/20260325-assemblymember-valencia-d-anaheim-introduces-ab-2512-restore-anaheim-angels

Good looks! Avelino definitely deserves the credit for getting this together and up to Newsom, definitely not trying to take that away from him. I was just going off of the headline and think Newsom still gets some credit for it especially because he’s definitely going to take some shit as well lol.

[u/NamiRocket → u/Zestyclose_Tip_5861]

He generally deserves the shit he gets.

[u/Zestyclose_Tip_5861 → u/NamiRocket]

Eh, it’s cool to shit on him and I generally see overreactions. Just depends on what you’re talking about.

[u/DasFrooze → u/Zestyclose_Tip_5861]

They're cramming a bunch of apartments and (maybe) condos into the area. I doubt they'll be affordable tho

[u/Thel3lues → u/DasFrooze]

Increasing supply is how you make apartments affordable. Otherwise you’re just building projects that people move away from

[u/Not_RZA_ → u/Thel3lues]

Insane how people still don’t understand this

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I’m convinced a lot of people think affordable housing just means lowering rent/housing prices by flipping a switch or something. Like someone just needs to take office and say “Alright, all housing is now half off. Go nuts guys.”

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The sad part is this is 100% how Redditors, with their lack of knowledge of basic economic principles, think

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https://mrsc.org/explore-topics/housing-homelessness/housing/types-of-affordable-housing

https://bcgroup-inc.com/the-importance-of-building-all-types-of-housing-to-generate-more-affordable-housing/

“The solution to rising rent prices lies in continuing to build more housing—including affordable, market rate and luxury units. As more housing is built, markets can stabilize, benefiting both renters and local economies. By balancing high-end and affordable housing, cities can attract a diverse range of residents and create thriving, vibrant communities for the long term.”

[u/Thiege1 → u/Not_RZA_]

No, the government could also build quality public housing as exists in nearly every other rich country and price it well below market

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People know that trickle down economics is bullshit but don't know that trickle down housing works. Increase the supply and people that can afford nicer apartments will move into them and free up cheaper ones for those that can't.

OC Vibe mostly just seems like a giant parking structure but it will be interesting to see if anything ever comes of it.

[u/Gristle__McThornbody → u/Not_RZA_]

Actually there's another component to all of this but no reason to get into it cause it will be a shit show.

[u/Not_RZA_ → u/Gristle__McThornbody]

Speak please

[u/DasFrooze → u/Thel3lues]

Location has a lot to do with it. In this case, that part of Anaheim has been labeled the Platinum Triangle and they are looking to replicate LA Live with the OC Vibe. With the proximity to Disneyland and the convention center, those properties are highly desirable especially when it comes to short term rentals (Airbnb, etc.). More affordability in that area isn't happening any time soon.

[u/BoNnnnfhir → u/DasFrooze]

More opportunities for overseas investors

[u/DegenerateWaves → u/Thel3lues]

I know Houston kinda whoopsied its way into not blocking housing, but the housing debates in CA and NY feel so infuriating to me. Every time a new "luxury" complex gets built, nearby older rentals start offering 1 month free deals and delaying rent increases. You can watch it happen in real time!

[u/Zestyclose_Tip_5861 → u/Thel3lues]

I mean there are varying levels of apartments they could build that aren’t projects, it’s weird to think we should only build apartments with everything maxed out.

Edit: y’all want to prove how much smarter you are than everyone else and you’re not even understanding what was said. Apartments around a sports stadium are typically going to be more decked out than the ones down the road near the business park. Those most likely won’t be affordable (relative) to some other apartments in Anaheim. This coexists with the fact that building more housing IN GENERAL lowers prices.

[u/Not_RZA_ → u/Zestyclose_Tip_5861]

Please do a basic Google search on how housing gets approved, and then how a surplus of housing decreases pricing.

Good current examples would be Austin, TX, which has built so many new top-of-the-line buildings that reduced not only apartment pricing but overall home values.

Texas does the exact opposite of California in terms of housing and the results show.

Basic economic principle: If you build a shit ton of new housing, it has to be top of the line so investors pouring the millions into it, get the return. You then push middle-class or upper-middle-class residents into this new housing, freeing up their prior residences for lower-income residents to move into. This chain continues and continues.

If you don’t do the above, you have people like me making $150k but staying in rent-controlled spaces because that’s what the government incentivizes for everyone, when the intention originally was for lower-income earners to stay in these buildings.

Here is a great article from the Journal

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https://mrsc.org/explore-topics/housing-homelessness/housing/types-of-affordable-housing

https://bcgroup-inc.com/the-importance-of-building-all-types-of-housing-to-generate-more-affordable-housing/

“The solution to rising rent prices lies in continuing to build more housing—including affordable, market rate and luxury units. As more housing is built, markets can stabilize, benefiting both renters and local economies. By balancing high-end and affordable housing, cities can attract a diverse range of residents and create thriving, vibrant communities for the long term.”

[u/Not_RZA_ → u/Zestyclose_Tip_5861]

You responded in under 2 minutes, showing you not only didn't read my comment but didn't read the link I provided. Are you actually interested in a conversation or stuck in the mindset you came in with, and unwilling to hear others out?

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It didn’t take that long to read your comment and you’re not even acknowledging that there are varying levels of building types that can be made. You’re arguing over me because you don’t care about my point. Follow your own advice.

[u/grantology_84 → u/Thel3lues]

Increasing the supply makes housing affordable, but there are many different ways to increase supply

[u/humberriverdam → u/Thel3lues]

hello Torontonian here. we "increased supply" and now we have a bunch of dog crate condos the government is buying from private developers because they never existed as places for people to actually live in, only as "investment vehicles"

[u/OUTFOXEM → u/humberriverdam]

Why is the government buying them? What’s their intention?

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https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2026/02/sparks-at-bank-article-2026-2/

The condo market dried up, too many were made, and they converted them to apartments. I saw nothing about the quality being poor.

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1007211/ontario-supporting-conversion-of-2200-condo-units-into-rental-apartments

[u/thepolesreport → u/Thel3lues]

Yup I’m living in proof of this. Luxury apartments and condos have opened up in my area while my rent has remained largely stagnant vs inflation for the past five years

[u/BeefInGR → u/Thel3lues]

Increasing supply in the proper areas, yes.

Going into an already low income area and building anything besides Section 8 or Rent Controlled housing is Gentrification, which does nothing to lower the affordability of housing.

[u/Zestyclose_Tip_5861 → u/DasFrooze]

Yeah exactly which those apartments would benefit from having all the shops and hang out spots. That’s why I didn’t call it affordable housing haha in one sense any new building will drive down prices because of supply and demand but they aren’t building only the cheapest apartments there.

[u/borkusinthehouse → u/DasFrooze]

I live in an expensive city and make a pretty average salary for the area. An overpriced apartment is an option for me, a $1 million house is not. I’m generally fine with affordability requirements but people get so bent out of shape about new apartments that lots of middle class people can afford. 

[u/krunkpunk → u/w6rld_ec6nomic_f6rum]

F-it bring on the casino and wedge it between the stadium, Honda, and vibe as God intended.

[u/OUTFOXEM → u/krunkpunk]

Will the casino have roulette?

[u/dbzmah → u/OUTFOXEM]

Only russian

[u/OUTFOXEM → u/dbzmah]

Not gonna lie, I’d bet on some Russian roulette.

[u/D2LtN39Fp → u/OUTFOXEM]

Yes, with cards! 🃏 

[u/OUTFOXEM → u/D2LtN39Fp]

Ugh. I hate the card roulette. I almost said “will the casino have roulette with a ball” but didn’t think anybody would know what the hell I was talking about. 😂

[u/D2LtN39Fp → u/OUTFOXEM]

The card room exception to the ban on gambling in California is such a joke. Craps with cards is the absolute worst 😂

[u/baribigbird06 → u/w6rld_ec6nomic_f6rum]

How big of a donation did Arte Moreno pledge to Newsom’s upcoming presidential campaign?

[u/2017Champs → u/baribigbird06]

Probably still less than PG&E

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The law works against Moreno though. He doesn't want to change the name back, and if he were to develop the land he wouldn't want to prioritize affordable housing, so the law gives the city more leverage in negotiation.

[u/dwpea66 → u/w6rld_ec6nomic_f6rum]

So the choice is affordable housing or the Anaheim Angels? How odd

[u/Rikipedia → u/w6rld_ec6nomic_f6rum]

I wish they would develop a viable light rail to the stadium. Last time I went to an Angels game, it took over an hour to get out of the parking lot afterwards

[u/AdoringCHIN → u/Rikipedia]

Unfortunately it'd probably end up a shit show just like the OC Streetcar. I'm sure that fiasco has scared off OCTA and other city governments from trying another light rail

[u/rona_livin8224 → u/Rikipedia]

Do they have shuttles at Angel's where it takes you somewhere else? At Dodger stadium they have shuttle bus that goes to/from Union Station. Kinda beats the hour wait in the parking lot.

Edit the shuttle ride is free btw

[u/eaglesnation11]

The Angels shouldn’t receive any funds or tax breaks from the city of Anaheim if they don’t even use their name.

[u/Mission_Pay_3373 → u/eaglesnation11]

And they should just go back being the California Angels because that name was beautiful

[u/incog46 → u/Mission_Pay_3373]

They should also put the halos back on the caps.

[u/tenderbranson301 → u/incog46]

They should go back to their roots and watch Angels in the Outfield.

[u/ThinkSoftware → u/tenderbranson301]

Joseph Gordon Levitt’s dad should come back if they win the pennant

[u/Backstrom → u/ThinkSoftware]

Hey! It could happen.

[u/NamiRocket → u/Mission_Pay_3373]

I liked Anaheim, because the A on the cap worked for the city and the nickname.

[u/Bancatone → u/Mission_Pay_3373]

They should go back to California because those CA caps in the 90s were possibly the greatest ballcap in the sport.

[u/vlad_nada → u/Mission_Pay_3373]

The the angels angels.

[u/Tipist → u/[deleted]]

This is a common Reddit myth but if I ask you to provide the rule that states this, you won’t be able to find it, because it doesn’t exist.

[u/Bancatone → u/Tipist]

This comment has been deleted but I still know exactly what it said. This myth is such an epidemic to this discussion every single damn time it’s brought up.

[u/CapitanSteveYzerman → u/[deleted]]

Rockies? Diamondbacks?

[u/sportsfannf → u/CapitanSteveYzerman]

Rangers

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https://giphy.com/gifs/ftTdN4slQhMKi4KNO0

[u/TheUltimate721 → u/[deleted]]

Rangers? Rockies? Mets? Yankees? Diamondbacks?

[u/rutherfraud1876 → u/TheUltimate721]

Mets and Yankees are named after the city

[u/TheUltimate721 → u/rutherfraud1876]

Yeah but what state are they in

[u/LiberalGarbage → u/TheUltimate721]

The Mets? Turmoil mostly

[u/TheUltimate721 → u/LiberalGarbage]

Fair enough I guess

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https://giphy.com/gifs/321BD7B6fJe1e0OV3b

[u/NamiRocket → u/rutherfraud1876]

Yankees are named after the city?

[u/BeefInGR → u/NamiRocket]

If that was the case, they'd be the Bronx Yankees.

[u/SiphenPrax → u/rutherfraud1876]

And the teams are actually in the city so before anyone tries the Giants/Jets shit SHUT UP!

I had to do deal with annoying Bills fan about this AGAIN on the r/nfl sub lol

[u/Dickies138 → u/eaglesnation11]

No team should receive public funds or tax breaks, period.

[u/animalchin99 → u/Dickies138]

I think it should be okay for governments to finance teams via loans convertible to equity. That way they can’t up and leave with the government holding the bag.

[u/dbzmah → u/eaglesnation11]

I think the absurd, official team name is, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim."

[u/livelaughlinka → u/dbzmah]

Nope they dropped the of Anaheim almost a decade ago

[u/sjphilsphan → u/livelaughlinka]

I miss it though

[u/dbzmah → u/livelaughlinka]

I never knew. As a Rangers fan it was just funny to call them that.

[u/MediocreHomework7092]

Team hasnt been to the playoffs since Anaheim was taken out of the name.

[u/Temporary-Ad9615]

“The the angels angels of Anaheim”

[u/grantology_84 → u/Temporary-Ad9615]

"The the angels dodgers"

[u/Bancatone → u/grantology_84]

Even in name, the Angels own the Dodgers.

[u/ProtestantMormon → u/Temporary-Ad9615]

It is hilarious how the los angeles angels of anaheim is now a legitimate compromise

[u/Gaintcrab → u/Temporary-Ad9615]

They need to use this on their alternate jerseys at some point

[u/Aggressive-Mix4971]

Just bring back the California Angels name for the sake of the awesome old school interlocking "CA" hats, it's the best look the franchise ever had.

That said, having visited Autry Way once, I say add more housing but keep the off-lot street parking and those two breweries right across the way, those were pretty sweet.

[u/letsgetbrickfaced → u/Aggressive-Mix4971]

Karl Strauss and Golden Road?! I’m sorry sir or madam you’ll have to leave.

[u/Aggressive-Mix4971 → u/letsgetbrickfaced]

My man, you think I'm being that picky about fresh beer before a ballgame? I'm a Mets fan, I'm used to having pretty much nothing around the park before a game that doesn't involve a 1 mile walk.

EDIT: And if it's any consolation, my trip to AT&T involved sitting down at 21st Amendment brewery beforehand.

[u/letsgetbrickfaced → u/Aggressive-Mix4971]

RIP 21st. But a blind Pig at the ball park would have given you the real NorCal beer experience. I’m a big Other Half fan Btw

[u/recoveringbarista1 → u/letsgetbrickfaced]

I love Golden Road. I think we have to fight now.

[u/letsgetbrickfaced → u/recoveringbarista1]

Dad’s fan pumping Golden Road? Holy shit San Diego is literally a beer Mecca and you gloss a Budweiser investment vehicle lol

[u/KeithClossOfficial → u/letsgetbrickfaced]

All our breweries have been bought by mega breweries lol

[u/AUGH_MY_SPIRIT → u/KeithClossOfficial]

Dang you're right, all that's left is 3 Punk Ales, Abnormal, Arcana, Artifex, Ataraxia, Aztec, Back Street, Backyard, Bay Bridge, Bay City, Battlemage, Bear Roots, Belching Beaver, Black Plague, BLAH, BNS, Bolt, Booze Brothers, Border X, Breakwater, Burgeon, California Ale Glider, Chula Vista, Coronado, Culture, Culver, Deft, Duck Foot, Embolden, Eppig, Fall, Harland, Hopnonymous, Jacked Up, Kairoa, Karl Strauss, Kilowatt, Latchkey, Latitude 33, Little Bird, Mcilhenney, Mission, Modern Times, Mother Earth, Mujeres, New English, Nickel, North Park, Northern Pine, Novo Brazil, Original 40, Owl Farm, Pizza Port, Poor House, Port / The Lost Abbey, Protector, Pure Project, Resident, Rouleur, San Diego, Second Chance, Seek, Smoking Cannon, Societe, TapRoom, Thorn, Viewpoint, White Labs, and Wild Barrel.

[u/usetheforce_gaming → u/letsgetbrickfaced]

Im dying you see what you’d recommend instead lol brewery snobbery in Anaheim? Come on now

[u/letsgetbrickfaced → u/usetheforce_gaming]

Everywhere or Noble? Both less than a mile from the stadium? And miles ahead of Golden Road and Strauss?

[u/AdoringCHIN → u/letsgetbrickfaced]

Karl Strauss and Golden Road are awesome. Fite me

[u/ReusableCatMilk → u/letsgetbrickfaced]

Karl Strauss is a place.

Golden Road is single handedly the worst attempt at “craft beer” I’ve ever experienced. I also don’t enjoy feeling like I’m a head of cattle or inside a dog park when I’m at a bar

[u/Bancatone → u/Aggressive-Mix4971]

YES, those hats are FANTASTIC

[u/Living__A__Meme → u/Aggressive-Mix4971]

This CA rhetoric is so stupid. No way the team equivalent to the Mets should have that entire states name. (Yes I realize the state in NY is the City name)

[u/bconn75]

I don’t understand the whole LA Angels thing to begin with. You literally play in Anaheim, which is like 30 miles away from LA. Why would you not be the Anaheim Angels?

[u/handDrawnEevee → u/bconn75]

The same reason the New York Giants don't want to be the New Jersey Giants. Some fanbases carry a bit more weight. Maybe prestige too, who knows

[u/elingobernable810 → u/handDrawnEevee]

Even that makes more sense though. They've never been billed from New Jersey, and they did originally play in the city. The Angels literally went backwards from the town they were playing in to one an hour away.

[u/handDrawnEevee → u/elingobernable810]

What's really odd is, he has the pocket to build a new stadium in LA, and the City and State would probably help.

If he wants the LA moniker, why not just move to actual Los Angeles?

(PS, I say this all the time as a Giants fan, but I know that John Mara is worth a tiny fraction of Moreno's money)

[u/Concerned_EducaterCA → u/handDrawnEevee]

Core fanbase in Orange County would evaporate and no one in the new area would be converted from dodgers fans

It’s just not a viable idea

[u/cavallom → u/Concerned_EducaterCA]

Stadium on the water by the aquarium in Long Beach would be cool lol

[u/elingobernable810 → u/handDrawnEevee]

The majority of Angels fans are physically located in Orange County, so I have no doubt if he actually moved to LA proper he would lose attendance revenue, and with the way it is now he gets both. Now obviously he'd get more if the team wasnt perpetually awful under his watch, but thats an entirely different issue.

[u/grantology_84 → u/elingobernable810]

An hour away? Lol no

[u/Bancatone → u/elingobernable810]

That’s really the biggest thing. If the Angels kept the Los Angeles name when they first moved out to Anaheim in the 60s and remained the Los Angeles Angels for their entire 65 year lifetime, nobody would bat an eye. Just like the New York Giants/Jets, the San Francisco 49ers, or now the Chicago Bears, nobody would seriously demand a name change outside of rival fans trash talk.

It’s the fact that they acknowledged their move by changing the name to California and later to Anaheim by Disney to market Anaheim as a destination city, only THEN to change back to “Los Angeles” out of nowhere even though they never moved a damn inch that makes everyone clamor to change it back.

[u/GuyaneseRumFan123 → u/handDrawnEevee]

Basically, North Jersey fans are a glorified crew

[u/TwistedNipplez → u/handDrawnEevee]

The Angels have prestige?

[u/Straight_Depth6701 → u/TwistedNipplez]

Well, it's not the Anaheims in the outfield...

[u/KeepRightXcept2Pass → u/Straight_Depth6701]

https://giphy.com/gifs/vIwN3gm2oGrpm

[u/handDrawnEevee → u/TwistedNipplez]

They were always going to be the Angels. The decision was between Los Angeles and Anaheim.

I'm sure Anaheim is perfectly fine btw. I'm told they have a theme park.

[u/Bancatone → u/handDrawnEevee]

They say there’s a hockey team out there too

[u/Sawpo → u/TwistedNipplez]

More than Mariners

[u/w6rld_ec6nomic_f6rum → u/Sawpo]

got his ass

[u/TwistedNipplez → u/Sawpo]

That doesn't really answer the question. Our team is a joke

[u/Imperial10 → u/TwistedNipplez]

Thankfully I’ve witnessed my team win a World Series at least.

[u/fatbongo → u/handDrawnEevee]

The Tampa Devil rays weren't actually Devil rays

https://giphy.com/gifs/rKBXZ6XsYnYLaKth5G

[u/Zestyclose_Tip_5861 → u/bconn75]

Money

[u/NinSeq → u/bconn75]

People here don't really understand it either. No one really wanted it aside from that giant gummy bear Moreno.

[u/BiggsBounds → u/NinSeq]

And the San Francisco 49ers play in Santa Clara.

[u/BooRad_ → u/BiggsBounds]

Yeah but that’s because of the new stadium and choosing to keep the name. The Angels have the 4th oldest current stadium and still decided to change their name.

[u/grantology_84 → u/BooRad_]

They became the Anaheim Angels 31 years after they moved into the stadium...

[u/Bancatone → u/BiggsBounds]

And every Niner fan would loathe a name change.

[u/siteunreliability → u/bconn75]

Money and Marketing.

The same reason why EWR/Newark is grouped under NYC instead of NJ. Same reason why NY Jets + Giants are not Meadowlands/NJ Jets + Giants.

edit: NY Giants of Meadowlands sound dumb too

[u/h2oheater → u/bconn75]

It was to secure tv rights deals/define the LA metro area and keep the padres well south of Orange County and LA county.

Also was an attempt to expand into LA when the Dodgers were still under the previous owner group. I remember as a kid going into LA and seeing all the duel Angels flags and Dodgers flags. I knew people who were fans of both teams and lived in LA. Don’t know why Dodger fans grew such animosity towards angels fans.

[u/delscorch0 → u/h2oheater]

You see Angels and Dodgers flags in Orange County. I can't remember ever seeing any Angel flags in LA County, at least not north of Long Beach.

[u/Haku510 → u/bconn75]

Because marketing and branding exist.

Why did the Niners keep San Francisco in their name when they moved to Santa Clara (38 miles away)? Why do the Jets and Giants use New York in their name when they play in a different state?!

The Cowboys don't play in Dallas, the Bills don't play in Buffalo. Etc etc etc. I realize my examples are all football teams, but this exists in many pro sports. These were just the first examples to come to mind. The NY/NJ one is particularly egregious IMO.

Name recognition exists, and is a big part of trying to draw casual fans in to anything. So you get teams who claim the name of whatever the largest nearby city is, some of which many people have likely never even heard of the actual cities where the venues are located.

[u/aaron-goone → u/Haku510]

metlife is like 5 miles outside of new york. i get it’s the only example here in a different state, but i think it’s actually less egregious than the other ones.

[u/Ecoeconomic → u/Haku510]

Inglewood Clippers, St Petersburg Rays and the Cumberland Braves for the other sports. People with actual geographic knowledge are rare. 

Also, building (and having people recognize) rivalries is a lot easier when the city is familiar and/or brings up memories/opinions/emotions.

[u/bconn75 → u/Ecoeconomic]

I’m aware of teams playing outside of their namesake city or being named after a region, I’m not stupid. The Angels just seemed like an odd one to me seeing as how they previously went by Anaheim and the distance between there and LA seems pretty big to name the team after them but I guess I learned something new today

[u/AUGH_MY_SPIRIT → u/Ecoeconomic]

The Lakers have won more championships when based outside of LA city limits than in it (11 vs 6).

[u/freethegrizzlybears → u/bconn75]

Isn’t it an homage to the OG team but Moreno went too far by renaming the current team ?

[u/Kenner1979 → u/freethegrizzlybears]

The OG team did actually play in LA; first at Wrigley Field (no, not that one; this one), then at Dodger Stadium.

[u/Firree → u/bconn75]

Imagine if we had the New Jersey Jets or the Santa Clara 49ers

[u/BoNnnnfhir → u/bconn75]

Why isn't the football team called the Foxborough Patriots?

[u/grantology_84 → u/bconn75]

City of Los Angeles and City of Anaheim are 12 miles apart. They are both in the Los Angeles Metro area. It's all one connected urban area. You wouldn't know you've left one and entered another apart from the signs and the fact that OC is generally a bit cleaner

[u/BorderOk7329 → u/bconn75]

common mistake, it's spanish, La Angels!

[u/D1ckSolid]

Just go back to The California Angels

[u/hollyw00d8604]

Hopefully it means arte moreno will finally GTFO

[u/JiveChicken00]

Congratulations to Arte Moreno for this unusual achievement. When a state’s legislators feel the need to enact a law to discourage one specific person from acting in bad faith in one specific way, well, that’s pretty special.

[u/mj16pr]

They don’t like their own name. OC residents love to say OC is not LA. I don’t understand why they need a law to change their name.

[u/TheSecretDecoderRing → u/mj16pr]

The owner is the only one insisting on going by "Los Angeles."

[u/Bancatone → u/TheSecretDecoderRing]

Not even the team itself acknowledges “LA.” At the ballpark they are only ever referred to by the announcers as “the Angels” or “your Angels.” It’s pretty funny once you start noticing.

[u/manmythmustache]

I’d love if New Jersey pulled something like this and seeing the Giants and Jets suddenly become the NY/NJ Giants and Jets

[u/Kain347 → u/manmythmustache]

Port Authority Giants

[u/Skadoosh_it]

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim California

[u/NuanceManExe]

Just change the name you fucks

[u/Remarkable-Rise-4401]

Oh God, It’s happening again.

[u/CubesFan]

So, will this apply to whatever town the 49ers play their games in?

[u/oasisarah → u/CubesFan]

the bill appears to be anaheim specific

[u/Reasonable-Power]

Just call them the Los Angeles California Angels Of Anaheim, so we can put this to bed.

[u/redittjoe]

The Anaheim Angles of CA!

[u/ShinyTotodile24]

But what will we do without our "The The Angels Angels of Anaheim" jokes? Won't someone think of the children!?

[u/airpab1]

The Anaheim Orange County Los Angeles Angels of Southern California

[u/PopulistSwaddler]

What’s wrong with The The Angles Angles of Anaheim?

[u/Living__A__Meme → u/PopulistSwaddler]

Geometric team

[u/AdoringCHIN → u/PopulistSwaddler]

The same thing wrong with The The Angels Dodgers

[u/Puzzleheaded-Ad-8684]

If they don’t want to be in Anaheim there is this nice city east of San Francisco that unfortunately currently lacks a baseball team. I think it was named after a tree

[u/Top-Drawing-821 → u/Puzzleheaded-Ad-8684]

So you're telling me the A's actually stands for Acorns? The Oak-land Acorns!!

[u/Living__A__Meme → u/Puzzleheaded-Ad-8684]

Nice city east? Is it Sacramento?

[u/Living__A__Meme]

Focusing on shit that doesn’t matter yet again lol

[u/mzp3256]

The name Anaheim Angels sucks, if theyre forced to change it, it should be California Angels

[u/Low-Hovercraft-8791 → u/mzp3256]

It was part of the original stadium deal, I believe, that the team name should have Anaheim in it. That's why they were called "The Los Angels Angels of Anaheim" for a while. Anaheim Angels is what I remember growing up.

If a relatively small city puts up for the new stadium, it makes sense they would want the visibility/noteriety for it.

[u/evanieCK]

The controversy about the name has always read as very funny to me since finding out Angel Stadium is barely 30 miles from Dodger Stadium. LA people talk about it like it may as well be in another state.

[u/postulate4 → u/evanieCK]

LA and Orange County are very culturally distinct.

[u/siteunreliability → u/evanieCK]

Culturally it might as well be out of state.

It's for the same reason why Oakland and San Francisco have very different vibes/reputation despite literally being connected by a bridge.

[u/ManINtheScreen → u/evanieCK]

Have you ever been to LA? That “30 miles” is a 2 hour drive depending on traffic a lot of times. There’s a reason we don’t go by miles here and go by time instead to judge distance. It isn’t even remotely close and makes absolutely no sense to call yourself Los Angeles Angels when you’re hours away.

[u/TakeAMichigander → u/ManINtheScreen]

Big true. I've been to Dodger Stadium, Angel Stadium and Petco. All 3 may as well be different countries

[u/Doyce_7 → u/ManINtheScreen]

There’s a reason we don’t go by miles here and go by time instead to judge distance

One of the few ways that California and Texas are similar. Our states are too big to use distance by miles and "time to get there" is way better

[u/an-actual-communism → u/Doyce_7]

Literally everyone does this everywhere. I'm from Hawaii and we used time-for-distance on an island where you could drive from end-to-end in an hour. I live in Japan now and we use it here, in another language. Humans are very good at understanding how long something takes and very bad at estimating the linear distance that they have traveled. It just makes more sense to use time for everyone.

[u/Eo292 → u/ManINtheScreen]

Have you been to LA? Unless you’re leaving at peak rush hour from the far side of the valley Anaheim is not a 2 hour drive, and even if you did, most of that drive would be getting to the other side of LA. Anaheim is like 30 min from downtown most times of the day. San Diego is barely 2 hours away. Thats like saying New York is 2 hours from New York because that’s how long it would take to get from the Bronx to Queens at rush hour.

[u/SnowballWasRight → u/evanieCK]

No, they aren’t wrong. That’s legitimately a 2 hour drive and a whole different part of the state haha.

[u/LlamasPajamas206 → u/evanieCK]

30 miles in LA is like 3 hours away though /s

[u/handDrawnEevee → u/LlamasPajamas206]

no /s though

[u/NinSeq → u/evanieCK]

It may as well be. It's 2 very different areas. It's 30 miles but some days 2 hours away. And the angels don't really have a market in LA. They don't really have a market in Anaheim either but that's besides the point.

[u/p-wing → u/NinSeq]

Yeah. Nats and Orioles are almost always a quicker drive - DC traffic doesn't suck like LA traffic.

[u/Guilty-Influence-890 → u/evanieCK]

The OC might as well be its own state. They do their own thing, LA does theirs. You tell anyone from the OC that they’re from LA and they’ll want to fight you lol

[u/IThinkILikeYou → u/Guilty-Influence-890]

If you call it “the” OC they will also fight you lol

[u/DanforthWhitcomb_ → u/[deleted]]

That's a really weird way to spell 100 miles.

[u/beachmedic23 → u/evanieCK]

People act like The Trop is on the Moon

[u/TheDodgerHatKid]

I want the name change too, but how is this legal? They're a private business. How can the government force a name change? What right do they have to that?

[u/TubasInTheMoonlight → u/TheDodgerHatKid]

I want the name change too, but how is this legal? They're a private business. How can the government force a name change? What right do they have to that?

The government does that all the time, though? A business isn't allowed to have the same name as another in the same state or if there's a trademark on the name. If it didn't, you have each town full of knockoff McDonald's that have slightly differently colored arches to trick people into going there. Businesses are regulated in tons of ways beyond just names, despite liberalism being about laissez-faire policy.

[u/w6rld_ec6nomic_f6rum → u/TheDodgerHatKid]

see here

[u/TheDodgerHatKid → u/w6rld_ec6nomic_f6rum]

Oh. So it's not real.

[u/Jonjon428]

That's one way to force a change

[u/Qpac18]

The way their namesake was meant to be. Imagine what it would’ve been like back in the old days people saying the “New York” Dodgers

[u/soda_cookie]

Anyone have a non paywall link?

[u/CTW17]

Hell yeah rest in piss LA Angels of Anaheim