State Department of General Services announces that Gov. Jerry
Brown does not want to sell the fairgrounds to Facilities
Management West, thus ending a years-long saga.
Even meet and greets among residents and public safety personnel
have taken on political overtones in Costa Mesa, where officials
are battling over an unprecedented privatization plan.
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Public forum today on the need for budget cuts is likely to draw
questions about the city’s approach to numbers.
Suit claims the state didn’t follow it’s own procedures for
involving the legislature. It is the second lawsuit against the
sale.
City Council approves a ground lease with a private company amid accusations of lack of transparency from audience members.
With legislation enabling a sale to Costa Mesa stalling in Sacramento, the governor announces that he is ready to initiate another bidding process, which again puts the fate of the Fairgrounds in question.
Costa Mesa will end its contract with former Orange County Fair CEO Becky Bailey-Findley sooner than expected because of her relationship with the company that wants to buy the fairgrounds.
The Orange County Fair story gets more bizarre with the sale possibilities intensifying as Schwarzenegger enters his last months in office. The city’s main negotiating consultant draws attention amid conflict of interest allegations.
Company will be able to dictate uses with few checks from the public. ‘I’m a private entrepenuer — I hope I make much more than I’m paying you,” says company representative.
Tentative deal calls for a long-term financing agreement with Facilities Management West on the hook for payments. The City Council is set to vote on the proposal.
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