After a month of closed-door maneuvering, the officials are presumably ready to make a minimum $96-million offer to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for the Orange County Fairgrounds.
Category: CENTRAL COUNTY
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Costa Mesa Talks in Public – and Private – About Fairgrounds Deal
City prepares to meet next week’s state deadline with $100 million public/private partnership idea.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Righeimer Is in the Clear, at Least Legally
Costa Mesa planning commissioner knowingly leaked information from a closed session. But he didn’t do anything illegal since the session itself was illegal.
Posted inSanta Ana
The Law Behind a Recent Public Records Showdown
Voice of OC reporters show up at city hall and demand to see readily accessible records. City officials tell us that we have to make an appointment. Whose side does the law support?
Posted inCosta Mesa, Government, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr., Top Stories
Righeimer Accidentally Informed Reporter of Mystery Advisor
Costa Mesa official thought he was leaving a message for a fellow insider about the latest addition to the fairgrounds negotiating team. But he’d called a reporters’ phone.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
The Deal that Keeps Getting Worse
When the governor put the Orange County fairgrounds up for sale it seemed the perfect chance for group of local power brokers to demonstrate the wisdom of privatization. It has turned out to be a lesson in its perils.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Government, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr., Top Stories
Who Are the Advisors to the Advisors?
With just weeks to go before a self-imposed deadline on making a deal to purchase the Orange County fairgrounds, the city of Costa Mesa is still putting its negotiating team together.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr., Santa Ana
The Mellowing Effect of Elections in Santa Ana
Council spends more than two hours on feel-good measures at its regular meeting. Then it spends just minutes on city business.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Government, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Would This Guy Help or Hurt Fairgrounds Negotiations?
Costa Mesa is considering adding Republican activist Jim Righeimer to its negotiating team. He knows finance, but his tactics don’t sit well with everyone.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Government, Investigative, State, Top Stories
Fate of Fairgrounds Clouded as Deadline Nears
Schwarzenegger and Costa Mesa have two weeks left on a self-imposed deadline to get a deal done. Right now they’re not even close.
