State Department of General Services advises bidders that
Facilities Management West will buy the OC Fairgrounds.
Governor says work on the $43 billion system could be
unnecessarily delayed by oversight requirements.
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With less than three months left in his term, Schwarzenegger has
to make a move regarding the OC Fairgrounds. His ultimate decision
could trigger lawsuits and even law enforcement action.
Anaheim mayor responds to increased pressure from state attorney
general regarding possible conflicts of interest stemming from his
chairmanship of the state’s high-speed rail board.
Schwarzenegger remains mum on claim by the Fair Board that the
Orange County Fairgrounds is not his to sell. But the state’s
General Services Department says he’s in the clear.
But officials in Sacramento send clear signals that they will be
returning fire. Upshot is the fate of the 150-acre Costa Mesa
fairgrounds is as muddled as ever.
Fair Board members are expected to announce on Friday a
blockbuster twist in the jockeying to sell the Fairgrounds.
Poseidon Resources, the company proposing a $350 million
desalination plant in Huntington Beach, says the plant will come at
“no financial risk to taxpayers.” But what does that really
mean?
Attempted purchase of the Orange County Fairgrounds by the city
and a private company is dead after a lawmaker abandons a bill that
would authorize the deal.
Proposal by colleague would prohibit board members from participating in decisions that could create conflicting loyalties.
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