Former State Senator and Lobbyist Dick Ackerman takes issue with allegations forwarded by former OC Fair Board Member David Padilla about the role of Congressional Candidate, Scott Baugh, in the failed effort to privatize the OC Fairgrounds, saying Baugh had no role and Padilla has his facts wrong.
Tag: Dick Ackerman
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Padilla: Scott Baugh Was at Center of Rigged Sweetheart Deal To Sell OC Fairgrounds
David Padilla, former OC Fair board member reminds the public of the individuals, including Congressional Candidate Scott Baugh, that were involved in the failed attempted effort to privatized the OC Fairgrounds.
Posted inSanta Ana
Jose Solorio Seeks Return to Santa Ana City Council
Solorio, who drew controversy late last year over luxurious taxpayer-funded travel as a community college trustee, is the first known candidate in a competitive council race.
Posted inCountywide, Huntington Beach, Investigative, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Conflict Questions Raised On Water Official’s Desal Vote
Fred Ameri of the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board was until Thursday a senior vice president of a firm that made hundreds of thousands of dollars working on the Poseidon desalination project.
Posted inCorrections, Costa Mesa, Government, Investigative
Fair Board Makes Activists Wait 820 Days for Copies of Public Records
OC Fair & Event Center officials turned over a series of public records nearly 2½ years after an activist requested them.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Reconstituted OC Fair Board Wants Attorney General Back
The state attorney general’s office dropped the Fair Board as a client in 2009 during the ultimately unsuccessful attempt to sell the fairground.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Government, Top Stories
Governor Appoints Two New Members to OC Fair Board
A Republican businessman and a Democratic lawyer are selected as part of the effort to reshape the board.
Posted inHuntington Beach, Investigative, Water, Power & Waste
Proposed Desalination Plant Gets Key Permit
The
water quality board allows the plant to draw up to 126.7 million
gallons of ocean water per day.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Sources: OC Fair CEO Has Resigned
Steve Beazley sends farewell letter after working for decades at
the OC Fair & Event Center. Recent years have been marked by
controversy.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Huntington Beach, Investigative, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Recusal From Desalination Hearing Explained
Officials say Linda Ackerman disqualified herself from a hearing
on a proposed desalinization plant because of her involvement with
two other water agencies that support the project.
