Attempts by some locals to remove the Pride Flag from the OC Fairgrounds and an identity crisis at the fair will collide on Jan. 20.
Tag: Orange County Fairgrounds
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Christmas in the Time of COVID-19
In a year when staying in is required, arts organizations across the county have plenty of virtual options to help you celebrate Christmas day.
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What Should Orange County’s Fairgrounds Look Like in the Future, Who Should It Serve?
Due to COVID-19 impacts, California may be setting the stage to relinquish state control of some of its fairs. Meanwhile, OC’s Fairgrounds faces an identity crisis.
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Fate of OC Fairgrounds Swap Meet and Hundreds of Vendors Still Undecided
The Orange County Fairgrounds’ weekend swap meet and hundreds of vendors who make a living there are in limbo.
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OC Fair Audit Shows $220K in Improper Expenses, Travel, and Unreported Theft
The audit spans a year, 2018, in which the OC Fair and Events Center was under leadership of former CEO Kathy Kramer, who was fired by the Fair Board in late 2019.
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OC Fair Considers Loaning $5 Million to San Diego’s Fair To Stem Their Coronavirus Losses
OC Fair Board Directors are expected to consider the request today at their 9 a.m. teleconference meeting.
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Orange County Fair Cancelled This Year Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
The cancellation — expected for weeks as the 150-acre fairgrounds property had all but closed its facilities to the public and other county fairs up and down the state already cancelled theirs — was made official by the OC Fair and Events Center Board of Directors at their Monday special meeting.
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OC Fair Allows Use of Property for Emergency Homeless Housing During Coronavirus
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced fair officials to grapple with their uncertain future, under public health orders to limit public interactions and restrictions on mass gatherings, with no guaranteed timeline of when those restrictions will ease.
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Trailers for Homeless, Fair Cancellation on Fair Officials’ Table Today and Monday
Both the use of travel trailers on the fairgrounds and this year’s possible cancellation would be in line with other county fairs’ recent actions across the state.
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Orange County Fair Could Be Cancelled This Year Due to Coronavirus
The possible cancellation falls in line with other fairs across the state wary of public health guidelines discouraging mass gatherings for months, at least, as people are already staying at home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
