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Christmas in the Time of COVID-19

ARTS & CULTURE
By Richard Chang | December 25, 2020

In a year when staying in is required, arts organizations across the county have plenty of virtual options to help you celebrate Christmas day.

What Should Orange County’s Fairgrounds Look Like in the Future, Who Should It Serve? 

OC Fair
By Brandon Pho | November 16, 2020

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.

Fate of OC Fairgrounds Swap Meet and Hundreds of Vendors Still Undecided

OC Fair
By Brandon Pho | July 1, 2020

The Orange County Fairgrounds’ weekend swap meet and hundreds of vendors who make a living there are in limbo.

OC Fair Audit Shows $220K in Improper Expenses, Travel, and Unreported Theft

OC Fair
By Brandon Pho | June 22, 2020

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.

OC Fair Considers Loaning $5 Million to San Diego’s Fair To Stem Their Coronavirus Losses

OC Fair
By Brandon Pho | May 28, 2020

OC Fair Board Directors are expected to consider the request today at their 9 a.m. teleconference meeting.

Orange County Fair Cancelled This Year Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

Economy
By Brandon Pho | April 27, 2020

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.

OC Fair Allows Use of Property for Emergency Homeless Housing During Coronavirus

Emergencies & Disasters
By Brandon Pho | April 24, 2020

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.

Trailers for Homeless, Fair Cancellation on Fair Officials’ Table Today and Monday

Housing & Homelessness
By Brandon Pho | April 23, 2020

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.

Orange County Fair Could Be Cancelled This Year Due to Coronavirus

Orange County Coronavirus
By Brandon Pho | April 16, 2020

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.

OC Fair Getting Travel Trailers, Looking at Buildings on Property for Coronavirus Emergency Medical Use

Orange County Coronavirus
By Brandon Pho | April 10, 2020

The OC Fair is getting travel trailers and is looking at three buildings on its 150-acre state property in Costa Mesa for potential emergency housing and medical services, as county officials try to find ways to stretch out hospital capacity for coronavirus response.

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