OC Fair and Event Center officials turned off comments on an official posting on their Instagram page after many users criticized the fair’s parking prices. After questions from Voice of OC, comments returned.
Tag: OC Fairgrounds
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Orange County Fair Opens This Week As Prices Remain High
The Orange County Fair opens on July 18, following the hiring of a new Fair & Event Center CEO earlier this year.
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Judge Rules OC Fairgrounds Can Boot Equestrians Without Rental Agreement
Orange County Superior Court Judge Sheila Recio ruled that officials at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa can remove equestrians who remain in the center without a valid contract.
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Judge Orders OC Fairgrounds Staff to Reopen Equestrian Center
An Orange County Superior Court judge granted a temporary restraining order on Wednesday that requires staff at the OC Fair & Event Center to reopen arenas and round pens that were previously locked and prevented some equestrians from properly exercising their horses.
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Concerns Mount About Horses Held Hostage at OC Fairgrounds
Equestrians and trainers who haven’t signed the fairgrounds’ updated contract — which includes a rent hike — are now prohibited from exercising their horses inside arenas at the Equestrian Center.
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How Affordable is the OC Fair?
Parking prices at the OC Fair have increased for the second year in a row, making parking costs more than a general admission weekday ticket.
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OC Fair Prices Increase As Officials Try Saving Money on Equestrian Center
The fair board is set to end the contract with a company that feeds horses and cleans stalls after mounting local concerns that the fair is overpaying for these services. At the same time, prices to attend the fair, which kicks off July 19, are also increasing.
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Tran and Smoller: Lahaina’s Lesson, Take Climate Change Seriously
The lesson of Lahaina is to take climate change, and the extreme heat it engenders, seriously. Local government must act.
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OC Fair Feels Echoes of Anaheim FBI Corruption Probe
New developments in federal authorities’ Anaheim corruption investigation have put the spotlight on political relationships between OC Fair Board members.
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OC Fair Board Punts Talks on Evading Potential State Gun Show Ban; State Senator Warns of Legal Action
It’s still unclear whether the fair will try to save its gun shows for next year before a potential state law banning them takes effect, amid a showdown between the bill’s author and fair officials.
