Parking and admission prices at the OC Fair remain high as executive staff enjoy $25 million worth of expansions and upgrades to their administrative building.
Tag: Orange County Fair Board
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Fate of OC Fairgrounds CEO Kathy Kramer Remains Unclear After Fundraising Controversy
OC Fairgrounds board directors today are expected to issue a statement on the future of Kathy Kramer as CEO following revelations about fundraising ties to a nearby college and news Kramer is leaving her post in February.
Posted inInvestigative, NEWS, State
OC Fairgrounds CEO Kathy Kramer to Leave Post
Fair officials confirmed Kramer’s departure, which comes after Voice of OC revealed Kramer sat on the fundraising board for a private college that the fairgrounds has given state money to.
Posted inInvestigative, NEWS, State, Top Stories
OC Fairgrounds Gave More than $100K in State Money to Private College while Fairgrounds CEO Sat on the School’s Fundraising Board
Orange County Fairgrounds CEO Kathy Kramer joined the fundraising board for Vanguard University, a private Christian college, in 2017. Since then, the fairgrounds has paid the school over $100,000 in contracts and sponsorship deals brought up to the fairgrounds Board of Directors by her staff.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Top Stories
OC Fair Board Grapples With Struggling Swap Meet
The struggling Orange County Marketplace swap meet, where hundreds of mom-and-pop vendors set up shop on the county fairgrounds on the weekends, wants an annual $600,000 from the Fair Board to cope with a longtime decline in business and attendance.
Posted inCountywide, NEWS, State, Top Stories
OC Fairgrounds to Increase Contract Oversight and Accountability
OC fairgrounds board members will scrutinize contracts and employee separation agreements and ensure all board members receive future audits.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Top Stories
OC Fairgrounds Tackles Safety Issues Leading up to County Fair Opening
Two members of the Orange County Fairgrounds Board of Directors said they are confident safety concerns raised in two different reports, including a state Fire Marshal report, won’t pose a threat to the O.C. Fair opening July 13 for its annual three-week run.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
New Smoking Limits Approved for OC Fair
Smokers attending the Orange County Fair will likely face greater restrictions on where they can light up, after a new policy was approved last week that limits smoking to designated areas.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Vets Museum Project Moves Forward at OC Fairgrounds
Plans for an Orange County veterans museum are moving forward, with the approval of an architecture firm to design the facility.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Fair Board Votes to Cooperate With DA’s Probe of Fairground Sale
Panel votes unanimously to waive attorney client privilege over Deputy Attorney General who fired the board in 2009 after they engaged in discussions to privatize the Orange County fairgrounds.
