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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.
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.
The saying that there’s more to agriculture studies these days than “cow and plow” is proving true in Orange County, though challenges remain in getting the benefits of farm programs to all kids.
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.
We discuss the controversial findings, along with other hot topics in local government.
Orange County Fair vendors call on Superior Court to stop the
sale of the Fairgrounds. Group also sues state officials over
refusing access to public records.
Fair Board members are expected to announce on Friday a
blockbuster twist in the jockeying to sell the Fairgrounds.
This year’s Orange County Fair is set to break attendance records, but that success hasn’t made the ownership picture at the 150-acre Fairgrounds any clearer.
KOCE reporter David Nazar’s “accidental” toppling of a work in progress of famed ice sculptor Roland Hernandez at the OC Fair has gone viral.
New proposal from the much-maligned board for purchase of the Orange County Fairgrounds is expected today.