OC Fair Officials Say They Have No Plans to Remove Pride Flag Amid Outcry
Culture
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Meanwhile, fair officials face ongoing questions about how they can better represent Orange County’s nonwhite communities.
OC Fair Seeks Public Input on Removing the Pride Flag While Annual Event Faces Diversity Questions
OC Fair
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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.
Fate of OC Fairgrounds Swap Meet and Hundreds of Vendors Still Undecided
OC Fair
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The Orange County Fairgrounds’ weekend swap meet and hundreds of vendors who make a living there are in limbo.
OC Fair Considers Loaning $5 Million to San Diego’s Fair To Stem Their Coronavirus Losses
OC Fair
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OC Fair Board Directors are expected to consider the request today at their 9 a.m. teleconference meeting.
Will Virtual Government Be Open to The Public?
Orange County Coronavirus
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With so many remote local government meetings on the horizon, and so many technical glitches on the part of the county and cities regarding public comment, there’s a rising tide of worry. Some are calling for delays on public planning hearings, like tonight’s debate on a controversial building project in Santa Ana called One Broadway Plaza, until video and audio feeds at city council and other public chambers are adapted for remote viewing audiences.
State Investigating OC Fairgrounds’ Sponsorship of Vanguard University Over Possible Anti-Discrimination Law Violation
Orange County Fairgrounds
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The Orange County Fairgrounds’ business dealings with a private religious university are under state investigation over a possible violation of anti-discrimination laws.
Horses Likely to Stay at OC Fairgrounds
Orange County Fairgrounds
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The Equestrian Center at the Orange County Fairgrounds is likely to stay after members of the Fairground Board of Directors opposed a draft plan to tear down the horse stables.
Santana: Meet Your Involvement Editor
Homepage Top Story
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Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. writes about the innovative position at Voice of OC, Involvement Editor, as well as the amazing longtime Orange County good government activist, Theresa Sears, who has grown the Voice of OC Opinion section since 2015.
‘Anonymous’ $50,000 Donation to County Sparks Debate Over Public’s Right to Know
County Government
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An “anonymous” $50,000 donation to the county to improve an archery range at Mile Square Park is sparking debate over whether government agencies should keep donors’ names secret and whether it could become a way for people with business before the county to secretly curry favor with the elected officials who make decisions.
Aitken: Table of Dignity For The Workers That Built Orange County
Community Opinion
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OC Fair Board Member Ashleigh Aitken invites local residents to visit the fairgrounds on Friday and experience the first monument to workers in Orange County.