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 Fairgrounds
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OC Fair Restores Critical Social Media Comments on Prices After Questions About First Amendment Violations
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.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
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.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Anderson: Trust Trampled, Mismanagement at the Heart of Orange County Fairgrounds Equestrian Center Changes
The 32nd District Agricultural Association, which oversees the Orange County Fairgrounds, has mismanaged the equestrian center since it took the reins two years ago. Misuse of hundreds of thousands of dollars and questionable contracts will shutter all existing public lesson and non-profit programs by the end of this year. Residents should demand a full audit of financial and resource management.
Posted inGovernment
State Proposal to Relax Control of Local Fairgrounds Across California Sparks Privatization Fears
State officials aren’t saying much in public about a proposal to change the governance structure over its large public lands, raising privatization concerns. OC Fair officials plan on bringing the conversation out into the open this week.
Posted inGovernment
Pride Banner to Go Up on Garden Grove Clock Tower as More OC Cities Move to Raise LGBTQ+ Flag
The rainbow flag will be waving at a handful of city halls in the county through the month of June.
Posted inNEWS
OC Fair Officials Say They Have No Plans to Remove Pride Flag Amid Outcry
Meanwhile, fair officials face ongoing questions about how they can better represent Orange County’s nonwhite communities.
Posted inNEWS
OC Fair Seeks Public Input on Removing the Pride Flag While Annual Event Faces Diversity Questions
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.
Posted inNEWS
Fate of OC Fairgrounds Swap Meet and Hundreds of Vendors Still Undecided
The Orange County Fairgrounds’ weekend swap meet and hundreds of vendors who make a living there are in limbo.
Posted inNEWS
OC Fair Considers Loaning $5 Million to San Diego’s Fair To Stem Their Coronavirus Losses
OC Fair Board Directors are expected to consider the request today at their 9 a.m. teleconference meeting.
