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.
OC Fair Board Turns Down Ticket Price Hike For Now
Andreas Meyer
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Fair Board directors at their first nighttime meeting on Thursday didn’t vote to approve any ticket price hikes at the fair gates for this summer, following public backlash and uncertainty by some directors that they had enough information to make such a decision.
OC Fair Officials Consider Hiking Ticket Prices
OC Fair
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Potential admission price hikes come as some community members ask: does the OC fair really reflect Orange County? Or is it losing its way as a callback to the county’s farming origins and drifting instead toward a more Disneyland-like business venture focused on vendor contracts, concerts, and being a major event venue?
OC Fairgrounds Gave More than $100K in State Money to Private College while Fairgrounds CEO Sat on the School’s Fundraising Board
NEWS
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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.
Residents Demand Copies of Anniversary Event Contracts
Costa Mesa
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Activists say the city has spent more than $250,000 on the event and refuses to disclose the contracts.
Costa Mesa Won’t Release Records on GOP Chairman’s Firm
Costa Mesa
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Officials are citing an exemption to the Public Records Act typically reserved for law enforcement investigations.
Orange County Democratic Treasurer Retains Office — by One Vote
Countywide
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Effort fails to oust Reggie Mundekis for payments she authorized
and comments she made about the local party’s transparency.
OCTA Will Reduce Holiday Fares and Continue Plans to Eliminate Routes
Government
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Half-off fares start in mid-November. Details of pending route
reductions will come early next year.