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By OCunfair, on September 28th, 2009
First Bob Mosley… Now Mark Entner… Steve Beazley is on the warpath… who will be next?
Here is the letter of resignation from Mr. Entner describing the unethical and potentially illegal behavior by Beazley in an effort to terminate Mosley. After Mosley was gone, he turned his focus on Mosley’s supervisor, Mark Entner, who [...]
By OCunfair, on September 21st, 2009
Article source • September 21st, 2009 • Orange County Register, Matt Coker
Photo by Jennie Warren
Are certain fair board elements taking Orange Countians and state taxpayers for a ride?
Some anonymous Orange County Fair employees have created a website that channels their displeasure with the proposed sale of the state-owned fairgrounds in Costa Mesa.
OCUnfair.com takes [...]
By OCunfair, on September 21st, 2009
Steve Beazley tried to muzzle the fair employees and prevent word about his takeover plan with Ellis from getting out. He tried to get his staff to sign loyalty oath papers promising that they wouldn’t disclose his scheme under threat of termination. Here’s a copy of the document along with the backpedaling from [...]
By OCunfair, on September 16th, 2009
There is a natural assumption by many that selling our fairgrounds will help our state out of its fiscal mess. The reality is that the proposed $30 million sale price wouldn’t cover the interest on the state debt for even 24 hours.
The fairgrounds have been public land for more than fifty years. Is it worth [...]
By OCunfair, on September 16th, 2009
It’s time for this board to wake up to its fiduciary responsibility to the taxpayers. A small board faction is conspiring with a power-mad CEO to lead the inattentive board majority down a path of destruction. The board allowed the Beazley-Ellis faction to strip them of their committees and set the scene for them to [...]
By OCunfair, on September 16th, 2009
The 2009 Orange County Fair was an unmitigated disaster. While the fair in Del Mar and Pomona understood market conditions and lowered prices or offered $1.00 admission days, the Orange County Fair was raising its rates on both its customers and its vendors. Not only did the admission fee go up, but so did the [...]
By OCunfair, on September 16th, 2009
Once Beazley and Ellis consolidate their power, sell the fairgrounds to themselves and cancel all future public meetings, the fair employees will be in real trouble. By firing long time fair employee and volunteer Bob Mosley, Beazley has made it clear that those who question his plan could lose their jobs. With this much money [...]
By OCunfair, on September 15th, 2009
The “Weird Al’s Brain” concept at the 2009 fair was an unmitigated disaster. It cost the fair $3 million and Weird Al retains all rights to it… the Orange County Fair simply bought the right to use it for three years (yes, we have two more years of this boondoggle whether we like it or [...]
By OCunfair, on September 15th, 2009
The Ralph M. Brown Act and Bagley-Keene Act require public meetings and full transparency, which are too much of a hassle for OC Fair CEO Steve Beazley. In an effort to consolidate his nefarious power behind closed doors, he simply disbanded many of the board committees, which have served the people so effectively and openly [...]
By OCunfair, on September 14th, 2009
Dave Ellis is a seasoned veteran at influence peddling in politics. He made contributions to and ran the campaign of a San Bernardino Supervisor who then directed staff to reconsider Ellis’ client, the infamous electronic voting company Diebold, in an effort to provide them with the $13 million contract with the County.
Ellis also used his [...]
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