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 [...]
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