OC UNFAIR

It was about 20 years ago that I last covered a Costa Mesa City Council meeting. I remember walking out of the council chambers when it was over – into bright morning sun. It literally had been an all-nighter, probably over some land-use issue – the details are wiped from memory.

The one constant between that [...]

 COSTA MESA The city will begin preparing a specific plan that would place a tighter framework on the fairgrounds property, which is being eyed by potential bidders.

The City Council on Tuesday approved a staff request to create the plan that would emphasize the city’s designation of the property as fairgrounds and further restrict what a [...]

Article source • October 19th, 2009 • The Orange County Register, Ellyn Pak

Staff proposing to create a specific plan, which could restrict what a new owner could do with the 150-acre site.

COSTA MESA The city is looking into further restricting the use of the fairgrounds property, which was recently placed on the auction [...]

Article source • October 16th, 2009 • Daily Planet, Jim Righeimer

I have never written a column that received as much feedback as last week’s (Citizens must vote for fairgrounds, Oct. 10). With our cash-strapped state putting the Orange County Fairgrounds up for sale, the public is rightfully concerned that whoever buys it be [...]

Article source • October 13th, 2009 • The Coast Report News, Andy Nguyen, Views Editor

Coast’s use and the future of the property remains uncertain.

The Orange County Fairgrounds has been put up for sale by the State of California in an attempt to offset the rising state deficit.

The sale of the 150-acre site [...]

Article source • October 15th, 2009 • Daily Planet, Brianna Bailey and Mona Shadia

The Costa Mesa City Council on Tuesday will consider voting in favor of creating a plan that would limit future uses of the Orange County Fairgrounds.

If approved by the council, city staff would develop a plan specifying future uses [...]