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Scenes From the 2010 Truman Dinner
Posted on September 2, 2010 | 8 CommentsMidway through Congressman Barney Frank‘s keynote address, a younger man brought him a glass of water. Barney explained to the audience of 400 Orange County Democrats, “That’s my partner Steven. We’ll try hard not to... -
The Breaking Fairgrounds Swindle News: Screw the State’s Threats, see you at 5:30.
Posted on August 24, 2010 | 2 CommentsOn the tense evening of June 28, while the Costa Mesa City Council sat deciding whether to take the plunge with the fatally flawed MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Facilities Management West, the Governor’s office... -
Fairgrounds Swindle: As Good As It Gets.
Posted on August 24, 2010 | 12 CommentsThere’s a story, possibly apocryphal, that a famous author offered the following as a graduation speech, then walked off the stage: Things are bad. They will not get better. They are only going to get... -
Tuesday afternoon: Your LAST CHANCE to be heard on the OC Fairgrounds Sale for 55 years!
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Fairgrounds Swindle: An End Run Around Measure C?
Posted on August 23, 2010 | 5 CommentsWas Costa Mesa’s Measure C to protect the Fairgrounds a waste of $100,000? The City of Costa Mesa is poised to buy the Orange County Fairgrounds, then lease it out to a private company called... -
Thoughts on the Daily Pilot’s Allan Mansoor epic, the Fairgrounds, and Phu
Posted on August 18, 2010 | 16 CommentsThe first thing THIS writer has to say about that New-York-Times-Magazine-length essay that the Daily Pilot (Costa Mesa’s weekly paper) published on Allan Mansoor yesterday is: They better do just as long and fair an... -
Fairgrounds Swindle: American Fairs appeals the Facilities Management West deal.
Posted on August 8, 2010 | 27 CommentsA spanner in the works for the deal Costa Mesa made with Facilities Management West to finance the sale of and manage the OC Fairgrounds for the next 55 years. Remember American Fairs and Festivals... -
The Great Fairgrounds Swindle pt 3: Threats, Bribes, and Videotape.
Posted on August 3, 2010 | 11 CommentsFirst – have you called Solorio and Correa yet, and asked them to stop this rotten deal? Asm. JOSE SOLORIO 714-939-8469, or 916-319-2069 Sen. LOU CORREA 714-558-4400, or 916-651-4034. Just to get you back into... -
Call Solorio and Correa TODAY: Stop this rotten Fairgrounds deal!
Posted on July 22, 2010 | 13 CommentsJOSE SOLORIO 714-939-8469, or 916-319-2069 LOU CORREA 714-558-4400, or 916-651-4034. I’ve been writing about what a terrible deal Costa Mesa was snookered into making with Facilities Management West, turning over public control of the Fairgrounds... -
Get into the Orange County Fair for free today, Friday July 16
Posted on July 15, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe latest edition of the Orange County Fair opens on Friday, July 16. And there are a few deals to be had. For one thing, you can get in free if you get there this... -
The Great Fairgrounds Swindle pt 2: Meet the Pirates!
Posted on July 14, 2010 | 44 Comments“Facilities Management West was formed by three multi-generational Orange County families with a love and passion for the Fair.” –Guy Lemmon, FMW spokesman, May 10 “I want all the money beyond that! It’s simple! I’ve... -
The Great Fairgrounds Swindle: How Allan Mansoor sold us all out to his Campaign Contributors.
Posted on July 6, 2010 | 12 Comments(First of a series, not necessarily chronological, attempting to examine and explain just how we Orange County citizens got shafted so badly, and if there’s anything we can still do to keep control of our... -
Is Allan Mansoor purposely trying to sabotage the Costa Mesa Fairgrounds deal?
Posted on June 2, 2010 | 26 CommentsHere’s how I’m beginning to see things: There are racists – thousands of ‘em in this county – who can sometimes be counted on to vote; and then there are what I call “race demagogues”... -
State may block sale of O.C. fairgrounds to racist Costa Mesa City Council
Posted on May 28, 2010 | 37 CommentsEgpytian Allan Mansoor’s racist law against Mexicans is now threatening the sale of the O.C. Fairgrounds to the City of Costa Mesa The racist Costa Mesa City Council probably didn’t think their statute against Latino...
