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Dave Ellis’ Fair Board pursues political vendetta against Sale Derailers, evicts Jeff Teller’s OC Marketplace
Posted on September 22, 2011 | 9 Comments. . . It’s infuriating that, six months after our celebrated and blistering exposé on the dude, with all its baleful warnings of the legal “shitstorms” supposedly “coming down the... -
Say what you will about Berardino, but…
Posted on August 17, 2011 | 8 Comments. . . …but it sure is nice to have him on the Orange County Fair Board now facing down Chairman Dave Ellis. Good call, Governor Brown! I know a... -
Orange County officially freaks out over Jerry Brown’s draconian balanced budget.
Posted on June 30, 2011 | 44 Comments. . . So, Governor Brown and the Sacramento Democrats, finally giving up on getting ANY co-operation from Sacramento Republicans on the matter of revenue, have come up with an... -
BELLs are ringing in Costa Mesa …
Posted on September 23, 2010 | 10 CommentsMany of us felt a certain degree of satisfaction in seeing officials from the City of Bell led away in handcuffs, even if the vision of Frank Rizzo in a... -
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... -
The Great Fairgrounds Swindle pt 2: Meet the Pirates!
Posted on July 14, 2010 | 45 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... -
Is Costa Mesa Councilwoman Katrina Foley running for O.C. Clerk-Recorder?
Posted on November 20, 2009 | 13 CommentsOne of our pajaritos just gave us an interesting tip. Apparently Costa Mesa Councilwoman Katrina Foley, who this week voted to install an “In God We Trust” sign in her Council Chambers,... -
County Counsel Fires Shot Across Fair Board Bow; Will Ackerman Get Hit?
Posted on November 19, 2009 | No CommentsWe’ve been tracking the Sell the Fair (To Us) Movement recently and noted that Dick Ackerman had already admitted to being hired by an insider Board cabal whose intent was... -
Did Ackerman Break State Lobbying Law?
Posted on November 8, 2009 | 1 CommentActing as an agent for a group of OC Fairboard members that wants to purchase the OC Fairgrounds, Dick Ackerman lobbied to pass legislation last summer that would enable the... -
Why is the O.C. Fair allowing an alleged school thief to participate in their BMX competition?
Posted on August 2, 2009 | 17 Comments“Ben Snowden, 28, will compete this weekend in the Big Air BMX Triples competition at the OC Fair,” according to the O.C. Register. Excuse me? Why didn’t the Register’s latest... -
O.C. Sheriff Sandra Hutchens’ campaign headed by greedy O.C. Fair Board Republicans
Posted on December 16, 2008 | 1 CommentO.C. Sheriff Sandra Hutchens has been in the news lately for her stance on Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) permits. But in January she is launching her relection campaign with a... -
Greedy O.C. Fair Board Pigs stopped by the FPPC?
Posted on September 4, 2008 | 5 Commentslittlepigs.mp3 Success! I just got an update from Jim Poterfield, of Stop Government Greed, has apparently succeeded in stopping the greedy Orange County Fair Board from taking any more “free”...











