Week in review | OC Fairground Saga (February 21 - 25, 2011)
Records Call Into Question District Attorney Probe of
Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 9:58 pm
NORBERTO SANTANA, JR. | VOICE OF OC
Last October, when District Attorney Tony Rackauckas cleared former State Senator Dick Ackerman
of any illegal lobbying on the proposed sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds, his report stated that
Ackerman didn't violate a state ban on lobbying former colleagues because "his contact was not with
The Roundup | Editors of Capitol Weekly and Around the Capitol.com
The state Fair Political Practices Commission is investigating whether former Senate Republican Leader
Santana, Jr. has the story in the Voice of OC.
http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2011/02/who-is-dave-ellis-a-portrait-of-the-fair-board-chairman/
BY VERN NELSON | Orange Juice - “ FEBRUARY 22, 2011
Who is Dave Ellis? NOW UPDATED with a "Rogues' Gallery of Ellis Accomplices."
. . . Given the s---storm coming down the pike for the various insiders implicated in the
attempted Great Swindle of the Orange County Fairgrounds, we figure it's time to star introducing some of the....
Tue Feb 22, 2011 at 11:45:29 AM PST
shenanigans at the Orange County Fair Board.
State Political Watchdog Launches Investigation into
Ackerman's Fairgrounds Dealings
Posted: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 12:00 am
NORBERTO SANTANA, JR. | VOICE OF OC
former State Senator Dick Ackerman made with current legislators on behalf of the Orange County Fair Board
constituted illegal lobbying.
District Attorney Never Looked at Key Records in
Posted: Thursday, February 24, 2011 9:00 am |
NORBERTO SANTANA, JR. | VOICE OF OC
Lead prosecutor said investigators did not have "probable cause" to seek out billing records that show contact
with legislators by former State Sen. Dick Ackerman.
Ex-Sen. Ackerman faces fair sale lobbying probe
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
The state Fair Political Practices Commission is investigating whether former state Sen. Dick
Ackerman illegally lobbied his former legislative colleagues on behalf of the Orange County fair board....
How Much is the OC Fairgrounds Worth?
Nearly $37K Spent on Appraisal and Nobody Knows
As the talks of a sale of the 150-acre fairgrounds in Costa Mesa continue, opponents are curious about the
$100 million price tag. Is it too high? Too low? Was it arbitrarily pulled from the sky by some member of the
OC Fair and Event Center (OCFEC, which administers the fairgrounds) Board of Directors?
State investigates former senator's alleged lobbying
February 25, 2011 | 7:50 p.m.
Dick Ackerman may have contacted legislators on behalf of the Orange County Fair Board when
the fairgrounds was up for sale in 2009.
