Both Costa Mesa and Orange County are putting together bids to buy the Fairgrounds. Let's assume one of them is the winning bidder. This would amount to a Sacramento shakedown of Orange County - give me an outrageous sum of money to keep the land you already have the right to use and to keep the jobs you already have. And if you don't want to pay me, I'll put you out of business and turn it into a housing tract/stadium/Indian casino. This is no better than when Tony Soprano's crew would shake down the strip clubs that wouldn't do business with him. Actually, Tony Soprano's crew had more class because they were upfront about what they were doing.
The money spent to buy the Fairgrounds will come from somewhere. If bonds are floated, there will be debt that must be serviced from either the funds of Costa Mesa or Orange County. Ultimately, the debt from the bonds will cause the use of the Fairgrounds to change to bring in more money to cover the debt. Even though the Fairgrounds is for everyone to use, in the end the Fairgrounds will have to pay for it's own debt.
If money comes from reserves or transfers from other operating accounts, that means something will be cut. When people are losing their jobs and formerly middle class families are trying to find free medical clinics because they lost their health insurance along with their job, is it the best use of money to buy a piece of real estate? Orange County and Costa Mesa are forced to pay the protection money to Sacramento to keep the State from muscling in and taking away what we already have.
Stop Sacramento's protection racket - call these people and tell them to stop the sale.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capital Building, Sacramento, CA 95814 916-445-2841 Fax 916-558-3160Jose Solorio - 69th AD - Held a hearing about the issue with Van Tran
2400 E Katella Ave, Suite 640, Anaheim, CA 92806 714-939-8469 Fax 714-939-8986 Sacramento Phone 916- 319-2069 Fax 916-319-2169Van Tran - 68th AD
1503 South Coast Dr, #204, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 714-668-2100 Fax 714-668-2104 Sacramento phone 916-319-2068 Fax 916-319-2168Jim Silva - 67th AD
17011 Beach Blvd, Suite 570, Huntington Beach, CA 92647 714-843-4966 Fax 714-843-6375 Sacramento Phone 916-319-2067 Fax 916-319-2167Join Derail the Sale on Facebook to keep up with the steps being taken to stop the sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds.
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