"CBS 2 NEWS" AT 11:00 A.M.
WELCOME.
I'M SUZANNE MARQUES.
I'M JASMINE VIEL IN FOR
DEMARCO MARKIN.
A BIG DECISION FOR THE OC FAIR
BOARD, THEY HAVE DECIDED TO
CANCEL THIS YEAR'S EVENT.
KANDISS CRONE IS LIVE IN COSTA
MESA WITH REACTION.
REPORTER: GOOD MORNING.
THIS WOULD'VE BEEN THE 130th
YEAR FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY
FAIR AND THE BOARD SAID THEIR
DECISION TO CANCEL IT SIMPLY
BOILS DOWN TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
EVEN A SIGN HERE, THE MARQUIS
ON THE FAIRGROUND READS STAY
HOME AND HELP CRUSH COVID.
THE ONLY OTHER TIME IT WAS
CANCELED WAS DURING WORLD WAR
II.
HERE IS DETAILS FROM A
PREVIOUS FAIR THAT BRINGS IN
OVER 1 MILLION PEOPLE.
THEY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO
CANCEL THE EVENT TO HELP SLOW
THE SPREAD.
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HELD
JULY 17 THROUGH AUGUST 16.
SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS ASKED
THE BOARD TO AT LEAST KEEP THE
LIVESTOCK AUCTION (ORGANIZERS
ARE NOW RECOMMENDING A VIRTUAL
FAIR WHICH INCLUDES CONTESTS,
COMPETITION, ENTERTAINMENT AND
CONCESSIONS.
A WOMAN SAYS SHE UNDERSTANDS
THE NEED TO CANCEL THIS
EVENT.
I DO THINK IT SHOULD BE
CANCELED.
IT'S VERY CROWDED.
I LOVE GOING TO THE FAIR, BUT
I THINK GIVEN THE
CIRCUMSTANCES THIS YEAR IT
SHOULD BE CANCELED.
AS FOR THE L.A. COUNTY FAIR
IT STILL SCHEDULED FOR
SEPTEMBER 4 THROUGH THE 27th
AT THE FAIRPLEX IN POMONA.
MANY EARLIER EVENTS AT THE
VENUE HAVE BEEN CANCELED.
SEVERAL OTHER FAIRS ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ALSO NOT
GOING ON THIS YEAR INCLUDING
ONE IN SAN BERNARDINO AND SAN
DIEGO.
