As coronavirus cases continue to surge across the state and Orange County finds itself again under stay-at-home orders, Orange County Fair & Event Center officials are looking ahead to 2021 and envisioning a modified event that would limit crowd capacity and allow for social distancing. Fair officials are in talks with Orange County Health Care Agency Director and Public Health Officer Dr. Clayton Chau, who’s helped organizers understand how state reopening guidelines could be applied to fair operations. In a Nov. 13 session, officials looked at the center’s 2021 budget and considered the impacts of a 50%-capacity fair. Estimates place expenses at around $13.9 million and revenues as high as $20.3 million — for $6.4 million in net proceeds. In a worst-case scenario, the 2021 O.C.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 10, 2020 21:56 UTC