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    Which Way, L.A.?

    OC Fairgrounds: SOLD! to the Highest Bidder

    Public opposition has been growing for months, but today the state auctioned off the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa. The Governor and other proponents of privatizing public assets predicted a price between $90 and $80 million. The high bid was $6 million, from Craig Realty Group of Newport Beach.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Public opposition has been growing for months, but today the state auctioned off the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa. The Governor and other proponents of privatizing public assets predicted a price between $90 and $80 million. The high bid was $6 million, from Craig Realty Group of Newport Beach.

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    3. 39:40The Dream and Reality of High-Speed Rail across California
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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Same-sex Marriage; High-speed Rail; Privatizing Public Property
    1. 0:00Tradition of Marriage on Trial in a Federal Courtroom
    2. 26:18OC Fairgrounds: SOLD! to the Highest BidderYou’re reading this
    3. 39:40The Dream and Reality of High-Speed Rail across California
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