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M O N D AY, M AY 09- M AY 15, 2022
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L.A. County Fair opens after shift from September, will last through May 30 BY CITY NEWS SERVICE
LA councilmen propose implementing county’s cannabis emblem program BY CITY NEWS SERVICE
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he Los Angeles County Fair opened Thursday at Fairplex in Pomona after being canceled the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic, moving from its customary September dates. “Because September temperatures have been so high the past few years, we had considered moving the fair dates to a time of year with a cooler climate,” CEO Walter M. Marquez said. “Fairplex was closed to the public for two years during the pandemic. This gave us the time to seriously consider the move and start the planning.” The move was announced last May. The fair’s theme is “Back to Our Roots” to mark the 100th anniversary of its inaugural edition. “The fair is all about making memories and sharing traditions,” Marquez said. “People tell me they came with their grandparents or on a school field trip when they were young. They remember petting the animals in the barn or riding the Ferris wheel. “There is so much joy that the fair conjures for our guests. And this year with the theme, Back to Our Roots, we want to recreate and continue those traditions -- enjoying a corn dog, listening to a community band play.” The fair will pay homage to its past with an exhibition in the Millard Sheets Art Center featuring special archives from its and fair fans’ collections as well as artists’ interpretations of the fair’s centennial. The Flower and Garden Pavilion is themed “Cheers to 100 Years,” celebrating the centennial through floral displays and vignettes.
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also be vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options. The fair’s Concert Series begins Thursday with performances by the funk/ rock/soul band War and El Chicano. Country pop singer-songwriter Brett Young and country singer Kip Moore will perform Friday. Two groups dating back to the 1970s will perform Saturday -- the Village People and KC & The Sunshine Band. The Beach Boys will perform Sunday. Other artists sched-
s a measure to protect cannabis consumers from untested and unregulated product at unlicensed businesses, two Los Angeles City Council members introduced a motion Wednesday aimed at implementing a county program that issues emblem placards to licensed cannabis businesses. Under the County of Los Angeles’ Emblem Program for Authorized Cannabis Stores, storefront and delivery cannabis businesses are able to apply for an emblem, obtain the requisite inspection and place the emblem on their premises in an area visible to someone outside the store. “Unfortunately, unlicensed commercial cannabis activity continues to undermine the legal commercial cannabis industry and threaten the health and safety of Los Angeles residents,” said Councilman Paul Koretz, who co- introduced the motion. “I have been working on getting this emblem program designed and implemented for the past few years because consumers have a difficult time discerning legal and illegal businesses by appearance and may be unknowingly doing business with unlicensed operators, many of which sell unregulated products that are tainted, contaminated or mislabeled, and could cause serious illness if consumed.” The motion, if passed by the City Council, would instruct the Los Angeles City Attorney to draft an ordinance implementing the county program in the
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LA County Fair. | Photo courtesy of Omar Bárcena/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Livestock competitions with FFA and 4H students will return after a more than 15-year absence to honor the theme. There will be more than 250 animals in the Big Red Barn, including 150 in the petting zoo, whose circumference has been enlarged, allowing more room for guests and animals. All of the fair’s animals are being provided by Cal Poly Pomona. The fair’s other attractions include: a carnival with more than 60 rides, 30 games and a children’s area; the Schools’ Agri-
culture & Nutrition Fair with entries from schools throughout the county featuring agriculture and nutrition; eSports Gaming World, featuring dozens of personal computer and console gaming stations; TreeCircus will perform in the fair’s America’s Great Outdoors Neighborhood, presenting numerous tidbits about biology, showing how trees filter urban particulate pollution and helping students understand how their local trees can lower the temperature and raise their spirits. The show is
often capped off with a climbing demonstration by world-class tree climbing competitor, Chad Brey; the Haunt Supershow’s “100 Years of Horror” exhibit. The show also includes the Museum of Monsters, a haunt maze and horror-themed games; and the lowrider lifestyle exhibit, “The Culture of the Low and the Slow.” An addition to the fair’s food offerings include a chicken sandwich dipped in cherry Kool-Aid with a whole pickle on top. Deepfried pickles, Twinkies, Oreos and pineapples will also be available. There will