Unregistered lobbyist Dick Ackerman lobbied to sell the O.C. Fairgrounds

Ruh roh! Another Ackerman scandal is brewing! Our friends at the OC Progressive blog are going after him on the issue of the sale of the O.C. Fairgrounds. It turns out that former State Senator Dick Ackerman, whose wife Linda is running for the 72nd Assembly District, lobbied the Governor and the State Legislature to sell the Fairgrounds – but he is not registered as a lobbyist! Here are a few excerpts from their post: There’s an incredible scandal brewing at the Orange County Fairgrounds and Attorney General Jerry Brown better get on top of this before it blows up in his face. The deal to sell the fairgrounds has stunk, and the Attorney General’s office is right in the middle of the muck. Click here to read the rest of this article.