How a Del Mar Fairgrounds vendor landed a no-bid contract extension in exchange for a $2M loan

Inside of the old off track betting facility at the Del Mar fairgrounds

The unusual deal was negotiated in 2018 and helped the district convert the Surfside Race Place into a new concert hall

San Diego Union-Tribune

May 13, 2022 8:56 AM PT

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Greg Moran

Greg Moran is a reporter covering criminal justice and legal affairs issues on the Public Safety team. He has worked for the Union-Tribune since 1991. He covered state, federal and appellate courts for 17 years. He has also been an investigative reporter on The Watchdog team and a reporter on the enterprise reporting team. He is a graduate of Carleton College and previously worked at newspapers in Minnesota and New York.