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California State Fair in July 2013. The California Exposition and State Fair (Cal Expo) is an independent state agency established by law in the California Food and Agriculture codes. Cal Expo is governed by an appointed 11-member Board of Directors and daily operations are managed by the chief executive officer (selected by the Board).
According to an editorial published in the Daily Alta California on November 5, 1850, fairs were common on the east coast of the United States.They believed the newborn state had potential to hold a great "exhibition that would astonish the world", comparing its accomplishments to "the poet's imagined Minerva, when she burst full armed from the brain of Jove, through the cleft made by Vulcan's ...
The track was built in 1906 for horse racing on the site of the California Exposition. It was active for auto racing in 1907, 1912, and from 1946 until 1970. [ 1 ] The Exposition moved to a new site north of Downtown Sacramento in 1968, and the old fairgrounds were closed and sold for development in 1970.
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The sworn personnel of the Department have statewide peace officer powers as provided by section 830.2(i) of the California Penal Code. [ 2 ] The State Fair historically had a reputation for violence and disorder; between 2009 and 2017, police made an average of 66 arrests each year.
The Cal Expo Amphitheatre was a 14,000-capacity outdoor amphitheatre located in Sacramento, California, on the site of the California Exposition. [1] [2]The Cal Expo Amphitheatre opened in 1983 and hosted artists such as Judas Priest, Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Rush, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Aerosmith, Bob Dylan, Depeche Mode and Phish.
Heart Health Park is a sports venue located on the grounds of Cal Expo in Sacramento, California, United States.The soccer-specific stadium has a capacity of 11,569 and includes a full-sized (120 x 80 yard) soccer field.
The California Pacific International Exposition was an exposition held in San Diego, California, during May 29, 1935–November 11, 1935 and February 12, 1936–September 9, 1936. The exposition was held in Balboa Park , San Diego's large central urban park , which had also been the site of the earlier Panama–California Exposition in 1915.