OVG Hospitality May Lay Off 128 Concessions Workers at Ventura County Fairgrounds
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGCalifornia Employment Development Department· filed September 3, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura County, California (Ventura County).
Department affected: food and beverage concessions.
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on September 3, 2026.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the CA state workforce agency.
Summary
OVG Hospitality, part of the Oak View Group, filed a notice saying competition over management of food and beverage concessions at the Ventura County Fairgrounds could result in layoffs of 128 hospitality workers. OVG has been the master concessionaire for food, beer and other beverages at the beachside fairgrounds since 2012. The potential job cuts are tied to the concession management competition and are expected to occur in mid-November according to the notice to state officials. The article frames this as a planned workforce reduction tied to a contract/management change rather than an immediate, already-completed layoff.
OVG Hospitality disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the CA state workforce agency on September 3, 2026. The notice covers 128 employees in Harbor Boulevard Ventura, CA (Ventura County), with the layoff effective November 15, 2026.
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