The future of the Del Mar fairgrounds? No guns, less racing, and more concerts.
(World News USA)

DEL MAR, Calif. - Agriculture and horses, once the economic backbone of San Diego County, still dominate activities at the 340-acre Del Mar Fairgrounds, but the question is, `How much longer?` Time and tastes change. Attendance at the San Diego County Fair is leveling off. Mounting horse deaths have soured the appetite for thoroughbred racing. The long-popular gun shows will be barred from the fairgrounds after this year. And after five successful years, the crowd-pleasing KAABOO musical festival has departed for a downtown venue. Sensing the headwinds, the state-appointed board that governs the property has launched a long-range strategic planning initiative to review what works, what...