Month: February 2019

Bad News for Fullerton Bears

A local non-profit youth football league in town, the Fullerton Bears, which provides opportunities for low income kids, is facing eviction by OC Parks on March 3rd from their home field at Clark […]

Voter’s Choice Act for Orange County Passes

The Orange County Board of Supervisors, at its February 26 meeting passed the Voters’ Choice Act for OC. The action was recommended by OC Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley.  It will be […]

Former Police Chief & Captain Plead Guilty

  Facing jail time if convicted of off-duty assault charges, both former Fullerton Police Chief David Hendricks and former Captain Thomas Oliveras pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disturbing the peace charges on February […]

Troy vs. Rialto

Troy faced off against Rialto at La Habra Stadium February 23 The unexpected ride by the Troy Warriors boys’ soccer team came to an end after a 2-0 defeat to the Rialto […]

Photos from the Fox Theatre Burn Area (updated)

Above: photo of the exterior damage, in the stairwell just outside the east door of the Fox where a homeless person had been camping out. Fullerton/Brea Fire Division Chief/Fire Marshal Kathy Schaefer said […]

Fire at Fox Theater

A plume of smoke could be seen around 9:00am Sat, Feb 23rd at the corner of Chapman and Harbor in downtown Fullerton. It looked like a well-fed, out-of-control fire at the east […]

Troy High Alumna in Oscar Winning Short Film

Troy High Alumna in Academy Award Winning Short Film Troy High Alumna Shelley Anne Francisco is a supporting actor in Guy Nattiv’s  film “Skin” which  just won an Academy Award for Best […]

Woodcrest Park Takes Off

Members of the Woodcrest Community Group, who never gave up advocating for needed improvements at the neighborhood park, enjoyed groundbreaking ceremonies on February 19. Renovations are expected to be completed by fall […]

Hope for the Lemon Bridge Murals?

Councilmember Ahmad Zahra made a motion at the Feb 5 city council meeting to aggendize a cost assessment and funding options for restoring the iconic Lemon Bridge murals, which were painted in […]

Future Uses of the Hunt Branch Library

At the February 5th City Council meeting, Library Director Judy Booth presented council with the report created by the Library Ad Hoc Committee (LAHC) identifying and prioritizing future potential uses of the […]

Demonstration Opposing Fake “Emergency”

A demonstration open to the public will take place from 1pm to 3pm Monday, February 18 at State College Blvd. and Imperial Highway in Brea. Anyone opposing the Trump/Pence Administration declaration of […]

City Considers Sales Tax, & Funds from Solar

Whittier City Manager Jeff Collier spoke at the most recent City Council meeting to provide a 2018-2019 mid-year budget update, as well as an update from the Fiscal Sustainability Ad Hoc Committee. […]

Take Both Anonymous Concerns Seriously

Recently I was saddened to read two related opinion articles, “Harassment UnChecked at Fullerton College” (01/26/19) and “Fullerton College – Unsafe for Republicans” (02/08/19). Both of these articles made very concerning claims […]

CCTV Cameras Installed Around Town

Twenty-one closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) have been installed at signalized intersections around town. The cameras are focused to observe the immediate approach to an intersection in all four directions and in […]

Volunteers G.I.V.E. Back to the Community

After school on a Friday afternoon, I met with Hannah Huh, Director of G.I.V.E. (Give, Inspire, Volunteer, and Educate), a non-profit organization partnered with the Fullerton Boys and Girls Club. The program […]

Troop 97 Pancake Breakfast March 2

Boy Scout Troop 97 is hosting it’s annual community Pancake Breakfast from 7am – 10am on Saturday, March 2nd at Morningside Presbyterian Church at the corner of Dorothy Lane and Raymond Ave […]

P.E. – Love It or Hate It

When I was in elementary school, P.E. wasn’t a big deal.  We had it only two times a week.  We ran laps, played games and had fun.  It wasn’t graded like Math […]

Woodcrest Park Groundbreaking February 19

The City of Fullerton will be hosting a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the long-awaited improvements at Woodcrest Park, 440 W. Orangethorpe Ave., next to Woodcrest School in Fullerton. The ceremony begins at 3:30pm, […]

22-Year-Old Dies in Fullerton Incident

On Monday, Feb 11 at 5:22pm Fullerton Police responded to an anonymous call to the 200 block of S. Kellog Dr. regarding a 22-year-old male who was reportedly acting erratically and yelling […]