Family members of a Fullerton man shot to death by police in May are considering filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the City. A Fullerton police officer fired 2 shots into Hector […]
Jan Youngman and Vivien Moreno contributed to this article. California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that schools in Orange County cannot physically reopen for in-person instruction until the County is no longer […]
Phyllis Fender The very sad news came to us the morning of July 29. Phyllis Fender, wife of Leo Fender, ambassador of his legacy and first lady of Fullerton passed away. She […]
When Cliff Ashcroft’s parents set out to house his aging grandfather on their property 25 years ago, they had no idea the pushback they would get. “The whole neighborhood fought it,” Cliff […]
Recently, I wrote a column about Doss v. Bernal (1943), an important historic housing discrimination case in Fullerton involving the Bernal family. Mexican American families like the Bernals weren’t the only ones […]
Fullerton City Council voted unanimously at their June 21 meeting to move forward with the Pearl Park Improvements Project. Pearl Park is currently a 17,000 sq. ft. vacant lot on the east […]
Director Dawn Porter’s documentary film about John Robert Lewis was released just weeks before the seventeen-term Congressman died of pancreatic cancer on July 17, 2020. The serendipitous release of the film adds […]
Fullerton City Council voted 5-0 at their July 21 meeting to approve concept plans and completion of a Korean War Memorial at Hillcrest Park to be placed adjacent to the Duck Pond […]
Twenty-seven years ago, doctors told a 58-year-old beautiful blond she had 6 months to live. She didn’t like that, so she went to another doctor who said the exact same thing. Yet, […]
Fullerton City Council voted 3-2 (Fitzgerald and Whitaker “no”) to place a measure on the November 2020 ballot to repeal the sale of “Safe & Sane” Fireworks in the city of Fullerton […]
In the wake of the June 2 vote by the Fullerton City Council to suspend funding of the Fullerton Museum Center, a small group of residents started a grass roots movement to […]
Facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, Burger Records of Fullerton announced on Monday that its president, Lee Rickard, will step down, that co-founder Sean Bohrman will move into a “transitional” role, that […]
In compliance with California Senate Bill 1421 requiring police departments to release documents related to deaths of citizens and other incidents, this May the city of Fullerton released over 3200 pages of […]
The county of Orange has announced the opening of large-scale drive-through testing at the Anaheim Convention Center in partnership with 360 Clinic and the city of Anaheim. Tests will be available for […]
Inspired by the historic Green Book, a travel guidebook for African-American motorists during the Jim Crow era, Fullerton resident Danilo Batson created a website called Spicy Green Book, a nonprofit directory listing […]
The City of Fullerton has implemented a COVID-19 meal assistance program called Feed Fullerton. The program allows local restaurants to provide much-needed food to eligible Fullerton residents experiencing food insecurity due to […]
The OC Board of Education voted 4-1 (with Beckie Gomez dissenting) to recommend that schools return physically in the fall without implementing the use of face masks, social distancing, or reduced class […]
A campaign opposing the planned demolition of cooling pools at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station has intensified ahead of a California Coastal Commission vote on Thursday, July 16. During its remote meeting, […]
The Muckenthaler Cultural Center’s 2020 Artist-in-Residence poet, Katharine Zaun, is inviting the public to discover the poetry around them this summer as part of a community Found Poetry Project. Submissions are open […]
Fullerton City Council took the first steps on July 7 toward potentially legalizing cannabis businesses in the City, voting 3-2 to send a proposed (not finalized) ordinance to the Planning Commission for […]
Following the Trump administration’s announcement on July 6 that international students cannot, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, continue to maintain their visa status while exclusively taking online/virtual courses, CSUF President […]
Fullerton City Council voted 4-1 (Whitaker “no”) at their June 7 meeting to place a 1.25 cent sales tax increase measure on the November 2020 General Election ballot, to help offset a […]
Fullerton Police officers were dispatched to the 400 block of W. Wilshire Ave regarding a child that was left in a vehicle and was not breathing On July 8. Officers immediately began […]
The Brea Olinda Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously in a special meeting on July 7 to remove the Fanning name from the Fanning Academy of Science and Technology amid […]
The State of California has recently amended its guidance regarding youth sports practices, team drills and training and will no longer allow them to occur throughout the State. The State’s Day Camps […]
“The land we occupy today is the very same ground on which these terrible crimes took place. We Californians are the beneficiaries of genocide. I suspect few Californians today contextualize their homes […]
For the past several weeks, the City of Fullerton has been hosting a weekly virtual “Citizens Academy” on its web site and Facebook page, to give residents a window into the City’s […]
Fullerton City Council will consider placing either a 1.25 or 1 cent sales tax increase measure on the November 2020 General Election ballot at their June 7 meeting, to help offset a […]
The County of Orange will close all County-operated beaches and beach parking lots on July 4 and 5 following a State recommendation meant to slow the spread of COVID-19. The County closure […]
After hours of discussion spanning three meetings, the Fullerton School District Board of Trustees voted on June 25 to remove the words “Black Lives Matter” from the title of a resolution originally […]
Effective immediately, all bars are ordered closed in Orange County due to the increasing number COVID-19 cases, initially by order from Acting County Health Officer and OC Health Care Agency (HCA) Director […]
Buena Park Navigation Center/Homeless Shelter Opens The city of Buena Park celebrated the grand opening of its first Navigation Center (homeless shelter with wraparound social services) on June 29. The 149-bed facility, […]
