Candidates running for city council are provided with regulations regarding the placement of political signs, as outlined in the Fullerton Municipal Code Chapter 15-49. Campaigns have violated these regulations to varying extents. The most blatant and intentional violations have been committed by Fred Jung’s campaign in District 1 and Jamie Valencia’s campaign in District 4. Their large signs are placed high above sidewalks and on public fencing, including park, city, and county areas. Despite being notified, Fred Jung’s signs remain, and even after one of Jamie Valencia’s signs was removed by the Public Works Department, another quickly appeared in the same location. However, candidate signs are not the only lawbreakers. Proposition and Bond Measure signs also occupy public property and should be removed. 

While all campaigns strive to have highly visible and prominently placed signs, only Jung’s and Valencia’s consistently and widely violated the regulations. Places considered public property are the median, the area between opposing lanes of traffic, while the parkway is the portion of a public street right-of-way between the curb and sidewalk. When the Public Works Department identifies these violations, they promptly remove the signs. The department has the authority to remove signs that do not meet City and/or State criteria or pose a safety hazard, as well as signs placed in the public right-of-way, such as over sidewalks.

This irresponsible behavior has wasted the department’s time, funded by taxpayers through the city budget. Nonetheless, these candidates must be held accountable for blatantly disregarding the rules. Their inability to follow the rules demonstrates their lack of responsibility to the people of Fullerton.

If you see signs on public land, report them to:

• Code Enforcement 714-773-5704
• Public Works Dept. 714-738-6897

Political Signs, according to Caltrans