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Mike Ritto

Downtown Report: Early November Edition

Save the Ocean You may not have noticed storm drains around town, but anyone in Southern California knows just how much toxic waste we pour into our life-giving Pacific Ocean. In addition […]

The Downtown Report: Mid October Edition

Human Library You may think this is about the many “Little free libraries” you read about in the last issue of The Observer. I have one in my neighborhood, and what a […]

Fullerton Celebrates Tommy Lasorda Day

Timeless Baseball has a rhythm that mimics life, and that rhythm reverberates without the need for an arbitrary or artificial conclusion. Time does not ‘run out’ just as the intensity peaks, the […]

Downtown Report: Early September Issue

Roadkill Ranch Sorry to report that our friend Julie Rasmussen is closing her doors on a business that has become a fixture on a very diverse stretch of Commonwealth Avenue. Julie has […]

The Downtown Report: August Edition

SoCo Evolution Since 1946, the Ellingson family has operated a precision machine shop, and today they produce critically machined parts for the aerospace industry.  Leo Fender set up his retail store on […]

The Downtown Report: July Edition

Busked Fortunately, that’s busked, not busted. An unnamed trio of local musicians took to the streets as buskers on the day we had hoped to hold Day of Music and fortunately, they […]

The Downtown Report: Mid-June Edition

Discover Downtown on Foot The many videos that spotlight downtown businesses give anyone who has not actually walked every downtown street some great insight into what they are missing.  A sign posted […]

The Downtown Report: Early June Edition

Day of Music Fete de la Musique is celebrated on the Summer Solstice and our annual Day of Music began back in 2014. Many got a call from Glenn Georgieff who wanted […]

The Downtown Report: Mid May Edition

Discover Fullerton Our Community Center is organizing a number of events Downtown, including a SoCo District Guided Walk and a business scavenger hunt. Businesses are signing up now for the Live Local […]