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Saskia Kennedy

HITS & MISSES: One Battle After Another: Two Hits

One Battle After Another is easily the most dazzling film of 2025—a tour de force pairing director Paul Thomas Anderson, at the height of his powers, with extraordinary source material:  Vineland by Thomas Pynchon. At nearly three […]

Young Observers: mid-October 2025

Mental Health by Olive, 10th grade Mental health, while just as important as physical health, is often overlooked. Close friends and family members may often be silently struggling with their mental health. […]

VIRTUAL Legal & Financial Planning Workshop

As the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias continues to rise, planning for the future has become increasingly vital for affected individuals and their families. An upcoming program aims to provide […]

Video Observer: Lillian Yaeger Haunts Her Former Home 

​   Local shop owner John Reed has stories to tell about the ghost of Lillian Yaeger, one of Fullerton’s pioneering businesswomen, who supposedly never left her former home. Le Potager, a lovely two-story antique boutique, is considered by the North […]

The DOWNTOWN Report: mid-October 2025

CBD In Our Downtown?  No, not that! The Central Business District, or CBD, is Downtown Fullerton. After many suggested places to get coffee outside downtown, it seems time to define where we actually are. […]

Cal State Fullerton to Host 7.0 Earthquake Simulator

State tour of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services’ simulator puts the spotlight on the Great California ShakeOut and earthquake preparedness The Cal State Fullerton Police Department, CSUF’s Office of Emergency […]

Fullerton Resident Celebrates 107 Years

  Family, friends,  and residents of Gordon Lane Nursing Home staff gathered on October 12, 2025, to celebrate the remarkable life of Dahyabhai M. Patel, who marked his 107th birthday. Mr. Patel […]

Young Observers: Early October 2025

National Bullying Prevention Month by Yoyo, 8th grade Although October is best known for falling leaves, pumpkins, and Halloween excitement, it is also National Bullying Prevention Month —a time to focus on […]

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues: Two Hits

You walk into the theater with some trepidation. Can Spinal Tap II: The End Continues possibly match the flat-out hilarity of the largely improvised 1984 rock and roll satire This Is Spinal […]

Fullerton Bicyclists Beware

Last July on a Friday at approximately 7:45 am, an experienced bicyclist riding westbound on Wilshire Ave. and crossing Harbor Blvd. in downtown Fullerton, and wearing a bright neon yellow helmet and […]