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Saskia Kennedy

A proposal for Hunt Library

Hunt Branch Library Ad Hoc

The Hunt Library Ad Hoc Committee evaluates proposals and makes recommendations to the City Council on the revitalization of the long-closed Hunt Branch Library located at 201 S. Basque Ave. in Fullerton. Approximately 50 community members attended the […]

OC Power Authority is set to make changes

OCPA board 2023

OC Power Authority (OCPA) is the agency tasked with cutting global warming emissions in Orange County by providing renewable energy choices through SoCal Edison transmission lines. According to a June 2022 OC Grand Jury Report, the board made […]

Fullerton loses another top employee

Meg McWade, Fullerton Public Works Director is leaving our city and will join the City of La Verne. McWade has 32 years of public service experience, including serving as the Director of Public Works for the City of […]

Students welcomed home after Big Bear Blizzard

Families with umbrellas, balloons and welcome home signs cheered. Buses honked their horns as 6th-grade students from Rolling Hills community elementary school arrived home Monday, February 27th, at 5 pm after being snowed in at camp in Big […]

Healthy Awareness

JoAnn Brannock

WHY ARE WE SO POLARIZED? In his book, Why We’re Polarized, Ezra Klein reviews how political parties such as the Republicans and Democrats have become so divided in recent years. Such division […]

Two climate protests in Orange County this Friday March 3rd

10am Santa Ana: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-climate-strike-end-fossil-finance-tomorrowistoolate-tickets-545410646927 4pm Huntington Beach: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-climate-strike-end-fossil-finance-fridays-for-future-tickets-533958814187 10am Santa Ana: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-climate-strike-end-fossil-finance-tomorrowistoolate-tickets-545410646927 4pm Huntington Beach: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-climate-strike-end-fossil-finance-fridays-for-future-tickets-533958814187

Celebrating the Life of Shirley Owens McClanahan

Shirley Owens McClanahan 1955 – 2023 The Owens family were Orange County “pioneers”, being one of the first African American families to live in Orange County. Shirley Owens McClanahan was born in […]

Downtown Report Mid-February issue

Downtown Report A Moving Tribute And More Rico gave all who would listen a heads-up about the celebration of life for his good friend Steve Omalev at Bourbon Street on Saturday, February […]

Experiencing the Art Walk at ModelMania

We walked into a “Space Ship” on Friday evening February 3. We were greeted by Emily, space suited in white! We roamed the aisles of boxes containing models to make, like Airplanes […]

Young Observers Mid-February 2023: View Point

Reproductive Justice In light of the June 24, 2022, Supreme Court decision to overrule the landmark, Roe. v Wade case, — ending the constitutional right to abortion in the country — studies […]

Stop unwanted calls

“Hi, how ya doin’ today? We talked last April and you said you were thinking of a remodel and I should call you back in a few months…” “Hello, how are you? […]

Know the Law: Assembly Bill 5 (AB5)

What is the AB5? According to the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), “AB 5 is a bill the Governor signed into law in September 2019 addressing employment status when a hiring […]