Category: Community Voices

At Home with the Homeless

Meet the new protocols–same as the old? As this column goes to press, the viral trifecta that is COVID-19, RSV and influenza will be old news, but hopefully not dropped from the […]

Apartment Fire Before Christmas

On Saturday, December 17th, just a week before Christmas Eve residents of fourteen units found themselves unable to stay in their apartments. A fire at the Vine Fullerton Apartments that are located […]

Young Observers Mid-December 2022

Are school lunches that bad? The topic of school lunch is arguably one of the most controversial subjects in public schools. It seems to be one of California’s top priorities, as proven […]

Planning Commission December 7 Meeting

Electronic billboard: Shoe City at 1604 South Harbor Blvd, applied for permission to construct an electronic billboard on the property facing the 91 Fwy. The sign will be 14ft tall by 48ft […]

Wine & Paint Night: Abstract Portraits

The Fullerton Museum Center is providing a Creative Co-Op Wine and Paint series to the local community through a sip and paint event. I attended the December 9th Wine & Paint Night: […]

Happening December

Here are some events happening in and around Fullerton.   _________________________________________________________________________________ thurs, fri, sat, sun through DECEMBER 23 • Santa Claus kidnapped by Martians!: Maverick Theater: This holiday season join Santa on […]

Fullerton Union High alumni unite to remember

Joe Juarez, Fullerton Union High School Class of ‘43 originally from Fullerton now residing in Orange with daughter Terri, is 99 years. He was born on ranch property formerly owned by C. […]

Operation Christmas Child

Samaritan’s Purse opened their facility and began loading what they call “shoe boxes” full of gifts to be shipped to children around the world. At their West Coast facility in Fullerton, the […]

AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS

Life in a shelter, from the autistic perspective “You can tell from the lines on her face, You can see that she’s been there, Probably been moved on from every place, ‘Cause […]

Stories from Orangethorpe

Powerful partnerships, cool collaboration, touching tales are just a few alliterations that come to mind when you watch Stories from Orangethorpe. Bridging the gap within generations is exactly what students from Orangethorpe […]

City sells public land for parking lot

Fullerton City Council is racing to sell public land, an existing City-owned parking lot at Pomona Ave and Chapman Ave. This lot is the site of a proposed new parking structure to […]

Fullerton celebrates kindness

The fourth annual Kindness Awards ceremony recognized seven awardees for their notable service on World Kindness Day at Fullerton College. Hosted by Orange County’s fourth district supervisor, Doug Chaffee, the Nov. 13 […]

Thanksgiving: A time for family get togethers

Thanksgiving Day is a holiday in the United States, Canada, Germany, and Japan to celebrate the blessings of the past year. The first Thanksgiving is believed to have happened in 1621 when […]

Save Sunrise Village Update

The Save Sunrise Village team, a group of neighbors in support of revitalizing the shopping center on Euclid and Rosecrans, met prior to the November 9th Planning Commission meeting to discuss the […]

Young Observers Mid-November 2022

View Point by Mateo, 9th grade    Gun Violence: How do we stop it? One of the key issues that needs to be addressed urgently is the spate of gun violence and […]

Quilt Guild members sewing for charities

  Quilt Guild members sewing quilts for various charities we supported throughout the year. The Guild donated 158 quilts, 67 pillow cases, and 119 placements to various organizations in Orange County. The […]

Thank you Jesse La Tour!

    The Observer would like to thank Jesse La Tour, who has volunteered his time and energy as editor of the paper. His invaluable insights and corrections have made the paper […]

There is Still Time to Save Sunrise Village

The 164-unit housing development proposal that would replace the neighborhood Sunrise Village Shopping Center on Euclid and Rosecrans was sent back to the Planning Commission after the Dec. 2021 City Council public […]

Drought Gardening Tips: Two Poppies

The best time to plant most California native plants (late fall/winter) is past. Use spring and summer to see what these plants look like at their best and to make a wish […]