SACRAMENTO, CA—On Thursday, July 8, 2021, the California Citizens Redistricting Commission (Commission) will host a Communities of Interest (COI) virtual hearing to capture community specific data that will help the Commissioners respect […]
Giving Voice to Fullerton’s Spanish-Speaking Community
by Fr. Dennis Z. Kriz, OSM, Pastor of St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church, Fullerton [Spanish language version below] First of all, I want to thank the Fullerton Observer for allowing us to […]
Fullerton Residents Call on City Council to Enact Eviction Moratorium
Residents of Fullerton and local community organizations have organized a petition to call on the City Council of Fullerton to immediately pass an ordinance imposing a moratorium on evictions of residents and […]
Why Remember Kelly Thomas Eight Years Later?
July 5, 2019 marks the eight-year anniversary of the brutal beating (and ultimate death) of a mentally ill homeless man named Kelly Thomas by the Fullerton Police Department. In this piece, local […]
Sunny Hills Post Office: Should it Close or Stay Open?
A public meeting to discuss whether the Sunny Hills Post Office should closed down will be held on Wednesday, June 5 in the lobby of the Sunny Hills Post Office at 1820 […]
Kressin Bros Show Off Downhill Racers They Built at 25 Annual Muckenthaler Hotrod Car Show May 18
The Kressin brothers, Max, Mars, and Will will be showing off the downhill racers they built at this years 25th Anniversary Muckenthaler Motor Car Festival in Fullerton. They will be there on […]
Arbor Day 2019 in Fullerton
The 39th Annual Arbor Day in Fullerton was held at Richman Park on Highland Ave. and the weather was Fantabulous! The community came together to celebrate the day by planting trees at […]
Fullerton Water Rate Increase Meeting March 11
For my Fullerton neighbors: Fullerton Ad Hoc Water Rate Study Committee Meeting – 3/11/19 (New Location) The next, and likely last, meeting of the Fullerton Ad Hoc Water Rate Study Committee will […]
Anti-Semitic Actions at Teen Party & Where to Get Help
Newport Mesa Unified School District high school students posted photos online of a recent off-campus party showing red cups set up in the form of a swastika and surrounding students giving the […]
Rally to Save Coyote Hills – All of Us Can Save It All
Join the Friends and like-minded residents to show that we can save all of West Coyote Hills for a park. These things haven’t changed: the majority of Fullerton residents want to save […]
Coyote Hills or Concrete Hills? A View from the Next Generation
I live directly off the beautiful nature reserve of Coyote Hills. Over the past recent years I have “observed” the games played by Chevron and the City of Fullerton regarding the effort […]
Troop 97 Pancake Breakfast March 2
Boy Scout Troop 97 is hosting it’s annual community Pancake Breakfast from 7am – 10am on Saturday, March 2nd at Morningside Presbyterian Church at the corner of Dorothy Lane and Raymond Ave […]
NASPA Selects Berenecea J. Eanes For Outstanding Performance as a Vice President
Berenecea J. Eanes, Cal State Fullerton’s vice president for student affairs, has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Scott Goodnight Award for Outstanding Performance as a Dean/Vice President. Eanes received […]
Fullerton Resident Baseball Hall of Fame
I thought this might be a fun bit of information for your newspaper before the 2019 baseball season begins. My oldest son Sean and I played at West Fullerton Little League and […]
Coyote Downtown
I walked east on Whiting to look at the moon, and as I retraced my steps, just at the west corner of the office, a coyote ran right in front of me, […]
Beginning of Save the Fox Theater
Congratulations on the Observer’s 40th Anniversary (1978-2018)!!! If you’ll allow me some personal nostalgia, I remember Chuck introducing me to your parents sometime late in 1977 (when we first started hanging out) […]
Dr. Milton A. Gordon Honored
The California State University Board of Trustees have renamed Cal State Fullerton’s University Hall as Milton A. Gordon Hall in recognition of the 21-year legacy of service by the university’s fifth president. […]













