Dr. Stuart Brown of the University of California, Los Angeles, states that playing is not just joyful and energizing but is deeply involved in human development and intelligence. Brown’s first piece of […]
Healthy Awareness: The Importance of Play
Fullerton Tri-Parish* Collaborative Offers Michael Clements Miniloan Program to help keep hard-working people in the homes
* The Tri-Parish Collaborative is made up of three St. Vincent de Paul Conferences of Fullerton’s Three Catholic Parishes – St. Philip Benizi, St. Mary, and St. Juliana Falconieri One of the […]
Board of Registered Nursing considers capping enrollment when there are 40,000 fewer nurses than is required to meet patient demand
According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), the U.S. is projected to experience a shortage of Registered Nurses (RNs) that is expected to intensify as Baby Boomers age and […]
Union Pacific Trail advocates hold peaceful demonstration asking to use the $1.78 million grant for its intended purpose
Notes From September 19 Protest of Council Denial of UP Trail Over 25 south Fullerton neighbors were joined by a handful of north Fullerton residents in a demonstration designed to urge the […]
Neighborhood Gardens Improving Fullerton
Woods & Malvern Gardens Fullerton residents Bill and Kathy have created beautiful succulent gardens at the corner of Woods and Malvern. Truslow Neighborhood Garden Ignacio “Iggy” Morales had the idea to plant […]
Non-profit Radiant Futures Receives $85,000 from San Manuel Orange County Golf Tournament
Non-profit Radiant Futures, formerly Women’s Transitional Living Center, Inc. (WTLC), has received a donation of $85,000 from the annual San Manuel Orange County Golf Tournament, held recently on ocean-view golf courses […]
Orange County Health Care Agency Launches CARE Act to Aid Individuals with Untreated Mental Illness
The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) is set to launch the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act program in Orange County (OC), making it the first county in California to have […]
Healthy Awareness: Pedophile Awareness
In the last issue of the Fullerton Observer, an OC grand jury report on Human Trafficking in Orange County was published. I felt compelled to alert people of the characteristics of a […]
AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS: NarxCare? It’s more like Narc Scare (part I)
Over the past five months, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend on my Facebook feed. FB friends from across the continent have been reporting unusual events when they’ve gone to see a primary […]
BALANCE & CHANGE: When is it alright to ask for help?
Is it hard for you to ask for help? Have you ever thought why that may be? I am sure that you have heard many times that it is important to be […]
OC Health Care Agency and several Fullerton City agencies close down sidewalk food vendors
The City of Fullerton’s Code Enforcement Division, alongside the Fullerton Police Department, Public Works, and Orange County Health Care Agency, coordinated a citywide effort to address the growing number of unpermitted food […]
Red Cross Facing a National Blood Shortage: Donors needed now as hospital demand outpaces blood donations
The American Red Cross is experiencing a national blood shortage. There were fewer donors than needed this summer, drawing down the national blood supply and reducing distributions of some of the most […]
Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva’s Legislation on Homeless Death Review Committees Signed into Law by Governor Newsom
Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D – Fullerton) announced on September 1 that Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 271 into law, allowing counties to create Homeless Death Review Committees to gather essential data to […]
AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS: The necessity of adequate sleep
“Never ascribe conditions to villainy that simply result from stupidity.” –Robert A. Heinlein (paraphrased), Logic of Empire Sleep is one of the essential needs for humans to function. It is, as the […]
Fullerton School District Free or Reduced Price Meals
Fullerton School District’s Nutrition Services is currently accepting online applications for Free or Reduced-Price Meals for students attending Acacia, Beechwood, Fisler, Golden Hill, and Laguna Road Schools. All students are eligible to […]
Community Outraged as Council Majority Sends Back $1.78 Million Grant Meant for Union Pacific Trail
Doctors work under the guiding principle, “Do no harm.” Those we elect as our leaders should as well. At the Fullerton City Council meeting on August 15, during the discussion and vote […]
Balance & Change: Fighting to keep your relationship intact
People fight. Spouses fight. Siblings fight. Friends fight. That is a reality. It is not necessarily bad, depending on how it is done. We can fight mean and be very hurtful to […]
Healthy Awareness: What I learned from the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Report from UCSF
I want to share the University of California San Francisco report published in June 2023 on the latest findings on homelessness’s. This report is impressive for the following reasons: it is the […]
Coyote Hills Sunset Nature Hike or Trail Preservation Hike
Sunset Nature Hike Please join us Sunday, August 13, for a sunset Nature Hike on the newly opened trails of the Robert E. Ward Nature Preserve in Fullerton’s West Coyote Hills. Meet […]
Food Review: A memorable meal at Tofu Grill Korean eatery another Fullerton standout
Korean eatery, another Fullerton standout The banchan arrived seconds after we ordered our main dishes. We savored the tastes and textures of kimchi, cabbage, fried fish, pancakes, and japchae (glass noodles). […]
The Plan for Fullerton Street Trees
For the last 41 years, Fullerton has been recognized as a “Tree City USA,” but the previous extensive inventory was completed in 1998. Tree inventories tally both city-owned and private trees, identify […]
Support for Children Experiencing Homelessness
FJUHSD’s 2023/24 budget includes $5 million of additional student funding from the state’s Local Control Funding Formula due to an increased count of special student populations, including English learners, low-income, and foster […]
COVID-19 Update: Recent Increase in COVID-19 Activity in Orange County
The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) Communicable Disease Control Division is reporting an increase in the percentage of positive COVID-19 PCR tests in Orange County residents over the past month. To minimize […]
Touring the Meals on Wheels OC Community Kitchen
Have you ever wondered how Meals on Wheels Orange County develops and distributes millions of meals per year? Several months ago, I received a flyer in the mail asking this exact […]
Is Fullerton Bicycle Plan in danger of being nibbled to death?
The August 1st Council agenda has an item (#20) that would overturn a previous Council action (November 1, 2022) to reject a staff proposal to remove a crosswalk on Chapman at Hart […]
Red Cross needs help to avert a blood shortage
After a summer of declining donations, the American Red Cross needs the public’s help to prevent a blood shortage. When a donor makes and keeps an appointment to give blood or platelets […]
Congress Members Correa and Bergman Introduce Amendment Encourage VA to Study Positive Impact of Psychedelic Therapies on Veterans
Representatives Lou Correa (CA-46) and Jack Bergman (MI-01), co-chairs of the Psychedelics Advancing Therapies (PATH) Caucus, introduced an amendment on July 24 to federally fund legislation to push the U.S. Department of […]
Make Associated Road Safer for Bicyclists
In the Early June Issue, the Observer printed two articles on City staff’s proposal to remove two lanes from Associated Road between Bastanchury and Imperial to improve safety. (Staff also proposed adding […]
NOCCCD Board Trustee Bent is trying to ban the PRIDE flag
The majority of community college districts in California have re-affirmed the right to fly the Pride flag. Irvine Valley, South Orange, San Diego, Long Beach, San Joaquin Delta, and many others proudly […]
Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley Applauds FDA Approval of First Over-the-Counter Birth Control
Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley released a statement following the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the nation’s first daily hormonal over-the-counter contraceptive pill. “Expanding access to birth control gives women […]
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to Add Spanish-Language Text and Chat Services Nationwide
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, California’s lead agency for 988, is one of five crisis centers nationally responding to 988 Spanish texts and chats. This expansion of the 988 Suicide and Crisis […]
Healthcare Workers to Picket West Anaheim Medical Center Demanding End to Poverty Wages
A statement from Cheyenne Chitry, West Anaheim Medical Center spokesperson (July 13, 2023): “West Anaheim Medical Center has bargained in good faith with NUHW leadership since March 14, 2023. The hospital has […]
Observer Photo Challenge: Get to know your parks
Send us a photo of yourself or a group with the current Observer at a local park. Include names, locations, the name of the photographer, and what is the best or worst […]
Balance & Change: Perspective
Are you a glass-half-full or glass-half-empty kind of person? These days, with bad news coming at us like a torrent every day, it is challenging to keep a positive outlook. It can […]
Life’s Hacks: Summer Self-Care
Summer is the perfect season when the sun shines bright, and everyone feels its warmth on their skin. It is also the time when people relax and enjoy the summer breeze. Whether […]
