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 […]
The Plan for Fullerton Street Trees
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 […]
