It is not news to anyone that the news industry is struggling. More than two local newspapers go out of business every week. Conglomerates have bought out our mainstream news media. Billionaires […]
The Remains of Journalism
Gustavo Arellano, LA Times Columnist, shares hidden working class history at CSUF lecture series event
Fullerton residents learned about North Orange County’s hidden past, progressive present, and shaky future during LA Times Columnist Gustavo Arellano’s appearance at Pollak Library on March 18. The event was put on […]
The Past is Present at the Izaak Walton League Cabin in Hillcrest Park
You may spot an old, rustic log cabin sitting at a high elevation in Hillcrest Park from a section of N Harbor Blvd. Originally built in 1931 but reconstructed in 1996, […]
Fullerton Heritage Presents Local Landmark 104
YMCA Neon Sign 2000 Youth Way Although most people associate landmark designations with buildings, objects such as fountains, sculptures, monuments, hitching posts, or signs may also be nominated. A recent example is […]
The Downtown Report Early March 2023
The Downtown Report Early March 2023 Chapman As we continue to delve into the history of Fullerton, the Chapman name comes up again and again. The Chapman building remains the most imposing […]
A proposal for Hunt Library
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 […]
Commemorating the 111th anniversary of the founding of Girl Scouts of the United States
U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) introduced a bipartisan resolution on March 7, 2023, to recognize Sunday, March 12, 2023, […]
“By Right” Up-Zoning Will Change Fullerton Forever: City to Decide on Fast-Tracking Over 24,000 High Rise Units with 90% at Unaffordable Prices
Maybe you were born here, or perhaps you moved to Fullerton for the same reasons I did; diversity of people, income levels, trees, and historic architecture, unexpected for Orange County, and all […]
Young Observers Mid-February 2023: Teen Observer
Inclusivity: The Real Reason Behind the “Woke” Movement In our hugely polarized society, if there is one word that is heavily politicized, it is the term “woke.” I have always been curious […]
Young Observers Mid-February 2023: Historical Perspective
Presidents Day: 233 Years of History The United States of America has quite a history of presidents. From George Washington in 1789 to Joe Biden in the present day, each president has […]
