Fullerton has been utilizing local video production company MC Video for 25 years to broadcast City Council and Planning Commission meetings on Spectrum Cable Channel 3 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99. Funding […]
Broadcasting Change for City Meetings?
Mayor Fitzgerald Organizes Coalition of California Cities
Fullerton Mayor Jennifer Fitzgerald has announced the formation of The California Mayor Coalition (CMC) formed to advocate for federal money to help cities in our state caught short economically by the ongoing COVID-19 […]
In Preparing the Budget, City Faces Hard Choices
Fullerton’s City Treasurer gave a financial budget review report for fiscal year (FY) 2020-21 at the May 5 Fullerton City Council meeting, as the City prepares to create its new budget in […]
Virtual Town Hall with Representative Gil Cisneros
U.S. Representative Gil Cisneros (CA-39) held a virtual town hall via Zoom video conferencing for residents of Fullerton on May 7. This was part of a series of city-specific town halls he […]
Mayor Hosts Virtual Town Hall
Fullerton’s Mayor Jennifer Fitzgerald held her first “Virtual Town Hall” via video feed from the mayor’s office in city hall on the morning of Monday, April 27. Characterizing the virtual method as […]
PFAS: Chemicals of Emerging Concern
Submitted by Ahmad Zahra, Fullerton Council Member & Orange County Water District Representative Nothing is more important than clean water. We wash our produce, bathe our kids, and brush our teeth every […]
Rally to “Close the Camps” at Rep. Cisneros’ Fullerton Office
A crowd of people gathered outside Congressman Gil Cisneros’ Fullerton office on July 2 for a rally to “Close the Camps” at the U.S./Mexico border, where children who have been separated from […]
Rancho La Paz Residents Ask Council For Help
A large group of residents from Rancho La Paz Mobile Home Park in Fullerton attended the June 4th council meeting with signs, expressing their protest of the massive rent increases proposed by […]
Council Approves Water Rate Increase
At the June 4 meeting, Fullerton City Council voted 4-1 (Whitaker “no”) to approve a five year plan for water rate increases. The additional revenue will provide for operational expenses, annual replacement […]
New Voting Systems Mean Big Change
In March, I was recruited to work as a poll worker at the Third District Supervisory Special Election in the city of Orange, where the position of Third District Supervisor was left […]
Panel Discussion on Cannabis in Fullerton
Former state senator Josh Newman moderated a quarterly discussion hosted by Neighbors United for Fullerton on May 6 at the Fullerton Library which explored the question, “Is there a Place for Cannabis […]
Fullerton & State Recognize Arab American Heritage Month
Fullerton and the California State Legislature recognized Arab American Heritage Month with proclamations at the April 2 Fullerton city council meeting. The proclamations were presented to Arab American Civic Council founder Rashad […]
Rent Gouging Moratorium: Anaheim Moves Discussion to April 16 while Fullerton Postpones Until July
At their April 2 meeting, Fullerton City Council decided to postpone discussion of rent stabilization (or measures to prevent rent gouging) at mobile home parks until July. This decision came in […]
Fullerton Launches Public Survey Where Residents Can Rate Priorities for the City
The City of Fullerton launched a Community Stakeholder Survey with their online engagement tool OpenGov at the April 2, 2019 City Council Meeting. The online survey is completely anonymous and can only […]
Anaheim Steps Up With Proposed Ordinance & Fullerton Discusses Rent Stabilization to Protect Homeowners at both Tuesday April 2 Council Meetings
Anaheim Councilmember Jose Moreno announced to a standing room only group of mobile homeowners that if a proposed interim ordinance passes at the 5pm Anaheim Council Meeting on Tuesday, April 2nd – residents […]
Water Rate Increase and Mobile Home Rent Control at Fullerton City Council April 2
Two items of intense interest will be discussed at the April 2, at 6:30pm City Council meeting held at City Hall: Proposed increases in Water Rates; and Rent Control options for mobile […]
CSUF Masterplan (& Fate of Fullerton Arboretum) Meeting at Clayes Performing Arts Center Lobby on Campus
A presentation will take place at 10am and another at 5:30pm on Wednesday, April 10 at the Clayes Performing Arts Center Lobby on campus according to a note sent out by Cal […]
Drug Lab Bust on Woods in Fullerton
On March 15th, 2019 around 5pm, Fullerton Police Department detectives assisted with the service of a Federal Arrest Warrant on a 38-year-old male for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The warrant was the […]
Proposed Water Rate Hikes
Fullerton’s water rates are likely to change significantly on July 1, 2019. How significant the changes will be for your home or business depends on the size of the water meter connected […]
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 […]
Friends and Supporters Rally to Save Coyote Hills
On Tuesday, March 5th at 5:30pm a large crowd of local residents gathered outside Fullerton City Hall for a rally to save Coyote Hills, just prior to that night’s city council meeting. […]
SAVE THE HILL OR THEY’LL BE ILL!
Editorial by Nathan Wayne Guerrero A rally of over 75 people came to the front of the Fullerton City Hall in support of saving all 510-acres of the West Coyote Hills on […]
The Use And Abuse Of Medical Marijuana
On March 25th at 9am at the Fullerton Elks Club, the subject of “The Use And Abuse Of Medical Marijuana” will be presented by Brent Yeung, MD, anesthesiologist and pain management specialist […]
The Tip of an Iceberg as City of Fullerton Takes Over County License from Bears
The City of Fullerton has officially taken over the county license of Clark Park Complex and will be programming all fields. The complex had been under a license between OC Parks and […]
New Bar Rules Proposed for Downtown Fullerton
In an effort to deal with the numerous problems created by the late night downtown scene Fullerton Community Development Director Ted White presented to the Planning Commission a series of proposed new […]
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 […]
Supreme Court Declines Review of Petition on Case Against Chevron & City but Friends of Coyote Hills Remain Hopeful of Saving the Land
In bad news for protection of the public vote and citizens’ constitutional right to petition their government, on February 27 the California Supreme Court denied a request from Friends of Coyote Hills […]
Voter’s Choice Act for Orange County Passes
The Orange County Board of Supervisors, at its February 26 meeting passed the Voters’ Choice Act for OC. The action was recommended by OC Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley. It will be […]
Save Coyote Hills Meeting Hi-Lights Urgency of Need for Citizens to Get Involved
On February 25th, the Friends of Coyote Hills hosted a community meeting at the Fullerton Public Library to discuss the current status and needs of the effort to save Coyote Hills from […]
Former Police Chief & Captain Plead Guilty
Facing jail time if convicted of off-duty assault charges, both former Fullerton Police Chief David Hendricks and former Captain Thomas Oliveras pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disturbing the peace charges on February […]
Crimes that Occurred Feb 4-Feb 28 in 5 mile Radius of Downtown Fullerton
Below is a partial list of car burglaries, stolen vehicles, narcotics violations, assaults, and home burglaries in Fullerton in February 2019 as listed on the Fullerton iWatch. Sign up for your neighborhood […]
Quirk-Silva Discusses 2019 Housing Plan at Community Coffee Event
About fifty people packed into the Library Café in the Fullerton Public Library for Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva’s Community Coffee on Saturday February 23. Quirk-Silva discussed her committee appointments, the legislative process, and […]
Council Majority Doubles Down on Decision to Remove Whitaker from OCWD
After much discussion and input from the public, on Feb 19 council voted 3-2 (Silva, Whitaker “no”) to reaffirm their Feb 5 decision to remove Councilmember Whitaker from the Orange County Water […]
OCWD Director Whitaker’s Appointment to SAWPA Beneficial to Fullerton
At the February 5 City Council Meeting District 5 Councilmember Ahmad Zahra proposed that the council should appoint himself to replace Councilmember Bruce Whitaker as the Division 10 Director on the Orange […]
The Vote to Remove OCWD Representative was a Violation of Brown Act
Shortly before midnight on February 5, the Fullerton City Council attempted to remove Councilman Bruce Whitaker from the board of the Orange County Water District (OCWD). Whitaker currently represents Fullerton rate payers, […]
