Fullerton City Council voted unanimously on January 19 to devote $650,000 of recent CARES Act funding for a new collaborative homeless endeavor called Project HOPE. Project Hope (Homeless Outreach and Proactive Engagement) […]
The county of Orange launched an Emergency Rental Assistance program on February 1 and will accept applications for a period of one month from eligible renter households with unpaid rent or utilities […]
A couple of weeks ago, a family from Anaheim shared the story of their 14-year-old son who committed suicide after feeling hopeless that he wouldn’t be able to go back to in-person […]
The last commercial orange grove in Fullerton, at the 65-acre former Kimberly-Clark site, was cut down on January 28-29 as part of a plan to develop the property for warehouses by the […]
In 2016, voters in California approved Proposition 64 (the Adult Use of Marijuana Act), which legalized adult use and sale of cannabis statewide. In Fullerton the road to official legalization and allowing […]
The state of California has lifted the Regional Stay-at-Home Order imposed on December 5, 2020 intended to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The Order affected the San Joaquin Valley, Bay […]
The city of Fullerton is offering a free sandbag station for residents so they can protect their homes from flooding. Everything for filling is provided except mask, gloves, and your labor filling […]
Business as usual has taken on a whole new meaning. Teleconferencing, cleaning, and juggling a slew of new concerns for employees and owners alike can be formidable. However, small business owners in […]
Born and brought up in Fullerton, Ann Carlson attended Raymond School, Wilshire Junior High, and Fullerton High School. After graduating from U.C. Santa Barbara and from Harvard Law School, Ann forged a […]
Fullerton Police Officers are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred on Saturday, January 23. At approximately 11:29pm, Fullerton Police Officers responded to the 4000 block of West Valencia Drive regarding a victim […]
Driving or walking along Harbor Boulevard through Fullerton’s downtown district, you may have noticed a green old-fashioned bell mounted on a tall concrete crook labeled with a brown sign with the words, […]
One duty of newly-elected (or re-elected) Fullerton City Councilmembers is to select representatives to serve on various City committees, commissions, and boards. At their January 19 meeting, Council selected the following people […]
Locals Share Stories of Tommy Lasorda Fullerton resident and baseball legend Tommy Lasorda passed away on January 7. Not wanting to intrude but wanting to get a photo of some kind, I […]
The city of Fullerton announced on January 18 that it is seeking to lease several public buildings “for profit or non-profit partners to provide neighborhood services and/or operate recreation-based programs and services.” […]
A January 21 press release from the County of Orange advised health care providers that they may once again dispense Moderna COVID-19 vaccines from Lot # 041L20A. An earlier press release, provided […]
People With and Without Computers Will Now Be Able to Participate Remotely In response to public concerns about accessibility during COVID-19, the city of Fullerton adopted new Zoom and phone-in options to […]
Note: This story has been edited from its original version. The City has terminated the contract of Parks and Recreation Director Hugo Curiel. According to 1st District Fullerton City Councilmember Fred Jung, […]
The Fullerton School Board voted at a special meeting on Saturday, January 16 to allow teachers to work remotely through January 29 due to ongoing concerns about COVID-19. Prior to the meeting, […]
The Orange County Healthcare Agency’s first COVID-19 mass vaccination site began administering vaccines Wednesday January 13 in the parking lot of Disneyland in Anaheim. The site is the first of five so-called […]
The Fullerton School Board will host a special meeting on Saturday, January 16 at 1pm to vote on allowing teachers to work remotely through January 29 due to ongoing concerns with COVID-19. […]
The Fullerton Museum Center’s Board of Trustees is currently taking applications. The Board works with the museum director and staff to make decisions and provide programming for this popular local cultural center, […]
The city of Fullerton is seeking community input regarding future programs at the Hunt Branch Library through an online survey. According to the City’s website, “The city of Fullerton is working with […]
President Trump was impeached for the second time by the House of Representatives on January 13 for “Incitement of Insurrection” in sparking the violent mob on January 6 that stormed the US […]
The first of five planned “Super Point-of-Dispensing” (POD) sites is scheduled to open at Anaheim’s Disneyland Resort later this week to provide vaccinations against COVID-19. Orange County residents and those who work […]
Orange County’s Health Care Agency (OCHCA) has announced that it will be partnering with the Orange County Fire Authority to help administer COVID-19 vaccines through a program called Operation Independence, a County […]
Citizens of Fullerton who wish to serve on the City’s various commissions and committees must submit applications by Monday, January 11 at 5:30pm. The City’s website states, “The City of Fullerton welcomes […]
The ACLU of Southern California filed a lawsuit on December 10, 2020 against three Orange County homeless shelters run by Illumination Foundation, Midnight Mission, Mercy House, as well as against the city […]
Dr. Vicki Calhoun is the new representative from Area 3 on the Fullerton Joint Union High School District (FJUHSD) Board of Trustees. Calhoun, who ran unopposed in last November’s election, was sworn […]
¡Feliz Navidad! Sí, para muchos sigue siendo la temporada navideña. Una de las tradiciones de mis raíces mexicanas que enamoró es la Epiphany-Dia de los Reyes Magos. Normalmente usaremos esta columna para […]
His name was Charles. He would also answer to Charlie or Charles Anthony. He wore a long dark ponytail, and he was loud and talkative, and talked out of the side of […]
There are three concurrent rental eviction moratoriums intended to protect families and, in Fullerton, businesses that can’t pay rent due to COVID-19 health and financial complications. These eviction moratoriums are as follows […]
Welcome to Fullerton Got a near panic alert that “Our taxes are being spent on a mural when they should be spent on fixing our potholes!” Of course, we all want our […]
Fullerton Police officers arrested a suspect on Sunday, December 27 whom they believe was responsible for a brush fire at 1440 N. Harbor Blvd. Around 2pm, Fullerton Police Officers responded to the […]
When the Fullerton Observer founder Ralph Kennedy proposed the idea of establishing a community newspaper to his friend, co-founder Ron Kobayashi in 1978, his friend thought it would only last a year. […]
The city of Fullerton has joined a large Orange County lawsuit against the 3M Company, DuPont, and others. The suit was brought by the Orange County Water District (OCWD) and several Orange […]
