City Net, a contracted provider of services for people experiencing homelessness, conducted the count of unsheltered homeless people for the Orange County Continuum of Care’s 2022 Point in Time (PIT) count February […]
A traffic collision involving four cars occurred at 7:21pm February 22 on Chapman Avenue between Richman and Drake Avenues. Five people were injured, with two taken to UCI Medical Center with moderate […]
The Fullerton Observer newspaper presents a new podcast called ‘Observing Fullerton.’ The podcast includes headlines concerning the latest happenings in Fullerton followed by an interview with a local person doing prominent work […]
Approved by the City Council a year ago, the three-member Cultural Arts Subcommittee of the Parks and Recreation Commission met February 14 to elect a chair and set a meeting schedule. All […]
The California Hotel, now Villa del Sol (305 N Harbor Blvd), opened as a Class A hotel on January 15, 1922, with 22 apartments, 55 guest rooms, 10 first floor storefronts, two […]
The Redistricting Advisory Commission (RAC) will meet Wednesday, February 23 at 6:30pm in City Council Chambers for the third and final time. There are 3 items on the agenda. The first is […]
Inspired by the experiences of Harlen Lambert and Daniel Michael Lynem, Jr., two men who represented opposite ends of the political spectrum, “Shouting from the Margins: Black Orange County, 1960-1979” opened last […]
Three large Chinese elm trees in Valencia Park are scheduled to be removed by the City due to decay at the base and concern over public safety. The trees are around 70 […]
Fullerton recently received $4 million from the state of California to assist with operation of the City’s Navigation Center, a homeless shelter with social services and recuperative care run by Illumination Foundation. […]
FUHS Auditorium update If you were anywhere near Chapman and Lemon last week, you had to notice the huge crane soaring up into the blue sky and wondered what has been taking […]
A lawsuit between Jacob Poozhikala, owner of JP23 Urban Kitchen restaurant/night club and Luis Huang, a private citizen who sent a letter to Fullerton City Council members has been adjudicated and dismissed. […]
I survived the Omicron surge last month despite getting notified by my school on a weekly basis that I had been exposed to someone with COVID. I’m fully vaccinated, and the rate […]
At the request of Mayor Fred Jung, Council voted 3-2 (Zahra and Silva “no”) at their Feb 1 meeting to change the start time of Council meetings from 6:30 to 5:30pm. Jung […]
The Orange County Continuum of Care has scheduled the 2022 Point In Time count of people experiencing homelessness at the end of February. People in shelters will be surveyed on February 21 […]
Despite the City receiving over $32 million from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), City Council approved a 2.5% budget reduction in December. So far, City Council has obligated $16.2 million of […]
A remedy hearing held at the Fullerton police department on August 27, 2021 by Police Chief Dunn resulted in restrictions on hours of entertainment for JP23, a downtown Fullerton restaurant/bar. The hearing […]
The Redistricting process (to determine City Council districts for the next decade) thus far has had low public participation, likely due to late and sometimes conflicting meeting notifications and the difficulty of […]
As a member of the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA, formed in 2020), Fullerton had the opportunity to set 100% renewable energy default rates for customers and the City at their February […]
Fullerton Police Officers responded to the 1300 block of E. Wilshire on February 10 at approximately 9:19pm regarding a shooting that had just occurred. Upon arrival, officers located a 26-year-old male victim […]
by Adrian Meza Mask Mandate Update The state of California will be lifting its indoor mask requirement that was set December last year amid the soaring COVID cases on February 15. This […]
The city of Fullerton is inviting the public to participate in its final redistricting community workshop on Thursday, February 10 at 6pm on Zoom. This is a chance for the public to […]
As the Omicron surge has started to crest, confusion about COVID-19 testing remains. When getting tested, many people have questions about the types of tests available, how they work, and their accuracy. […]
State requires Fullerton to plan for 13,209 units over next eight years In her last meeting with the City of Fullerton before moving on to a new position with the City of Anaheim, […]
For the past 30 years, Fullerton Heritage, a non-profit benefit corporation of over 150 members, has dedicated itself to preserving Fullerton’s past for future generations. The all-volunteer organization has been very active […]
School board members are elected to do three main things: hire and/or dismiss a superintendent, set the overarching goals of a school district, and approve a fiscal plan to enact actions to […]
Mystery Building Many industries and endeavors dominated this part of Southern California before it eventually became known as Orange County, and the “second gold rush” took off after farmers started planting oranges […]
A giant fell in Fullerton as we celebrated the new year. Michael Miles Clements was a big man with a big heart and an infectious smile. He passed away at home from […]
With the start of February comes a very important holiday in many parts of the world: Chinese New Year, which is now more commonly referred to as Lunar New Year. Originating in […]
The city of Fullerton held a celebration on January 29 to commemorate the purchase of 24 acres in the west Coyote Hills, which will permanently be set aside as open space. Long […]
The three Redistricting Workshops that had been scheduled as in-person neighborhood meetings were switched to a virtual-only due to COVID. The Zoom link was published two days before the first workshop on […]
Throughout the past few years, the continuous decline in levels of City Staff has been one of the city of Fullerton’s most significant problems. In December 2021, the City had a staff […]
The City of Fullerton invites the public to participate in its second redistricting community workshop on Saturday, January 29 at 10am on Zoom. Redistricting occurs every ten years to redraw City Council […]
Residents of Fullerton will recall that garbage collection ground to a halt on December 9 when 400 sanitation workers went on strike against their employer, Republic Services. Trash piled up at the […]
State Senator Josh Newman in partnership with Albertsons will host a free COVID-19 vaccine and booster clinic on Saturday, January 29. The clinic will run from 9am to 12pm at the Boys […]
This article has been updated from its original version. City Council approved a six-story student-oriented housing development (called HUB) with ground floor commercial space, at the northeast corner of Chapman and Commonwealth […]
