Category: Local News

Water Update: PFAS and the Cost of Cleanup

On February 8 at the Fullerton Community Center, Councilmember Ahmad Zahra hosted his second “Let’s Talk Water” meeting since he replaced Councilmember Whitaker as Fullerton’s Representative to the Orange County Water District […]

Local Families Reunited

Forty-two families were recently reunited at the Fullerton Community Center thanks to the efforts of a local non-profit called “Ojos de agua y el Novillero Unidos.” This group, named after two towns […]

California Lilac

Among my favorite shrubs are those which will survive on rainfall alone once established. Other favorite attributes include value to pollinators, showy flowers and longevity. A shrub which easily meets these criteria […]

Council Approves Bastanchury Development

Fullerton City Council voted 4-1 (Whitaker “no”) to approve a 33-unit residential condominium development on a 2.4-acre site on Bastanchury Road near Puente at its February 4 meeting. The property, which will […]

Public Library Honors Ray Kawase

The Fullerton Public Library Board of Trustees will be recognizing the service of longtime library supporter, Library Trustee, and Foundation Board Member Ray Kawase. Ray served on the Fullerton Public Library Board […]

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 […]

Council to Vote on Bastanchury Development

Fullerton City Council will vote on a proposed 33-unit residential condominium development on a 2.4-acre site on Bastanchury Road near Puente at its February 4 meeting. The property, which was sold to […]

On the 2020 Primary

On March 3, California will hold a primary election.  Although you may have voted in past primaries and understand that their principal purpose is to select candidates for the November general election […]

Hidden Hiking Trails Off Rosecrans

As I drive down Rosecrans on my daily commute to Whittier College, I sometimes spot a trail in between the trees, just past the baseball field across from Ralph B. Clark Regional […]

OC Women’s March Draws Thousands

Between 10,000-12,000 people marched through the streets of downtown Santa Ana for the fourth annual O.C. Women’s March on January 18. The march was to promote women’s rights, equality, representation in government, […]

Homeless Crisis Has Many Faces in Fullerton

Fullerton is suffering a housing crisis where our teachers, police officers, retail workers and many others are not able to afford housing, close to where they work, and more of our vulnerable […]

Fee Increase for Green Waste Recycling

Residential customers in Fullerton will see a fee increase of $1.51/month to pay for the implementation of a new green material composting policy, as mandated under state law AB 1594. The purpose […]

Town Hall on Census and Vote Centers

Representative Gil Cisneros and California Secretary of State Alex Padilla will host a Town Hall on Friday, January 17 at 6pm at the Fullerton College Wilshire Auditorium to discuss the 2020 U.S. […]

SHHS Coach Arrested for Lewd Acts with a Minor

Following reports from the mother of a female 14-year-old Sunny Hills High School (SHHS) student and a police investigation, local police placed SHHS boys’ JV basketball coach Elijah Kim (30, Fullerton) under […]

Owner vs. Tenant at Planning Commission

by Judith Kaluzny / photos by Jane Rands Neither approving nor denying, the Fullerton Planning Commission dismissed Joseph Florentine’s application for a conditional use permit (CUP) for his four establishments at the […]

Apply to Serve on the Orange County Grand Jury

Make a difference. Promote sound government. Serve on the Orange County Grand Jury. The deadline to apply is January 18. Responsibilities of the OC Grand Jury include: -Ensure that the performance of […]

An Update on Fullerton’s Infrastructure

You no doubt are aware of the poor road conditions here in Fullerton. These road conditions are the most noticeable, and arguably, the most critical of all of our infrastructure needs, but […]

On the Demise of OC Weekly

Dear Sirs: I wish to express my abhorrence of your communist rag. Were I to wipe my backside with your paper, I would consider it an act too dignified…Your left-wing, secular politics […]

Photos from First Night in Fullerton

The 28th Annual “First Night Fullerton” took place on New Years Eve, December 31 in Downtown Fullerton, beginning at 7pm and ending with a fireworks show at midnight. Here are some photos […]

New Life for Old Houses on Chapman Avenue

Those driving along Chapman Avenue east of Harbor Boulevard may have noticed over the last two months the placement of construction fencing surrounding a couple of long-standing boarded-up houses on the south […]

The Longest Night: OC Homeless Persons Memorial

Each year on the winter solstice, more than 160 cities across America gather for “The Longest Night” to remember the members of their communities that died without permanent homes, on National Homeless […]

Brea Impeachment Rally

Around 200 people gathered at the corner of St. College Blvd and Imperial highway in Brea for a rally urging the House of Representatives to vote to impeach President Donald Trump on […]