The Armory cold weather emergency homeless shelter operated by the non-profit Mercy House opened for the winter months on December 17th. Two hundred shelter beds are offered nightly, when the facility is […]
Coyote Hills Update: Judge Sidesteps Constitutional Issue
The 4th District Court of Appeals side-stepped the people’s referendum right when it ruled against the Friends of Coyote Hills on their Measure W lawsuit on December 6, 2018. The judges framed this […]
A Brief History of the Fullerton Observer
This year marks the 43rd anniversary of the Fullerton Observer, which was founded in 1978 by a group of citizens led by Ralph Kennedy as editor. In honor of this milestone, we […]
The Mission Inn Connection
While thousands of Fullerton residents have visited Riverside’s remarkable Mission Inn, very few realize that the builder responsible for supervising the majority of the Inn’s construction also designed Fullerton’s historic city hall. […]
Hunt Branch Library Receives Local Landmark Status
Fullerton City Council officially added the Hunt Branch Library to the list of the city’s Local Landmarks on November 20th. The designation is meant both to recognize significant structures in the city […]
Hate Crimes on the Rise in Orange County
Earlier this year, OC Human Relations published its annual Hate Crimes Report, which showed that Orange County experienced 56 reported hate crimes and 94 hate incidents in 2017. This shows an increase […]
The Local Grassroots Struggle for School Desegregation
Many Fullerton residents may not be aware that a landmark desegregation case, Mendez et al. v. Westminster, began here in Orange County. Recently, an exhibition about this court case was created by […]
Post-Election Analysis: CSUF Political Scientists Weigh In
On November 12, the Fullerton Public Library hosted a discussion where a panel of political science professors from Cal State Fullerton weighed in on the results of the midterm election. The panel included Dr. […]
EPA on Fullerton Water Supply Protection and Clean-Up
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Orange County Water District (OCWD), and the California Dept. of Health (CDPH) hosted a presentation on November 14th at the Main Library’s Community Room […]
Anti-Fascist Rally Downtown
On November 7th, a group called Refuse Fascism hosted a rally in Downtown Fullerton, at the corner of Harbor and Chapman. This was part of a series of protests hosted all over […]
