Council voted 5-0 to purchase two parcels of West Coyote Hills from Chevron as open space at their December 17 meeting. With this purchase, the City will own the entire 217.2 acre […]
City Purchases Two Parcels of West Coyote Hills for Preservation
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 […]
How the Voter’s Choice Act will Affect Orange County Elections
The California primary election has moved from June to March. Under the Voter’s Choice Act (SB 450, 2016) Orange County elections will be conducted through Vote Centers. In this model, vote-by-mail ballots […]
Fitzgerald Selected as Mayor, Flory as Mayor Protem
Each December, the City Council votes to appoint one of its members to serve as Mayor, and another to serve as Mayor Protem. At the December 3 City Council meeting, Mayor Silva […]
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 […]
The Roots of Inequality: The Citrus Industry Prospered on the Back of Segregated Immigrant Labor
It’s no secret that Orange County, including Fullerton, was built on oranges. During the first half of the 20th century, the County became a major producer of citrus for both the United […]
Woodcrest Park Grand Re-Opening
A grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly-renovated Woodcrest Park took place on Saturday, December 14. A large crowd of residents, community leaders, and families gathered to enjoy the new […]
Planning Commission Approves Recuperative Care/Navigation Center for the Homeless
The Fullerton Planning Commission voted 4-1 (Carvalho “no”) to approve a conditional use permit to local non-profit Illumination Foundation to operate a 60-bed recuperative care and 90-bed navigation center with wrap-around services […]
Historic House on Hillcrest Drive
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Anita Shepardson’s Japanese Doll Collection at the Fullerton College Library. I was informed by a librarian, who happened to be a member of Fullerton […]
Beechwood Social Media Incident Sparks Safety Meeting, Student Discipline
Over Thanksgiving Break, a parent notified Beechwood School that she had discovered her child had participated in a private Instagram discussion with 9 other 8th grade students which had included content referencing […]
