This year marks the 40th 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 […]
Post-WWII Veteran Housing at Fullerton College
On June 22, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Servicemen Readjustment Act, popularly known as the G.I. Bill of Rights, which allowed servicemen and women the opportunity to enroll […]
Hundreds Gather at Nixon Library to Protect Mueller Investigation
It was an evening of historical parallels as between 200-300 protesters gathered at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda last Thursday to protest the forced resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who […]
