Doug Chaffee & Sunny Park OC Board of Supervisors 4th District Both campaigns sent out several hit mailers on each other making various claims. Sunny Park started with a hit-piece showing Chaffee’s […]
Regional: Dirty Political Tactics 2022
OCTA Maintenance Employees Strike; OC Bus Service to Halt Beginning Nov. 3
Press Release: November 02, 2022 The Orange County Transportation Authority is notifying passengers that bus service will be halted throughout the county beginning Thursday, Nov. 3, after maintenance employees began striking this […]
OC Health Care Agency Issues Public Health Emergency Declaration and County Local State of Emergency
The Orange County Health Officer today issued a Declaration of Health Emergency Orange County due to rapidly spreading virus infections causing record numbers of pediatric hospitalizations and daily emergency room visits. Additionally, […]
Follow the Money Behind the Candidates
See Fullerton and Orange County candidate interviews: Click Here Fullerton City Council District 3 • Shana Charles Total raised: $ 22,311 (includes $1,000 loan to herself) 25 large contributions from Fullerton residents […]
Investigating the History of Featherly Regional Park
When my dad was an elementary school student in the early 1970s, he remembers going with a friend to Featherly Regional Park in Anaheim as part of Fullerton’s Youth Science Center. It […]
Michelle Steel Called Out for Gift of Public Land to Donor
About 40 residents turned out to protest a proposed “gift” of public land by former Supervisor Michelle Steel to her political donor, Buck Johns. Gathering on the adjacent public tidelands trail on […]
New volunteers join CASA program
Thirty new volunteers were sworn into the Orange County CASA program by Judge Vibhav Mittal. Our Fullerton neighbor, Tami Walker, was one of them. The Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program is one […]
Animal Activists Demand Changes at Orange County Animal Care Shelter
The Orange County Animal Care Shelter, located at 1630 Victory Road in Tustin, has come under fire as animal activists have demanded a change in practices. Activists claim that the restrictive appointment-based […]
High Heat Advisory Extended in Orange County
The National Weather Service predicts high temperatures continuing to reach the high 90s and low 100 degrees in many cities in Orange County through Friday, September 9. Residents are encouraged to take […]
A History of Brea Creek
A group of Kizh (also called Tongva or Gabrieleno) people were witnesses to a very unusual sight on July 29, 1769. An exotic new people had arrived at their village, speaking a […]
Illumination Foundation Hosts Carnival for Kids
Illumination Foundation held its Ninth Annual Carnival for Kids on Saturday, July 30 at La Palma Park in Anaheim, welcoming over 1,000 homeless and at-risk children and families. The event featured carnival […]
‘Observing Fullerton’ Episode #23: Robin Rush of Recovery Road
Today, Urooj takes a walking tour of the Recovery Road facility in Anaheim. Robin Rush, founder of the nonprofit organization, details the assistance and opportunities that Recovery Road offers to those who […]
Buddhist Church Celebrates Obon Festival
Orange County Buddhist Church in Anaheim celebrated the 2022 Obon festival with odori (dance) on July 16 and 17 from 3 to 8 pm. Obon observances are a time to honor those […]
Significant Bus Service Cuts Proposed for North OC
Jane Reifer is Chair of Transit Advocates of Orange County The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) conducted a public hearing on July 25 to receive input on a bus system update that […]
New Mental Health Law and Lifeline Take Effect
The issue: California law requires health care providers to schedule a mental health assessment, also known as “intake,” within two weeks of the patient requesting to be seen by a therapist. An […]
Fentanyl: A dangerous killer drug (Part III)
In his book Fentanyl, Inc., Ben Westhoff writes, “This is a topic about this generation of young people and the addiction problem with fentanyl, the most dangerous of the opioids.” The problem […]
County Releases 2022 Homeless Count Numbers
The county of Orange released the results of the 2022 Point In Time Count on May 11. A total of 5,718 persons experiencing homelessness were counted. This is a 16.5% reduction from […]
State Legislation Seeks to Address Housing Crisis
Affordable housing is one of California’s most pressing problems. The OC Register recently reported that the median price of a home in Orange County has reached $1 million, just as the median […]
‘A Coup in Search of a Legal Theory’: Federal Judge Orders former Chapman Professor to Release Documents to Jan 6 Committee
United States District Judge David Carter ordered former Chapman University law professor Dr. John Eastman on March 28 to release 101 documents (mostly e-mails) to the House of Representative Select Committee to […]
North Orange County Hiking Trails Have Green Hills and a Gas Pipeline
One of the best views of Orange County can be seen on a hiking trail that starts in an ordinary neighborhood. Located at the end of Rimcrest Drive in Yorba Linda (just […]
More Nuclear No Solution to Climate Crisis
Opinion If you live in Orange or San Diego County, hopefully you’re aware that San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) has been turned into a nuclear waste dump for the foreseeable future. […]
An Interview with Congresswoman Young Kim
Young Kim is the current the U.S. Representative for California’s 39th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, her district includes northern parts of Orange County, including Fullerton. In the 2020 […]
Saving All of West Coyote Hills is Within Reach
Angela Lindstrom is the President of Friends of Coyote Hills It has been over a year of COVID-19 pandemic lock-down and the case for saving all 510-acres of West Coyote Hills as […]
Orange County Remains in 2nd Most Restrictive Tier of COVID-19 Reopening Plan
Orange County COVID-19 Statistics More than 8 million people in the United States have contracted the coronavirus, with the pace of new cases increasing in many parts of the country. But in […]
Allowing Some 17-Year Olds to Vote: A Closer Look at Prop 18
Californians are voting on a number of propositions that deal with a wide variety of issues this election season. Here’s a closer look at Proposition 18, which deals with allowing some 17-year-olds […]
Stem Cell Research on the Ballot: A Closer Look at Prop 14
Californians are voting on a number of propositions that deal with a wide variety of issues this election season. Here’s a closer look at Proposition 14, which deals with stem cell research. […]
Affirmative Action on the Ballot: A Closer Look at Prop 16
Californians are voting on a number of propositions that deal with a wide variety of issues this election season. Here’s a closer look at Proposition 16, which deals with affirmative action. This […]
OC and State Republicans Promote Unofficial Ballot Drop Boxes
Note: This article was updated April 11, 2021 to include additional information, particularly that CA Attorney General Becerra’s office dropped their case against the CA GOP regarding “unofficial” ballot drop boxes. Jordan […]
App-Based Drivers on the Ballot: A Closer Look at Prop 22
Californians are voting on a number of propositions that deal with a wide variety of issues this election season. Here’s a closer look at Proposition 22, which deals with app-based drivers (Uber, […]
Rent Control on the Ballot: A Closer Look at Prop 21
Californians are voting on a number of propositions that deal with a wide variety of issues this election season. Here’s a closer look at Proposition 21, which deals with rent control. This […]
Criminal Justice on the Ballot: A Closer Look at Propositions 17, 20, and 25
Californians are voting on a number of propositions that deal with a wide variety of issues this election season. Here’s a closer look at 3 propositions that deal with criminal justice. This […]
Working Together to Protect Fullerton’s Water
Water is the lifeline of Orange County; we depend on safe, reliable water for our community and our economy to thrive. Orange County Water District (OCWD; the District) and the city of […]
Rocks and Fossils of Fullerton
Of the three major rock groups in geology, only sedimentary rocks occur within the city limits of Fullerton. Igneous and metamorphic rocks are not found in the Fullerton area. However, these sedimentary […]
Dustups Continue over Radioactive Waste Storage at San Onofre
The decommissioning of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) has been riddled with controversies since it was shuttered in 2013, undermining public confidence in Southern California Edison’s management of highly radioactive nuclear […]
Macadamia Nut Trees Have Roots in Strange Spiritualist Cult in Placentia
Did you know that Placentia is the place where the first Macadamia tetraphylla trees in California were planted? I didn’t know that until I discovered a file in my folder of suggestions […]
