The county of Orange has announced the opening of large-scale drive-through testing at the Anaheim Convention Center in partnership with 360 Clinic and the city of Anaheim. Tests will be available for […]
COVID-19 Statistics According to Orange County’s new Health Care Agency Director, Dr. Clayton Chau, Orange County is experiencing a slight uptick in numbers of COVID-19 infectious cases. Each day, the County’s Health […]
California governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on March 19 requiring all Californians to stay home except to get food, care for a relative or friend, get necessary health care, or […]
The County of Orange departments have suspended various services to support social distancing to protect residents and County employees. Below is a list of County department closures and suspension of services as […]
A little over five miles from downtown Fullerton, straight up Harbor Boulevard and a mile-and-a-half down Fullerton Road in La Habra Heights is the Powder Canyon Trailhead, a loop which offers a […]
Assembly Bill (AB) 368 authored by Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton), establishing a Veteran’s Cemetery in Southern California, has been signed into law. “I am proud this legislation was signed into law to […]
Fullerton residents interested in learning about North Orange County history should visit the Susanna Bixby Bryant Museum and Botanic Garden, one of the last remaining examples of early California Ranch houses. Built […]
In the wake of three recent mass shootings (Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton), I was intrigued to learn that the Crossroads of the West Gun Show was headed to the Orange County […]
Now that summer has arrived, it’s time to step outside and visit our local parks. Driving down Bastanchury and turning left on Kraemer Boulevard, I found Tri-City Regional Park, a 40-acre piece […]
This is the fourth article in a series about the past, present and future of railroads in Fullerton and Orange County. Previous articles in this series in Fullerton Observer, explored the local […]
In conjunction with rallies and protests across the country against the recent abortion ban legislation in states like Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio, about 100 people showed up during rush hour at the […]
This is the third article in a series about the past, present and future of railroads in Fullerton and Orange County. The previous article in the series, in last month’s Fullerton Observer, […]
It’s a well-known secret that public higher education in California and across the country is increasingly built on the backs of a large army of underpaid, exploited part-time professors. At a recent […]
The Santa Ana City Council, at its April 16th meeting, pushed a proposed moratorium on mobile home lot rent increases to the May 7th council meeting where City Attorney Carvalho will present […]
The discussion of a temporary cap on rent increases at mobile home parks was kept from taking place by the Anaheim City Council majority at the last meeting, but the issue was […]
The Anaheim City Council majority voted 5-2 to grant a quarter million dollars to “Anaheim First,” a new non-profit formed by the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce. The grant is to conduct a […]
Although super blooms have caused traffic jams throughout southern California, there are many miniature wildflower blooms that are much less crowded. According to NASA’s Earth Observatory, “these types of ‘super blooms’ can […]
The County of Orange released the 2019 Point in Time results on April 24. More than 1,000 volunteers counted 6,860 individuals across Orange County experiencing homelessness. Of those, 2,899 were sheltered while […]
This is the first article in a series about the past, present and future of railroads in Fullerton and Orange County. This May will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike […]
On Tuesday, April 16 members of the Kizh-Gabrieleno tribe, the original inhabitants of the Los Angeles basin and north Orange County, dedicated a spot at the corner of Commercial and Vignes in […]
Take a drive down Brea Canyon Road and you will be treated to a beautiful sight–the Brea Hills are blanketed with yellow wildflowers. It’s our own local “super bloom.” Here are some […]
On March 20, as a part of the Fullerton Public Library’s Town and Gown lecture series, CSUF History Professor Dr. Aitana Guia presented a very timely and important session on “‘The […]
A recently-released 2018 census of the homeless population in North Orange County reveals a startling 1,837 people, with 80% of them (1,474 people) unsheltered—a higher unsheltered percentage than Los Angeles County. This […]
Newport Mesa Unified School District high school students posted photos online of a recent off-campus party showing red cups set up in the form of a swastika and surrounding students giving the […]
The Orange County Board of Supervisors, at its February 26 meeting passed the Voters’ Choice Act for OC. The action was recommended by OC Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley. It will be […]
I live directly off the beautiful nature reserve of Coyote Hills. Over the past recent years I have “observed” the games played by Chevron and the City of Fullerton regarding the effort […]
On February 25th, the Friends of Coyote Hills hosted a community meeting at the Fullerton Public Library to discuss the current status and needs of the effort to save Coyote Hills from […]
Troy faced off against Rialto at La Habra Stadium February 23 The unexpected ride by the Troy Warriors boys’ soccer team came to an end after a 2-0 defeat to the Rialto […]
About fifty people packed into the Library Café in the Fullerton Public Library for Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva’s Community Coffee on Saturday February 23. Quirk-Silva discussed her committee appointments, the legislative process, and […]
A demonstration open to the public will take place from 1pm to 3pm Monday, February 18 at State College Blvd. and Imperial Highway in Brea. Anyone opposing the Trump/Pence Administration declaration of […]
Whittier City Manager Jeff Collier spoke at the most recent City Council meeting to provide a 2018-2019 mid-year budget update, as well as an update from the Fiscal Sustainability Ad Hoc Committee. […]
(February 14, 2019) – With coordination and support from the California Military Department, the Orange County Armory Emergency Shelter Program in Santa Ana and Fullerton is operating on a 24-hour basis beginning […]
The Union of The Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California (UVSA) Tết Festival was back for the Year of the Pig! The 38th Annual Vietnamese New Year celebration took place February 8-10, […]
In 2018, there were 20 major work stoppages involving 485,000 workers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of major work stoppages beginning in 2018 was the highest since […]
For the past year and a half, a debate has raged in the Brea School Board chambers and on social media over whether to change the name of Fanning Elementary School, over […]
