‘Observing Fullerton’ Episode #24: Gaby Garcia

On the latest episode of the Observing Fullerton podcast, Urooj sits down with Gaby Garcia, the community development manager for the nonprofit organization OC United. Garcia is also the development director of […]

Happening This Week: August 15-21

Here are some events happening in an around Fullerton during the week of August 15-21: Tuesday, August 16 Fullerton City Council Meeting (5:30pm): Agenda items include: Walk on Wilshire Outdoor Dining discussion, […]

Senior Residents Face 30% Rent Increase

This article has been updated from its original version. Ventana, a 95-unit low-income seniors’ community located at 345 Commonwealth Ave. in Fullerton may no longer be affordable to many current residents. Richman […]

OC Literary Journal Releases Summer Issue

Citric Acid: An Online Orange County Literary Arts Quarterly of Imagination and Reimagination is a quarterly journal based in Orange County, California. The editors of the journal, Andrew Tonkovich and Jaime Campbell, […]

Art Exhibit Showcases Unheard Voices

Featuring 38 artists from across Southern California, a new exhibit opens this Saturday in Fullerton entitled Unheard Voices. The exhibit explores emotional experiences, vulnerabilities, cultural origins, gender identity, isolation, and social anxieties […]

Happening This Week: August 8-14

Here are some events happening in an around Fullerton during the week of August 8-14: Tuesday, August 9 • Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board Meeting (6pm): Regular Sessions are held […]

High School Board Highlights: July 26 Meeting

Despite increasing community COVID positive numbers, there was no mention of future mitigation measures if cases continue to rise. There were no school reports and both teacher union FSTO President Angie Cencak […]

Quilts of Valor Given to Veterans

Stitch by stitch. Thread by thread. Colorful pieces of fabric are woven together by loving hands to create a comforting quilt for our most valiant warriors. Quilts of Valor was born of […]

The Downtown Report: August Edition

Days/Nights of Music Here are some downtown locations where you can find live music. Rather than list all the websites please just do a search on the name for more info. • […]

Young Observers: August Edition

As we wrap up our two-month summer break, a new bell schedule awaits us when we return to school this fall. Middle schools and high schools are to “begin no earlier than […]

Happening This Week: August 1-7

Here are some events happening in Fullerton during the week of August 1-7: Tuesday, August 2 • Fullerton City Council Meeting (5:30pm): Agenda items include: City Manager Temporary Contract Award Authority, Opioid […]

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 […]

Observing Fullerton Episode #22: Professor ChorSwang Ngin

Today, Urooj sits down with ChorSwang Ngin, a semi-retired professor of anthropology at California State University, Los Angeles. Ngin is an award-winning applied sociocultural anthropologist with expertise relating to issues of culture […]

Community Building

Fullerton City Council discussed the future of the Hunt Library Building on Tuesday July 19. It is not clear why the future of this building is in doubt at this time. I […]

Artist Panel Discusses Wearable Art

Renowned gallerist and wearable art visionary Lisa M. Berman invited award-winning artists to an in-person artist pop-up sale and panel to discuss their creative work at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center on July […]

For neglected cats, life is a longshot

Sad story of cat hoarding hits neighborhood hard It started with an elderly neighbor telling me his cat was pregnant and sick. What followed was a flurry of activity among neighbors, police, […]

Happening This Week: July 25-31

Here are some events happening in and around Fullerton during the week of July 25-31: Tuesday, July 26 • Family Movie Matinee (2-5pm): Fullerton Public Library Conference Center. Tuesdays during the summer […]

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 […]

Local Youth Hold Protest for Abortion Rights

With the recent overturning of Roe V. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that granted women the right to safe and accessible abortions, citizens of Fullerton protested in front of City Hall […]

Happening This Week: July 18-24

Here are some events happening in and around Fullerton during the week of July 18-24: Tuesday, July 19 • Fullerton City Council Meeting (5:30pm): Agenda items include an update on the Hunt […]

City Offers Senior Taxi Transportation Services

Fullerton offers no cost and/or subsidized transportation options for residents ages 60+. This senior mobility program is provided in partnership with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and California Yellow Cab. For […]

OLLI Celebrates Surviving the Pandemic

On a hot summer day in July I met with Ellie Monroe, President of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute known as OLLI to discuss how they kept the programs going through the pandemic. […]