Over the years I have gotten seeds of California native wildflowers from native plant sales, mail order sources, and friends. Now tidy tips, arroyo lupine, desert bluebells, California poppies, wind poppies, Dudley’s […]
Wildflowers in a Pandemic
School Board to Vote on Black Lives Matter Resolution
The Fullerton School Board of Trustees will vote on June 23 to approve a resolution in support of Black Lives Matter and to encourage district-wide participation in the national Black Lives Matter […]
Cal State Fullerton ‘Dreamers’ Celebrate Supreme Court’s Block to Trump Ending DACA
Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Dreamer Resource Center serves nearly 2,000 students and was the first center for undocumented students in the CSU system when it launched in 2014. The university’s ‘Dreamers’ are […]
School Board Votes to Remove Plummer Name from Auditorium
The Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously on June 16, to remove Louis E. Plummer’s name from the Plummer Auditorium in Fullerton amid evidence that Plummer was […]
Day of Music Happening June 21 Virtually
Day of Music Fullerton is a music festival that anyone can musically participate in, and will still occur on June 21. In response to COVID-19 live performances will be broadcast virtually in […]
OC Health Officer Resigns Following Heated Conflict and Threats Over Face Coverings
The county of Orange announced on Monday, June 8 that Dr. Nichole Quick had unexpectedly resigned her position as County Health Officer. A prominent figure in the County’s strategic efforts to combat […]
Petition Succeeds in Effort to Remove Plummer Name from Auditorium
Fullerton Union High School District Superintendent Scott Scambray announced last week that they have made the decision to remove the name of Louis E. Plummer from the auditorium next week at the […]
Council Approves Budget with Police Spending Increase, Cuts to Other Services
Fullerton City Council voted 5-0 to approve the 2020/21 budget at their June 2 meeting. “Based on our funding ability and our employee count, we are at a lower level [of service],” […]
Recognizing the History Behind the Bernal House
I recently learned that, earlier this year, before the stay-at-home order, Fullerton City Councilmember Jesus Silva was thinking of giving historical recognition to the Bernal house. I wanted to find out more […]
Council Selects Applicant for Hunt Library Restoration and Programming
The Fullerton City Council unanimously approved the applicant recommended by a review panel to begin engagement with the city about providing programming and renovations to the Hunt Branch Library campus. A joint […]
Amid Pandemic and Job Losses, Council Votes Down Temporary Rent Freeze
“Rent is due today, and a lot of Fullerton residents can’t afford to pay. Without your support, a wave of evictions and a spike in homelessness will come to our communities, individuals, […]
The Downtown Report (Mid June)
The Fox The city of Fullerton entered into an exclusive agreement with developers Frontier Real Estate and the concept includes reconfiguring part of the Fox Fullerton into a concert and/or theatre venue, […]
An Open Letter from the Fullerton Museum Center Board of Trustees
As you may know, on June 2, 2020 the Fullerton city council voted 5-0 to keep the Fullerton Museum Center closed indefinitely and to reassign full-time staff to other positions. Previously, all […]
Broadcasting Change for City Meetings?
Fullerton has been utilizing local video production company MC Video for 25 years to broadcast City Council and Planning Commission meetings on Spectrum Cable Channel 3 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99. Funding […]
Local Business Owner Shares Her Story
You may know my business, Ipso Facto, as that “spooky store” nestled on the north end of downtown Fullerton for the last 30 years in a 15-foot wide sliver of a utilitarian […]
Peaceful Protests Seek Justice, Reform, End to Systemic Racism
Two peaceful protests took place in downtown Fullerton on June 6 and 7 whose themes were justice for George Floyd and other victims of police brutality, an end to systemic racism, black […]
Fullerton Group Steps Up to Make a Difference for Small Businesses
“It takes a village and we’re so glad to be in this one” stated a heartfelt online post from The Olde Ship. The family-owned British pub on Harbor Blvd in Fullerton has […]
Eviction Moratorium Extended to July 28
On May 29, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order extending the State’s eviction moratorium through July 28. Fullerton’s eviction moratorium would have expired on May 31, but under the Governor’s […]
Food Drive at Pacific Drive School
On June 4, the non-profit ICNA Relief SoCal (Muslims for Humanity) in conjunction with the Fullerton School District and other local groups such as the Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, distributed 1800 boxes […]
Council Votes to Temporarily Cut Museum Center Program Funding
It is likely the Fullerton Museum Center will remain closed through at least the end of 2020. At the Tuesday, June 2 meeting, Fullerton City Council voted 5-0 to adopt the 2020-21 […]
City Enters Agreement with Developer for Fox Block
The historic “Fox Block” in downtown Fullerton, which includes the Fox Theatre, may see further development. Council voted 4-1 (Whitaker “no”) to enter into an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) with the developer […]
Community Poster Walls Urge Reflection and Change
In light of the horrific news of the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota police, and countless other acts of police violence and brutality against black Americans, a group […]
City Budget Proposes “Temporary” De-Funding of Fullerton Museum Center
At the Tuesday, June 2 meeting, Fullerton City Council will be voting on adoption of next year’s budget. Included in this item is a proposed “temporary” defunding of the Fullerton Museum Center—a […]
The Downtown Report (Early June)
Big Changes Just a week and a half ago, when we first heard West Wilshire would be closed off to traffic and turned into a new space for restaurants and shops to […]
City Council to Make Final Hunt Library Proposal Selection
The Fullerton City Council is scheduled to consider proposals for programming in the closed Hunt Branch Library on June 2. Eight different organizations responded to a Request for Proposals issued last November […]
George Floyd Demonstration in Fullerton
To protest the brutal murder of George Floyd in Minnesota and to demand an end to police killing with impunity, people gathered at Kelly’s Corner at the Fullerton Transportation Center Saturday May […]
Orange County’s Partial Reopening and Health Orders
Orange County COVID-19 Statistics Fullerton’s cumulative total of COVID-19 infections surpassed 200 by the end of May. The Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) does not report hospitalizations or deaths from the […]
Man Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting
A man was shot and killed by officers of the Fullerton Police Department after allegedly stabbing a police K9 following a domestic violence incident on Wednesday, May 27 at 10pm. This was […]
Plummer Clock Tower Lights Up for Graduates
While many schools are turning on stadium lights or putting up signs to honor their class of 2020 graduates, I realized that FUHS and I have the resources to do something special. […]
See Public Art During the Pandemic
Fullerton has had a long history of public artwork, from historic WPA (Works Progress Administration) pieces on view in the City’s downtown, to more modern forms of art by local and regional […]
Palm Gardens Renters Request Relief
Residents of the low-income apartment complex Palm Gardens in Fullerton were recently given notice of a rent increase of 8.5%, which is scheduled to take effect June 1, the date that the […]
Federal Funding for Small Businesses, Homelessness Prevention, and Food Program
Fullerton City Council voted 5-0 at their May 19 meeting to allocate $819,487 in federal CARES Act funding (through the Community Development Block Grant program) to various City programs aimed at providing relief […]
Some Downtown Businesses Reopen
A number of downtown Fullerton restaurant/bars reopened their doors to in-person dining and drinking on Saturday, May 23, after the County and the City announced that the state of California had approved […]
Section of Fullerton’s Bike Boulevard Now Closed to Bicyclists
With virtually no warning, the city of Fullerton closed a short block of West Wilshire Ave. to vehicular traffic, including bicycles, to facilitate a new outdoor dining area before it was allowed […]
Stolen Airplane Goes Off Runway
Officers from the Fullerton Police Department responded to the Fullerton Airport to investigate an aircraft that ran off the runway on May 20. The single engine aircraft struck a fence on the […]
