Jennifer Lee from the US Census Bureau discussed the upcoming 2020 US census at the October 1 Fullerton City Council meeting. April 1, 2020 is the official census day. “The census is […]
Preparing for the 2020 Census
Film Review: Downton Abbey Gets Two Hits
Fans of the television series “Downton Abbey” will not be disappointed in the enlarged screen version of the Crawley Family in their 300-room estate with all of their servants. The larger screen […]
Season of Art and Hearts
Our favorite season of the year is upon us. No, we’re not talking about Christmas. In Fullerton, we have our own special time of the year—the season of hearts. Locals look forward […]
Council Approves “Safe Parking” Program for People Living in Vehicles
Fullerton City Council voted 3-2 (Whitaker and Fitzgerald “no”) to approve a six-month temporary “Safe Parking” program to allow for limited overnight parking for people experiencing homeless and/or families who currently dwell […]
Public Meeting Oct 14 for 6-Story Hotel Proposed for Downtown Transportation Center
On October 14 at 6pm at the Fullerton Public Library (353 W Commonwealth) come find out the plans for a 6-story hotel at the Fullerton Transportation Center property in Downtown Fullerton.
Debating the Costs and Benefits of Allowing Legal Fireworks
Fire Marshal Kathy Schaefer gave a report on fireworks-related calls and incidents for this year’s Fourth of July at the September 17 Fullerton City Council Meeting. The Fullerton Fire Department reported two […]
Representatives Discuss Local Issues at Community Forum
Neighbors United for Fullerton (NUFF) invited a select group of local elected officials to discuss what they are doing for the community on September 23. District 4 County Supervisor Doug Chaffee, State […]
Fullerton College Theater Arts presents “The Scarlet Letter”
The Fullerton College Theater Arts Department presents “The Scarlet Letter,” a stage adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel. The show runs October 10-12. Set in the colony of Boston in Puritan New […]
Local Artist Explores Living with MS
In her new show, “Invisible,” at the Josephine Joan Gallery in Fullerton, mixed media artist and photographer Leanne Sargeant explores illness through a personal lens. Sargeant uses the camera to examine hidden […]
Hate Crimes Increase in Orange County in 2018
Reported Hate Crimes in Orange County have increased in the last five years with the largest jump occurring between 2017 and 2018 according to the Orange County Human Relations, which tracks hate […]
Remembering the 1970 Student Strike at CSUF
Given the recent student-led climate strikes that occurred on September 20th around the world and locally, it is perhaps timely to remember another student strike that happened nearly 50 years ago right […]
Peeking at Pio Pico State Historic Park
With Hispanic Heritage Month taking place from September 15 through October 15, this is the perfect time to visit some of the many places around Southern California that preserve the contributions, achievements, […]
Climate Strikes Around Orange County
“For way too long, the politicians and the people in power have gotten away with not doing anything to fight the climate crisis, but we will make sure that they will not […]
Film Review: “The Farewell” gets Two Hits
Tenacious about keeping an all-Asian cast and using dialogue that is 70% Mandarin (with subtitles), writer/director Lulu Wang was rewarded when “The Farewell” emerged from the Sundance Film Festival as an audience […]
“Family Matters” now playing at Stages Theater
Esteemed writer David Macaray brings hilariously delicious but also eloquent humor to his latest duets of one act plays under the notable title, “Family Matters” at Stages Theater. First up is “The […]
Land of the Free, Home of the Brave
Fullerton resident Scott Townley has done an incredible job for the past 18 years paying tribute to one of the worst acts of terrorism ever to take place in the world—9/11. Townley […]
No New Construction Planned in Arboretum
In a victory for all those who spoke out to protect the Arboretum, CSUF has announced that no development is planned for the Fullerton Arboretum in the university’s latest Master Plan. CSUF faculty, […]
Update: Congressional PFAS Hearings and the Threat to Local & National Water Supplies
Minnesota and Virginia State Attorneys suing PFAS manufacturers for hiding the information they knew for the past 20 years to the present about hazardous PFAS, and executives from the manufacturers 3M, Dupont and […]
Seniors Receive 31-page Lease Agreement for Mobile Home Space Rent Increase
The homeowners living in the Rancho La Paz Mobile Home Park, 501 E. Orangethorpe, have received a 31-page lease agreement from new park owner John Saunders. In addition, the document includes 40 […]
Governor Approves OC Veteran’s Cemetery
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 […]
Student Bus Pass Program Expands to Fullerton College
Transportation and education officials marked the expansion of the Orange County Transportation Authority’s student bus pass program to Fullerton College, allowing enrolled students to travel free on any OC Bus. OCTA is […]
Insightful Dilemmas at Democratic Presidential Forum
The Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) held the first Democratic Presidential forum in Orange County in three decades this month. It took place at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa […]
News From a Passionate Printmaker
The fine art of printmaking (lithography, serigraphy, etching, woodcuts) is astonishingly well-represented in two galleries in Fullerton at the same time. Fullerton College displays their collection of fine art prints, accumulated over […]
Fender Factory Workers Featured at the Fullerton Museum
Fender guitars are an important part of Fullerton history. Ever since 2006, the Fullerton Museum Center has had an entire gallery space dedicated to Leo Fender, the famed manufacturer of electric guitars. […]
Muzeo Exhibit Explores Local Impact of Japanese Internment
“Given our community’s experience, we have a special obligation to stand up when others are persecuted. Given the current wave of anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim fear-mongering and immigrant scapegoating, we must not remain […]
Congress Member Gil Cisneros Holds Town Hall Meeting
On Tuesday, September 4, local congress member Gil Cisneros, a Democrat who represents the 39th district, held a Town Hall meeting in the Wilshire Auditorium at Fullerton College. This was the third […]
High School Board Highlights
The Fullerton Joint Union High School District includes 7 schools and serves over 16,000 students. Meetings of the district’s Board of Trustees usually occur twice a month at 6:00 p.m. in the […]
Local Author Publishes Debut Novel
Autumn Krause, a current Fullerton resident, has signed a significant book deal with Harper Collins/Harper Teen for her debut novel, A Dress for the Wicked (which she edited at the Night Owl […]
“Rube!” @ Brea Curtis Theater
From September 13-29th, the Brea Curtis Theater presents “Rube!” a play by local author Joel Beers. “Rube!” is a dramatized account of the legendary Rube Waddell, a Major League Baseball pitcher at […]
Film Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette? Gets Two Hits
Writer/director Richard Linklater, described as “one of the first and most successful talents to emerge during the American independent film renaissance,“ still works outside mainstream Hollywood. A Texan, Linklater built his own […]
Fullerton Union High School to Induct New Members into its “Wall of Fame”
Fullerton Union High School will induct three new members into its “Wall of Fame” at the Homecoming celebration on Friday, September 20. The Wall of Fame Induction ceremony will begin at 5:00 […]
A Place for Everything, and Everything in Its Place @ CSUF Begovich Gallery
The CSUF Begovich Gallery presents A Place for Everything, And Everything in its Place, an exhibition featuring nearly 50 years of works of art collected by the College of the Arts at […]
Wayzgoose: Prints from the Fullerton College Art Collection
The Fullerton College Art Gallery presents a selection of fine art prints from the Fullerton College Art Collection. This will be the first exhibition that will feature all of the prints created […]
A House With a History: The Susanna Bixby Bryant Museum
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 […]
Zahra Hosts “Let’s Talk Water” Event
District 5 City Councilperson Ahmad Zahra, who serves as Fullerton’s representative on the Board of the Orange County Water District (OCWD), hosted a community event called “Let’s Talk Water” on August 24 […]
