Electricity was in the air, and the Bowery in Downtown Fullerton was packed with family and friends as everyone gathered around the big screens, fortifying themselves with full plates of breakfast and […]
Fullerton Team Wins Little League World Series
Former School Resource Officer Charged by OCDA
A former Fullerton Police Department school resource officer has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping up the skirt of a 16-year-old high school student. The Fullerton Police Department initiated an […]
Sharks: On Assignment with Brian Skerry Comes to Fullerton Museum Center
On Saturday, August 24th at 6:00pm, the Fullerton Museum Center unveils its newest exhibit, Sharks: On Assignment with Brian Skerry. Guests can expect dinner, live entertainment, a curator talk and guided tour […]
Council Approves Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program for Senior Mobile Home Parks
At their August 20th meeting, Fullerton City Council unanimously approved up to $350,000 to establish a Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program (TBRA) in senior mobile home parks funded through the federal HOME […]
Co-Worker Arrested in CSUF Stabbing Murder
The murder suspect in the stabbing death at CSUF was arrested Wednesday night around 10:30pm at his home in Huntington Beach. He is being held on murder charges without bail. His court hearing […]
Police Seek Tips on CSUF Stabbing Murder Suspect
Fullerton Police seek information from the public concerning the stabbing murder of Steven Shek Keung Chan which occurred around 8:27 am in the parking lot of Cal State Fullerton on 600 Langsdorf. […]
Attending the Crossroads of the West Gun Show After Three Recent Mass Shootings
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 […]
Presentation: The Future of Water in OC
An educational community forum led by Fullerton Councilmember Ahmad Zahra (Fullerton’s representative on the Orange County Water District board) and a group of speakers will be held on Saturday, August 24, at […]
Eagle Scout Gives Back to his Elementary School
Anthony Kharrat, a 15-year old Life Scout with Fullerton’s Troop 292, was a student at Laguna Road Elementary School in Fullerton from 2009 to 2016. During his years at Laguna, Anthony had […]
O-centric New Play Festival
O-centric: Orange County’s New Play Festival stages four compelling works from OC playwrights that tell stories you don’t typically see in local theatre, stories that need to be told. This year’s festival […]
“Puffs” @ Stages Theater
“Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic” by Matt Cox is a Potter-inspired comedy for anyone who has ever felt like a secondary character in […]
Council Will Not Enact Rent Hike Moratorium for Mobile Home Parks
At their August 6 meeting, Fullerton City Council decided not to enact a temporary rent hike moratorium for mobile home parks. The item was originally placed on the agenda at the request […]
Fullerton, Rail Town Part 6: Amtrak
Amtrak is the brand name of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, the national intercity passenger railroad of the United States. After the Santa Fe, Pacific Electric, Union Pacific, and Southern Pacific (described […]
Gilbert Homeless Encampment Sparks Shelter Discussion
For many years, cities like Fullerton had one primary (legal) tool for dealing with the visible presence of homelessness in the form of encampments—anti-camping ordinances that prevented people from sleeping overnight on […]
American Landscape Paintings @ The Muckenthaler
The California Art Club continues over a century of tradition, presenting America’s stunning and varied landscapes in paintings for a special group exhibition dedicated to the Fall Season, entitled “Autumn Impressions: Painting […]
Sisters of St. Joseph Organize to Support Separated Families
On Thursday night, August 8, 30-35 people joined in a public witness act organized by the Sisters of St. Joseph in Orange in support of families who continue to be inhumanely separated […]
Restoration of “Ninos Del Mundo” Mural
Restoration began this week of the iconic “Ninos Del Mundo” mural painted in 1994 by famed Chicano artist Emigdio Vasquez and his son Higgy. Back in May, Fullerton City Council voted to […]
Fullerton Hosts “National Night Out”
On Tuesday, August 6, various public safety and community groups gathered in the downtown plaza for “National Night Out.” “National Night Out is a nationwide community involvement effort on behalf of each […]
Golden Hill Team Heading to Little League World Series
Fullerton’s Golden Hill Little League Junior team (13 and 14 year olds) is undefeated this season (16-0) and is heading to Taylor, Michigan representing the West Region in the Little League Junior […]
Public at Risk: Scandals at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
Two recent scandals force the question: Is public safety the top priority of either the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or SoCal Edison as they lurch forward in removing spent nuclear waste from cooling pools and loading into […]
Public Meeting on Nuclear Fuel Storage at San Onofre August 20
Fullerton is within the 50-mile radius of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (located at the edge of San Clemente, California) – Cities within the radius would be most highly affected by […]
Film Review: “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” gets Two Hits
Not since Robert Redford and Paul Newman shared the screen in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” have two major actors combined their star power to create a movie so filled with […]
Voting Process Changes for March 2020: What you need to know about Vote Centers
The Presidential Primary Election is March 3, 2020 and Orange County will be using a new voting process approved by the state legislature in 2016, known as the Voters’ Choice Act. The […]
Past Preserved in the Library’s Local History Room
Every time I’ve walked through the library on my way to peruse the comic book section or visit the Friends’ bookstore, I’ve noticed a locked room behind a series of glass windows […]
Utility Box Murals in Downtown Fullerton
Downtown Fullerton recently got a little more beautiful, as local artists recently completed paintings of four city-owned utility boxes. The public art program was organized and sponsored by city and the Fullerton […]
Fullerton Hills Softball Wins State Championship
by Susana Verne Fullerton Hills Softball, Girls Under 14 won gold in the 2019 Southern California B State Tournament held in Lancaster, California and hosted by USA Softball in early July! After […]
Visiting the Migrant Shelters of Tijuana
In today’s current political climate, the issue of immigration has become extremely polarized. Democrats advocate for the rights of immigrants (documented and undocumented), and Republicans clamor for a border wall to stem […]
Buena Park “Navigation Center” Breaks Ground
The ground breaking ceremony on July 10 for construction of the Buena Park Homeless Navigation Center brought together a partnership of officials from cities, nonprofits, the County of Orange and the State […]
Fullerton Armory Shelter to Re-Open in October
The Fullerton and Santa Ana Armory homeless shelters will re-open beginning October 15 and remain open through April 15, 2020. The Armories will provide much-needed shelter to homeless individuals during the winter […]
I am an American: Japanese Incarceration in a Time of Fear @ Muzeo
A partnership with the Anaheim Public Library and Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center, the upcoming exhibit “I Am an American” will feature personal testimonials, artifacts and memorabilia as well as give a […]
Nonprofit and Community Colleges Partner to End Student Hunger
Cypress College, Fullerton College and North Orange Continuing Education (NOCE) have partnered with local non-profit Pathways of Hope to increase services for North Orange County’s students struggling with food and housing insecurity […]
FMC Film Series presents: Style Wars
On Friday, July 26, the Fullerton Museum Center Film series will be screening the film “Style Wars.” Style Wars is regarded as the definitive documentary about Graffiti and Hip-Hop culture, an indispensable […]
Council Wrestles with How to Protect Mobile Homeowners from Rent Gouging
In an effort to protect 155 residents of Rancho La Paz mobile home park in Fullerton from the extreme rent increases imposed by the park’s new owner, Fullerton city council voted at […]
Colored Pencil Society of America International Juried Exhibition
This international exhibition returns to the Brea Gallery once more to reveal the astonishing possibilities of colored pencils. Juried by Jean Stern, Executive Director of the Irvine Museum Collection at UCI, this […]
Film Review: “Late Night” gets a Hit and a Miss
Billed as a comedy, “Late Night” is more ironic than funny. Setting out to make the case for TV needing more women and more diversity in its writers and late night performers, […]
