North Orange County Community College District (NOCCCD) Board of Trustees Area 4 Miguel Alvarez, Businessman/Education Administrator qualified August 6 Yisel Cuevas no status Evangelina Rea Rosales, Community College Professor qualified August 3 […]
Fullerton School Board Candidates Qualified for November 3 Ballot
The Kelly Thomas Files Part 2: Five Problems Emerge in Interviews with Officers Involved
In compliance with California Senate Bill 1421 requiring police departments to release documents related to deaths of citizens and other incidents, this May the city of Fullerton released over 3200 pages of […]
Fullerton City Council Candidates Qualified for November 3 Election
District 1: Northwest Fullerton and Northwest DTF Fred Jung, Business Owner/ Non-profit Director qualified for the ballot July 17 Andrew Cho, Fullerton Parent/ Business Owner qualified for the ballot August 6 District […]
State Releases Youth Sports Guidance
The California Department of Public Health released guidance on August 4 for youth sports activities to reopen, including school-based, club and recreational programs. The guidance document may be found at COVID-19 Industry […]
Garden Tips: Elephant Food
One of my favorite things about gardening is trying new plants. Unfortunately, through the years a number of these new plants have not worked out. They turn out to require too much […]
Young Observers Page: August
School is just around the corner. The two-month summer break was gone in a snap and next week the new school year begins. Around this time, each year we would be dashing […]
Local Candidates Run for Office
The November 3 Presidential Election Ballot for Fullerton residents will also include contests for local offices. There are 3 district elections for City Council, and district trustee elections for 3 school boards. […]
Local COVID-19 Update: Infection Rates, Testing, and Contact Tracing
The coronavirus (officially SARS-CoV-2) continues to spread across the country, with little sign of abatement. Some people who are infected by the coronavirus never experience significant, if any, symptoms of COVID-19, the […]
Family of Fullerton Man Threatens Lawsuit over Police Shooting Death
Family members of a Fullerton man shot to death by police in May are considering filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the City. A Fullerton police officer fired 2 shots into Hector […]
Fullerton Schools to Start Year with Distance Learning
Jan Youngman and Vivien Moreno contributed to this article. California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that schools in Orange County cannot physically reopen for in-person instruction until the County is no longer […]
The Downtown Report: August
Phyllis Fender The very sad news came to us the morning of July 29. Phyllis Fender, wife of Leo Fender, ambassador of his legacy and first lady of Fullerton passed away. She […]
‘Granny Flats’: One Solution to Fullerton’s Housing Shortage?
When Cliff Ashcroft’s parents set out to house his aging grandfather on their property 25 years ago, they had no idea the pushback they would get. “The whole neighborhood fought it,” Cliff […]
A Brief History of Housing Discrimination in Fullerton and North Orange County
Recently, I wrote a column about Doss v. Bernal (1943), an important historic housing discrimination case in Fullerton involving the Bernal family. Mexican American families like the Bernals weren’t the only ones […]
Pearl Park Improvements Coming Soon
Fullerton City Council voted unanimously at their June 21 meeting to move forward with the Pearl Park Improvements Project. Pearl Park is currently a 17,000 sq. ft. vacant lot on the east […]
Film Review: “John Lewis: Good Trouble” Gets Two Hits
Director Dawn Porter’s documentary film about John Robert Lewis was released just weeks before the seventeen-term Congressman died of pancreatic cancer on July 17, 2020. The serendipitous release of the film adds […]
Council Approves Korean War Memorial
Fullerton City Council voted 5-0 at their July 21 meeting to approve concept plans and completion of a Korean War Memorial at Hillcrest Park to be placed adjacent to the Duck Pond […]
Remembering Phyllis Fender
Twenty-seven years ago, doctors told a 58-year-old beautiful blond she had 6 months to live. She didn’t like that, so she went to another doctor who said the exact same thing. Yet, […]
Fireworks Will Be on the November Ballot
Fullerton City Council voted 3-2 (Fitzgerald and Whitaker “no”) to place a measure on the November 2020 ballot to repeal the sale of “Safe & Sane” Fireworks in the city of Fullerton […]
Friends of the Fullerton Museum Center Take Action
In the wake of the June 2 vote by the Fullerton City Council to suspend funding of the Fullerton Museum Center, a small group of residents started a grass roots movement to […]
Burger Records Makes Changes in Response to Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, Burger Records of Fullerton announced on Monday that its president, Lee Rickard, will step down, that co-founder Sean Bohrman will move into a “transitional” role, that […]
The Kelly Thomas Files Part 1: Notices to the Officers Who Were Fired and Disciplined
In compliance with California Senate Bill 1421 requiring police departments to release documents related to deaths of citizens and other incidents, this May the city of Fullerton released over 3200 pages of […]
COVID-19 Testing Available at Anaheim Convention Center
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 […]
‘Spicy Green Book’ Highlights Black-Owned Restaurants
Inspired by the historic Green Book, a travel guidebook for African-American motorists during the Jim Crow era, Fullerton resident Danilo Batson created a website called Spicy Green Book, a nonprofit directory listing […]
City Launches “Feed Fullerton” Meal Assistance Program
The City of Fullerton has implemented a COVID-19 meal assistance program called Feed Fullerton. The program allows local restaurants to provide much-needed food to eligible Fullerton residents experiencing food insecurity due to […]
OC Board of Ed Recommends Schools Return in Fall Without Face Masks or Social Distancing
The OC Board of Education voted 4-1 (with Beckie Gomez dissenting) to recommend that schools return physically in the fall without implementing the use of face masks, social distancing, or reduced class […]
Campaign for San Onofre Cooling Pools Intensifies ahead of Coastal Commission Vote
A campaign opposing the planned demolition of cooling pools at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station has intensified ahead of a California Coastal Commission vote on Thursday, July 16. During its remote meeting, […]
Muck Artist-in-Residence Creates Community Poetry Project
The Muckenthaler Cultural Center’s 2020 Artist-in-Residence poet, Katharine Zaun, is inviting the public to discover the poetry around them this summer as part of a community Found Poetry Project. Submissions are open […]
Council Moves Forward with Proposed Cannabis Ordinance
Fullerton City Council took the first steps on July 7 toward potentially legalizing cannabis businesses in the City, voting 3-2 to send a proposed (not finalized) ordinance to the Planning Commission for […]
As California Sues Trump Administration, CSUF President Expresses Support for International Students
Following the Trump administration’s announcement on July 6 that international students cannot, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, continue to maintain their visa status while exclusively taking online/virtual courses, CSUF President […]
Council Approves Sales Tax Increase Ballot Measure
Fullerton City Council voted 4-1 (Whitaker “no”) at their June 7 meeting to place a 1.25 cent sales tax increase measure on the November 2020 General Election ballot, to help offset a […]
Police Investigate Death of Infant Left in Car
Fullerton Police officers were dispatched to the 400 block of W. Wilshire Ave regarding a child that was left in a vehicle and was not breathing On July 8. Officers immediately began […]
Brea School Board Removes Fanning Name from School Over KKK Ties
The Brea Olinda Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously in a special meeting on July 7 to remove the Fanning name from the Fanning Academy of Science and Technology amid […]
Youth Sports Practices Postponed Due to COVID-19
The State of California has recently amended its guidance regarding youth sports practices, team drills and training and will no longer allow them to occur throughout the State. The State’s Day Camps […]
The California Native American Genocide
“The land we occupy today is the very same ground on which these terrible crimes took place. We Californians are the beneficiaries of genocide. I suspect few Californians today contextualize their homes […]
Tune in to Fullerton’s Virtual Citizens Academy
For the past several weeks, the City of Fullerton has been hosting a weekly virtual “Citizens Academy” on its web site and Facebook page, to give residents a window into the City’s […]
