The County of Orange, in partnership with Mercy House Inc. and the California National Guard, has opened the seasonal Armory Emergency Shelter (armory) in Fullerton more than a month earlier than usual, […]
Armory Emergency Shelter Opens Early
The Kurds: Another Costly Betrayal
©2019 by Jonathan Dobrer While many are rightfully focusing on Trump’s scandal concerning Ukraine, there’s an even clearer betrayal of our fundamental values and of Presidential duties to the Constitution. The Ukraine […]
Fullerton Friends of Music present Syrinx Reed Quintet
On Sunday, November 3, at 3:30 pm, Fullerton Friends of Music will present the Syrinx Reed Quintet in a free concert at Wilshire Auditorium in Fullerton. This will be the Friends’ 61st […]
Combating Mosquitoes in Fullerton
On a sunny Sunday morning in September, I was on my way to piano lessons at Patrick’s Music School when I happened to spot a public health advisory sign on Woods Avenue. […]
Mayor Silva Hosts Community Update
Mayor Jesus Silva hosted Fullerton City Manager Ken Domer at his October 3 Community Update at the Community Center. The major topics included paid parking, homelessness, and the poor condition of Fullerton’s […]
Magoski Arts Colony Recognized
The Magoski Arts Colony in Fullerton was awarded the Dr. James Young Arts Legacy award at The Muckenthaler Cultural Center on Sept 26. The Arts Colony began in the fall of 2010 […]
If Health Care is a Human Right, Why is it So Hard to Get?
This question, and several others were asked and answered on Saturday, September 28th, when about 70 interested community members attended a Health Care Action Forum hosted by Indivisible CA-39, Health Access, and […]
Preparing for the 2020 Census
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 […]
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 […]
