After school on a Friday afternoon, I met with Hannah Huh, Director of G.I.V.E. (Give, Inspire, Volunteer, and Educate), a non-profit organization partnered with the Fullerton Boys and Girls Club. The program […]
Volunteers G.I.V.E. Back to the Community
Troop 97 Pancake Breakfast March 2
Boy Scout Troop 97 is hosting it’s annual community Pancake Breakfast from 7am – 10am on Saturday, March 2nd at Morningside Presbyterian Church at the corner of Dorothy Lane and Raymond Ave […]
Look Who’s Dancing Pathways Benefit Raises $89,000 for Homeless
The Fullerton College Campus Theatre, on Thursday, February 7 showcased nine prominent people of Orange County competing in a dance competition to raise funds to end hunger and homelessness. The fundraiser, Look […]
Tempesta di Mare Brings Classical Music to Wilshire Auditorium
On Sunday February 17th at 3:30pm at the Wilshire Auditorium in downtown Fullerton, Fullerton Friends of Music will present the Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players in a free concert. Fanfare magazine recently […]
NASPA Selects Berenecea J. Eanes For Outstanding Performance as a Vice President
Berenecea J. Eanes, Cal State Fullerton’s vice president for student affairs, has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Scott Goodnight Award for Outstanding Performance as a Dean/Vice President. Eanes received […]
P.E. – Love It or Hate It
When I was in elementary school, P.E. wasn’t a big deal. We had it only two times a week. We ran laps, played games and had fun. It wasn’t graded like Math […]
Woodcrest Park Groundbreaking February 19
The City of Fullerton will be hosting a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the long-awaited improvements at Woodcrest Park, 440 W. Orangethorpe Ave., next to Woodcrest School in Fullerton. The ceremony begins at 3:30pm, […]
Open Letter to the FJUHSD Board of Trustees Members of the Board
Let me start by saying I love this District. I went to SHHS. Between my dad and myself, we put in almost seventy years of certificated and classified service that fed, housed […]
22-Year-Old Dies in Fullerton Incident
On Monday, Feb 11 at 5:22pm Fullerton Police responded to an anonymous call to the 200 block of S. Kellog Dr. regarding a 22-year-old male who was reportedly acting erratically and yelling […]
Fullerton College President Responds to Anonymous
On January 24, some members of the Fullerton College community received an anonymous email expressing concerns about their experience at the college. Excerpts from the anonymous email were included in the Fullerton […]
Fullerton College Associated Students President Responds to Anonymous
First off, I want to thank you for writing the letter. When I think about the work involved in writing and distributing this piece, I am reminded of how much I know […]
“Fantastic Planet” Film Screening at Fullerton Museum Center
The Fullerton Museum Center’s monthly film series featuring independent, thought-provoking films continues on February 15th with a screening of Fantastic Planet. Nothing else has ever looked or felt like director René Laloux’s […]
Photos of Tet Festival in Orange County
The Union of The Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California (UVSA) Tết Festival was back for the Year of the Pig! The 38th Annual Vietnamese New Year celebration took place February 8-10, […]
Truck with Passengers Careens into Brea Creek
A truck carrying several people drove into the Brea Creek running along Malvern Ave., just west of Bastanchury Road Sunday afternoon, February 10. No other vehicles seemed to have been involved in […]
9 Pedestrians Hit in Downtown Fullerton: Update
Nine pedestrians were hit by a suspected impaired driver in the area of 100 W. Santa Fe, in downtown Fullerton at 1:48am Sunday, February 10th. Fullerton PD arrived on the scene to […]
Broken Pipe & Large Sink Hole Leaves Northwest Fullerton Without Water
A Water Main break at Rosecrans and Euclid had northwest residents out of water for hours – fixed now for some neighborhoods thanks to quick work by city crews. Neighbors exchanged anxious […]
Film Review: VICE gets “Two Hits”
Writer/director Adam McKay began his entertainment career as head writer for Saturday Night Live, where he mastered the art of sketch comedy, then gradually moved into making comedic movies like “Anchorman” and […]
Major Work Stoppages in 2018 Involved 485,000 Workers
In 2018, there were 20 major work stoppages involving 485,000 workers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of major work stoppages beginning in 2018 was the highest since […]
Dear Anonymous (RE: Harassment Unchecked)
Dear Anonymous, I am writing because I am deeply saddened and disturbed to hear of your experiences at Fullerton College, and that they were clearly so very different from my own. (RE: […]
Fullerton College – Unsafe for Republicans
I was a student at Fullerton College and find the campus I knew unrecognizable from the description included in the letter published last edition (Harassment Unchecked at Fullerton College E. Feb 2019). […]
Vandalism Continues in Downtown Fullerton
The downtown Fullerton bar scene has become very popular over the years but clean up of the four-block area and added weekend enforcement takes a toll. According to a 2012 city study […]
Photos of FUHSD Student Exhibit at the Muckenthaler
The finest student artworks from the seven schools of the Fullerton Union High School District, including campuses in Buena Park and La Habra, are on display at The Muckenthaler Cultural Center through […]
Ribbon Cutting For Affordable Housing Downtown
On February 7th, Mayor Jesus Silva and other local leaders participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the brand new Citrea Apartments on East Santa Fe Ave. which provides 54 apartments for […]
Campaign Sign Stealer Paulette Chaffee To Be Sentenced
Former Fullerton City Council Candidate Paulette Marshall Chaffee is scheduled for sentencing on March 20, in Dept. N-9, North Justice Center, Fullerton. On Dec. 20, 2018, she pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor […]
Arbor Day Foundation Offering Free Trees in February
The Arbor Day Foundation is offering 10 Free Trees in exchange for joining the organization in February. Anyone who joins this month will receive 10 free Colorado blue spruce trees or 10 […]
Fullerton Opens First Affordable Transit-Oriented Community at Former Hawaiian Punch Bottling Site
Citrea provides 54 apartments for low-income families in historic Downtown Fullerton. The City of Fullerton, Related California, and Foundation for Affordable Housing will open Citrea, an affordable transit-oriented development with 54 apartments […]
Fullerton Resident Baseball Hall of Fame
I thought this might be a fun bit of information for your newspaper before the 2019 baseball season begins. My oldest son Sean and I played at West Fullerton Little League and […]
60 Year Old Tree Falls in Fullerton
Sunday Feb 3 at 9am an oak tree, at least 60 years old, fell across Grandview (and the BMW parked in front of the residence) at Oceanview. Homeowner said it sounded like […]
Video Observer – Twist It Up on Shark Tank
On a sunny Saturday morning in January, I met with Adrian Brown, Social Media Director, and Noel Durity, Director of Sales and CEO of Twist It Up, a hair care product for […]
Fullerton Council Vacancy (Dis)Appointment
The 1/29/19 Fullerton Council Special Meeting was the culmination of a debate on how the council should fill a vacancy created by Mayor Silva’s transition from an at-large to District 3 elected […]
Brea School Board Votes to Keep Fanning Name
For the past year and a half, a debate has raged in the Brea School Board chambers and on social media over whether to change the name of Fanning Elementary School, over […]
Council Appoints Jan Flory to Fill Vacant Seat
At a special meeting on January 29th, Fullerton City Council voted 3-1 (Whitaker “no”) to appoint former Fullerton City Council member Jan Flory to fill the remaining two years of the “at-large” […]
New Fullerton/Brea Fire Chief
New Fire Chief Adam Loeser was sworn in at a joint Fullerton/Brea public ceremony on January 22 at EV Free Church in Fullerton. The church was selected for the ceremony because of […]
City Council Vacancy Appointment Applicant Forum
Monday January 28 Neighbors United for Fullerton (NUFF) hosted a Forum for the 26 City Council Appointment Applicants vying to fill the vacancy created when Jesus Silva was elected in District 3, […]
Dr. Entomo’s Palace of Exotic Wonders @ Fullerton Museum Center
Fullerton Museum Center latest exhibit “Dr. Entomo’s Palace of Exotic Wonders” opened on January 26. Freakish, bewildering marvels of the insect world are on display in Dr. Entomo’s Palace of Exotic Wonders. […]
