“The Twilight Zone” at Stages Theater

Stages Theater enters “The Twilight Zone” playing now through November 9. This popular theatrical adaptation of Rod Serling’s classic TV series features various self-contained stories in a mixture of fantasy, science fiction, […]

Transportation Center Hotel Community Meeting

In December of last year, former Mayor of Fullerton, Doug Chaffee, and City Council approved an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) between the city and a developer for a hotel on city-own land […]

“Presence” at Fullerton College Art Gallery

The latest exhibit at the Fullerton College Art Gallery features artworks addressing the presence of people of color in contemporary culture. The public is invited to an opening reception on Thursday October […]

Council Approves Funding for Homeless Facility

Fullerton City Council voted 4-0 (Whitaker absent) to enter into a funding agreement with The Illumination Foundation to provide $500,000 in financial assistance from our low and moderate income housing fund for […]

Celebrating Día De Los Muertos in Fullerton

To celebrate the traditional Mexican holiday of Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Fullerton residents can enjoy two events in town, at Fullerton College and The Muckenthaler Cultural Center. Fullerton […]

Fullerton to Consider Legalizing Cannabis

Fullerton City Council voted 3-2 (Fitzgerald and Whitaker “no”) to pass a “resolution of intention” to consider options for allowing commercial cannabis businesses in the city at their October 15 meeting. They […]

Film Review: “Judy” Gets a Hit and a Miss

Directed by Rupert Goold and written by Tom Edge, “Judy” serves up to audiences the last tortuous months of Judy Garland’s personal and professional life. The legendary performer still has the voice […]

Armory Emergency Shelter Opens Early

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]