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: […]
Dear Anonymous (RE: Harassment Unchecked)
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. […]
King Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World @ Maverick Theater
Adapted & directed by Brian Newell from the novelization by Delos W. Lovelace based on the screen play by James A Creelman and Ruth Rose from a story by Edgar Wallace and […]
Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Nile @ Stages Theater
STAGEStheatre, Orange County’s longest running storefront theater has been entertaining audiences with a wonderful wide range of shows of all kinds for nearly 28 years; but, surprisingly, this is STAGES first venture […]
Brea School Board To Vote on Fanning Name Change
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 […]
Coyote Hills Friends Petition Supreme Court
The Friends of Coyote Hills has filed a petition with the California Supreme Court to review our Measure W lawsuit against the City of Fullerton and Chevron-Pacific Coast Homes. At issue is […]
What Do Beer, Oysters, Salt, Air & Tap Water Have in Common?
They’re all ways humans are ingesting microplastics It was just two decades ago that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a vast circulating accumulation of plastic debris in the North Pacific, was discovered […]
Veritas School Wins CRF-OC Mock Trial Championship
Veritas Classical Academy, a small school in Fullerton, won the OC Mock Trial Competition. Their victorious Blue Team entered the final round undefeated. They continued their winning streak by overcoming their worthy […]
The Dreamcatchers of Fullerton School District
Fullerton School District’s Dream Catchers, is a new initiative to highlight students who are taking their learning beyond the classroom to make an impact in their community. Dream Catchers is one portion […]
How You Can Help Fullerton High School BEAST Program
Mr. Pitochelli, a teacher at Fullerton Union High School, has a unique idea to engage his students in a hands-on learning project. In his own words: “Our Biology Engineering Arts Science Technology […]
Fullerton Heritage Photography Intern
Fullerton Heritage has engaged a freelance photographer, Jax Barbour, as an intern for the Spring 2019 semester starting January 28th. Born and raised in Orange County, Ms. Barbour is currently attaining her […]
Introducing Troop 97 Eagle Court of Honor
Troop 97 had an Eagle Court of Honor recently, to congratulate four young men who accomplished Scoutings highest achievement- Eagle Scout. The event took place at Fullerton’s Community Center on January 5th, […]
Coyote Downtown
I walked east on Whiting to look at the moon, and as I retraced my steps, just at the west corner of the office, a coyote ran right in front of me, […]
Beginning of Save the Fox Theater
Congratulations on the Observer’s 40th Anniversary (1978-2018)!!! If you’ll allow me some personal nostalgia, I remember Chuck introducing me to your parents sometime late in 1977 (when we first started hanging out) […]
Harassment UnChecked at Fullerton College
I am writing this letter anonymously so that my identity will not be exposed. I am a current student at the college and have been attending for around two and a half […]
La Habra Residents Effort to Save Open Space in Jeopardy
Though a proposed open space initiative got enough signatures of residents to put the measure on the ballot, officials are standing in the way. The La Habra City Council delayed putting the […]
Dr. Milton A. Gordon Honored
The California State University Board of Trustees have renamed Cal State Fullerton’s University Hall as Milton A. Gordon Hall in recognition of the 21-year legacy of service by the university’s fifth president. […]
25 Candidates For Fullerton City Council Appointment
Meet the twenty-five applicants for City Council seat at the NUFF forum on Jan. 28 at 6:45pm at the Fullerton Public Library Conference Center, 353 W. Commonwealth. The Council will attempt to […]
Trekking Along the Sally Pekarek Trail to Emery Park
Many people may have noticed the equestrian trail running along the street in front of the Target shopping center off West Malvern. The pathway proceeds past the Albertson’s and seems to disappear […]
Amid Public Debate, Council Will Seek to Appoint a Fifth Member
After a lengthy discussion and much input from the public at their January 15th meeting, City Council voted 3-1 (Whitaker “no”) to appoint a fifth council member rather than hold a special […]
