Orange County Buddhist Church in Anaheim celebrated the 2022 Obon festival with odori (dance) on July 16 and 17 from 3 to 8 pm. Obon observances are a time to honor those […]
Buddhist Church Celebrates Obon Festival
Observing Fullerton Episode #22: Professor ChorSwang Ngin
Today, Urooj sits down with ChorSwang Ngin, a semi-retired professor of anthropology at California State University, Los Angeles. Ngin is an award-winning applied sociocultural anthropologist with expertise relating to issues of culture […]
Community Building
Fullerton City Council discussed the future of the Hunt Library Building on Tuesday July 19. It is not clear why the future of this building is in doubt at this time. I […]
Significant Bus Service Cuts Proposed for North OC
Jane Reifer is Chair of Transit Advocates of Orange County The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) conducted a public hearing on July 25 to receive input on a bus system update that […]
Shortcomings and Progress in Homeless Crisis, according to OC Grand Jury Report
An Orange County Grand Jury report released June 23 praised some aspects of the County’s response to the homelessness crisis, stating that the County has made some progress working with independent organizations […]
Blood and platelet donors needed now to help prevent seasonal blood shortage
Just as most cars need to be refueled constantly, so does the nation’s blood supply. The American Red Cross has faced a concerning drop in blood and platelet donations this summer. Donors […]
Artist Panel Discusses Wearable Art
Renowned gallerist and wearable art visionary Lisa M. Berman invited award-winning artists to an in-person artist pop-up sale and panel to discuss their creative work at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center on July […]
Downtown Small Businesses Targeted in Recent Burglaries
Over the past three months, seven downtown businesses have been burglarized. This was determined using data from the LexisNexis Community Crime Map (https://communitycrimemap.com/map). At least three of these occurred in the same […]
For neglected cats, life is a longshot
Sad story of cat hoarding hits neighborhood hard It started with an elderly neighbor telling me his cat was pregnant and sick. What followed was a flurry of activity among neighbors, police, […]
Council and Community Discuss Status and Future of Hunt Library
City Council received an update on the Hunt Branch Library on July 19 from City staff as well as ArtsOC, a possible program partner for future use of this City-owned building at […]
