On a hot summer day in July I met with Ellie Monroe, President of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute known as OLLI to discuss how they kept the programs going through the pandemic. […]
OLLI Celebrates Surviving the Pandemic
FJUHSD Board Meetings for June 2022
Honors At the first of two June Fullerton Joint Union High School District (FJUHSD) board meetings, the trustees honored Troy High School Cyber Patriot students for placing second in the 2021/22 National […]
Fentanyl: A dangerous killer drug (Part III)
In his book Fentanyl, Inc., Ben Westhoff writes, “This is a topic about this generation of young people and the addiction problem with fentanyl, the most dangerous of the opioids.” The problem […]
Council to Consider Inclusionary Housing
In order to address the housing affordability crisis in Fullerton, City Council voted 3-2 (Whitaker and Dunlap “no”) at their July 5 meeting to direct staff to bring back more information about […]
WTLC Named Public Law Center’s Community Partner of the Year
Nonprofit Women’s Transitional Living Center, Inc. (WTLC) of Fullerton has been named the 2022 Community Partner of the Year of the Public Law Center (PLC), Orange County’s pro bono law firm. The […]
Local Youth to Host Reproductive Rights Protest
Local group Melanated Youth is hosting a pro-abortion/pro-choice protest at Fullerton City Hall on July 16, at 2pm regarding the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court. Melanated Youth […]
Will Council Restore Public Right-of-Way at 100 N. Harbor?
Restoration of the public right-of-way at 100 North Harbor Boulevard is anticipated for an upcoming City Council vote. The restoration involves removing an encroachment from the public sidewalk on Commonwealth Avenue. Permission […]
Summer Stroll at the Arboretum
The Fullerton Arboretum hosted the first in a series of “Summer Stroll” events on June 21, which was also the first day of summer and the Day of Music. I attended the […]
‘Observing Fullerton’ Episode #19 Feat. Ruthi Hanchett
On the latest episode of the “Observing Fullerton” podcast, host Urooj Naveed sits down with Ruthi Hanchett, an adjunct professor at Vanguard University and a global leader and advocate in the field […]
Happening This Week: July 11-17
Here are some events happening in and around Fullerton during the week of July 11-17: Wednesday, July 13 • Fullerton’s Certified Farmers Market (8:30am-12:30pm): Shop for farm fresh organic fruit, vegetables, food […]
