City Council redistricting process begins

The second meeting of the Redistricting Advisory Commission (RAC) was held in the City Council Chamber on December 15. Few people attended in person. On the agenda that night were two items, […]

Historic Virgin of Guadalupe mural vandalized

An historic neighborhood mural on Lemon St. across from the Maple Community Center and Lemon Park suffered extensive damage from vandalism this week. In earlier damage, several months ago, the face of […]

FAST swimmer wins national title

Matthew Chai, a swimmer on Fullerton Aquatic Sports Teams (FAST), won his first national championship in December at the Junior Nationals West event in Austin, Texas. The 18-year-old swam to an impressive […]

OCTA bus hits and kills pedestrian

Fullerton Police Officers responded to Harbor and Valencia Mesa regarding a traffic collision involving an Orange County Transportation Authority bus and a pedestrian on Sunday, December 26, at approximately 6:38pm. Upon arrival, […]

Streetlights housing development approved

Fullerton City Council voted unanimously at their December 21 meeting to approve a large new housing development on a 4.47-acre site located within the Fullerton Town Center at the northwest corner of […]

Eating the Piano: ‘Four Friends’

A Family’s True Story of Surviving the Nazis and World War II My grandmother Ilse was one of the few surviving Jews wealthy and prescient enough to escape Nazi Germany in the […]

Jeff Collier to serve as Acting City Manager

The Fullerton City Council at their December 21 meeting approved Jeff Collier to serve as Acting City Manager upon Steve Danley’s departure and until a permanent replacement is selected. The City retained […]

Tree of the Month: Toyon at the Muckenthaler

The Heritage Trees Committee (HTC) presents the toyon at the Muckenthaler Cultural Arts Center as December’s Tree of the Month. It was chosen to recognize its historic, cultural, and ecological values in […]

Police seek witnesses in fatal hit and run

A pedestrian was struck by a car and killed in the early morning hours of Thursday, December 23 on Bastanchury Road west of Brea Blvd. Fullerton Police are seeking witnesses to the […]

Free shoes and a Merry Christmas for all

The Leon Owens Foundation sponsors its annual Shoes for Kids Community Outreach program. Richman Elementary was selected this year. The students and teachers were told that one student from each class would […]