New COVID Variant prompts travel restrictions Following the discovery of a new COVID-19 variant (Omicron) in South Africa, President Biden announced travel restrictions from eight African countries on November 26. The World […]
COVID-19 Updates
Police Officer Association tells City Council to stop the cuts
Mayor Pro Tem Nick Dunlap spoke at the November 16 City Council meeting about a mass text that was sent out by the Fullerton Police Officers Association (FPOA), the union that represents […]
Motorcyclist dies in fatal traffic collision
Fullerton Police Officers responded to reports of a traffic collision involving a motorcycle and an automobile that occurred on Friday November 26 at Bradford Avenue and Quartz Lane. Upon arrival, officers located […]
Redistricting: What to expect this time
Commentary In the previous Observer I mentioned that the principal lesson to be learned from the original City Council district drawing exercise in 2015-16 is that public input, even where there is […]
City to own nearly half of Coyote Hills as open space
As a result of State grant funding, Fullerton will purchase from property owner Chevron and their housing subsidiary Pacific Coast Homes (PCH) nearly half of the 510-acre West Coyote Hills as a […]
Council votes to fund homeless shelter for 6 months
Fullerton’s Navigation Center (homeless shelter with social services), which opened in 2020 and recently closed to Fullerton’s homeless due to a lack of funding, will see at least six more months of […]
Fullerton Police assist in apprehending auto parts thief suspect
A neighbor of the owner of a Ford Excursion saw two suspects cutting a catalytic converter from the car in Anaheim on November 17, at 6:40am. The owner of the Ford exited […]
Residents Encouraged to Give Input on Fullerton’s Urban Forest
Fullerton has been awarded a CalFire Urban and Community Forestry Grant in the amount of $377,000 for the purpose of improving the City’s urban forest. This project will enable Fullerton to conduct […]
Chevron caps pipelines under Fullerton neighborhoods
Chevron has been seen cleaning and capping some pipelines running under neighborhoods in Fullerton. The encroachment permit for excavating within public rights-of-way was approved back in July. According to Public Works Director […]
Fullerton Heritage presents Local Landmark 89: Harry G. Maxwell House
In July 1919, the Fullerton Chamber of Commerce, along with other local organizations, adopted resolutions designating the “Spanish style” as the preferred architectural style in the City. An early important developer, Harry […]
