Fullerton has had a long history of public artwork, from historic WPA (Works Progress Administration) pieces on view in the City’s downtown, to more modern forms of art by local and regional […]
See Public Art During the Pandemic
Palm Gardens Renters Request Relief
Residents of the low-income apartment complex Palm Gardens in Fullerton were recently given notice of a rent increase of 8.5%, which is scheduled to take effect June 1, the date that the […]
Federal Funding for Small Businesses, Homelessness Prevention, and Food Program
Fullerton City Council voted 5-0 at their May 19 meeting to allocate $819,487 in federal CARES Act funding (through the Community Development Block Grant program) to various City programs aimed at providing relief […]
Some Downtown Businesses Reopen
A number of downtown Fullerton restaurant/bars reopened their doors to in-person dining and drinking on Saturday, May 23, after the County and the City announced that the state of California had approved […]
Section of Fullerton’s Bike Boulevard Now Closed to Bicyclists
With virtually no warning, the city of Fullerton closed a short block of West Wilshire Ave. to vehicular traffic, including bicycles, to facilitate a new outdoor dining area before it was allowed […]
Stolen Airplane Goes Off Runway
Officers from the Fullerton Police Department responded to the Fullerton Airport to investigate an aircraft that ran off the runway on May 20. The single engine aircraft struck a fence on the […]
Fullerton Will Celebrate Day of Music 2020 Virtually
“Play it Safe” for Small Businesses and Local Musicians to Come Together to Host At-Home Concert Experiences For 6 years, Day of Music Fullerton (DoMF) has offered music concerts across more than […]
Passing the Paper to a New Crew
The all volunteer-produced Fullerton Observer was started over 42 years ago by my parents, the late Ralph and Natalie Kennedy, and a group of friends including Roy and Irene Kobayashi, who are […]
The Coronavirus is Not the First Pandemic to Plague Our Planet
After reading a couple of recent articles in the Los Angeles Times and New York Times, I thought it was about time to turn to the past to see how a previous […]
Congratulations Graduates!
One major American rite of passage is graduating from high school. Graduation forms the capstone to thirteen years of K-12 education and until recently provided the amount of education required to get […]
