Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee’s office is now accepting nominations for the Fifth Annual Orange County Fourth District Kindness Awards. The Fourth District Kindness Awards will honor individuals who have displayed exceptional […]
Nominations for Orange County Fourth District Kindness Awards Now Being Accepted
AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS: The necessity of adequate sleep
“Never ascribe conditions to villainy that simply result from stupidity.” –Robert A. Heinlein (paraphrased), Logic of Empire Sleep is one of the essential needs for humans to function. It is, as the […]
Orange County Housing Authority Opens their Waiting List for the Housing Choice Voucher Program
OCHA’s Housing Choice Voucher Program Waiting List is accepting applications starting September 18, 2023, and ending September 29, 2023 The Orange County Board of Supervisors is excited to announce that Orange County […]
One Day for Labor Day Is Not Enough
This year’s state of labor is so fraught, so weighted with issues and problems, that a single day of homage and reflection doesn’t seem enough. It’s as if a year […]
City of Fullerton hosts 3rd Annual Tommy Lasorda Day Festival
The City of Fullerton is holding its 3rd annual Tommy Lasorda Day Festival on Friday, September 22, 2023, at 4:00 pm at the Fullerton Sports Complex located at 560 East Silver Pine […]
Happy Birthday: Early September 2023
Happy 100th Birthday Helen Reinhold! Helen Reinhold often plays the piano for her friends at Oakmont Senior Living in Fullerton. Music and dancing are her passions, and she still has the […]
Video Observer: Farewell to the Delightful Décor and Atmosphere of Angelo’s & Vinci’s
Closing its doors at the beginning of August, Angelo’s and Vinci’s Ristorante, which was located right next door to the Fox Theatre at the corner of Harbor and Ellis Place, will be […]
Lions Club host guest speaker Police Chief Dunn
Police Chief Bob Dunn has accepted a position as Assistant Police Chief in Torrance. His last day in Fullerton will be September 24th. Before his departure, he was the guest speaker at […]
City Council Notes: August 15th Meeting Report
Consent items approved: Hunt Library Revitalization Project Phase Five Funding, Hunt Library Private Rental Fees, Dell Financial Services Technology Agreement, Bank of Montreal – Harris Bank Contract Extension, Sweeping Corp of America […]
Community: Early September 2023
Happy Trails Margie Arzola Mendoza, class of 1975, and Grace Arzola Jimenez, class of 1969, love visiting their hometown of Fullerton. On August 19, they enjoyed hiking the new part of Fullerton […]
City Council Notes: August 1st Meeting Report
Recognition Awards Sister City Assoc. Jr Ambassadors Trip to Fukui, Japan: Sister City Association Junior Ambassadors were given certificates upon returning from Japan, where they represented the best of Fullerton students. Leo […]
Fullerton School District Free or Reduced Price Meals
Fullerton School District’s Nutrition Services is currently accepting online applications for Free or Reduced-Price Meals for students attending Acacia, Beechwood, Fisler, Golden Hill, and Laguna Road Schools. All students are eligible to […]
Who Owns Property on the Proposed Union Pacific Trail?
Who owns property on the Union Pacific Trail that was recently shot down by Fullerton councilmembers Dunlap, Whitaker, and Mayor Jung? The council majority chose Option 3 and directed the City Manager […]
Farewell to Police Chief Robert Dunn
Police Chief Bob Dunn has accepted a position as Assistant Police Chief in Torrance. His last day in Fullerton will be September 24th. The position usually takes six months to fill. Dunn […]
Representative Lou Correa announced $1 million in Federal Funding for veteran housing in Anaheim
Federal Funding is Part of Nearly $30 Million Congressman Correa Secured For Community Projects In CA-46 In The FY’23 Omnibus Package Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) joined the American Veterans Assistance Group (AVAG) […]
OC Animal Care Rescues 14 Dogs and Puppies
Dogs will be available for public adoption on Wednesday, August 23 On August 6, OC Animal Care responded to a parking lot where multiple dogs were confined in an unattended vehicle. Upon […]
Federal Trade Commission Stops Business Opportunity Scheme That Promised Its AI-Boosted Tools Would Power High Earnings Through Online Stores
A court order temporarily halts the operations of Automators AI, which promised consumers high returns on investment in artificial intelligence-boosted stores on Amazon.com and Walmart.com, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) agency says. […]
Authorities Seeking Public’s Help in Identifying Possible Additional Victims of Man Charged with Child Pornography
Authorities allege that Jacob Anthony Arriola secretly placed a phone in a Fullerton women’s restroom on July 23, 2023, recording a 12-year-old girl. The parents of the 12-year-old subdued the suspect until […]
Fullerton Mayor’s Misstep Overshadows Celebration of Korean Garden
Fullerton City Mayor Fred Jung declared a 1-acre site adjacent to Duck Pond Park to be the future home of the “Korean Garden” on August 3, 2023. Yet, this moment of celebration […]
Community Outraged as Council Majority Sends Back $1.78 Million Grant Meant for Union Pacific Trail
Doctors work under the guiding principle, “Do no harm.” Those we elect as our leaders should as well. At the Fullerton City Council meeting on August 15, during the discussion and vote […]
Trailmaster, John McKinney, Shares His Obsession with California State Parks
Take a “hike” on the wild side this September at the Fullerton Public Library as John McKinney, aka The Trailmaster, one of the nation’s leading hiking experts, shares his obsession with the […]
Congress must stop mass warrantless surveillance and abuse of government power
Fifteen years ago this week, then-Senator Joe Biden voted no on the FISA Amendments Act, which legalized a secret mass surveillance program that allows the government to collect Americans’ international phone calls, […]
Korean Garden Project at Hillcrest Park takes first step
Update per city officials: “The site has many deed restrictions on the property that limit the use of the land, and we are required to maintain the existing drought tolerant landscape and […]
Balance & Change: Fighting to keep your relationship intact
People fight. Spouses fight. Siblings fight. Friends fight. That is a reality. It is not necessarily bad, depending on how it is done. We can fight mean and be very hurtful to […]
OC residents raise concerns over OC Animal Care shelter
Supervisor Chaffee: “The appointment system keeps the animals’ stress levels down.” What is this babble? What are the comps on numbers euthanized and numbers adopted RE appointment-only vs. opening this government, taxpayer-funded […]
The City of Fullerton reached an $8.6 million settlement with the Hernandez Family
Aug 15, 2023, Council meeting Closed Session Report: City Attorney Dick Jones announced that on a vote of 4-0 (Zahra absent), the city reached an $8.6 million settlement with the Hernandez Family, […]
Governor DeSantis: Not an Outlier Only a Liar
Enslaved people “developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.” –Governor Ron DeSantis Failing and flailing presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, in trying to tidy up (whitewash) American […]
City Council Notes: August 1, 2023
Consent Items Approved from JULY 18, 2023 Items 2 and 3 were pulled from the consent for public comment and discussion Item #2: City of Fullerton Response to […]
James L. Thacker 1942-2023
James L. Thacker was born on April 14, 1942, in Columbus, Ohio, to parents Lawrence and Norma Thacker. He was the second of three children. He is survived by an older sister, […]
Evie Shepard Gibbs (Rich) Amlin 1944 – 2023
Evie Shepard Gibbs (Rich) Amlin passed away on June 22, 2023, in Fullerton, California, after an 18-month journey with pancreatic cancer. She was 78 years old. Evie was born in San Bernardino […]
Five arrested in connection with several burglaries of UPS stores
On August 3, Orange County Sheriff’s investigators arrested three men and two women in connection with several commercial burglaries of UPS stores throughout south Orange County. The commercial burglaries occurred between July […]
Sunday, August 13, is the Last Day for the Wisdom of Women Exhibit at the Fullerton Museum Center
Remember to see the current Fullerton Museum art show featuring portraits by award-winning photographer Donna Edman of local wise women and their advice to their younger selves. The exhibit includes paintings, sculptures, […]
Healthy Awareness: What I learned from the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Report from UCSF
I want to share the University of California San Francisco report published in June 2023 on the latest findings on homelessness’s. This report is impressive for the following reasons: it is the […]
Coyote Hills Sunset Nature Hike or Trail Preservation Hike
Sunset Nature Hike Please join us Sunday, August 13, for a sunset Nature Hike on the newly opened trails of the Robert E. Ward Nature Preserve in Fullerton’s West Coyote Hills. Meet […]
History, Duties, and Reports of the Grand Jury 2022 – 2023
“…(a) grand jury is a short-lived, representative, non-political body of citizens functioning without hope of personal aggrandizement. It comes from the citizens at large and soon disappears into its anonymity without individual […]
