Orange County artist Allison Adams honors women in a wide range of careers, decades, and interests in her exhibit “Groundbreaking Women.” Adams began the project in 2017 after the death of her […]
Allison Adams’ “Groundbreaking Girls, Trailblazing Women” Exhibition Opens February 16th
OCTA Distributes $12 Million to Improve Local Streets
Measure M, Orange County’s half-cent sales tax for transportation, provides funding to cities and the county to repair potholes, repave streets and enhance safety Repairing potholes, repaving streets, synchronizing signals, enhancing safety, […]
Donations Requested for Basic Needs Services
SHARE THIS: Basic Needs Services provides full-sized hygiene products and gently worn professional attire to support CSUF students. The center is currently in need of donations such as new, full-sized hygiene products. […]
$137,118 RAISED IN 24 HOURS TO SUPPORT HEALTHY TEEN RELATIONSHIPS DURING LOVE IS GIVING DAY
Hosted by Orange County Community Foundation during Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, funds raised will help nine local nonprofits deliver life-changing support The Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF) hosted its […]
Legislation Searches To Find Alternatives For Dangerous Opioids Harming Veteran Communities
REPS. CORREA, BERGMAN INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL BILL TO RESEARCH CANNABIS FOR VETERANS Today, Representatives Lou Correa (CA-46) and Jack Bergman (MI-01) introduced bipartisan legislation today that pushes the Department of Veterans Affairs […]
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and NAACP Branch President Dr. Cheyenne Bryant Unveiled NAACP Square Sign
On Saturday, February 11, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Los Angeles City and Dr. Cheyenne Bryant unveiled the first national “NAACP SQUARE” on the intersection of West 3rd Street and South Mesa […]
AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS: From sidewalk to shelter to housing.
Wait, for now. Distrust everything if you have to. But trust the hours. Haven’t they carried you everywhere up to now? –Galway Kinnell Transitioning from a homeless shelter to housing can be […]
OCTA Saves Taxpayers $509 Million
The Orange County Transportation Authority has saved $509 million through a series of innovative financing strategies for the I-405 Improvement Project, which is scheduled to be completed this year. The strategies include […]
Observing Fullerton S2 E14 Premieres Feb 14, 2023
Urooj interviews Nicole Carson about her academic journey and the process of opening a non-profit in Fullerton. If you have any questions for Nicole or Urooj, feel free to leave them in […]
‘The 1619 Project’ Author Reframes American History Nikole Hannah-Jones:
‘There Would Be No America as We Know It Without Black People’ As a young girl growing up in Waterloo, Iowa, Nikole Hannah-Jones knew that she wanted to write about Black people. […]
Healthy Awareness
Romatic Scams There are a lot of scams out there today; however, the number one is the romantic scam which are now considered “the crime of the 21st century.” Romantic scams are […]
BALANCE & CHANGE
Errors in Communicating Bad communication creates more problems than can be believed. Good communication solves more than can be imagined! Simple statements, but how can you improve your communication? Let’s look at […]
FJUHSD Parent Safety Information
Allen Whitten, FJUHSD Director of Student Services, hosted “Safety Tips Every Parent Should Know” presented by the Fullerton, La Habra, and Buena Park Police departments on October 18, 2022. The presentaion […]
Ladera Vista Junior High School students create ceramics for Meals on Wheels Empty Bowl Fundraiser
The students, in Mrs. Byun’s ceramics classes, are making flower bowls, because we wanted to create something beautiful to help the Empty Bowls project. “It is very heartwarming to watch the youth […]
Manzanar: The Wartime Photographs of Ansel Adams Exhibit Open at Fullerton Museum Center
Manzanar: The Wartime Photographs of Ansel Adams, an exhibition featuring fifty photographs by Ansel Adams of the Japanese American relocation camp in Manzanar, California, during World War II, opened at the Fullerton […]
Landmark Mo’s Fullerton Music Moves to New Location
It’s likely true that every town has a rumor mill that spirals out of control, so Fullerton is not unique in that. Odd though, lately an inordinate number of crazy rumors have […]
Observers around Orange County
Orange County Museum of Art 3333 Avenue of the Arts Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (714) 780-213 Closed Monday Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday 10 AM—6 PM Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 10 AM—8 […]
Turf Replacement in Fullerton
Turf Transformation: Switching to a drought-tolerant landscape can help you save water and money . There is currently a $2 per square foot rebate available for residents who replace their lawn grass […]
Timeline of women City Councilmembers, Mayors, and Mayor Protem
1970 to 1976: Frances Wood The first woman elected to City Council was Frances Wood in 1970. She became the first woman Mayor in 1974. Wood served on the City Council from 1970 […]
Update: 104-year-old successfully placed in a board & care
Unable to keep Avis Curriston at Sunnycrest Senior Living, due to an overnight increase in her Service Care Level going from $500 a month to $2200, her family looked at renting another […]
Maple Neighborhood Center partners with the YMCA to resume operations
During the January 17 City Council meeting both staff and the YMCA presented their vision and willingness to reopen the Maple Center. During COVID the center was shut down. The Maple neighborhood […]
Fullerton Observer Broadcast
Welcome to the Fullerton Observer Video Recap where we take the biggest stories from the Fullerton Observer Newspaper and give it a more visual spin. Today Giselle talks about: The retirement of […]
Emerson Little video on Paulina June and George Pollak exhibit at CSUF
Located near the north entrance of Cal State Fullerton’s Pollak Library is a space known as the Salz-Pollak Atrium Gallery, which has housed a wide variety of exhibitions over the years. […]
California Credit Union Looking to Fund Innovative Orange County Teacher Projects
** Credit Union Encourages Orange County Teachers to Apply for a Spring Project Grant ** February 6, 2023 – California Credit Union invites all Orange County teachers who have a dream class […]
ANAHEIM RESIDENT, DACA RECIPIENT TO JOIN REP. CORREA AS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS GUEST
Paulina Jimenez Is A First-Generation DACA Recipient, Advocate for Immigration Reform WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tomorrow, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) will be joined by Paulina Jimenez, a first-generation DACA recipient and Anaheim […]
Commissions, Committee, and Board Appointments
At the City Council meeting on January 3, 2023 Councilmembers announced their representatives on commissions, committees, and boards. They are as follows: Appointed by Mayor Fred Jung • Transportation and Circulation Commission – […]
Update: Sunrise Village shopping center voted by council majority to become The Pines residential community
Once the presentation from city staff ended, the Shopoff Realty Investments Group made a quick presentation, detailing the community outreach that they have done. Shopoff then showed letters from Dr. Cho and […]
Airport Car Show
The 22nd Annual Show & Shine So Cal Pontiac Oakland Club International Car Show was held at the Fullerton Airport parking lot on January 28. Club Vice-president Bill Baker said that […]
Parks and Recreation January 9 Meeting
New commissioner Adrian Meza was sworn in. Kathy Lira was elected chair and Damion Lloyd vice-chair for the coming year. Other commissioners include Danielle Nava-Mijares, Erik Wehn, Angela Lindstrom, and Jensen Hallstrom. […]
Dr. Jamila Moore Pewu presented new project to document OC Black-owned businesses and community organizations
At the regular Thursday meeting for the Democrats of North OC held on February 2, guest speaker Dr. Jamila Moore Pewu presented the work she is doing to document OC Black-owned businesses […]
Temporary Cold Weather Shelter Opens in Fullerton
In partnership with County of Orange, Fullerton opened a temporary cold weather homeless shelter at the currently vacant gym building in Independence Park on February 1. Councilmember Ahmad Zahra said, “I had […]
The OC Human Trafficking Taskforce hosted an awareness event at CSUF
January was National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. If you knew more, would you do more? According to the representative, human trafficking is the number one crime in Orange County. It doesn’t receive […]
43rd Annual Black History Parade and Unity Festival in Anaheim
Classic cars cruised down the parade route as the Orange County Heritage Council and the community came together and celebrate the 43rd annual Orange County Black History Parade and Unity Festival Saturday […]
Happening in February
wed & thurs February 22 & 23 • 9:30am, 12:30pm, & 7pm: The Outsiders: The Outsiders is seen through the eyes of Ponyboy, a Greaser on the wrong side of life who […]
CSUF President Announces Retirement
CSU CHANCELLOR’S OFFICE STATEMENT ON PENDING RETIREMENT OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON PRESIDENT FRAMROZE VIRJEE On January 23, 2023, CSUF President Framroze Virjee announced that he would retire from his role on […]
