Tag: Featured Content

Hiking Through Powder Canyon Trailhead

A little over five miles from downtown Fullerton, straight up Harbor Boulevard and a mile-and-a-half down Fullerton Road in La Habra Heights is the Powder Canyon Trailhead, a loop which offers a […]

Local Theater: What’s Playing?

With its local colleges and storefront theaters, Fullerton is a great place to catch live shows. Here are a few of the local offerings happening this month: “A Chorus Line” at Fullerton […]

Temperance Bar?

An Interview with Corky Nepomuceno about her non-alcoholic pop-up. Once a month on every 3rd Friday, Rialto Cafe in downtown Fullerton transforms into a speakeasy-vibe bar, with one notable difference—there’s no booze. […]

Fun Facts About Groundwater

Did you know that 99% of the useable freshwater on Earth is groundwater? Did you also know that in north and central Orange County we are sitting on a vast groundwater basin […]

Women’s History Month Film Series

Celebrate Women’s History Month with a special documentary film series Tuesdays at the Fullerton Community Center—highlighting women in science, the arts and politics who have led change and cemented their place in […]

Fullerton’s Got Talent

Fullerton Rotary hosted their second “Fullerton’s Got Talent” show at the Wilshire Auditorium on February 23. The event raises funds to go towards their youth-oriented programs, which benefit many of the local […]

Meet Meals on Wheels of Fullerton

Recently, I received an email from Sandra White, President of Meals on Wheels of Fullerton. She invited me to accompany her on one of the non-profit organization’s seven routes to help serve […]

Vote Centers Open in Orange County

Under Orange County’s new voting system, voters now have the option to vote early at any one of several Vote Centers located throughout the county. Some of these Vote Centers opened on […]

Homeless Committee Presents Recommendations

Throughout Orange County and the State, local governments are struggling with how to best address rising homelessness. According to the 2019 Point in Time Count, the City of Fullerton has an estimated […]

City Hosts Cannabis Information Meeting

The recreational use of marijuana is now legal in California, however many cities (including Fullerton) have continued to outlaw marijuana dispensaries. On February 13, the City hosted a “listening and information session” […]

Friends of Music present: Duo Turgeon

Fullerton Friends of Music will present a free concert featuring Duo Turgeon on Sunday, March 1 at the Wilshire Auditorium at Fullerton College. Born in Montreal and Toronto respectively, Canadian pianists Anne […]

Two Local School Bond Measures

In Fullerton, the K-12 public schools are separated into two school districts. Both the Fullerton Elementary School District (FSD) and Fullerton Joint Union High School District (FJUHSD) have placed a facilities bond […]

Local Families Reunited

Forty-two families were recently reunited at the Fullerton Community Center thanks to the efforts of a local non-profit called “Ojos de agua y el Novillero Unidos.” This group, named after two towns […]

California Lilac

Among my favorite shrubs are those which will survive on rainfall alone once established. Other favorite attributes include value to pollinators, showy flowers and longevity. A shrub which easily meets these criteria […]

Council Approves Bastanchury Development

Fullerton City Council voted 4-1 (Whitaker “no”) to approve a 33-unit residential condominium development on a 2.4-acre site on Bastanchury Road near Puente at its February 4 meeting. The property, which will […]

PFAS: Chemicals of Emerging Concern

Submitted by Ahmad Zahra, Fullerton Council Member & Orange County Water District Representative Nothing is more important than clean water. We wash our produce, bathe our kids, and brush our teeth every […]

On the 2020 Primary

On March 3, California will hold a primary election.  Although you may have voted in past primaries and understand that their principal purpose is to select candidates for the November general election […]

Hidden Hiking Trails Off Rosecrans

As I drive down Rosecrans on my daily commute to Whittier College, I sometimes spot a trail in between the trees, just past the baseball field across from Ralph B. Clark Regional […]

OC Women’s March Draws Thousands

Between 10,000-12,000 people marched through the streets of downtown Santa Ana for the fourth annual O.C. Women’s March on January 18. The march was to promote women’s rights, equality, representation in government, […]

Homeless Crisis Has Many Faces in Fullerton

Fullerton is suffering a housing crisis where our teachers, police officers, retail workers and many others are not able to afford housing, close to where they work, and more of our vulnerable […]