Fullerton may end negotiations with two cultural arts organizations regarding future use of the Hunt Branch Library. An agenda item prepared by City Staff for the June 21 meeting recommends that Council […]
In the 16th episode of the “Observing Fullerton” podcast, Fullerton Observer editor Jesse La Tour and host Adrian Meza discuss results of the California primary election and recent City Council happenings. Listen […]
The Orange County Power Authority (OCPA), the region’s new energy provider, is facing a crisis of leadership and a call by the Irvine City Council to audit the agency. OCPA is a […]
To address the ongoing statewide drought, Fullerton City Council adopted new water use restrictions on June 7 for both residential and commercial customers. These restrictions went into effect on June 10. The […]
“Semi // Art // Omatic” is a project founded by Fullerton resident Kai-Ping Liu that destroys AR-15 semi-automatic rifles and turns the gun pieces into works of art. This project exists as […]
National Fentanyl Awareness Day was Tuesday, May 10, to alert people to the deadly dangers of fentanyl. I will cover this topic over several issues using my research on fentanyl, including interviews […]
Karen Bender and Patricia Larsen are Co-Chairs of the Climate Change Committee of the League of Women Voters of North Orange County Some north Orange County cities have created plans to combat […]
One of the most important, patriotic, and glorious symbols of any nation is its flag. There are almost 200 separate countries globally who have their own unique flag. These flags can represent […]
If you were in and around Fullerton in the 80s, you were likely aware of the music scene here. Who knows how these things happen? A number of bands suddenly make their […]
Every week you’ll find an unlikely group around the billiards tables at Morningside of Fullerton retirement community. Ladies weren’t known to frequent pool halls back in the day, but now the half-dozen […]
In the fifteenth episode of the “Observing Fullerton” podcast, host Urooj Naveed interviews Ghezal Gulmina Purmul, an Afghanistan refugee, former scientist, and a mother. She was born in 1976 in Kabul, the […]
Hillcrest Park hosted over 50 demonstrators affiliated with March for Our Lives, an organization dedicated to ending gun violence on Saturday, June 11. In the wake of events including the Buffalo supermarket […]
In conjunction with the hundreds of March for Our Lives rallies happening across the country today (June 11) in support of common sense gun control legislation, there will be a rally at […]
On a late Saturday afternoon at the beginning of June, laughter, lively conversation, and the sounds of rock and roll music carried through the air from the Fullerton Plaza to where my […]
A newly released report from the nonprofit Citizens Take Action entitled “Integrity in Local Government: A Report Card on Campaign Finance Laws and Transparency in Orange County Municipal Government (2022)” gives Fullerton […]
Spirits were high as many gathered on Saturday, June 4 morning to participate in a timed obstacle race on horseback called Gymkhana. Taking place at Laguna Lake Park, Gymkhana is an event […]
In the fourteenth episode of the “Observing Fullerton” podcast, host Urooj Naveed interviews Cecilia Arriaza, director of the Fullerton College Transfer Center, who has been at FC for 10 years. She discusses […]
Founder Rayanna Northgrave and her twin sister Abrielle Northgrave celebrated two years of Ray’s Hope this March, a local nonprofit that seeks to bring essential services to low-income members in our community. […]
On my way back from shopping in Brea, I drove a half-mile east on Associated Road, down Rolling Hills Drive, and saw someone stepping over a chain attached to a wooden fence […]
In honor of National Gun Violence Awareness Day, State Senator Josh Newman and Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva hosted a press conference against gun violence on the steps of Fullerton City Hall on June […]
The Fullerton Museum Center opened its latest exhibit “Fullerton: Art Town” on Friday, June 3. This exhibit showcases the past, present, and future of art, art organizations, galleries, events, and independent artists […]
While most people celebrated the merry month of May (Cinco de Mayo and Mothers’ Day), many high school students, including me, were busy preparing and taking AP exams. AP stands for Advanced […]
Katherine England is an artist who uses her palette of imagination to bring life to the gray areas of Fullerton by surrounding the town with different murals that encapsulate its spirit. England […]
“We don’t know them all, but we owe them all.’’ Those were the words on the American Veterans Memorial Association’s program for their 84th annual Memorial Day event. This was the first […]
In the thirteenth episode of “Observing Fullerton,” editor Jesse La Tour gives a lecture on the history of art in Fullerton, from Depression-era murals, to Norton Simon’s art collection, to A Night […]
Day of Music The Fullerton version of Day of Music began in 2014 and evolved into one the most popular sites for the worldwide event over the next few years. A parade, […]
A recently released Orange County Grand Jury report entitled “Where’s the Fire? Stop Sending Fire Trucks to Medical Calls” questions this widespread practice. In Orange County, nearly 80% of all 911 calls […]
An Interview with Delaney Cosgrove, Fullerton’s Water Quality Specialist Can you briefly describe the seriousness of the drought? How does it compare with previous droughts? Cosgrove: California is currently in an unprecedented […]
Fullerton California in 1925. It was the Roaring Twenties. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby was published. Chesterfield Cigarettes began marketing to women. Hormel introduced Spam. Fullerton, along with the rest of […]
City Council approved development standards for Senate Bill 9 (SB9) projects at their May 17 meeting. SB9 became effective on January 1. It is one of several housing bills adopted by the […]
(147 West Ash Avenue) In 1910, mining engineer John Edwin Phillips (1854-1943) moved from Denver, Colorado to Fullerton with his wife Anna Laurie (“Annie”) (b. 1861), and son, James Henry Phillips, Sr. […]
In the twelfth episode of “Observing Fullerton,” Urooj Naveed interviews Vivien Moreno, a writer for The Fullerton Observer who is our education correspondent. They discuss the Board of Education election that will […]
In Episode 11 of “Observing Fullerton,” Urooj Naveed interviews State Senator Josh Newman and the Public Policy Associate for Crystal Stairs, Inc. Justin Blakely. They discuss Assembly Bill 1649 “Childcare Services: Alternative […]
The Meaning of Memorial Day will be featured in a special salute Monday, May 30, at the 84th Annual Memorial Day Observance at Loma Vista Memorial Park, 701 E. East Bastanchury Rd, […]
Former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu and others in his political inner circle are facing an FBI corruption probe, alleging they were involved in a scheme to commit fraud by sharing confidential information […]
