Fullerton City Council voted to issue an amicus brief in support of the ACLU lawsuit Perdomo v. Noem on August 19, 2025, after two hours of public comments in support. Anaheim and […]
Fullerton City Council is pushing to become a charter city. What is a charter city? What does that look like and what will that mean for Fullerton residents? Fullerton College’s Professor of […]
In a 3-2 decision May 6, The Fullerton City Council confirmed their decision to limit publication distribution within city facilities. The lone exception being a community rack at the back of The […]
•Planning Commission Appointee Rejected by Jung, Dunlap & Valencia Each councilmember makes one appointment to the Planning Commission, which, until the recent past has always been honored by fellow councilmembers. But, at […]
About the Fullerton City Council – according to the City of Fullerton website. The City of Fullerton operates under the council-manager form of local government. The five members of the City Council are elected […]
Vivian “Kitty” Jaramillo sat with The Fullerton Observer and The FC Hornet to discuss her candidacy for Fullerton City Council District 4. All candidates were invited, however, Vivian “Kitty” Jaramillo was the […]
Matt Truxsaw sat with The Fullerton Observer and The FC Hornet to discuss his candidacy for Fullerton City Council District 1. All candidates were invited, however, only Matt Truxaw from District 1 […]
Overall, weak answers, a lot of canned or superficial responses from candidates, and a lot of “Me-tooism” at the League of Women Voters forum. But it was still better than the Collaborative’s […]
Fullerton City Council will vote on whether to keep or remove the popular Walk on Wilshire pedestrianized area at its meeting on October 15, 2024. Save Walk on Wilshire has collected nearly […]
In addition to the Presidential Election, many other offices and ballot measures will be decided in the November 2024 Election. Fullerton is split into different districts for Congress, the California State Senate, […]
A question regarding the licensed sale of cannabis in Fullerton drew disagreement among the five candidates for city council who answered questions at the Collaborative meeting on September 9: “If elected, would […]
The elections are coming up, and with them are the many digital advertisements, mailers, yard signs, campaign events, and candidate forums. Yet, one of the most important ways voters find out and […]
The agenda for the upcoming meeting is very brief, containing only one regular item. However, this does not necessarily indicate that the meeting will be short. The item on the agenda is […]
Public Works Director Stephen Bise gave an update on street lights. Overview: The city owns approximately 7,000 street lights. SCE is required to provide power to those lights, and Fullerton is responsible for […]
Civil Engineer David Grantham gave a brief presentation to Fullerton City Council on April 16. Background: The City of Fullerton gains revenue from SB1 by everyone filling up their car at the […]
Fullerton City Council proclaimed April as American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month at the April 16 city council meeting. The City of Fullerton is home to many prominent Muslim residents who continue […]
Fullerton City Council will consider whether to approve or not approve Fullerton Police Department policy and use of military equipment, including various rifles, armored vehicles, grenades, and more, on Tuesday, April 16, […]
When the “hurricane that never happened” was predicted, there was no emergency shelter for the homeless in place in Fullerton. We have been experiencing heavy rain and thunderstorms, as well as 48-degree […]
Thanks to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Fullerton social service organizations can get money grants to help with expenses. The Fullerton Community Development Citizens Committee (FCDCC) met on […]
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Presentations The World Korean Business Convention Director of Economic Development Sue Thomas announced that the World Korean Business Convention (WKBC) will be hosted at the Anaheim Convention Center from October 11th to […]
Supervisor Chaffee provided $1,000,000 in Fourth District Discretionary Grants to the City of Fullerton, which will fund the hiring of two licensed clinical social workers, the purchase of equipment, and two […]
President Biden signed a stimulus bill addressing the country’s continued impact of COVID–19 in March 2021. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated $1,954,345 to the City of Fullerton […]
Item #9 is an appeal to a request to modify a CUP at 120 West Wilshire (for a business known as 120 Fullerton). I have never even noticed this business. Apparently the […]
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See Fullerton and Orange County candidate interviews: Click Here Fullerton City Council District 3 • Shana Charles Total raised: $ 22,311 (includes $1,000 loan to herself) 25 large contributions from Fullerton residents […]
Here are some events happening in an around Fullerton during the week of September 5-12, 2022. Tuesday, September 6 • Sensory Friendly Tuesdays (9-10am): A weekly museum program for children with autism […]
For the latest episode of the “Observing Fullerton” podcast Fullerton Observer editor Jesse La Tour and “Observing Fullerton” editor Adrian Meza talk about recent City Council happenings such as budget cuts, changes […]
Fullerton City Council is set to officially adopt a new Council District map tonight, March 29, that will be in place for the next ten years. At their last meeting, a Council […]
Fullerton City Council approved a spending plan for the remaining $16.5 million of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) at their February 15 meeting. Funding was approved for the following projects: ARPA […]
At the request of Mayor Fred Jung, Council voted 3-2 (Zahra and Silva “no”) at their Feb 1 meeting to change the start time of Council meetings from 6:30 to 5:30pm. Jung […]
The second meeting of the Redistricting Advisory Commission (RAC) was held in the City Council Chamber on December 15. Few people attended in person. On the agenda that night were two items, […]
Fullerton’s Redistricting Advisory Commission will hold their first public hearing on December 15 at 6:30pm at Fullerton City Hall (303 West Commonwealth Ave). The Commission, which is responsible for advising City Council […]
Mayor Pro Tem Nick Dunlap spoke at the November 16 City Council meeting about a mass text that was sent out by the Fullerton Police Officers Association (FPOA), the union that represents […]
Vince Buck is CSUF Professor Emeritus, Political Science Fullerton City Councilmembers have all been elected by district only since December 2020. The districts were first created in 2016, but now that the […]
