City Council will hold a study session on September 14 at 4pm to discuss how to spend federal COVID relief funds and how this will impact the current fiscal year budget adopted […]
Council to Discuss Federal Relief Funds and the Budget
Council to appoint advisory-only redistricting commission
The Fullerton City Council will appoint an advisory commission to explore options for drawing new council districts for the 2022 elections, reserving the responsibility for choosing the new districts map exclusively for […]
City Council to decide whether to appoint redistricting commission
Fullerton’s City Council will consider on Tuesday, August 17 whether to decide new boundaries for council districts themselves or instead appoint a commission for that purpose. Council districts are required by law […]
Council Approves Annual Budget With No Funding for Museum Center
The Fullerton City Council has approved a City budget for 2021-2022 without any funding at all for the Fullerton Museum Center (FMC). The Museum has been closed since March 2020, and defunded […]
City Council Votes to Settle Lawsuit Against Fullerton’s Future Blog
The city of Fullerton has authorized a settlement offer in its civil lawsuit against the Friends for Fullerton’s Future Blog (FFFF) and two of its bloggers, Joshua Ferguson and David Curlee. The […]
Fullerton Council Terminates City Manager Contract on Split Vote
The city of Fullerton has terminated the contract of City Manager Ken Domer effective 5:00pm, April 27. During a 4:00 p.m. special meeting, Fullerton’s City Council removed Domer from his job on […]
City Adopts Zoom and Phone Access for Public Participation at Council Meetings
People With and Without Computers Will Now Be Able to Participate Remotely In response to public concerns about accessibility during COVID-19, the city of Fullerton adopted new Zoom and phone-in options to […]
Councilmember Faces Charges of Battery and Vandalism
Fullerton City Councilman Ahmad Zahra was charged by the Orange County District Attorney on October 29 with one misdemeanor count of vandalism and one misdemeanor count of battery that were allegedly committed […]
An Interview with Newly-Elected District 2 Councilmember Nick Dunlap
This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Fullerton Observer (FO): You have received campaign large campaign contributions from property owners groups and persons like California Real Estate PAC, the Apartment […]
An Interview with Newly-Elected District 1 Councilmember Fred Jung
This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Fullerton Observer (FO): You stated in your campaign that you were opposed to Measure S, the failed sales tax increase. Given Fullerton’s current […]
December 15 City Council Meeting to be Held at Fullerton Community Center
Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases resulting in the recent Statewide Stay-at-Home order, as well as to recent Cal OSHA regulations, the December 15 City Council meeting will be moved from […]
Newly Elected Council Members Sworn In, New Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem Selected
The three newly-elected Fullerton City Council members were sworn in at the December 1 Council meeting. Due to COVID-19 precautions, the meeting was only open to a limited number of family and […]
Ways to Improve Public Participation During COVID-19
The ability for Fullerton residents to participate in local decision-making is becoming more difficult with COVID-19 restrictions. Any issue that dramatically affects someone’s personal or business life, including zoning of a nearby […]
Local Election Results
Though election results have not yet been certified, it is safe to call winners in the following local races. To view full election results visit http://www.ocvote.com. Fullerton City Council District 1: Fred […]
City Council Candidate Campaign Finance Report
Fullerton City Council Candidates filed their second pre-election Campaign Finance Reports on Form 460 with the Fullerton City Clerk on or before October 22. These reports contain totals received and spent from […]
City Council Candidates Share Positions in Virtual Forums
In three Zoom meetings held on September 21, 22, and October 3, Fullerton City Council candidates took stands on a number of issues facing Fullerton voters, including road repair, budget balancing, the […]
Fullerton Observer Newspaper Virtual Candidate Forum
The Fullerton Observer Newspaper hosted a virtual forum featuring all of the Fullerton City Council candidates on September 22. The forum had a Q and A format with questions from the Observer […]
