Three Fullerton American Legion Post 142 members received the Ambassador of Peace Medal on Sunday, August 7 for those who served on or around the Korean Peninsula during the Korean War. The […]
Korean War Veterans Honored
Art Exhibit Showcases Unheard Voices
Featuring 38 artists from across Southern California, a new exhibit opens this Saturday in Fullerton entitled Unheard Voices. The exhibit explores emotional experiences, vulnerabilities, cultural origins, gender identity, isolation, and social anxieties […]
Community Building
Fullerton City Council discussed the future of the Hunt Library Building on Tuesday July 19. It is not clear why the future of this building is in doubt at this time. I […]
Significant Bus Service Cuts Proposed for North OC
Jane Reifer is Chair of Transit Advocates of Orange County The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) conducted a public hearing on July 25 to receive input on a bus system update that […]
WTLC Named Public Law Center’s Community Partner of the Year
Nonprofit Women’s Transitional Living Center, Inc. (WTLC) of Fullerton has been named the 2022 Community Partner of the Year of the Public Law Center (PLC), Orange County’s pro bono law firm. The […]
Downtown Fourth of July Bike Parade Returns
Despite the cancellation of the City Fourth of July fireworks show, Fullerton residents are still celebrating our nation’s birthday with a number of neighborhood events, including the Downtown Fullerton Fourth of July […]
The Once and Future Wilshire Bike Boulevard
At the June 21 Council Meeting, while many people were out enjoying the Day of Music, Council voted to close the Wilshire Bike Boulevard once again (temporarily) in the 100 west block. […]
Community Celebrates Pacific Drive Park Renovations
Neighbors and community leaders gathered at Pacific Drive Park on June 28 for a grand re-opening of this newly-renovated park. This event was the culmination of years of advocacy and planning from […]
The Downtown Report: Day of Music Photos
Those of us who worked on the first Day of Music quickly found out that most don’t really know when Summer actually begins. But it officially roared to life on June 21, […]
Homeless Man Hit by Three Cars in Fatal Hit and Run
Fullerton Police Officers responded to a report of a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle at Harbor Blvd and Southgate on Monday June 27 at approximately 1:30am. Upon arrival, officers […]
Fullerton Holds First Pride Ride and Celebration
The first ever Fullerton Pride Ride and Celebration took place on Sunday, June 26, to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month. The event began with a neighborhood bicycle parade. Attendees gathered at the northeast […]
Community Voices Speak Against Sunrise Village Development
Who Makes Decisions for the City? Developers, Special Interest Groups, or the Voters of Fullerton? Shopoff Realty Investments purchased Sunrise Village, a commercially-zoned 12-acre site at Rosecrans and Euclid, over a year […]
Fullerton Pride Ride and Celebration June 26
The first ever Fullerton Pride Ride and Celebration will take place on Sunday, June 26 from 11am-3pm, to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month. The event will begin with a neighborhood bicycle parade. Attendees […]
City Adopts Water Use Restrictions
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 […]
Turning AR-15s into art: A Fullerton resident decides to act
“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 […]
Young Observers: Mid-June Edition
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 […]
The Downtown Report: Day of Music Returns June 21
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 […]
Locals Join March for Our Lives Rally at Hillcrest Park
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 […]
March for Our Lives Rally June 11 at Hillcrest Park
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 […]
New Report Gives Fullerton an ‘F’ on Campaign Finance Laws and Transparency
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 […]
Rediscovering Gilman Park
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 […]
Fullerton Remembers its Fallen on 84th Memorial Day
“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 […]
What Fullerton Can do About the Drought
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 […]
Fox Fullerton Celebrates 97th Birthday
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 […]
Fullerton Memorial Day Program Returns May 30
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, […]
OC United Opens Gilbert Community Center
Local nonprofit OC United celebrated the grand opening of their facility at the Gilbert Community Center on Saturday, May 14. OCUnited is leasing the city-owned building to offer community programs. Area teens […]
Methane Map Shows More Spots Due to be Cleaned Up
Recent data on SoCal Gas’s Methane Emissions Map shows new leaks in Fullerton scheduled for clean up, some of which include: • Corner of Malden & Whiting • Valencia Mesa near N […]
Donate to Revive Lemon St. Murals
City Councilmember Ahmad Zahra has been raising funds independently to revive and restore the eight separate murals at Lemon Park and the Lemon underpass, one at a time. The first murals to […]
Resident Files Appeal of Goodman Logistics Expansion
The City has approved an adjacent development seemingly as part of the 65-acre Goodman Logistics Center (GLC) located on the block bound by Acacia Ave., Orangethorpe Ave, State College Blvd., and Kimberly […]
Fullerton Muslims Celebrate Ramadan
You may have read about Easter, Passover, and Ramadan converging on the same day on April 17 for the first time in 30 years. While the former two holidays are well known […]
Fullerton Celebrates 41st Arbor Day
The city of Fullerton celebrated its 41st annual Arbor Day on April 16 with a tree-planting ceremony at Adlena Park. On this day, local children, elected officials, and neighbors helped to plant […]
The Laramie Project Seeks Understanding of Hate Crime
“I give you life in the memory of one who no longer lives. May you have a long life, and may you thank Matthew every day for it.” —Moisés Kaufman, The Laramie […]
Women’s Transitional Living Center Breaks Ground on Hope House
Hope is coming soon to survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking with the April 6 groundbreaking of Hope House, a new California craftsman-style four-bedroom, two-bathroom, multi-family residence to be built in […]
The State of the City
The North Orange County Chamber (formerly Fullerton Chamber of Commerce) hosted (at $65 per ticket) a State of the City event at Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday, March 30. The program included […]
Parks Junior High School’s Missing Mural
If you have noticed the absence of a once familiar painted wall at Parks Junior High School, it is because it is no longer there. The mural depicted Parks Junior High’s mascot, […]
