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Council Approves Extension of Temporary Outdoor Dining
Fullerton City Council voted on March 15 to extend the temporary outdoor dining program, instituted to support Fullerton restaurants during the pandemic, until September 30. The temporary program that waved the normal […]
Eatery isn’t monkeying around
Cafe serves good grub, money goes to worthy cause by Brady Rhoades You want to like Monkey Business Cafe because it’s a non-profit that helps young people who’ve been knocking around in […]
West Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes Confirmed in Fullerton
The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District (OCMVCD) has confirmed that mosquitoes collected in the city of Fullerton have tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). This is the first mosquito […]
Electronics Recycling Drop Off March 5 & 6
Bring your old electronics for recycling this Saturday and Sunday from 9am-3pm to 100 W. Valencia Mesa Dr. in Fullerton. The event is hosted by the North Orange County Chamber and 21 […]
70-year-old shade trees removed from Valencia Park without public outreach
Three 70-year-old Chinese elm trees were cut down at Valencia Park in southwest Fullerton on Tuesday morning, February 22. The City provided no community notice or engagement before the removals, save for […]
City Net Conducts Count of Unsheltered Homeless People in Fullerton
City Net, a contracted provider of services for people experiencing homelessness, conducted the count of unsheltered homeless people for the Orange County Continuum of Care’s 2022 Point in Time (PIT) count February […]
Cultural Arts Subcommittee Seeks To Connect City and Arts Providers
Approved by the City Council a year ago, the three-member Cultural Arts Subcommittee of the Parks and Recreation Commission met February 14 to elect a chair and set a meeting schedule. All […]
City to host second redistricting workshop
The City of Fullerton invites the public to participate in its second redistricting community workshop on Saturday, January 29 at 10am on Zoom. Redistricting occurs every ten years to redraw City Council […]
Sanitation workers win 6% wage increase, boosted benefits in latest contract
Residents of Fullerton will recall that garbage collection ground to a halt on December 9 when 400 sanitation workers went on strike against their employer, Republic Services. Trash piled up at the […]
New law seeks to improve safety and transparency at shelters
A new state law goes into effect this January, which seeks to provide standards and accountability for homeless shelters—reforms which lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union and some former shelter residents […]
Historic Virgin of Guadalupe mural vandalized
An historic neighborhood mural on Lemon St. across from the Maple Community Center and Lemon Park suffered extensive damage from vandalism this week. In earlier damage, several months ago, the face of […]
Tree of the Month: Toyon at the Muckenthaler
The Heritage Trees Committee (HTC) presents the toyon at the Muckenthaler Cultural Arts Center as December’s Tree of the Month. It was chosen to recognize its historic, cultural, and ecological values in […]
Police seek witnesses in fatal hit and run
A pedestrian was struck by a car and killed in the early morning hours of Thursday, December 23 on Bastanchury Road west of Brea Blvd. Fullerton Police are seeking witnesses to the […]
Arrest made in fatal stabbing investigation
Fullerton police arrested David Vargas Carillo Jr. on December 20 on suspicion of a murder that took place on September 14 in Fullerton. FPD Detectives along with the North County Swat Team […]
Save Sunrise Village Small Businesses
149-unit development vs. Sunrise Shopping Center from the view of customers and businesses by Cathy Yang As an Asian American, I am writing to offer my perspective on the proposed Pines at […]
The Pines at Sunrise Village project sent back to Planning Commission
Council voted 3-2 (Silva and Zahra “no”) on December 7 to send a large housing development project, The Pines at Sunrise Village (at the corner of Euclid and Rosecrans), back to the […]
Farmers Market closes until January
The Wednesday Certified Farmers Market will be closed on December 22 and 29 and will re-open January 5. The weekly Farmers Market takes place at the Fullerton Community Center at 340 W. […]
DTSC accepting public comments on proposed McColl Superfund site agreement
California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has issued a Notice of Partial Consent Decree (CD) advising the public that DTSC has entered into an agreement with Shell Oil, Chevron, and Atlantic […]
5 Honored at Women’s Leadership Forum
Event founder and Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva hosted the 17th Annual Fullerton Women’s Leadership Forum along with former Fullerton City Councilmember Pam Keller and the Women’s Club of Fullerton (WCOF) at the Community […]
WTLC re-opens its doors
Long a hidden resource in Fullerton, the Woman’s Transitional Living Center (WTLC) recently re-opened their doors to the public. Beginning in 1976, a converted hospital across the street from Rutabegorz restaurant on […]
Fox Theater brings on fundraising professional as Executive Director
As the final plans for the next phase of the Fox’s rehabilitation work their way through the City’s approval process, the board members of the Fullerton Historic Theatre Foundation (FHTF) are already […]
Motorcyclist dies in fatal traffic collision
Fullerton Police Officers responded to reports of a traffic collision involving a motorcycle and an automobile that occurred on Friday November 26 at Bradford Avenue and Quartz Lane. Upon arrival, officers located […]
Fullerton Police assist in apprehending auto parts thief suspect
A neighbor of the owner of a Ford Excursion saw two suspects cutting a catalytic converter from the car in Anaheim on November 17, at 6:40am. The owner of the Ford exited […]
Chevron caps pipelines under Fullerton neighborhoods
Chevron has been seen cleaning and capping some pipelines running under neighborhoods in Fullerton. The encroachment permit for excavating within public rights-of-way was approved back in July. According to Public Works Director […]
Estrella Family Fashions Zoot Suits at El Pachuco
Opening its doors for business in 1978, El Pachuco Zoot Suits, located at 801 South Harbor Boulevard, has always been a family business. Phyllis Estrella, who was born, raised, and married in […]
As Fullerton Prepares Housing Plan, Affordability a Challenge and Opportunity
It’s no secret that housing is expensive in California. For long-time homeowners, rising home values have been a boon. But for the millions in California and the thousands in Fullerton who don’t […]
City Council to decide on two large housing developments
Hub Fullerton: 420 units on 3.55 acres (118 dwelling units per acre, no affordable units). City Council will decide on this project at Chapman and Commonwealth at its November 2 meeting at […]
Council remains deadlocked over relief funds and budget cuts
City Council was again unable to come to a consensus at their October 19 meeting about whether to make budget cuts and how to allocate the $32.7 million the City received from […]
Monte Alban keeps Mexican culture and tradition alive through folkloric dance
Early on a Saturday morning in a parking lot behind the family-run business of El Pachuco, shouts and spirited cries were exchanged between folkloric dancers and their families in the audience as […]
Fullerton to Release Housing Plan
City Planning Manager Heather Allen hosted a virtual community workshop on October 7 to preview Fullerton’s upcoming draft Housing Element, which is set to be released on October 25. A Housing Element […]
Young Observers: Early October Edition
While TikTok has proven to be an entertaining social media platform, a recent trend that has taken over schools all across the U.S. demonstrates a dangerous turn of events. The “Devious Lick” […]
Applications for Redistricting Commission Due Oct. 4
The city of Fullerton is now accepting applications for seats on a commission formed to provide options for a new map to define Fullerton’s 5 council districts. Fullerton’s current map dates to […]
Fullerton Celebrates Tommy Lasorda Day
Timeless Baseball has a rhythm that mimics life, and that rhythm reverberates without the need for an arbitrary or artificial conclusion. Time does not ‘run out’ just as the intensity peaks, the […]
City Extends Outdoor Dining Program
City Council voted unanimously at their September 21 meeting to extend the City’s outdoor dining program for six months, as the City develops potential regulations for implementing the program on a more […]
