The story line will be familiar to many readers and movie goers. Real-life adventurer Sir James Brooke, played by Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, disembarked from a British ship when it anchored on a beach […]
Film Review: ‘Edge of the World’ Gets Two Misses
Young Observers: Mid-June Edition
After over a year of being “grounded” at home, I joined millions of Americans who went on vacation during the Memorial Day weekend. It seemed like the perfect time for a […]
Purple Flowering Jacarandas Blossom in Fullerton
With spring coming to a close and June Gloom creeping in, this is the time of year when people driving through Fullerton can see flowers blooming on the city’s jacaranda trees, creating […]
Film Review: ‘The Dry’ Gets a Hit and a Miss
Australian director Robert Connolly sets this mystery/thriller in a small town in the middle of drought-stricken Australia, basing his movie on Jane Harper’s best-selling crime novel of the same name. The dry […]
Raymond Basin Designed for Water Conservation and Flood Control
Driving down Raymond Avenue, over the Riverside freeway, and continuing until it became East Street in Anaheim, I noticed a large fenced in area which reminded me of a dried-up lakebed, with […]
The Limits of Desegregation: A Story of Maple School (Part 2)
Part 1 of this series told the story of efforts to desegregate Maple Elementary School in the late 1960s and early 1970s, which was 98% Latino and Black. In 1972 the Fullerton […]
Young Observers: Early June Edition
After only six years into the job he held since 2015, our high school district superintendent Dr. Scott Scambray is retiring this month. One of the best decisions he made for our […]
The Push… and Pushback of a High School Ethnic Studies Course
Some alumni, teachers, and community members of Fullerton Joint Union High School District (FJUHSD) are advocating for all eight of its high schools to add an Ethnic Studies course as a requirement […]
Fullerton, Rail Town: Amtrak Celebrates 50 Years
On May Day 2021, Amtrak celebrated its 50th anniversary as the national passenger railroad of the United States. This article is part of an ongoing series on the past, present, and future […]
La Voz Latina: Under the Jacaranda Trees
La Voz Latina is a Spanish/English language column written by local volunteers that is meant to give voice to Fullerton’s Spanish-speaking community. Spanish translation is included below. My family and I came […]
