Exploring the CSUF Library’s Special Collections Did you know that California appeared as an island on maps drawn from the journeys of early explorers? Thirteen maps dating from 1587 to 1761 show […]
Hidden Treasures in Fullerton
Young Observers: Mid September Edition
Limited to local traveling due to the Delta variant, Labor Day weekend, I made use of my ten dollars by visiting the Fullerton Museum Center (FMC), which reopened two months ago. As […]
More Nuclear No Solution to Climate Crisis
Opinion If you live in Orange or San Diego County, hopefully you’re aware that San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) has been turned into a nuclear waste dump for the foreseeable future. […]
Young Observers: Early September Edition
It has been two weeks since we returned to in-person classes. If you’re a parent, you might be wondering what it is like inside the school campus in this new normal. Here […]
Community Lawn Concerts: Six Foot Sessions on Valley View
On Friday evenings, the sounds of international folk music carry through a Fullerton neighborhood. These melodies are from a series of community concerts created by local musicians on their front lawns to […]
Ancient art form portrays modern subjects in ’50 Faces’ at The Muck
The art of making mosaics stretches back to antiquity—Greek and Roman artisans created splendid mosaics of colored tile and stone to decorate temples, palaces, and public places. This tradition evolved through the […]
Equity Map Shows Social Disparities
Finding solutions to social problems such as poverty, hunger, and health inequities starts with having good data. From there, policy makers and community members can develop effective solutions. This is the goal […]
Have Blues, Will Travel: A Trip Worth Taking
Have Blues, Will Travel: Traveling Blues Musicians in the Jim Crow Era Fullerton Museum Center, July 24 – End of August, 2021 Tucked into the back of the Fullerton Museum’s Have Blues, Will […]
Neighborhood fights the destruction of Adlena Park Trees
The City of Fullerton has marked five of the dozen Chinese Elm Trees at Adlena Park in preparation of cutting them down – and neighbors are not happy. The beautiful tall trees with their graceful […]
Council approves Pacific Drive Park improvements
After many years of waiting, residents of the neighborhood around Pacific Drive Park will finally see their park improved. Fullerton Council voted unanimously at the August 3 meeting to award an $844,845 […]
In the Heights: A Hit and a Miss
Opening on the Broadway stage in 2008, seven years before “Hamilton” made Lin-Manuel Miranda a household name, his rap opera “In the Heights” garnered attention from audiences and critics. It featured a […]
The Limits of Desegregation: A Story of Maple School (Part 4)
The following is part of an ongoing series about school desegregation efforts in Fullerton from the 1960s to today. The main focus has been on Maple Elementary School, which was closed in […]
Arts and Community Events in July
Summer Concerts in the Park Fullerton Sports Complex 560 E. Silver Pine (off Bastanchury between Brea Blvd. and Harbor Blvd.) Wednesdays, July 7-August 4. 6:30-8:30pm. Free admission. Live music. Bring your family […]
Young Observers: July Edition
Have you received the COVID-19 vaccine yet? I received my first dose two weeks ago but not without feeling fear and anxiety. I knew, like any other vaccine or medicine, there could […]
The Limits of Desegregation: A Story of Maple School (Part 3)
This is a series about efforts to desegregate Maple Elementary School in Fullerton. Part 1 of this series told the story of efforts to desegregate Maple Elementary School in the late 1960s […]
Film Review: ‘Edge of the World’ Gets Two Misses
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 […]
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 […]
The Limits of Desegregation: A Story of Maple School (Part 1)
In 1896, Homer Plessy, who was 1/8th black, entered a whites-only railroad car in New Orleans and was arrested. The Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that the doctrine of “Separate […]
Film Review: ‘The Father’ Gets Two Hits
The April Academy Awards ceremony was somewhat upended by the Oscar for Best Actor not going to the expected winner Chadwick Boseman (although he was honored with a posthumous tribute to his […]
The Downtown Report: Mid May Edition
Discover Fullerton Our Community Center is organizing a number of events Downtown, including a SoCo District Guided Walk and a business scavenger hunt. Businesses are signing up now for the Live Local […]
Young Observers: Mid-May Edition
As soon as I learned the news last week on the imminent approval of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for youths 12 to 15 years old, I conducted a survey among a handful of […]
Oldest Remaining Church in Fullerton Has Historic Past
Rapidly constructed in seven months in 1909, the building on the corner of Pomona and East Amerige has served the needs of three different religious congregations over the years. When the building […]
Baby Birds
As I was walking on the path to Laguna Lake recently, I nearly stepped on a baby bird. I had no idea what to do. One of my walking partners suggested using […]
Young Observers: Early May Edition
Mother’s Day is a day of celebrating motherhood. Whether it means taking on chores you despise, making her breakfast in bed, or writing a simple poem that will warm her heart, many […]
Public Shares Ideas for Future of Hunt Library
Forty-three community members gathered at the shuttered Hunt Library on Sunday, April 18 to tour the facility and share their vision for its next 50 years. Thanks to a $2.5 million grant […]
The Downtown Report: Early May Edition
100 and Counting Suddenly it appeared on the screen, something that many may not realize still exists—a nationwide TV salute to those who had just turned the page on 99 and hit […]
‘Just Food’ Virtual Exhibit at Fullerton College Art Gallery
To view the virtual exhibit visit fcjustfood.myportfolio.com. Exhibit runs through May 21. “Just Food” bears the message of the need for a just food system that ensures honoring of the Earth and […]
