Due to recent increases in COVID-19 case counts, Orange County was moved to “High” community transmission status as of July 14, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 […]
In order to address the housing affordability crisis in Fullerton, City Council voted 3-2 (Whitaker and Dunlap “no”) at their July 5 meeting to direct staff to bring back more information about […]
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 […]
Local group Melanated Youth is hosting a pro-abortion/pro-choice protest at Fullerton City Hall on July 16, at 2pm regarding the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court. Melanated Youth […]
The Fullerton Arboretum hosted the first in a series of “Summer Stroll” events on June 21, which was also the first day of summer and the Day of Music. I attended the […]
On the latest episode of the “Observing Fullerton” podcast, host Urooj Naveed sits down with Ruthi Hanchett, an adjunct professor at Vanguard University and a global leader and advocate in the field […]
The city-owned Hunt Branch Library has recently experienced extensive vandalism in the form of broken windows and graffiti. Gifted to the City of Fullerton by industrialist and art collector Norton Simon, who […]
A fire at 1025 Crestview Drive was reported at 11:17pm on the Fourth of July. Fullerton Fire units arrived and found a fully involved garage fire extending into the attic of the […]
Young Observers is not just a group of student volunteers who write for the Fullerton Observer. Now in its 4th year, the club has expanded to include a separate group of volunteers […]
The Fullerton Museum Center, located in the heart of Downtown, is currently featuring an exhibit entitled “Fullerton: Art Town.” In the latest episode of the “Observing Fullerton” podcast, the museum curators lead […]
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 […]
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, […]
A break-in occurred at Zombee Donuts & Bakeshop on Chapman Avenue on June 27, between the hours of 4-5:30am. No employees or customers were injured. The cash register and safe were stolen, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Friday evening, June 24, saw a large protest in Downtown Fullerton. Demonstrators gathered beginning at 6pm to voice their displeasure with the recent Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health […]
Fullerton may end negotiations with two cultural arts organizations regarding future use of the Hunt Branch Library. An agenda item prepared by City Staff for the June 21 meeting recommends that Council […]
The Orange County Power Authority (OCPA), the region’s new energy provider, is facing a crisis of leadership and a call by the Irvine City Council to audit the agency. OCPA is a […]
Karen Bender and Patricia Larsen are Co-Chairs of the Climate Change Committee of the League of Women Voters of North Orange County Some north Orange County cities have created plans to combat […]
Every week you’ll find an unlikely group around the billiards tables at Morningside of Fullerton retirement community. Ladies weren’t known to frequent pool halls back in the day, but now the half-dozen […]
On a late Saturday afternoon at the beginning of June, laughter, lively conversation, and the sounds of rock and roll music carried through the air from the Fullerton Plaza to where my […]
Spirits were high as many gathered on Saturday, June 4 morning to participate in a timed obstacle race on horseback called Gymkhana. Taking place at Laguna Lake Park, Gymkhana is an event […]
In the fourteenth episode of the “Observing Fullerton” podcast, host Urooj Naveed interviews Cecilia Arriaza, director of the Fullerton College Transfer Center, who has been at FC for 10 years. She discusses […]
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 […]
While most people celebrated the merry month of May (Cinco de Mayo and Mothers’ Day), many high school students, including me, were busy preparing and taking AP exams. AP stands for Advanced […]
“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 […]
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 […]
City Council approved development standards for Senate Bill 9 (SB9) projects at their May 17 meeting. SB9 became effective on January 1. It is one of several housing bills adopted by the […]
Demonstrators gathered at Centennial Regional Park in Santa Ana on Saturday, May 14 for a rally hosted by the Planned Parenthood of San Bernardino and Orange Counties to protest the Supreme Court’s […]
The League of Women Voters of North Orange County, a nonpartisan political organization that encourages voter participation, conducted a candidate forum for the Orange County District Attorney candidates on May 10. This […]
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 […]
Fullerton City Council will consider a proposal at their May 17 meeting to lease the Maple Neighborhood Center to an Orange-based non-profit called The Friendly Center. The proposed lease agreement is $1 […]
A Community Forum was hosted by the Center for Healthy Neighborhoods on May 4 at Richman Elementary School. This Forum was to present the results of a recent volunteer survey that was […]
The Fullerton Public Library made progress on a few key items at its last monthly meeting on April 28. First, the Library is proceeding with plans to rehire the staff needed to […]
As a result of redistricting, Fullerton residents are currently divided between two congressional districts: 45 (north Fullerton) and 46 (south Fullerton). For the June 7 primary, the top two vote getters for […]
