Fullerton City Council voted 3-2 at their November 17 meeting, to approve an ordinance that allows and regulates commercial cannabis businesses in the City. Despite the fact that Prop 64 (which legalized […]
Council Approves Cannabis Ordinance
Sylvia Mendez Receives Warrior Award
Sylvia Mendez, whose family was among the five families who won the landmark school desegregation case Mendez v. Westminster, received the 2020 “Warrior Award” at the 16th Annual Women in Leadership Forum […]
Council Saves Bastanchury Tree Farm as a Creekside Park
A 7-acre City-owned park on the northwest corner of Bastanchury and Parks will be retained as a park. The City Council had declared it as “surplus” in August in an attempt to […]
Protesters Demand Dismissal of Officer in Death of Fullerton Man
More than a dozen demonstrators gathered in front of the Fullerton Police Department on the afternoon of Saturday, November 14, to protest the killing of Fullerton resident Hector Hernandez in May […]
The Downtown Report: Mid November Edition
Beartown Bears in Downtown Fullerton? Yes. A recent excavation for new elevators at Fullerton Union High School unearthed the bear skull. Wow, the protocols used to clear visitors for entry to the […]
Veterans Day 2020
COVID-19 caused the cancellation of the traditional Fullerton Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony at Hillcrest Park. However, leaders of the Fullerton American Legion Post 142 and the Daughters of the American Revolution-Mojave […]
Media Projects Presidential Election Win for Joe Biden
Multiple media outlets have called the 2020 Presidential election for former Vice President Joseph R. Biden. California Senator Kamala Harris will become the first person of color and the first woman ever […]
Fullerton joins Irvine to Create Orange County Energy Authority
New Nonprofit public agency Will Provide Competitive Rates, Cleaner Energy, Community Benefits The Fullerton City Council voted to move forward with Community Choice Energy (CCE) on Monday, November 2, voting 4-1 (Whitaker […]
Fullerton and Orange County COVID-19 Update
Nearly 60,000 cases of COVID-19 are known to have occurred in Orange County to date. 1,475 people have died as a result of contracting the virus. As case numbers rise, hospitalizations have […]
Fullerton Veterans Day Parade Cancelled
The annual Fullerton Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony has been cancelled this year, due to COVID-19. In a statement from Fullerton American Legion Post 142, Ed Paul wrote: “Given the current situation […]
Council Approves Regulations for Short-Term Rentals
Fullerton City Council voted 4-1 (Whitaker “no”) to approve regulations on short-term rentals (STRs) (such as AirBnb) at their October 20 meeting. Prior to this, the City had no regulations for these […]
Thirty-two People Died Homeless in Orange County During the Month of September
Source: OC Coroner’s Office During the month of September 32 people died on the streets of Orange County. In September of 2019, only 10 people died on the streets. This trends with […]
Council Votes to Table Cannabis Ordinance
After voting 3-2 to introduce an ordinance that would allow a limited number of cannabis businesses in Fullerton at their October 6 meeting, City Council reversed course at their October 20 meeting, […]
Are Fullerton Parks Safe from Development?
According to the city of Fullerton’s General Plan, Fullerton’s 14,376 acres is 90% built-out. This year the City Council began putting city-owned land up for sale for development, citing a new State […]
Last Commercial Fullerton Orange Grove in Jeopardy
City Considers Development at Former Kimberly Clark Property. City Council to Vote Nov 2, 6:30 pm. Attend in-person or watch and eComment at fullerton.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Longtime residents are concerned that a massive new […]
The Downtown Report: Mid October 2020
Can’t See the Forest Politics, pandemic and pessimism have invaded our souls and it’s hard to notice the good things happening all around us. Nobody is immune and even the smallest of […]
Affirmative Action on the Ballot: A Closer Look at Prop 16
Californians are voting on a number of propositions that deal with a wide variety of issues this election season. Here’s a closer look at Proposition 16, which deals with affirmative action. This […]
App-Based Drivers on the Ballot: A Closer Look at Prop 22
Californians are voting on a number of propositions that deal with a wide variety of issues this election season. Here’s a closer look at Proposition 22, which deals with app-based drivers (Uber, […]
Rent Control on the Ballot: A Closer Look at Prop 21
Californians are voting on a number of propositions that deal with a wide variety of issues this election season. Here’s a closer look at Proposition 21, which deals with rent control. This […]
City Council, Measures S and U Campaign Finances
State and local campaigns, including Fullerton City Council Candidates, ballot measure campaigns, and other local political interests have filed their first pre-election campaign finance disclosures on Form 460s with the Fullerton City […]
City Council Candidates Share Positions in Virtual Forums
In three Zoom meetings held on September 21, 22, and October 3, Fullerton City Council candidates took stands on a number of issues facing Fullerton voters, including road repair, budget balancing, the […]
Twenty-Six People Died Homeless in Orange County in August 2020
According to the Orange County Coroner’s Office, 27 people died “without fixed abode,” homeless, in Orange County in August, 2020. These are their names: Cesar De La Rosa Garduno died on August […]
Local Author Celebrates Diversity and Caring in First Children’s Book
Fullerton writer Gary Graves released his first children’s book, “Chippy the Cheetah Rides 545 Miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles” this September. Ten years in the making, it tells the story […]
Council Approves Street Vendor Permits, but Are They Affordable?
Fullerton City Council voted unanimously at their September 15 meeting to approve an ordinance that allows and regulates sidewalk vendors in the City, to bring Fullerton into compliance with Senate Bill 946, […]
Council Divided Over Short-Term Rentals
Fullerton City Council was divided about the merits of allowing short-term rentals, such as AirBnb, in the City. After much discussion and input from the public at the September 15 meeting, council […]
Young Observers: Mid September Edition
Right now, there are over 57.4 million people who are unemployed due to COVID-19. Despite this, many Fullerton teens are looking to get jobs within this school year. This surprising revelation was […]
The Downtown Report: Mid September Edition
Time Marches On There was a lot of commotion in the air on August 29—horns honking, some yelling, a texted news tip, and it was off to investigate. Turns out, Hilda was […]
High Speed Rail Authority to Host Public Meetings on LA-to-Anaheim Stretch
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (“Authority”) is conducting a series of Scoping Meetings for the Los Angeles to Anaheim Project Section. The section is part of the first phase of building the […]
Dustups Continue over Radioactive Waste Storage at San Onofre
The decommissioning of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) has been riddled with controversies since it was shuttered in 2013, undermining public confidence in Southern California Edison’s management of highly radioactive nuclear […]
Campaign Finance Information for City Council Candidates
There are no campaign contribution limits for City Council candidates in Fullerton. Candidates can accept contributions from an individual, a political committee, a business entity, political party, or small contributor committee. Contributors […]
Library Board to Address Hunt Rehab at Virtual Meeting
The Library Board is planning to address the issue of the Hunt Branch Library Rehab at a Virtual Meeting on September 9. The Hunt Branch Library is much closer to re-opening due […]
An Interview with Joseph Pak, Founder of the Orange County Korean War Memorial Committee
On Veterans’ Day, November 11, 2009, Joe Pak, a loan officer, had occasion to go to the Orange County Recorder’s office at the Civic Center in Santa Ana (Joe’s formal name is […]
Voters Have Three Ways to Cast Their Ballots
This year in Orange County, elections are being run in order to ensure the safety of the health of voters. First, every registered voter in California will receive a ballot, and each […]
Korean Environmental Contemporary Art Exhibit Opens at the Muck
The Muckenthaler Cultural Center’s latest exhibit “Nestle into Nature: Movements Seeking Balance,” opened August 16 for private viewing. The exhibit seeks to unfurl the complexities of the natural world and forge an […]
Fullerton Museum Center to Host “The FMC and Me” Exhibit
The Fullerton Museum Center (FMC) has announced a new exhibit entitled “The FMC and Me.” This exhibition will pay homage to the history of the Museum and its role as the cornerstone of […]
