The state of California has lifted the Regional Stay-at-Home Order imposed on December 5, 2020 intended to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The Order affected the San Joaquin Valley, Bay […]
Note: This story has been edited from its original version. The City has terminated the contract of Parks and Recreation Director Hugo Curiel. According to 1st District Fullerton City Councilmember Fred Jung, […]
The Fullerton School Board voted at a special meeting on Saturday, January 16 to allow teachers to work remotely through January 29 due to ongoing concerns about COVID-19. Prior to the meeting, […]
The Orange County Healthcare Agency’s first COVID-19 mass vaccination site began administering vaccines Wednesday January 13 in the parking lot of Disneyland in Anaheim. The site is the first of five so-called […]
President Trump was impeached for the second time by the House of Representatives on January 13 for “Incitement of Insurrection” in sparking the violent mob on January 6 that stormed the US […]
Orange County’s Health Care Agency (OCHCA) has announced that it will be partnering with the Orange County Fire Authority to help administer COVID-19 vaccines through a program called Operation Independence, a County […]
Fullerton Police officers arrested a suspect on Sunday, December 27 whom they believe was responsible for a brush fire at 1440 N. Harbor Blvd. Around 2pm, Fullerton Police Officers responded to the […]
The city of Fullerton has joined a large Orange County lawsuit against the 3M Company, DuPont, and others. The suit was brought by the Orange County Water District (OCWD) and several Orange […]
California has just reached the count of 2 million COVID-19 cases, the most of any state in the country. In Orange County 1,854 people are hospitalized, a rate more than twice as […]
Fullerton City Council voted 3-2 at a special meeting on December 21 to not join an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in support of OC Sheriff Barnes’s opposition to releasing […]
Brooke Weitzman, directing attorney with the Elder Law and Disability Rights Center, sent a letter to Fullerton City officials on December 15, urging a delay of enforcement of a newly-passed ordinance that […]
The first vaccines in Orange County to prevent COVID-19 were administered to five health care workers at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange this morning. Michael Lowman, a nurse from St. Joseph’s COVID-19 […]
The city of Fullerton has decided to defy at least one provision of California’s strict Regional Stay-At-Home Order, which took effect on December 6. The state order was imposed on December 6 […]
Friends and family of Hector Hernandez, a Fullerton resident who was shot and killed by a Fullerton police officer in front of his home on May 27, gathered in front of the […]
Phase 2 Construction at the Fox Paves Way for Certificate of Occupancy/Opening in 2021 Though it was saved from the wrecking ball in 2004, it’s been a lengthy rehabilitation process for Fullerton’s […]
The city of Fullerton has no campaign contribution limits for City Council candidates. But as of January 1, 2021, the State will begin enforcing Assembly Bill 571, which caps individual contributions at […]
The three newly-elected Fullerton City Council members were sworn in at the December 1 Council meeting. Due to COVID-19 precautions, the meeting was only open to a limited number of family and […]
Rising Cases of COVID-19 Orange County’s rates of coronavirus transmission are spiking once again, with metrics in most categories steadily rising in recent weeks. Daily reports of new COVID-19 cases are now […]
For the past couple years, the city of Fullerton has been legally unable to enforce its “anti-camping” ordinance (ticketing people for sleeping outside) due to the court case Martin v. Boise and […]
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced Monday that Orange County had been moved from the Red Tier, or second most restrictive, to the Purple, or most restrictive tier of the […]
Though election results have not yet been certified, it is safe to call winners in the following local races. To view full election results visit http://www.ocvote.com. Fullerton City Council District 1: Fred […]
Democrat Josh Newman declared victory in the race for California’s 29th State Senate district seat on November 12, defeating incumbent Republican Ling Ling Chang. “As of this evening, my race has finally […]
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won. Enjoy the moment! Dance in the streets! The feeling will not last. This will be a difficult four years. We have side-stepped an existential threat to […]
Fred Jung, Nick Dunlap, and Bruce Whitaker are leading in their respective races for Fullerton City Council in the recent election. 2020 will be the first year to have members of the […]
Fullerton City Council will reconsider approval of an ordinance that would allow a limited number of cannabis businesses in Fullerton (with regulations) at their upcoming November 17 meeting. After voting 3-2 on […]
The writers and editors of the Fullerton Observer Newspaper will be hosting live election night coverage on Tuesday, November 3 starting at 7:30pm, streaming live on our Facebook page. Our broadcast will […]
Two former Fullerton police officers, Jay Cicinelli and Joseph Wolfe, who were fired over their involvement in the beating death of Kelly Thomas have been denied their jobs back, according to an […]
The OC Human Relations Commission released its 2019 Orange County Hate Crime Report on October 20. For the fifth consecutive year, the numbers of crimes increased. Hate crime was up 24% in […]
Orange County COVID-19 Statistics More than 8 million people in the United States have contracted the coronavirus, with the pace of new cases increasing in many parts of the country. But in […]
This election season some Fullerton residents will be voting to fill the seat on the North Orange County Community College District (NOCCCD) Board of Trustees (District 4) that was vacated by long-time […]
Note: This article was updated April 11, 2021 to include additional information, particularly that CA Attorney General Becerra’s office dropped their case against the CA GOP regarding “unofficial” ballot drop boxes. Jordan […]
Fullerton City Council voted 3-2 (Fitzgerald and Whitaker “no”) at their October 6 meeting to introduce an ordinance that would allow and regulate certain commercial cannabis activities in the City. Council will […]
With Fullerton elementary and junior high schools set to open October 13, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to infect thousands across the country and locally. At least a million people have died from […]
During two recent public forums, Fullerton City Manager Ken Domer and Mayor Jennifer Fitzgerald gave dire assessments of the City’s financial situation, particularly if the proposed Measure S (sales tax increase) does […]
October 13 and no sooner than Oct 5. These are Fullerton School District’s (FSD) and Fullerton Joint Union High School District’s (FJUHSD) reopening target dates respectively, unless otherwise directed by state and […]
