Orange County COVID-19 Statistics Fullerton’s cumulative total of COVID-19 infections surpassed 200 by the end of May. The Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) does not report hospitalizations or deaths from the […]
A man was shot and killed by officers of the Fullerton Police Department after allegedly stabbing a police K9 following a domestic violence incident on Wednesday, May 27 at 10pm. This was […]
A number of downtown Fullerton restaurant/bars reopened their doors to in-person dining and drinking on Saturday, May 23, after the County and the City announced that the state of California had approved […]
The all volunteer-produced Fullerton Observer was started over 42 years ago by my parents, the late Ralph and Natalie Kennedy, and a group of friends including Roy and Irene Kobayashi, who are […]
COVID-19 Statistics According to Orange County’s new Health Care Agency Director, Dr. Clayton Chau, Orange County is experiencing a slight uptick in numbers of COVID-19 infectious cases. Each day, the County’s Health […]
Fullerton Mayor Jennifer Fitzgerald has announced the formation of The California Mayor Coalition (CMC) formed to advocate for federal money to help cities in our state caught short economically by the ongoing COVID-19 […]
Fullerton’s City Treasurer gave a financial budget review report for fiscal year (FY) 2020-21 at the May 5 Fullerton City Council meeting, as the City prepares to create its new budget in […]
The County of Orange has begun implementing a COVID-19 testing network, with locations offering FDA-authorized testing to Orange County residents who have symptoms of COVID-19. According to the County, there is no […]
A man was shot to death at or near the corner of Commonwealth Ave. and Lillie Ave. by Fullerton police on the evening of Sunday, May 3. The man, said to have […]
In response to the increased number of hate crimes against Asian-American Pacific Islanders (AAPI), Congressman Gil Cisneros of California Congressional District 39 hosted a virtual town hall on April 27. He began […]
Fullerton’s Mayor Jennifer Fitzgerald held her first “Virtual Town Hall” via video feed from the mayor’s office in city hall on the morning of Monday, April 27. Characterizing the virtual method as […]
A group of local residents organized a “Thank You Heroes” Car Parade on Tuesday April 21 which drove past St. Jude Hospital in Fullerton, in appreciation of those on the front lines […]
On Tuesday, April 21 Fullerton City Council voted 3-2 to require both employees and customers of retail businesses to wear cloth face coverings to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. This was […]
In his weekly report, Fullerton City Manager Ken Domer announced that the city of Fullerton has laid off 153 part-time employees due to revenue shortages caused by the COVID-19 crisis: “The City […]
Families, teachers, and schools in California and in states across the nation are having to establish new sets of standards and rules for distance learning since the schools from elementary through college […]
Local California State Assembly Member Sharon Quirk-Silva hosted a COVID-19 teleconference on April 2 to respond to questions submitted by constituents. 71 participants dialed in to hear answers to some of the […]
City Manager Ken Domer gave a report on the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on city revenues (that is, funding for roads, parks, and other city services) at the April 7 Fullerton […]
St. Jude Medical Center is taking steps to avoid the spread of the COVID-19 virus by implementing new screening protocols that include taking the temperature of anyone entering its hospital. Anticipating increased […]
On March 27 the Orange County Health Care Agency held a press conference to update the county’s three million residents about measures being taken to address the threat of the COVID-19 virus. […]
As of March 27, the United States now has the most coronavirus cases in the world with 94,425 cases and 1,429 deaths. These numbers are rapidly increasing each day. Globally, there are […]
In response to the coronavirus, the Fullerton City Council voted 4-1 (Whitaker “no”) to enact a temporary eviction moratorium for residential (including single family, multi-family and mobile homes), commercial, nonprofit and certain […]
California governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on March 19 requiring all Californians to stay home except to get food, care for a relative or friend, get necessary health care, or […]
City Manager Kenneth Domer signed a formal Proclamation of Local Emergency on March 16, as a means to work with State and Federal authorities to slow the transmission of COVID-19. The City […]
CSUF President Framrose Virjee announced on March 11 that the university would be moving to online instruction over the next month due do precautions against the coronavirus. While there have been no […]
A representative of FM3, a firm that specializes in public-policy oriented opinion research, gave the results of a community survey conducted with 515 residents who are likely voters, at the March 3 […]
Did you know that 99% of the useable freshwater on Earth is groundwater? Did you also know that in north and central Orange County we are sitting on a vast groundwater basin […]
The novel (new) coronavirus first sickened people in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has now been detected in more than 50 locations internationally, including the United States. A coronavirus is named […]
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders held a rally at Valley High School in Santa Ana on February 21, drawing a diverse crowd of around 4,000, many of them students of color. Mike […]
Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva introduced Assembly Bill 2895 (AB 2895) at a press conference at Fullerton City Hall on February 21. The bill will provide rent increase protections for Californians who own a […]
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders held a rally at Valley High School in Santa Ana, CA on Friday morning, February 21. Here are some photos from the rally:
Last June, the Fullerton city Council tasked the Infrastructure and Natural Resources (INRAC) Committee with studying alternatives and making a recommendation to address Fullerton’s infrastructure needs. The committee has been meeting twice […]
On February 8 at the Fullerton Community Center, Councilmember Ahmad Zahra hosted his second “Let’s Talk Water” meeting since he replaced Councilmember Whitaker as Fullerton’s Representative to the Orange County Water District […]
Forty-two families were recently reunited at the Fullerton Community Center thanks to the efforts of a local non-profit called “Ojos de agua y el Novillero Unidos.” This group, named after two towns […]
Fullerton City Council voted 4-1 (Whitaker “no”) to approve a 33-unit residential condominium development on a 2.4-acre site on Bastanchury Road near Puente at its February 4 meeting. The property, which will […]
Submitted by Ahmad Zahra, Fullerton Council Member & Orange County Water District Representative Nothing is more important than clean water. We wash our produce, bathe our kids, and brush our teeth every […]
