Hundreds of residents, many from the faith community, showed up at the January 21 Fullerton City Council meeting to urge council to approve a recuperative care/navigation center for the homeless, and council […]

Between 10,000-12,000 people marched through the streets of downtown Santa Ana for the fourth annual O.C. Women’s March on January 18. The march was to promote women’s rights, equality, representation in government, […]

Fullerton is suffering a housing crisis where our teachers, police officers, retail workers and many others are not able to afford housing, close to where they work, and more of our vulnerable […]

by Judith Kaluzny / photos by Jane Rands Neither approving nor denying, the Fullerton Planning Commission dismissed Joseph Florentine’s application for a conditional use permit (CUP) for his four establishments at the […]

Recently the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to abandon the old precinct election system in favor of a new system of “voting centers” as permitted under California’s Voters Choice Act. Here’s […]

You no doubt are aware of the poor road conditions here in Fullerton. These road conditions are the most noticeable, and arguably, the most critical of all of our infrastructure needs, but […]

In the 2018 midterm election, something happened which would have been unthinkable just a couple decades earlier: all of Orange County’s congressional seats went to Democrats. While this might not have been […]

Dear Sirs: I wish to express my abhorrence of your communist rag. Were I to wipe my backside with your paper, I would consider it an act too dignified…Your left-wing, secular politics […]

Council voted 5-0 to purchase two parcels of West Coyote Hills from Chevron as open space at their December 17 meeting. With this purchase, the City will own the entire 217.2 acre […]

Each year on the winter solstice, more than 160 cities across America gather for “The Longest Night” to remember the members of their communities that died without permanent homes, on National Homeless […]

Each December, the City Council votes to appoint one of its members to serve as Mayor, and another to serve as Mayor Protem. At the December 3 City Council meeting, Mayor Silva […]

A grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly-renovated Woodcrest Park took place on Saturday, December 14.  A large crowd of residents, community leaders, and families gathered to enjoy the new […]

Over Thanksgiving Break, a parent notified Beechwood School that she had discovered her child had participated in a private Instagram discussion with 9 other 8th grade students which had included content referencing […]

On a rainy Wednesday morning, December 4, the Fullerton Police Department, in conjunction with the Orange County Health Care Agency and non-profits CityNet and Illumination Foundation, cleared the homeless encampments that have […]

The Fullerton College Hornets wrapped up the 2019 season on November 23 taking the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) State title in grand fashion defeating Orange Empire Conference rival Riverside City […]

On November 18, notices went up on trees along the Gilbert and Valencia homeless encampments in Fullerton announcing that beginning December 4, the police department would begin limited enforcement of the city’s […]

According to recently-released data, Fullerton’s 6-month downtown paid parking pilot program, which began on July 18, and will continue until the end of the year, has not brought in projected revenues. The […]

Fullerton City Council voted 5-0 to enter into an exclusive negotiation agreement (ENA) for six months with Renewable Farms (RF), a local non-profit which operates an urban farm in Anaheim to explore […]

The 15th annual Women’s Leadership Forum at the Fullerton Community Center on November 13 was hosted by the Women’s Club of Fullerton (WCOF) and the two women on the City Council, Jan […]

North Orange County Community College District Trustees voted 4-3 (Lopez, Blount, and Rodarte “no”) to approve the construction of a 4,400-seat stadium (with lighting and amplification) at Fullerton College’s Sherbeck Field at […]

A California Appeals Court has halted the City of Fullerton’s restraining order against the Friends for Fullerton’s Future (FFFF) blog, which had previously prevented the blog from disseminating materials which the blog […]

Fullerton City Council voted 4-1 (Whitaker “no”) to enter into a cooperative funding agreement with local non-profit the Illumination Foundation to provide $500,000 of City funds for the development of a proposed […]

On October 30, the Fullerton Fire Department responded to a brush fire in the Brea Dam area of Fullerton. Fullerton Fire, Orange County Fire Authority Air Ops, and Fullerton Police responded. Harbor […]

On October 24 the City of Fullerton filed a lawsuit against the Friends for Fullerton’s Future (FFFF) Blog and some of its authors for allegedly illegally downloading confidential files from a city […]

This year, the Fullerton Observer celebrated 41 years of existence. Since 1978, it has been a small, family-owned operation staffed by local volunteers. The Observer is the only independent hometown paper remaining […]

Fullerton City Council voted 4-0 (Whitaker absent) to enter into a funding agreement with The Illumination Foundation to provide $500,000 in financial assistance from our low and moderate income housing fund for […]

Fullerton City Council voted 3-2 (Fitzgerald and Whitaker “no”) to pass a “resolution of intention” to consider options for allowing commercial cannabis businesses in the city at their October 15 meeting. They […]

On a sunny Sunday morning in September, I was on my way to piano lessons at Patrick’s Music School when I happened to spot a public health advisory sign on Woods Avenue. […]

Fullerton City Council voted 3-2 (Whitaker and Fitzgerald “no”) to approve a six-month temporary “Safe Parking” program to allow for limited overnight parking for people experiencing homeless and/or families who currently dwell […]

Neighbors United for Fullerton (NUFF) invited a select group of local elected officials to discuss what they are doing for the community on September 23. District 4 County Supervisor Doug Chaffee, State […]