Fullerton News

Ever since the City of Fullerton climbed aboard the “Save the Fox” bandwagon, something was just plain wrong. Somehow the redevelopment bureaucrats inculpated into the public mindset the story that the only way the Fox could be “saved” was by appending it to another massive downtown housing project. To facilitate the ladder the city had to relocate a fast food franchise; to accomplish that they had to buy up property on Pomona Ave. at exorbitant prices. Click here to read more.

A man known in his neighborhood as a good Samaritan remained in extremely critical condition Tuesday after he was hit by a car while trying to help a possibly suicidal woman.

The race to replace termed out Supervisor Chris Norby just got interesting. Anaheim Councilwoman Lorri Galloway, who is a Democrat, has announced that she is running, according to the Red Klownty blog and the Friends for Fullerton’s Future blog.

This is very bad news for O.C. Clerk-recorder Tom Daly, who like Galloway is also a Democrat. Particularly since Jerbal, at Red Klownty, is also reporting that La Habra Councilwoman Rose Espinoza, who is also a Democrat, is thinking about running for Clerk-Recorder instead of running for the 4th Supervisorial District.

Daly is already being opposed by Anaheim Councilman Harry Sidhu. Now Galloway will further dilute Daly’s base in Anaheim, where he was once the Mayor.

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Six outstanding Fullerton Girl Scouts have earned the elite Girl Scout Gold Award, a nationally recognized symbol of exceptional accomplishment in leadership, community service, career planning and personal development.

Dr. Kevin Joe, who has had a chiropractic practice in the city since 1993, was installed president of the Orange County District, California Chiropractic Association in Reno last month.

A good Samaritan who was trying to prevent an apparently suicidal woman from getting hit by traffic has been hospitalized after he was hit by a car on a Southern California street.

Talk to this small but vocal faction of local Democrats about the future of the party in central and north Orange County and one name above all others brings a sparkle to their eye and a smile to their face. Despite the fact the demographic makeup of the party in this geographical area is largely Latino the local elected that garners their excitement doesn’t have a Hispanic surname like Tinajero, Alvarez, Benevides or Martinez as one might expect. The “chosen one” for these folks is Anaheim Union High School District Trustee Jordan Brandman.

Many in this group make up the “Janny” faction of the DPOC, thus called this for their covert support for Latino bashing Supervisor Janet Nguyen. It is not shocking that they would pin the party’s hope for the future in Central/North OC on the shoulders of an Anglo politician. History shows us that many within the DPOC have a track record of opposing Latino politicians in the local area. Loretta Sanchez and Lou Correa did not gain any party support until the won their seat. To this day, much, if not all of Loretta and Lou’s success is in spite of the local party.

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The Fullerton Observer continues to sink to new lows in its coverage of important Fullerton issues. Or lack of coverage. In its most recent edition it published a redevelopment article which was simply an interview with RDA Director Rob Zur Schmiede, whose very job depends on RDA expansion. Wow, that’s cutting edge investigative journalism! Click here to read more.

O.C. Supervisor Chris Norby has quietly launched his campaign website for the O.C. Clerk-Recorder’s office. It is not bad. And he already has a ton of endorsements, including a few Democrats, such as Santa Ana Mayor MIguel Pulido and Anaheim Union High School District Trustee Jordan Brandman. Now we know who in Orange County falls within John Lewis’ sphere of influence…Lewis is listed as the Chair of Norby’s campaign.

Norby makes the case that his political experience will make him a better clerk-recorder than anyone else. He goes out of his way, in the video above, to mention Tom Daly, the current Clerk-Recorder.

Norby has always been easy to get a hold of and that spirit continues on his website, where he lists his cell number and personal email address.

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The proposed redevelopment expansion in Fullerton hinges upon on the city councils ability to discover “blight” in this vast area. Two of the biggest cheerleaders for this expansion of government power are councilman Dick Jones and Don Bankhead who are happy to make the necessary ”finding” of blight. Click here to read more

You've heard the cliche about the only certainties in life being death and taxes? Well, here's another one.

Fullerton has terminated a dubious partnership with failing red light camera vendor Nestor Traffic Systems after the contract for operation of the cameras was declared to be illegal by an appeals court last year. It’s a long story, but stick with us as we tell this tale of inept vendor selection and blatant disregard for the law in Fullerton…Click here to read more.

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A man suspected of holding several women hostage in a Crestline home Monday was captured a day later after leading Orange County law enforcement on a high-speed car chase.

Dick Ackerman, Fullerton Redevelopment boondoggle history, college football, and Molly McClanahan. It’s not often that so many local topics intersect, so when they do this intersection should be scrutinized and at the very least enjoyed for it’s entertainment value. Click here to read more.

Downtown Fullerton was once an enchanted part of the city, complete with significant buildings and full of character. Comparing a photo of downtown in the late 1950’s to the same street today is like looking at two completely different places. Click here to read more.

After receiving a barrage of criticism about her support of the McDonald’s relocation fiasco, Fullerton council member Sharon Quirk informed us and others about her decision to change her decision. Click here to read more.

It takes a lot to keep the eight full time redevelopment staffers busy. With the economy tanking, widespread commercial vacancies and developer money drying up, the wheeling and dealing–at taxpayer expense–is a thing of the past! Falling property values mean tax increment revenues are slowing to a trickle. Even the bond market is looking murky for RDAs. Click here to read more.

Cloud 9, a six-piece dance band, will set the celebratory mood for the 20th annual Community Fireworks Show and Festival on the Fourth of July at Fullerton Union High School Stadium.

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