California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti stopped in Orange County Saturday as part of their own campaigns and to stump for Democratic Congressional hopefuls, in a last-minute push by Democrats to energize voters ahead of the Nov. 6 election.
Category: Fullerton
Fullerton, home to Cal State Fullerton and a busy downtown, has about 140,000 residents. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget, city services and downtown.
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OC Supervisor Candidates Shaw and Chafee Debate at CSUF
County Supervisor candidates Doug Chaffee and Tim Shaw discussed their plans to try to solve homelessness in north Orange County Thursday night at their California State University, Fullerton debate.
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Fullerton City Council Candidate Paulette Chaffee Halts Campaign After Sign Theft Accusations Sent to DA
Fullerton City Council candidate Paulette Marshall Chaffee suspended her campaign after city blogs and watchdogs accused her of stealing opposition signs and the Fullerton Police Department sent the case to the Orange County District Attorney.
Posted inFullerton, Housing & Homelessness
Nonprofit Withdraws Fullerton Homeless Housing Proposal
The nonprofit Pathways of Hope withdrew its Fullerton application to create housing aimed at homeless people because it said it wants to see how a federal lawsuit and funding from state bills play out.
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Former VP Joe Biden Stumps for OC Democratic Congressional Candidates
Former Vice President Joe Biden endorsed Democratic congressional candidates at Cal State Fullerton Thursday at a crowded invitation-only rally where he blamed the Republican tax bill for cuts to social programs.
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Fullerton City Council Keeps Control of Library Board Appointments
Fullerton City Council members will continue to directly appoint people to the five-member Library Board of Trustees after the Council decided not to change the appointment process.
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New Resident Dance Company at The Muck
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. Voice of OC posts press […]
Posted inAnaheim, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Transportation
Harbor Blvd. Streetcar is Dead; Costs for Santa Ana-Garden Grove Streetcar Skyrocket
OCTA officials ended discussion in June of a Harbor Boulevard streetcar after cities couldn’t agree on the project. Meanwhile, an existing streetcar plan to connect Santa Ana and Garden Grove will cost far more than originally expected.
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Fullerton City Council Abandons Takeover of Library System
The Fullerton City Council unanimously voted to abandon taking over the city’s Library Board of Trustees after council members received a flood of emails from residents who voiced their opposition to the move.
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Fullerton City Council to Vote on Taking Control of Library; Critics Fear Council May Use Assets to Pay Future City Bills
The Fullerton City Council votes Tuesday on whether to take control of the public library, a move library board members fear would give the council power to wrest assets from the more than 100-year-old library system and potentially use them to pay city debts.
