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Fullerton City Council Appoints Jan Flory to Fill Vacancy

Fullerton City Council Appointment
By Spencer Custodio and Katie Licari | January 31, 2019

The former city councilwoman fills a roughly two-year term after council members weeded through 23 applicants and despite calls by residents to hold a special election.

Fullerton City Council To Possibly Appoint Someone to Fill Vacancy

Fullerton City Council Vacancy
By Spencer Custodio | January 29, 2019

The four-member Council potentially will decide on one of the 25 applicants for the seat, including three former council members and the Santa Ana City Attorney.

Fullerton Moves to Fill Council Vacancy by Appointment

2018 elections
By Spencer Custodio | January 22, 2019

Fullerton residents may see the vacant City Council seat filled by an appointment rather than a special election after the Council voted to move forward with an appointment process. “It doesn’t mean we’re going to appoint someone, but it does mean we’re looking at candidates,” Mayor Jesus Silva said. “If, at the end of the day, we cannot agree on someone, then it goes … to a special election and we start the campaign season again for those of you who are interested.”

According to state law, the City has until Feb. 2 to appoint someone to fill the vacancy, or a special election will automatically be held Nov.

Cities Across OC Struggle with Law Enforcement and Fire Pensions

Public Safety
By Spencer Custodio | January 7, 2019

Many Orange County cities are struggling to maintain budgets that keep, or minimally cut services and employees, while trying to keep up with growing law enforcement and fire pension spending.

Fullerton City Council Deadlocked Over How to Fill Vacant Seat

Fullerton City Council Vacancy
By Spencer Custodio | December 20, 2018

Fullerton residents will have to wait until at least Jan. 15 to find out if a City Council vacancy will be filled by special election or appointment after the current four-member council deadlocked on the issue.

Fullerton to Inventory its Emergency Homeless Shelter Beds

Housing & Homelessness
By Spencer Custodio | November 29, 2018

The Fullerton City Council clarified what emergency homeless shelters are at religious institutions after it amended its ordinance and added an application process so it can keep an inventory of beds in the city.

Fullerton Juggles How to Handle City Council Vacancies

Elections
By Spencer Custodio | November 19, 2018

The Fullerton City Council can either hold a special election or appoint someone to fill Councilman Jesus Silva’s at-large seat after he won the District 3 seat this month.

Fullerton City Council Keeps Control of Library Board Appointments

Fullerton Public Library
By Spencer Custodio | October 4, 2018

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.

Fullerton City Council Abandons Takeover of Library System

Fullerton Library Board of Trustees
By Spencer Custodio | September 19, 2018

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.

Fullerton Delays Agreement With Homeless Housing Provider

Housing & Homelessness
By Spencer Custodio and Thy Vo | June 8, 2018

Pathways of Hope will have to do at least three months of community outreach in Fullerton before the City Council considers an agreement to move forward on a homeless housing proposal on city-owned land.

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    Fr. Dennis Kriz, Pastor at St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church in Fullerton, reflects upon the fourteen people who died “without fixed abode” in Orange County in January. He suggests that shelters should respond to the needs of those they are supposed to serve.

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    After a ruling against police unions in Contra Costa late last week, Orange County this week could become the second jurisdiction to see a ruling in California over the heated legal battle to implement SB 1421, which opens select police misconduct records for public review.

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