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Voters will do well to remember how their local leaders responded to this pandemic: did their leaders do what they could, when it needed to be done, or did they wait for someone else to take charge?
The Fourth District Court of Appeal blocked an Orange County Superior Court judge’s publishing gag leveled against Fullerton residents and bloggers Joshua Ferguson and David Curlee for publishing secret city hall documents. The two residents are appealing the entire City of Fullerton lawsuit against them.
Buena Park, Fullerton and Irvine became the latest Orange County cities to declare states of emergency Tuesday in order to unlock state and federal emergency funding amid the novel Coronavirus outbreak.
Fullerton Councilmembers authorized a 150-bed, year-round homeless shelter, and is joining a growing list of North County cities who are building homeless shelters for people in the region — mostly driven by a 2018 federal lawsuit.
Fullerton City Councilmembers authorized the city’s first year-round homeless shelter Tuesday, after months of lobbying and community outreach by various religious organizations.
The Fullerton City Council’s Tuesday decision will come after a year of advocacy by inter-faith community activists and a longtime homeless services provider.
In updated filings, Fullerton City attorneys have now significantly reduced the list of alleged secret city hall documents the city accused resident and blogger Joshua Ferguson of illegally downloading in a lawsuit filed against him and the blog earlier this year.
Fullerton City Councilman Bruce Whitaker is disputing that the City Council took a formal vote in September to sue local blogger Joshua Ferguson, and the blog he contributes to, for publishing secret city hall documents and seeking a publication gag against him and the blog.
Legal pot shops could come to Fullerton after the City Council decided to study the issue and revisit it in March to decide if they want to move forward on it. Meanwhile, the city is struggling to address the illegal shops operating in the city.
Fullerton gives nonprofit homeless services provider Illumination Foundation $500,000 to help start the first homeless shelter in the city.