Diane Vena, a long term resident of Fullerton and retired teacher, writes that city council members should schedule a special election instead of opting for a council appointment to fill the new vacancy on the Fullerton City Council.
Tag: Fullerton City Council
Posted inFullerton, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections
DA Files Campaign Sign Theft Charges Against Former Fullerton Candidate
Prosecutors say Paulette Chaffee, who ran for Fullerton City Council this year and is married to incoming county Supervisor Doug Chaffee, stole campaign signs that labeled her a “carpetbagger.” If convicted, she faces up to a year in county jail.
Posted inFullerton, Government, Politics & Elections
Fullerton Juggles How to Handle City Council Vacancies
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.
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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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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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.
Posted inFullerton, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Fullerton Delays Agreement With Homeless Housing Provider
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.
Posted inAnaheim, Buena Park, Fullerton, Housing & Homelessness
Fullerton Council to Decide on Study of Homeless Permanent Housing
The Fullerton City Council decides Tuesday whether to give the nonprofit Pathways of Hope a greenlight to study 2.25 acres of city-owned land to potentially build 80 housing units with support services like medical and mental health care.
Posted inAnaheim, Buena Park, Fullerton, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Anaheim, Buena Park and Fullerton Team Up to Battle Homelessness
The mayors, city managers and police chiefs of Anaheim, Buena Park and Fullerton met with U.S. District Judge David O. Carter Tuesday morning about creating a plan to combat homelessness that would be a “model” for the rest of the county.
Posted inAnaheim, Fullerton, Transportation
Parking Problems Across OC Neighborhoods in 2017
One of Voice of OC’s most popular stories this year looked at how local cities are dealing with a shortage of parking in residential neighborhoods.
