After facing public outcry, council members backtracked from a proposal to ban clapping at regular council meetings. And they updated meeting rules in hopes of making the public more involved.
Tag: Jennifer Fitzgerald
Posted inFullerton, News Briefs
Fullerton’s Open Space Battle Still Ongoing
The years-long struggle over 510 acres known as West Coyote Hills continues as a conservation group has filed a lawsuit against the city while officials try to raise money to purchase some of the land before it is developed.
Posted inFullerton, News Briefs
Hold Your Applause — Fullerton City Council Considering Anti-Clapping Rule
Council and members of the public are arguing over whether clapping, cheering, booing and other actions should be banned at council meetings.
Posted inEconomy, Fullerton
A Divided Fullerton Council Approves Raises for Firefighters
The Fullerton City Council this week narrowly approved a 9 percent raise over two years for the city’s firefighters, with accusations of hypocrisy and pandering accompanying the vote.
Posted inFullerton, News Briefs
Fullerton Soccer Club Leaders Resign After Embezzlement Revelations
The top two leaders of the Fullerton Rangers Youth Soccer Club have resigned in the midst of the club’s treasurer pleading guilty to felonies related to more than $174,000 in embezzlement and money laundering from the club.
Posted inFullerton, News Briefs
Fitzgerald Is Fullerton’s New Mayor
The Fullerton City Council this week unanimously elected Councilwoman Jennifer Fitzgerald as mayor for a one-year term.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Top Stories
Fullerton Parents Demand Action at Dangerous School Intersection
Parents with children attending Pacific Drive Elementary School want a streetlight at the intersection before “somebody gets hit, or killed.”
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
State Fines Fullerton Councilwoman $100 for Late Disclosure
The Fair Political Practices Commission levied the penalty on Fullerton Councilwoman Jennifer Fitzgerald for not fully disclosing her position with the lobbying firm Curt Pringle & Associates.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, News Briefs, Top Stories
Fullerton City Council Approves Wilshire Avenue Bike Path
The design will use five small roundabouts at the intersections of Pomona, Balcom, Berkeley, Lincoln and Annin avenues.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Investigative, Top Stories
Councilwoman’s Work Reveals Limits of Disclosure Law
Fullerton Councilwoman Jennifer Fitzgerald is also a vice president at Curt Pringle & Associates, one of the county’s most influential lobbying firms.
