Chief Sellers Sets Retirement Date

Mark Stouffer
February 03, 2012 19:35
Chief Sellers Sets Retirement Date
A press release from city hall today informs us that beleaguered Police Chief Michael Sellers has set a date for retirement. After many months of medical leave Sellers will be retiring on February 18th. The Chief has been on paid medical leave since August 9th due to an undisclosed medical conditio...

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Posted in: Civic, Press Release, Kelly Thomas

Shots Fired In Downtown, No Victim Found

Alex Stouffer
February 01, 2012 13:53
Fullerton Police received a call of shots fired around 2 AM last night at the South East corner of Amerige and Malden Avenue. According to Sergeant Andrew Goodrich, witnesses believe they saw three males in a black Chevy Tahoe fleeing the scene shortly after. Officers investigated, but only fou...

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RDA's End Means Eight Jobs Lost, Fund Reallocation

Ed Carrasco
January 31, 2012 09:32
RDA's End Means Eight Jobs Lost, Fund Reallocation
With hours left before Fullerton’s Redevelopment Agency dissolves under California law, the City Council unanimously adopted a proposal Tuesday that would see a significant impact to the city’s budget. The special meeting looked at how the Redevelopment Agency’s closure would impa...

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Posted in: Politics

New Developments On Santa Fe Avenue

Alex Stouffer
January 27, 2012 20:17
New Developments On Santa Fe Avenue
The developers, St. Anton Partners, presented their plans for a multi-use building expected to begin construction by this summer. The property is 148 units of which 15 (or 10%) have been qualified for very low income housing. The intended use of the building is to provide workfor...

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Dissolving The RDA

Alex Stouffer
January 26, 2012 15:40
The city government is currently walking a fine line since transferring the redevelopment agency (RDA) into the general fund. According to Joe Felz, the city anticipated dissolving the RDA as a worst case scenario, but they have planned accordingly. The Richman/Valencia project, OC Habitat for Human...

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Posted in: Politics

What's Next For The Fullerton Recall?

Ed Carrasco
January 23, 2012 19:01
Fullertonians will have to wait nearly a month until a verification process is completed by the Orange County Registrar of Voters if a recall effort qualifies for the ballot this year. Organizers for the recall of Fullerton City Councilmen Don Bankhead, F. Richard Jones and Pat McKinley submitted m...

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Posted in: Politics

Smoke House In the Cherch Building

Mark Stouffer
January 12, 2012 17:08
Smoke House In the Cherch Building
Smoke started billowing out of the Cherch building around 8:00 AM this morning according to resident Michael Harrington whose friend owns the tattoo shop next door. My neighbor came home and told me the that the Cherch building was on fire. So I came down and saw the intersection blocked off and fi...

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Posted in: Civic, Business, Press Release

City of Fullerton Will Assume RDA Responsibilities

Ed Carrasco
January 12, 2012 10:35
The remains of the Fullerton Redevelopment Agency will be assumed by the City of Fullerton after the Council voted 4-0 to assume responsibility. Council met Tuesday in a brief special meeting to make a final decision on the agency that has power to consider an area blighted and diverts property tax...

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Posted in: Politics

Make Web, Not War: An Open Letter to Reps Royce and Sanchez

Mark Stouffer
January 03, 2012 19:08
Make Web, Not War: An Open Letter to Reps Royce and Sanchez
We try not to get too political at the Fullertonian, but when politicians take a crack at the very systems and principles on which this publication is founded it is hard (and pointless) to stay neutral. We don’t believe you have to be disconnected to be objective.  The Stop Online Pira...

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Posted in: High Tech I Hate, Church of Commerce, Technology, Business, Politics, Ethics

The Year in Rear-View

Mark Stouffer
December 28, 2011 22:10 Article Rating
The Year in Rear-View
What a difference a year makes. Last year at this time the Fullertonian was just a sleepy little business promo paper that didn't report any news. The Coyote Hills development was on a six-month moretoreum and that was the most controversial issue in front of the city council. And we thought those c...

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Posted in: Print, History, Kelly Thomas