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COMMUNITY ullerto♥ n bsCAeLENrDAvR Paege 12r -15 FFULLERTON’S INDEPENDENT NEWS • Est.1978 (pOrinted on 20% recycled paper) • YEAR 37 #9 • MID MAY 2015 Submissions: [email protected] • Contact: (714) 525-6402 • Read Online at : www.fullertonobserver.com CHEVRON DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL FOR WEST COYOTE HILLS RETURNS Although 61% of Fullerton residents voted to overturn a previous council’s approval of the Chevron/Pacific Coast Homes housing development in the 2012 Measure W elec - tion, the same proposal is once again coming before the planning commission. After the PC hearing the proposal will go to the city council for final approval or denial. A new twist in the plan is that, if it is approved, the city would purchase an area adjacent to the current Robert Ward Nature Preserve and development would be post - poned for a year while funding to buy more of the property as open space is sought. Chevron would finally become a willing seller which would make the property eligi - ble for M2 and other open space preserva - tion grants. However, approving the devel - opment proposal would also significantly increase the purchase price of the vacant oil property and most grants take longer than a year to process. Chevron’s 760-home development plan for the 510-acre West Coyote Hills in north Fullerton will be presented at a Planning Commission public hearing Wed., May 27 at 7pm at City Hall, 303 W. Commonwealth, Fullerton. Notices of the meeting were only sent to people within a 1/4 mile radius of the property. Continued on page 5 Observers Around the World: Fullerton Girl Scout Troop 2399 traveled to San Francisco to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge with 6,000 other 5th grade Girl Scouts to celebrate “bridging” from juniors to cadettes. 7 . A 7 S D . 5 C I D UBLIC EARING 1 P H U A E . Parents Voice Safety Concerns N P T D O O E R R HASE ATER N P 3 W T G A O R T A S D I E About Intruders on Campus T E L N ESTRICTIONS S R M R L A O P R A public hearing to consider a citywide T by Jan Youngman girl’s restroom and elsewhere on campus U P E S F P during school hours. A fence to keep Phase 3 Water Supply Shortage Conservation Over 50 Pacific Drive parents and “unauthorized visitors” out during Plan will be held on Tuesday, May 19 at students attended the May 12th school hours is needed, said parents. 6:30pm at the Fullerton City Council meeting Fullerton School District board meeting A student attending Saturday school at City Hall, 303 W. Commonwealth. The to request a fence be constructed to fully reported women in the girl’s bathroom plan is in response to the ongoing statewide surround the school and for the school using a syringe and a parent volunteer - drought. Fullerton is required to implement a district, city, and police to listen and ing at the school encountered a man in plan to meet a 28% water savings beginning provide assistance in keeping their chil - the girl’s bathroom. Other students June 1, 2015 through February 2016. dren safe at school. came forward and told about their expe - Continued on page 2 T There have been several instances rience encountering adults in the rest - N where homeless people who are camped E rooms. One student reported running L 77th Annual L D at the adjacent Hunt Library property from a man who tried to pull her into A I C S have been found inside the boy’s and Memorial Day 2 the bathroom. E Continued on page 8 S E 0 R I The “Greatest Generation” and the US E 4 R T V 6 R Marines will be the focus of a special salute - R T E E 5 V Monday, May 25, at the 77th Annual S City Settles Voting Rights Lawsuits N 2 D B E 5 Fullerton Memorial Day Observance. A - R O The city attorney announced that by cessful attempt to keep the issue away 4 The free program, sponsored by the non - O R E 1 a vote of 4-1 (Whitaker, no) the two from voters and Modesto lost $4.3 mil - profit American Veterans Memorial T 7 U H California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lion in its unsuccessful challenge of the T C Association and the City of Fullerton, begins lawsuits brought against the city had constitutionality of CVRA. N at 10am at Loma Vista Memorial Park, 701 E. I R been settled in the May 5th closed The ballot measure will include a map Bastanchury in Fullerton. O council session. She said further details of Fullerton districts. Those districts Members of the public, and all veterans, will be posted on the city website. will be drawn up with the help of David especially WWII veterans are invited to attend. Though that had not been done by Ely of Compass Demographics. A series Special guest speaker will be Lieutenant the Monday, May 11th NUFF forum of public meetings will be held to get General David H. Berger, Commanding “Are District Elections Right for public input on any changes to where General, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Fullerton?” - some details were revealed lines are drawn. There will be from 5 to Pendleton, CA. Commissioned as an Infantry at the evening session. 9 districts with residents of those dis - officer in 1981, Berger has served in all of the Kevin Shenkman, attorney for the tricts in charge of selecting a coun - major conflicts for the past 30 years. longest running case which has been in cilmember residing within their district. Air Combat USA will provide the Missing negotiations for over a year, said that the Shenkman and political science 4 Man Formation Flyover. Ed Paul, adjutant of 3 8 settlement will put the question of Professor Eric Lindgren explained the N 2 Fullerton American Legion Post 142 and coor - R 9 1 dividing the city into voting districts on value of district elections to an audience O 5 E dinator of the American Veterans Memorial A 0 T V the November 2016 ballot. Agreeing to of about 70 people at the forum held in 7 C Association, will serve as master of ceremonies. R R X N that settlement rather than attempting the library. One benefit to all candidates E E Patriotic music will be sung by Dave Deno and O O L S B to fight it through the courts saved the will be lower cost of campaigns when T Kristen Romero. Members of the “Greatest R L B O E city millions. Recently, for instance, candidates have to reach only the voters P Generation” are urged to call (714) 871-2412 U L O L Palmdale spent $7.2 million in litiga - of their district instead of every voter in F and provide their names to reserve a seat plus U F tion and settlement fees in its unsuc - the city. Continued on page 4 one for a guest. Page 2FULLERTON OBSERVER LOCAL NEWS MID MAY 2015 PUBLIC HEARING ON PHASE 3 W ATER RESTRICTIONS Rolling Hills, Truslow, Valencia, Vista, W. Coyote Hills, and Woodcrest parks. Continued from frontpage use due to artificial turf, will increase 20% Reduction: Fullerton Golf ullerton In addition to the state mandate of a hours of operation to other sports leagues F Course, owned by the city and managed 25% cut in water use, MWD water sup - than those currently using the field. by American Golf Corp brings in 33% of bserver plies to the city will be cut by 15% begin - Two percent of the total water used in O the Parks & Rec Dept. budget so greens ning in July. Higher water rates may be Fullerton is used by city facilities includ - will be watered to be kept playable. The Fullerton Observer Community imposed because added conservation will ing 52 parks and 29 miles of trails with 10% Minimal Reduction: The Newspaper, founded by Ralph and Natalie decrease water revenues by $1.5 million. turf, landscaping and water bodies. The Muckenthaler and all locations that con - Kennedy and a group of friends in 1978, is Phase 3 restrictions include additional city manages a golf course and 15 school staffed by local citizen volunteers who create, tain fields supporting youth sports will be restrictions for residents. Landscape fields which are shared for sports field use. publish, and distribute the paper throughout watered for safety of the players and to our community. watering will be allowed before 8am or PROPOSED REDUCTIONS IN WATER USE : minimize re-seeding costs. This venture is a not-for-profit one with after 6pm and only twice a week; Tues. •85% High Reduction: Laguna Lake In addition to the May 19 hearing a all ad and subscription revenues plowed back and Sat. for even addresses, and Thurs. and the Fullerton Creek Greenbelt and final public hearing on adoption of Phase into maintaining and improving our inde - and Sun. for odd addresses; no hosing of the following parks; Chaffee, Grissom, pendent, non-partisan, non-sectarian com - 3 will be held at the June 2 meeting. munity newspaper. paved areas; all leaks promptly repaired; Olive, Union Pacific, Emery, Pacific Our purpose is to inform Fullerton resi - and more. Repeated violators will be sub - Drive, W. Coyote Hills Tree, Mountain dents about the institutions and other socie - ject to fines up to $500. View, San Juan, White. HEALTH NEWS tal forces which most impact their lives, so Laguna Lake will reduce water to turf 25%-45% Moderate Reduction: Brea that they may be empowered to participate 109 Scientists Call in constructive ways to keep and make these and shrub areas by 25%, discontinue fill - Dam, Fern Dr., Gilbert, Gilman, private and public entities serve all residents ing the lake allowing it to drain temporar - Hermosa, Hillcrest, Hiltscher, for EMF Protection in lawful, open, just, and socially-responsible ily, but continue to water trees.