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The dis - myself as anti-racist, and I expect that most • Jesus Silva: In Silva’s written Fullerton CA 92834-7051 trict election issue has unearthed the of my fellow white Fullerton neighbors feel ______interview the Coyote Hills vote per - uncomfortable topic of racism in our com - something similar. We do not personally centage had a typo. It should have said How to Advertise munity; this releases strong emotionally- identify as “racist”, and to be so perceived is Call 714-525-6402 , 61% of voters voted to keep the hills laden opinions, defensiveness, frustration, very upsetting. We identify ourselves as or email as openspace. and challenges to the status opponents of racism and do not [email protected] •Rands, Gapinski, and Sargent: ______quo. This conversation had tolerate well any challenges to We are being Sorry for not getting your interviews 10,000 issues of the Fullerton Observer to start somewhere; it now this self-perception. However, up online prior to posting the Early are distributed throughout Fullerton needs to move forward with asked to sit up being defensive, though under - and sent through the mail to subscribers October issue. deeper understanding, less and take notice standable, is not helpful in fur - every two weeks except only once in • Who Pays for Controlling defensiveness and anger; we thering the goal of a just and January, July & August. of ways in which Downtown?: In the Early October need a civil dialogue. inclusive community. our community frontpage article “Who Pays for Missed a Copy? We are being asked to sit I’d like to thank Kitty, Larry, Controlling Downtown?” there were Visit us online at: up and take notice of ways in is not Gretchen and Sharon for bring - www.fullertonobserver.com numerous errors. which our community is not race-neutral... ing the topic of race to the pages & on FaceBook 1) The Fullerton Downtown race-neutral and to address of this valuable local newspaper. • STAFF• Business Association, a non-profit run the need for greater representation in the As we move to establish district elections • Editor: Sharon Kennedy by Mike Ritto was not paid by the city • Database Manager: Jane Buck power structure of the city. The change to with the goal of increasing representation of to market downtown. The FDBA • Advisor: Tracy Wood district, from at-large elections, in compli - the needs and interests of the whole com - members paid for that through dues • Copy Editors: Viveca Wolff. ance with the California Voting Rights Act, munity, not only the community as envi - Sam & Janet Evening and sponsors. City Redevelopment may be perceived as making race and eth - sioned by those who have the most power, I • Distribution: Roy & Irene Kobayashi, did help fun the annual Winterfest nicity predominant factors in elections. It is hope that we may continue the conversa - Tom & Kate Dalton, Marjorie Kerr, event, started by the Chamber of Pam Nevius, Manny Bass & Leslie Allen much more than that; it is designed to pre - tion with a willingness to truly listen and be Commerce, by donating $5,000 • Photography: Jere Greene vent a majority voice to control the entire emotionally open to exploring this uncom - (about half of the expenses) which •Special Layouts: Brian Prince populace and it will potentially diversify the fortable subject. (In exploring the possible • Webmaster: Cathy Yang covered security, maintenance, fees, decision-making bodies in our community. effects of factors like race, we must also con - • FEATURES • insurance, etc. but the rest was paid It has been stated that race does not real - sider class, language, and other aspects of • Politics & other stuff: Vince Buck for by the FDBA. The city did become • Roving Reporters: Jere Greene, ly play a role in Fullerton. This perception our community.) I acknowledge my own a member of the FDBA and so the city and other Community Members is likely to be held most commonly by the defensiveness and fears, my ignorance, my logo was placed on the print and cable • COLUMNISTS • white cultural majority. We see ourselves as judgmental-ness and also my empathy and TV ads run during that period but the •Art: Marjorie Kerr neither racist nor tolerant of racism in any my desire to live in an environment of •Conservation Gardening: Penny Hlavac FDBA members paid for the ads. form. We tend to be comfortable with the “freedom and justice for all”, messy and • Council Report & Specials: Jesse La Tour 2) The purpose of the meeting was •Crossword: Valerie Brickey belief that our community is based on the challenging though that may be. to explore potential revenue sources of •The Downtown Report: Mike Ritto ideal of “freedom and justice for all”. all types, including paid parking, • Movie Review Hits & Misses: Joyce Mason Perhaps because we can and do say these landscaping revenues, and more, not •Youth Columnists: words we generalize this ideal and are often HOW TO VOICE C.C. Lee, and Francine Vudoti just the forming of a PBID which the oblivious to exceptions that may be experi - •Video Observer: Emerson Little YOUR OPINION article centered in on. •Out of My Mind: Jonathan Dobrer enced by our non-white neighbors. Community Opinion pages are a 3) Mr. Li Mandri was there to •Passion for Justice: Synthia Tran This perspective is based on the social forum for the community. The Observer advise, not to sell his company’s serv - • School Board Reports: and institutional environment that white welcomes letters on any subject of inter - ices. The “Li” portion of his name was Jan Youngman & Vivien Moreno people see as totally normal, neutral and •Science: Sarah Mosko & Frances Mathews est. Comments are the opinions of the dropped. equitable. The established social/econom - • Theatre Reviews: author, may be shortened for space, and 4) A statement about the city not Mark Rosier & Angela Hatcher ic/political systems of power relationships typos corrected. We must verify your doing a good job on homeless and in our community insulate many of us from Created & Published in Fullerton identity, but anonymous letters or those other issues downtown was incorrectly awareness of inequities in our community. by local citizen volunteers for 38 years appearing with initials and town only are attributed to Development Director We know that many inequities have been Fullerton Observer LLC accepted if the writer can make a case that Karen Haluza. She did not say that. addressed over the years, so we may be revealing their name would be a problem. The Early November 2016 issue insensitive to those that remain. It can be Send to: If you see an error: We strive to be accurate. If you see something that is will hit the stands on October 31 very difficult to be conscious of the every - [email protected] day privileges we take for granted because, incorrect please notify us so we SUBMISSION & AD Or Mail to : Fullerton Observer, can correct the error. Thank you! DEADLINE: Oct. 24 2016 for whites, these privileges are thoroughly embedded in our cultural majority. PO Box 7051, Fullerton CA 92834 [email protected] MID OCTOBER 2016 NOVEMBER 8 ELECTION INFO FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 3 MONEY IN FULLERTON POLITICS through democracyengine.com. Incumbent Candidate Bruce OBSERVER BALLOT To run a successful campaign for public signs, newspapers and the internet are Whitaker has raised $19,862, with the office in Fullerton requires lots of money. probably the major source of name recog - largest being $3,000 from Roseville RECOMMENDATIONS Candidates without money have a diffi - nition and information for many. Party Fullerton Burton Holdings LLC; cult time getting their message out. Most line voting is also a big factor though $1,750 from Henry Zie and $1,300 LOCAL voters, busy with their own lives, don’t pay council and school board races are sup - from Dick Davenport. He also received much attention, don’t attend forums or posed to be non-partisan. The question FULLERTON C ITY C OUNCIL $2,000 from WATT PAC and various Three council seats are up for election. candidate meet and greets. must be asked, “What do groups, and contributions from companies doing A local candidate can do only so much companies doing business with the city, Observers selected two candidates and had business with the city. The remainder mixed votes on selection of a third candi - door to door canvasing where they actual - expect in return for contributions to our came from individuals including James ly meet voters, and so glossy mailers, yard local candidates?” See snapshot below. date. Unanimous recommendations are: Pugliese (Chevron PCH). In his Jane Rands & Jesus Silva Observer interview he chose not to It will be nice to see some new perspec - City Council incumbent Mayor He also has $5,166 in independent expen - name his largest contributor. Jennifer Fitzgerald has the most money ditures from the Fullerton Firefighters tives on the council and both of these can - raised at $121,392: nonmonetary $4,041, Union PAC, and $5,885 from the Candidate Jesus Silva has raised didates have served on city committees $49,382 in monetary contributions, and Fullerton Police Union PAC; $6,899 in $13,381, through a $4,000 loan to and know the local issues. $67,969 in cash equivalents (It is not clear contributions made by Landslide himself and smaller contributions from local individuals. He stated in his SCHOOL B OARDS where this money is from. In her Observer Communications on behalf of his com - These candidates will only show up interview she stated her largest contribu - mittee and nonmonetary contributions of Observer interview he had no large con - tributors, just small contributions from on ballots within their districts. tor to be Andrew Carroll of NCH Tax & $1,064. His largest outside contributors FSD E LEMENTARY SCHOOL BOARD Wealth Advisors who provided her with include the California Apartment local residents and friends. He has small donations from 17 local individ - Area 5: Vazquez & Talavera “free accounting worth many thou - Association PAC and OC Automobile received equal votes. sands”). Association PAC with $1,000 each and uals. He also received $1,500 from Scott Hamilton, and $1,000 each from $3,000: from the Building Industry Scott Lansberg with a $1,500 contribu - FJUHSD H IGH SCHOOL BOARD Association of So CA PAC. $2,000: CA tion. Fitzgerald for City Council con - Lorena Gonzalez of San Diego; UFCW Area 2: Joanne Fawley Apartment Assoc. The majority of the tributed $6,000. At his Observer interview PAC; Michelle Townsend; & $8,367 Area 3: Andy Montoya contributions listed comes from develop - he chose not to name his largest contribu - from Fullerton Police Assoc. which all came in after his interview. See page 9 for more on ers and other companies doing business tors. the School Board candidates with the city: 100 from outside of town Candidate Jane Rands has raised Candidate Jonathan Mansoori comes and 20 in town including $2,000 from $4,177, through a $1,700 loan to her - MEASURE II D ISTRICT E LECTIONS in third in the money raising with Eddie Sheldrake of Polly’s Pies; $1,000 self; $200 from OC League of $35,658. Although he indicated that he YES: Even though the public process each from Slidebar, Heroes, Joes, Roscoes; Conservation Voters, $300 from had “received no big money” at his was corrupted by the selection of Map 8A, $700 from Debra Pember Developers Shirley Gregg, $500 from Chris Romer Observer interview, he had by that time a slight majority of Observers think getting Edge. Fitzgerald received money from 10 and smaller contributions from other received $23,432 from his employer district voting started is still a good idea. Political Action Committees including local individuals. She stated at her Leadership for Educational Equality (an It can be tweaked after the next census $1,500 from MultiCounty Rental House, interview, which was prior to offshoot of Teach for America which has Observer and a new map selected. $5,166 from the Fullerton Firefighters the larger donation above, that her ties to the charter school movement). NO: The remaining Observer voters rec - Union PAC, $5,885 from the Fullerton largest contributor gave $300, but she Other than that large contribution, his ommended a No vote so the issue will go Police Union PAC. She has about 50 con - chose not to name them. money comes from several local donors back to court for a judge to select a map tributions from local individuals, and oth - including his mother and friends and Candidate Susan Gapinski raised that better suits the various communities. ers from out of town individuals includ - $1,000 from Fullerton Police Assoc. and $6,508, primarily through a $2,000 ing employer Curt Pringle. $2,000 from Fullerton Fire Assoc. (which contribution from Ed Royce for State Propositions Candidate Larry Bennett has raised came in after his interview) and the Congress, and a $2,678 loan from Pat the second highest amount at $36,419 majority from out of town donors related Shuff, with 17 local residents making Three-forths of Observers almost exclusively from Fullerton individ - to his employer contributing small up the rest in smaller contributions. In agreed on recommending: uals with contributions of $100 to $1000. monthly amounts of $1 - $100 online her Observer interview she stated her NO on Propositions largest contribution was about $450 53, 65 and 66 from her mother and friends. WHAT DO THEY WANT ? & YES on all the Others Groups Trying To Influence Local Elections Candidates who raise & spend $2,000 or less are not required to file. The groups below are supporting candidates in Fullerton. This is not by any means a full list. The listings below are from the required state filings for major BUILDING I NDUSTRY A SSOCIATION doners of money to candidates and issues. Research the filings yourself by visiting FULLERTON P OLICE A SSOC . PAC OF S OUTHERN C ALIFORNIA PAC www.cal-access.ss.ca.gov and clicking on the campaign finance link. Contributions to Fullerton candidates: (741733) Major contributions from $5,885 to each Fitzgerald & Bennett; Chevron Corp, The Irvine Company, CALIFORNIA R EPUBLICAN P ARTY CALIFORNIA D EMOCRATIC P ARTY $8,367 to Silva; $1,000 to Mansoori (810163) with major contributions from (741666)) with major contributions Segerstrom & Sons, Poseidon Resources LLC, Standard Pacific FULLERTON F IREFIGHTERS A SSOC . PAC Chevron Corp, BIA, Philip Morris USA, from CA Hospitals CAHHS, CA Real Contributions to Fullerton candidates: Miller Coors, Gallo, Anheuser Busch, Estate PAC, AT&T Inc; United Health Corp, Lennar Homes, Brookfield, Melia, Developers Edge, William $5,166 to Jennifer Fitzgerald; $5,166 to No on 56, CA Hospital Assoc. PAC, Group Inc; PG&E; GEO Group, Larry Bennett; $2,000 to Mansoori; Comcast, Sprint, Verizon, Boeing, Working for Working Americans; CA Lyon Homes, Shea Homes, various other development, venture capital $500 to Sharon Quirk-Silva; Pechanga Luiseno Indians and similar Teachers Assoc, Professional Engineers $2,500 to Sukhee Kang groups, AT&T, PG&E, UPS, Fox CA, Assoc. of Professional Scientists, OC and real estate groups and attorney Group, CA Peace Officers Assoc., Nurses Assoc., OC Professional groups Nossaman LLP and Rutan & FULLERTON T AXPAYERS FOR R EFORM , Sempra Energy, CA Charter Schools Firefighters Assoc., CA Medical Assoc, Tucker (who is in charge of legal MAJOR FUNDING BY TONY BUSHALA Assoc., CA Realtors Assoc., Health Net CA for Protecting Public Ed & Budget, issues in Coyote Hills negotiations (1346685) Contributions to Oppose Inc, CA Resources Corp, CA BIA, AFSCME, San Manuel Band Mission with Chevron and the city) Fullerton candidate: $4,032 for lawn signs, Charter Schools PAC, CA Life & Health Indians and similar groups, CityGroup Contributions to Fullerton candi - phone banks, etc. opposing District 29 Insurance Companies PAC, CARE PAC, Women in Leadership, Anheuser- date: Jennifer Fitzgerald, $4,000; State Senate candidate Sukhee Kang for Ambulance, Comcast, EDVOICE, Busch Inc, various candidate committees Larry Bennett, $1,500 State Assembly CA Car Dealers Assoc., various pharma - and numerous labor groups, educational APARTMENT A SSOC . CA PAC ceutical, oil, and insurance companies groups and much more. (782117) Intermediary for and developers and more. Contributions to Fullerton candidates: Apartment Assoc. of Southern Cities: www.votersedge.org/ca Contributions to Fullerton candidate: •Sharon Quirk-Silva for Assembly 2016, Contributions to Fullerton Visit for the excellent League of Women Young Kim for Assembly 2016: $799,016; and •Josh Newman for candidates: •Young Kim for Assembly Voters non-partisan look at each ballot $639,933 Senate 2016, $241,013. 2016, $9,500; •Fitzgerald for Council proposition including groups funding $3,000; •Bennett for Council, $2,000 each side, plus local candidate bios AUTO D EALERS A SSOC P AC (870777) REPUBLICAN P ARTY OF OC (742088) and anything to do with voting. Contributions to Fullerton candidate: LEADERSHIP FOR E DUCATIONAL Major contributions from Starpointe Young Kim for Assembly 2016, $8,400; EQUITY CA (1346788) Ventures, New Majority CA PAC Fitzgerald, $2,500; Bennett, $1,000 Major contributions from Michael (992074), BIZPAC (802010), BIA of LAST DAY TO REGISTER Bloomberg, Arthur Rock, Carrie SoCal Contributions to Fullerton TO OTE IS CTOBER WATT PAC (WATT D EVELOPERS ) Penner & Steuart Walton V O 24 candidate: Young Kim for Assembly (1256321) Contributions to Fullerton Contributions to Fullerton REGISTER TO VOTE : 2016: $47,486 candidates: •Fitzgerald for Fullerton candidates: •Jonathan Mansoori for •Call OC Registrar of Voters 2016, $2,500, and •Bruce Whitaker for City Council, $46,932 at 714-567-7600 CA BIA PAC (890483) Fullerton 2016, $2,000 Contributions to Fullerton •Jeanette Vazquez for FSD School •Register online at Board, $12,000 http://registertovote.ca.gov/ candidate: Young Kim, $8,400. ROSEVILLE F ULLERTON B URTON •Visit the City of Fullerton CHARTER S CHOOLS P AC (1302433) HOLDINGS LLC City Clerk’s Office at City Hall Contributions to Fullerton candi - CHEVRON C ORP (478104) Contributions to Fullerton or the Fullerton Public Library, date: Young Kim for Assembly 2016: Contributions to Fullerton candidate: candidate: $3,000 to Bruce Whitaker for next door at 353 W. Commonwealth Young Kim for Assembly, $8,700. Council $8,400 Page 4FULLERTON OBSERVER GOVERNMENT NEWS MID OCTOBER 2016
CITY COUNCIL NOTES by Jesse La Tour The Council meets at 6:30pm on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Upcoming agenda information and streaming video of council meetings are available at www.cityoffullerton.com. Meetings are broadcast live on Cable Ch 3 and rebroadcast at 3pm and 6pm the following Wed. & Sun. & 5pm Mon. City Hall is located at 303 W. Commonwealth, Fullerton. Contact Council at 714-738-6311 or by email to: [email protected] OCTOBER 4 C OUNCIL M EETING Upcoming meeting October 18 •C LOSED SESSION : State College Blvd. Underpass project, •Fire Union Rejects Labor Proposal which began in 2014, is projected to be Before every public city council meet - completed in late 2017, at a cost of ing, there is a separate “Closed Session” $41,974,278 by the contractor USS Cal meeting, in which the council members Builders. The Raymond Avenue and city manager meet with developers, Underpass project, which also began in public employee union representatives, 2014, is projected to be completed in and other parties to make decisions out - early 2018, at a cost of $51,058,599 by PEDESTRIAN CROSSING side view of the public, for legal or other the contractor Flatiron West. Funding is GUARD SYSTEM reasons. In this week’s closed session (as through OCTA grants. For more infor - mation on these projects, visit Some ingenious person set up a pedes - stated on the agenda), the council mem - trian street crossing system at the danger - bers and city manager met with the fol - www.ocbridges.com
Council Notes COMMUNITY OPINIONS CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 continued from page 4 The Case for Voting No on District Elections by Ryan Cantor Habitat For Humanity and Courtyard Apartments Mayor Fitzgerald recused herself from voting on a pro - District elections are about bors every Sunday night when we resolved by district elections, not posed building agreement between Fullerton and Habitat neighbors electing neighbors. put our trashcans on the curb. made worse!. for Humanity, citing a conflict of interest between her posi - Instead of voting for someone we How often do you really meet a There’s a word for what Measure tion on City Council, and her job as a lobbyist for Curt don’t really know from glossy pho - neighbor at the Slidebar or Heroes? II does to our downtown commu - Pringle and Associates, of which Jamboree Housing (a part - tos in the mail or slogans on cam - If you’re like me and you spend nity. It’s gerrymandering. By split - ner of Habitat for Humanity) is a client. The City Council paign signs, we’ll be electing some - more time talking to real people ting a unique and specific group of passed the resolution 3-1 (Whitaker being the “no” vote). one we already know and with interests like residents with a shared interest into When Mayor Fitzgerald returned, the council voted 4-1 trust—someone we see at ...the problem yours while taking out five parts, it becomes a near math - (Whitaker being the “no” vote) to approve another agree - the grocery store or out the garbage than at a ematical impossibility for a resident ment between Fullerton and the Courtyard Apartments on walking their dog. with their bar, perhaps we living Downtown to earn a seat in Valencia Ave. Both of these agreements referenced further A successful city council main premise: shouldn’t be basing the an election. documentation which was not included with the agenda— campaign in today’s sys - Downtown entire premise of our That isn’t right and it isn’t fair. making the substance of these agreements difficult for the tem can cost $50,000 or electoral system on I’m not willing to sacrifice the basic public to understand. more. That’s big money. isn’t where we who pours the best voting rights of an entire segment In a district based system a all meet. Old Fashioned in of Fullerton for the sake of promot - City Wireless Agreement Renewal candidate can reach out Fullerton. The idea ing a compromised map. That’s City council voted 3-2 to wait to extend the 20-year-lease organically without the that Downtown is not what district elections are sup - agreement with Cingular Wireless (aka AT&T Wireless) costly mailers, impersonal robo- your and your neighbor’s place to posed to do. We’re pushing a bro - regarding their current cell phone towers on the “Euclid calls, and professional surveys. meet simply doesn’t make any ken map and a broken process. Tank Farm” which is city-owned property. In public com - The benefits of district voting are sense. That’s wrong. ment, city council candidate Joe Imbriano warned of the clear and Fullerton needs to Beyond that basic flaw with this Vote “NO” on Measure II. We’re dangers of wireless radiation, which he claims causes cancer, change. But are we going about map, there’s a more substantive better than this map. We’re not a and has other adverse health effects. Mayor Protem Flory making that much needed change concern. Measure II will have seri - community that accepts broken made a motion to reject the proposal to modify the lease without creating new problems? ous and long term effects on tens of compromises as reasonable or as agreement, and it was this motion that passed 3-2 Measure II is a compromise. It’s thousands of residents. As drawn, half measure towards progress. We (Fitzgerald and Chaffee voting no). a compromise between doing dis - the proposed district map splits our need to demand better. If we’re tricts correctly and not doing them historic downtown communities going to make a change, it should Remodel at Fullerton Fire Station #4 at all. Instead of doing the hard into five parts. This means that be a change that’s for the better. and Arroyo Street Improvement work the right way to craft districts residents who live and deal with the For all of us. that reflect the composition and consequences of our city’s policies A $234,000 remodel to Fullerton Fire Station #4, unani - character of Fullerton’s neighbor - impacting Downtown—traffic, mously approved by the council, will involve adding legally hoods, our council decided to rest parking, increasing density, noise, mandated Separate Gender Accommodations for female Whoops! its laurels on a lazy claim that homelessness, vandalism—will not My apologies for sending in the firefighters, as well as a kitchen remodel. Members of the downtown Fullerton is the place receive appropriate attention from subscription renewal late. public who spoke were divided on the issue. Mayor where we all meet. Their logic says, a candidate who had to campaign Fortunately, I just checked to see Fitzgerald stated, “These remodels are sorely needed,” and because Downtown is where we and attract votes miles away from if I did and will send one in now. Fullerton Fire Chief Wolfgang Knabe added: “We have one meet, every district should own a their unique issues and concerns. Also, I am just reading the city fire station that’s in the modern era.” The city contract piece of downtown. But, there’s a Conversely, if an elected repre - council campaign contribution went to Corral Construction and Development. Council problem with their main premise: sentative is intended to be most disclosure article, for which I also unanimously approved a nearly $1 million “sewer and Downtown isn’t where we all meet. concerned with downtown issues, thank you. street improvement” project in the Arroyo Area of We meet our neighbors on our how well will that person represent Don Waterbury Fullerton. front lawns, at our schools, and in you and your neighbors? That is Fullerton The next Fullerton City Council Meeting will be our homes. I chat with my neigh - the kind of problem that should be held Tuesday, October 18th at 6:30pm. Page 6 OBSERVER The DOWNTOWN Report © 2016 MID OCTOBER 2016 text & photos by Mike Ritto [email protected]
Above: Signs of the Season Below: Spiders everywhere.
GIMME MO Just wanted you to know Mo is still has been fighting some health issues but, behind the counter at Mo’s Music Center as anyone who knows her can attest, sick - and is going strong. We asked her for a ness stands no chance against her will. spooky pose and this is what we got. She GO MO. DOWNTOWN INFESTED We don’t want to alarm you, but if you are afraid of arachnids you may want to keep a lookout when you are downtown. I have told quite a few people about these but they don’t seem to believe me. Not really sure how anyone can miss them but many do. Easily spotted were many signs of the upcoming change of seasons, believe it or not, and All Hallows’Eve, so we wanted to make sure you knew where they were. How many of these have you spotted? Costume shopping? No need to drive any - where but Fullerton for all you need, and keep downtown in mind. Shop Fullerton First.
MORE CHANGES There seems to be a lot of activity just west of The Twisted Vine and Ace Hardware. This storefront has been vacant for some time now but suddenly work is progressing pretty fast. Notice the exposed brick in the photo above. Many of our downtown buildings have gone back to the exposed brick look on the interior after being covered with concrete for NEW DRIVE THROUGH ? decades. No signs and Don’t worry, from what we heard no after an errant car took out part of the nobody there when we injuries took place on October 7th, with Don Carlos building at Commonwealth stopped by so maybe next the exception of the building and oh yea, and Lemon. month we call tell you the guilty as charged vehicle. No, it’s not We have seen this type of thing at a few what this is all about, or really a laughing matter but workers got downtown buildings over the years. maybe you are the owner busy right away boarding up the place Advice- SLOW DOWN! and you can tell us!! MID OCTOBER 2016 PHOTO QUIZ & CROSSWORD FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 7
Fullerton Photo Quiz OUR TOWN CROSSWORD © 2016 “O UTDOORSY TYPES ” by Valerie Brickey (answer key on page 19)
QUESTION : You know this is the Chapman Building, but name the trees that are showing, with their pink and magenta colors, that fall may soon turn to winter. If we have a fall, or a winter for that matter. SEND YOUR ANSWERS TO MIKE at [email protected]
CROSS 40. Eye drop LAST ISSUE ’S A 1. Recites 41. Had a bite QUESTION 5. ___ pole 42. ___ scale (newborn baby & A NSWER 10. Larger ___ life assessment) 43. Power glitch On what 14. Square footage 15. Mrs. Gorbachev 44. “Running on Empty” actor downtown street 47. Batman after Michael will you find this 16. Vagabond 17. “Caribbean Queen” singer 48. Convent dweller classic group of 49. “Gosh!” apartments? 19. Fencing sword 20. Portable computer 52. “In a World” actress, writer and director Answer: 21. He played Charlie Young on “The West Wing” 57. Insurgents Pomona 59. “I think ___” Avenue. 23. Naval rank, abbr. 24. Sch. project, often 60. “The Onion Field” actor 26. “How ___ doing?” 62. Fountain treat 27. 41st President 63. Chicago airport 33. Cooks in the oven 64. “Zip-___-Doo-Dah” REGISTER TO VOTE BY : Voter Events at 36. Relating to a desert watering hole 65. Polly’s ___ 37. ___ Na Na 66. Philanthropist Eli •OC Registrar of Voters Cal State Fullerton 38. City west of Tulsa 67. Sea swallow Call 714-567-7600 800 N. State College Blvd. 39. ___ of measurement •On-line Registration at 30. Computer operator http://registertovote.ca.gov/ OCT . 24, 11 AM -2 PM DOWN 1. Mercury model 31. Carpet type 2. Miami Dolphin running back Foster 32. Tortoise racer •Visit the City of Fullerton LAST DAY TO REGISTER 3. Shrieks 33. California flag animal City Clerk’s Office at TO VOTE 4. Pepper’s partner 34. Not pro 35. Chicken ___ City Hall RALLY AT THE QUAD 5. Too much (musically) 6. CA hist. online resource 39. Plum tech position? 303 W. Commonwealth 7. Headed for overtime 40. Prom wear OCT . 26, 11:30 AM -1 PM 8. Biblical brother 42. Saudi, e.g. •Visit the Fullerton BALLOT PROPOSITION PANEL 9. Like the fedora worn 43. Tendon Public Library, Titan Student Union Theatre by Indiana Jones 45. Happenings 10. One nickname for 46. Suckled 353 W. Commonwealth the city of Boston 49. Crystal-lined rock 11. Arizona tribe 50. Patriarch 12. Brother of Cain 51. German industrial city 13. Christmas carol 52. Walk with difficulty 18. Long agos 53. Trendy berry 22. Online hooter? 54. Trendy green 25. Pig’s food holder 55. “Wizard of Oz” lion Bert 27. HS equivalency exam 56. Really, really funny in a text 28. Systema Solar song “Yo Va ___” 58. TV’s “The Love ___” 29. Online alert? 61. Pitching stat Page 8FULLERTON OBSERVER EDUCATION NEWS CONTINUED ON PAGE 17 MID OCTOBER 2016
sets (approximately 240 Chromebooks) to tated by the International Baccalaureate HIGH SCHOOL BOARD HIGHLIGHTS bring their class sets up to 25 in order to and the College Board curriculum. & commentary by Vivien Moreno try to keep up with the teacher demands The process takes almost a year and a The Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board meets for increased technology use. half, and new CA standards texts are slow - ly being published, but the district has not at 7:30pm on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month Plan for Student Achievement updated any of their textbooks in years. at district headquarters, 1051 W. Bastanchury Rd. The Single School Plan for Student Taking a responsible fiscal perspective of 714-870-2800 • See the agenda at www.fjuhsd.net Achievement presentations reveal each purchasing new texts for the district needs site’s past year’s achievements as well as to be juxtaposed against the short 4 years Audit Update & Resignation growing concerns about student technolo - this year’s goals. Although heavily filled that each student experiences gaining gy availability as technology use at the ele - with assessment data, the report revealed knowledge, job skills and preparing for The Fullerton Joint Union High School mentary school district level steadily each school’s trends - allowing administra - college. Board trustees stayed silent on the $18 increases and apparently halts once the tors and teachers to address areas of stu - It is good to think long term, but with million budget overage revealed at the students transfer to high school. dent’s needs. These plans pinpoint educa - new e-text licensing and updates as part of September 20th board meeting. Parent concerns about incorporating tional and auxiliary support programs to the costs, perhaps leaping forward to Superintendent Dr. Scott Scambray adequate levels of technology training and address situations that prevent students update decade old textbooks should not announced that Vicenti, Lloyd, & student utilization were hardly assuaged from focusing on academic progress. This just tackle one area at a time. Hopefully Stutzman, CPAs are conducting an out - by the administration’s announcement of year, although all the plans were unique to there will be multiple teacher discussions side audit of the financial situation to a rollout of Google Classroom 2 years ago. the individual campuses, there were over - groups concurrently considering new text - uncover real data explaining the apparent The situation looked brighter when all trends focusing on increased profes - books focusing on core subjects in order $18 million unspent funds in the Superintendent Scambray announced sional training in technology use in the to supply the entire district with updated 2015/2016 year budget. Dr. Scambray infrastructure wireless connections at all classroom, and training to identify and textbooks. expects to report findings to the trustees, high schools at the beginning of the support students sharing emotional and employees, and the community in a 2015/2016 school year. The board and mental issues. Bond update: month. Assistant Superintendent of the district administration finally com - Every school report included technolo - The Community Bond Oversight Business Services Ron Lebs tendered his mitted to Chromebook purchases for all gy based professional development for all Committee met. Todd Butcher, Director resignation. Mr. Michael Bishop Sr. has teachers and students but roll out of the teachers, with plans for increasing engage - of Facilities and Construction updated the been contracted at an hourly rate to sup - program relied on adequate financial ment this upcoming year. In spite of the status on school site projects. The Troy port the Business Services department budgeting and teacher support of imple - evidence of their ongoing commitment, aquatics facility appears to be the next effective October 17th for the school year. menting the technology. the administration and trustees did not large project the bond will tackle. The Some parents may have issues with the mention accelerating the delivery dates for group asked about the future of matching Contract Negotiations: Chromebooks to LHHS, SHHS, (sched - state money for currently planned bond CSEA (California School Employees new programs, but many are reassured that the district is finally stepping up to uled for delivery in January) and FUHS, projects. They visited the SHHS aquatics Association) union members attended the TRHS, and SOHS (scheduled to roll out construction site and saw the impressive, board meeting in force after holding a train students in technology and prepare them for success in college and future in fall 2017). new CIF sized pool that seems to be on rally along Bastanchury Road. Kerry schedule to open for use in January 2017. Woods, CSEA State Board Association employment. Unfortunately, the rollout slowed considerably after BPHS received New ELA Textbook update: Stadium upgrade design submissions to secretary and President Frank Ramirez The FJUHSD website announced that their 1:1 Chromebooks in September. the state include using artificial turf at this both requested a fair contract offer from an ongoing, data based selection of a new Both LHHS and SHHS have been time, but Mr. Butcher stated that the the district. Since the board did not place ELA (English Language Arts) textbook declared ready to implement the program, board has not yet approved the use of arti - the budget or the CSEA negotiations and curriculum is being tested during the but will not receive their student ficial turf and he plans to give an addi - (which is a closed session topic) on the agen - month of October. Backed by strong Chromebooks until after January 1st due tional presentation to the trustees at a da, they were legally unable to address the teacher input, the two final ELA programs to budgetary concerns. November board meeting. Considering charges made by Ms. Woods concerning are currently being beta tested at every When almost $11 million of the current the new California Teacher Association the trustee’s lack of respect towards the school site and the public may go to the $18 million budget overage is earmarked journal article enumerating the controver - district’s classified workers and the dis - educational services office at the district for new student textbooks, technology, sy of artificial turf on long term student tasteful 2% contract offer that the CSEA office and view the new books. There is a and supplies this excuse rings hollow. health, this will hopefully be a more bal - voted down in late August. strong common core element that empha - Why won’t the board advance a program anced fiscal and use presentation includ - The money issue is reminiscent of the sizes expository writing as well as technol - whose financial expense is clearly covered ing information from both the artificial teachers’ negotiations last spring, but ogy compatibility with both programs. at this time? turf manufacturers as well as the grass more disturbingly, the repeated heartfelt Both have English learner and special During the evening’s school reports, Dr. (sod) producers. (California Educator, requests to be treated with respect during needs components that teachers may uti - Singer commended BPHS as the only September 2016, pp.18-21) These million the process reflects an increasingly dis - lize to flexibly change the programs as school to receive the 1:1 Chromebooks dollar projects need to address realistic trustful relationship between the board needed for different student populations. due to the 100% teacher “buy in” to the long term costs, real warranty questions, and the district administration and both AP and IB students’ texts will still be dic - and community use parameters. the teachers and the classified support use of this technological tool that will also staff. July marked Dr. Scott Scambray’s function as a textbook resource with new first year as superintendent and he is the purchases of e-textbooks. This comment person to set the tone of reconciliation implies that the lack of teacher participa - and repair to the atmosphere of mistrust tion from other schools is actually pre - between the district and the employees as venting the roll out of additional students well as the parents. to receive Chromebooks. But, the sup - posed lack of teacher participation was Technology: clearly contradicted during the school This budget situation highlights a cul - reports where numerous examples of ture of nontransparent communication teacher training and utilization of tech - and reinforces the growing mistrust nology were given. between the parents and the district. FUHS reported spending a significant Incoming elementary school parents voice portion of its individual school discre - tionary funds on 8 additional classroom MID OCTOBER 2016 ELECTION & LOCAL NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 9 Meet Your School Board Candidates Fullerton College Career Closet by Jesse La Tour member of the public. Neither the Seeks Donations of Professional Last year, the Fullerton School District Fullerton School District nor the High Clothing and Shoes for Students changed their voting system from an at- School District has information about candidates on their websites (except for The Business Management ets) in good condition that you no large system to district (or area) elections. Department at Fullerton College has longer wear or need? Do you have Starting in this November 2016 election, current board members who are incum - bents). Not all candidates have campaign opened a Career Closet that offers a vari - friends or family who might be able to Trustees (aka Board Members) will be ety of professional business attire for contribute an item or two? elected by only the voters living in desig - web sites, and some do not even have working e-mails posted. needy students. If so, please take a moment to collect nated areas. Candidates names will only Students simply need to contact a pro - and bring it into the Business/CIS appear on ballots of voters living within Nevertheless, here’s some basic informa - tion about candidates running for fessor in the Business/CIS Division who Division Office during office hours: the area where a seat is up for election. can assist them with selecting a profes - Monday - Thursday, 7am to 10pm and Finding information about these candi - Fullerton School Board, and Fullerton High School Board. sional outfit for an upcoming event. Friday, 8am to 7:30pm. For those inter - dates can prove difficult for the average The outfit is free of charge and the stu - ested in donating larger quantities of dent can keep all the items. clothing, the Closet is a 501(c3) charity. ULLERTON CHOOL OARD F S B The Career Closet has a good invento - Please contact Kathy Standen at For the Fullerton School Board, there are 5 districts (called Areas), of which ry but is regularly looking for donations. [email protected] or Gary Graves two have open seats. Incumbent Hilda Sugarman is running unopposed for Particularly, men’s dress shoes, women’s [email protected] with any questions. Area 2. For Area 5, there are two candidates, who are as follows: blouses, and suits for both men and The students will benefit tremendous - Elementary School District/Area 5 women are needed. Do you have any ly from this service and experience the professional clothing (suits, shirts, ties, confidence that a professional outfit can •Jeanette Vazquez is currently an ele - •Leonel Talavera is a Neighborhood socks, blouses, skirts, slacks, heels, jack - bring. mentary school teacher in the Anaheim Revitalization Manager for Habitat for School District. She is endorsed by the Humanity of OC. Since January 2014, Transitional Center for Homeless Opens Fullerton Elementary Teachers he has worked in the Woodcrest and at Former Santa Ana Transit Center Association, the Orange County Labor Richman Park neighborhoods in the Federation, and former mayor Sharon south Fullerton Area 5. “I want to con - A round-the-clock transitional center donations in conjunction with a safe Quirk-Silva, among others. Vasquez was tribute by creating opportunities to build with 300 emergency shelter beds and environment where services and housing raised in Fullerton and attended local on relationships between families, organ - enhanced services for those without per - linkages are available as part of the schools. After graduating from Berkeley, izations and the city so that our students manent housing who have congregated broader solution to their personal home - she went on “to advocate for working can benefit from a sense of community,” in the Orange County Civic Center has lessness. The estimated cost to operate families as an AmeriCorps Fellow with says Talavera. He is also a Fullerton opened at the former Santa Ana Transit the center is $1.4 million for a year. Iowa Legal Aid.” This information is Collaborative boardmember, and cur - Terminal, which has been renamed “The A OC Board study session to discusss from her website as she did not respond to rently the chair of the Move More Eat Courtyard.” wide-ranging issues of homelessness requests for an interview. Though not list - Healthy Committee, which works to About 225 lunches were served after across the county is scheduled for ed on her website, she also taught in a improve overall health through activities the center opened Wednesday mid- 9:30am on Tuesday, October 18 at the charter school for Teach for America and such as smarter lunchrooms, active brain morning; about 100 people reserved Civic Center in Santa Ana. is backed by it’s affiliate Leadership for breaks, and harvest of the month. He and space to sleep overnight. The center will Last month, the Board of Supervisors Educational Equity, which contributed his wife have lived in town since 2010 operate for a year under two contract selected Mercy House Living Centers $12,000 to her campaign. With that con - and their two children attend district approved by the Board of Supervisors. Inc. to operate the new facility at 1000 tribution and $1,000 from Planned schools. He has raised and spent less than The Midnight Mission and Kingdom N. Kraemer Place in Anaheim, sched - Parenthood OC she has raised $17,619. $2,000 so is not required to file. Causes Inc., also known as City Net, uled to open at the end of next year. will allow expanded services to be avail - The Fullerton armory program is slat - HIGH SCHOOL BOARD able at The Courtyard, including hot ed to be discontinued when the The Fullerton High School Board also has district elections for the first time showers, additional restrooms and food Anaheim service center opens. this year, and there are seats open in District/Area 2 and District/Area 3. HIGH S CHOOL D ISTRICT /A REA 2 •Barbara Kilponen is the incumbent •Joanne Fawley has been in education who has been School Board president 3 for 30 years. Currently, she teaches at terms. “This school board position is a full Cypress High School in the Anaheim time job, and I consider it my only job,” Union High School District, and is chair Kilponen says, “Individuals with other of the Social Science Department. She work/career responsibilities do not have the was the school and district’s Teacher of capacity to fulfill the expectations of this the Year in 2006-2007. From 2008- position." She has been speaker at State and 2014 she was the Teacher Association’s National School Board Conferences, and President for the Anaheim District, she co-chaired the District Task Force: where she served on different commit - "Moral and Civic Values" which are posted tees dealing with school budgets, insur - in every classroom. She is a founding ance concerns and costs, and the various member of Cal State Fullerton's College of other areas that impact a school district. Education Leadership Council, and is Vice “I believe that new ideas and a genera - Chair of the Committee of Credentialing tional shift is necessary to move the of the California Commission on Teacher Fullerton High School Board into the Credentialing, and has overseen thousands 21st Century,” Fawley says. She has of cases. Kilponen would like to see more raised $28,884 from the following: school board meetings held, and to improve $3,000 from Jamie Yiang; $6,000 from communication between parents and the the Fullerton Secondary Teachers Board. She has raised and spent less than Organization; a loan of $1,360 to herself $2,000 so is not required to file. and the rest from teachers and friends. The Fullerton HIGH S CHOOL D ISTRICT /A REA 3 Secondary Teachers •Sarupa “Faith” •Andy Montoya , an incumbent board member, is a math Organization endorses teacher at Ladera Vista Jr. High where he has taught for the past Mukherjee did not these candidates for the respond to requests 17 years. During his first term, he was instrumental in hiring a for an interview, new superintendent, and implementing the Local Control and Fullerton Joint Union nor does she have a Accountability Plan. “As I seek re-election to serve the families High School District website, so we were of Fullerton, Buena Park and La Habra,” Montoya says, “I com - unable to gather mit to continue to strengthen communication between stake - Board of Trustees: any information on holders to build greater partnerships…I am committed to con - her. tinue to invest in newer technology in our schools." He has Joanne Fawley - Area 2 raised and spent less than $2,000 so is not required to file. Andy Montoya - Area 3 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CANDIDATES FORUM 6:30pm Tuesday, October 18 Fullerton Joint Union High School District Boardroom 1051 W. Bastanchury Road, Fullerton This year the voters in Fullerton will select candidates by district so candidates will only show up on your ballot if you live in a district that is up for election. Page 10 FULLERTON OBSERVER LOCAL NEWS MID OCTOBER 2016 Firefighters “Fired Up to Find a Cure” in 5th Annual Pinktober Campaign
Members of the Fullerton who are both in remission, Firefighters Association met during their treatment (FFA), Local 3421 kicked and have become friends and off their annual Pinktober support systems for each other. fundraising campaign with a They asked that funds raised visit to city council and at this year go to the Crosson the St. Jude Memorial Center where they were both Foundation’s annual “A treated. Walk Among the Stars” This is the fifth year that the luncheon on Sunday, members of the Fullerton October 16 at the Anaheim Firefighters Association have Marriott (just as this issue Survivors Gwendolyn and dedicated the month of went to print). Maxine, who became October as Pinktober. Since Fullerton Firefighters will friends during their treat - 2012, the FFA Pinktober cam - wear pink shirts on duty to ment, chose the Crosson paign has raised more than Cancer Institute as the promote cancer awareness recipient of funds raised $80,000 for local charitable The hot pink Pinktober fire engine above is signed by those and participate in over a in this year’s Pinktober. causes. No city funds are uti - currently battling cancer, survivors and in memory of those lost. dozen special events lized during the activities. throughout the month of Numerous studies have October to raise money for shown that Firefighters are the St. Jude Crosson Cancer much more likely to acquire Institute in Fullerton. cancer than members of the They will be offering pink general public. For this rea - T-shirts, baseball caps, son, cancer awareness, pre - bracelets, beanies, and win - vention, and treatment cam - dow decals which can be paigns have been a priority in purchased at Fullerton Fire the fire service for decades. Station 5 located at 2555 E. The Fullerton Firefighters Yorba Linda Blvd. or at the Association is proud to con - FFD Pink Project online tinue the efforts to fight this store at www.ffdpinkpro - deadly disease through their ject.org. Pinktober campaign. The specially wrapped pink engine will The Pinktober Firetruck will be on dis - be on display around town with signatures play at the Fullerton Downtown Market of cancer survivors and those currently from 4pm to 8:30pm on Thursday battling cancer, and also in remembrance October 20 and 27, and at the Golden of loved ones who lost their lives. Hill Elementary Harvest Festival on This year’s campaign is inspired by Friday October 21, from 4pm to 5pm at Fullerton residents Gwendolyn Thomas Golden Hill School, 732 Barris Drive, and Maxine Smith who both have met the Fullerton. battle with cancer head on. The women, MID OCTOBER 2016 ARTIST PROFILE & MUSIC EVENTS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 11
Morten Lauridsen. But honestly, the more yours.” She highly recommends private music I learn, listen, and am exposed to, lessons to form good habits early in a stu - the more I discover and love different dent’s training, as well as offering encour - composers.” agement when playing becomes more dif - The bond between music teachers and ficult. If possible, she recommends that their students often lasts a lifetime. When young players be part of an ensemble that asked what musical advice has made the provides a performance outlet. “By all most lasting impression she said, “One of means, go to concerts to hear live musi - my professors told me, ‘Your favorite cians! Experience as many different types piece must be whatever of music, sounds, you’re playing at that instruments, and moment.’ It’s absolutely styles as possible. true, my job as a musician Listen to the best is to perform precisely music of each genre.” what is on the page Her future musical regardless of my personal goals are ambitious. like or dislike of a piece.” Her plan is to contin - Obviously, practicing ue her musical train - daily tops the list, as does ing in graduate A Passion for Piano playing with passion. “My school, but the final aspiration is to be musical destination has not by Rod Sims in one genre or activity. I love performing above everything else. been determined. Her solo pieces, playing collaboratively in my Nobody wants to hear a studies this past sum - Eleanor Núñez will perform a solo chamber group, large ensembles, compos - technically perfect per - mer included a choral piano recital on Wednesday, November ing, arranging, and conducting. To be a formance that sounds conducting sympo - 2nd at CSUF at 6 p.m. The concert will 21st century musician, you must be versa - mechanical, but every - sium at the University be held at the Clayes Performing Arts tile.” body wants to listen to a of Michigan, which Center Recital Hall 110, and will feature Her formal study of music began at age musically inspiring per - offered new vistas for music by Beethoven, Bartók, Chopin, and seven, so many years of practice and ded - formance.” musical expression. Granados. ication has led her to this point in her Pianist Eleanor Núñez As a musical director performs Nov. 2 at CSUF Núñez said, “I defi - Ms. Núñez has performed internation - musical life. Núñez said, “Studying piano and accompanist for nitely want to attend ally, and recently concluded her second taught me discipline. I learned that if I school and church programs, she has graduate school. I’m considering a mas - concert tour of Europe. She has appeared worked on something gradually, I would already recognized her influence on young ter’s degree in orchestral conducting or as a solo performer at the Luxembourg end up achieving it. I remind myself of players and singers. Her advice to parents collaborative piano, but I know I’d like to International Music Festival, and as a this daily.” who are considering musical training for continue school through my doctoral member of a chamber group in Spain and When asked if she has a favorite com - their children is all encompassing. “Find a degree. When I was in elementary school, Germany. poser, Núñez is torn between being a lis - teacher that works well with your child, I used to say that I wanted to be the first Though piano is her primary instru - tener and player. She said, “I love to play because not every teacher is a good match. female conductor of the Los Angeles ment, Ms. Núñez said, “There are so Bach, Mendelssohn, and Prokofiev. I love Make sure the music teacher works Philharmonic. I think that’s a goal I would many aspects to music that I can’t just stay to listen to Rachmaninov, Beethoven, and towards fulfilling your child’s goals, not be most proud to achieve!”
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Future space explorer Francine at the great Museum Center exhibit. PHOTO F. B ILANGEL THE WONDERS OF OUTER SPACE I could have easily missed the talk of destroy a city, a nation, and even our Mr. Chris Butler about the exciting new entire civilization. SUPER frightening! things in space exploration because I I also learned that there are billions of thought speeches were totally boring. worlds out there. We are not alone. My Oops! I was wrong. I’m glad I attended mom used to think that the planets were because it turned out to be the most excit - only those in our solar system. Mr. Butler ing talk I have ever attended. said that as of this year, there are 1,284 Mr. Butler is a professional science and newly validated planets. Out of the many nature artist who works at Griffith planets in the outer space, five have been Observatory. He was a special guest at found to be very similar to our planet. the Fullerton Museum Center early this This is exciting because some of us may be month because he knows many things able to live in the earth-like planets while about the space exploration exhibit in the the rest may just go there for a holiday or museum. spring break. The first thing that Mr. Butler shared The exhibit entitled “California: The with us was the picture of the founder of Center of the Universe” is still open for Space X. His name is Elon Musk. I think viewing at the Fullerton Museum Center he’s a crazy intelligent guy. He is not on E. Wilshire and Pomona in downtown LEFT TO RIGHT : Joshua Miller, Noah Rovira, Camille Huffman, Jeanne Nguyen, only the maker of my dream car, Tesla, Fullerton until October 23, 2016. Morgan Moline, Katherine So, Audrey Gass, and Caitlin Orr. but he is also the builder of an interplan - Audry’s host sister Yui Yamagoshi is at front center. etary transport system that will bring peo - ple to Mars. According to Mr. Butler, Junior Ambassadors in Sister City Fukui Mr. Musk is building a rocket with a by Katherine So will never forget such as the very sad and spaceship that can be used over and over emotional farewell party. We were all again. This past July, I had the amazing very upset to part ways but we knew we Next, he showed us a picture of an opportunity to travel to Fukui, Japan, couldn’t stay forever. asteroid that hit the earth. It’s amazing to with the Fullerton Sister City Another thing I will always remember know that we can mine minerals like the Association. Thirteen students attending is just walking around the bustling precious gold from asteroids. Sorry, folks, schools in the Fullerton School District streets of Kyoto, while singing, laughing, our golden state California is no longer were chosen to be junior ambassadors in and having a great time! We spent time the place to find the precious golds. It is the exchange program, and I had the together and developed a strong bond. the outer space. There is a bit of bad honor to be one of them. Going on this journey has allowed me news, though. This is because there are The trip was an amazing cultural expe - to meet some of the most kind, funny, many scattered asteroids in outer space rience, letting us eat new food, try on and all around greatest friends anyone that are dangerous. They can hit the traditional clothing, and see how our could have. earth anytime and the bigger ones can Mr. Butler with Francine host families live in Japan. I am extremely grateful I had this The most memorable moment on the opportunity and I recommend that any trip for me was when we visited the student looking to try new things, have monkey park in Kyoto and I had the fun and make lifelong friends apply for chance to hand feed the monkeys. The the next trip. monkeys were very cute, playful and eas - You can contact Sister City Association ily accepted the food from us. online through Facebook or by calling There are so many more memories I 714-738-6311. BRUSHING UP ON YOUR TECHNIQUE While many people have been led divide the mouth into quarters and to believe that they should brush their spend at least 30 seconds brushing teeth with up-and-down motions, the each quarter thoroughly. proper way to brush is actually in cir - The best time to brush teeth is in cular motions. Not only does this way the morning before breakfast. of brushing get tooth surfaces clean, Otherwise acidic and sugary foods but it also massages and stimulates weaken enamel and leave it vulnera - the margins of the gums. ble to the erosive effects of brushing. For individuals with crooked teeth, Are you brushing your teeth, gums, it is important that they angle their and tongue correctly? When you brushes so that they can get into understand the importance of opti - nooks and crannies that they might mum dental health, you can maintain otherwise miss. a healthy mouth. We can help by giv - As far as the amount of time need - ing you healthy tips and by treating ed to get teeth completely clean, it the causes and symptoms of any den - takes about two minutes. To make tal condition that may occur. We wel - optimum use of this time, it helps to come calls from new patients! MID OCTOBER 2016 COLUMNIST FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 13
Little children playing, people talking and mysterious lights have been reported at Dr. Clark’s Home & Office at the Arboretum pictured above while reports of cold spots, muffled conversations and strange laughter have been reported at the former Elephant Packing House pictured at right. also reported keys jingling behind doors another story, a man crashed into a tree that lead to empty rooms. head-on and his head literally fell off, A medium who walked through the rolling down the street a little ways. VIDEO OBSERVER establishment thought she saw a man Driving along Skyline at night, I did not by Emerson Little © 2016 wearing a dark suit and a woman in a flap - encounter any ghostly apparitions or per outfit out of the corner of her eye. smell anything particularly weird, but However, a psychic who visited the drivers should be careful of the curvey Hauntings in Fullerton Williams Building reported that the road, especially at night. building is occupied by positive energies. Although I was only able to photograph Last October, I wrote about ghostly be used as a packing plant.” When I visit - Personally, I did not experience anything the exteriors of these locations, my camera sightings in some of downtown Fullerton’s ed the structure on a sunny Sunday morn - since I only recorded the out - may have captured something that I did - historic landmarks. This year, after re- ing, the packing house did side. n’t see at the time. Look for ghostly orbs reading a book, titled Fullerton Ghosts: his - seem a bit creepy. A lone There have been rumors that or shadows on the walls or road when you tory and hauntings in Orange County, loading dock stood at the To see if I really Skyline Drive is haunted, so I watch this video. In order to view my California , written by Robert J. and Anne front, with lowered grates did photograph decided to see for myself. On video, visit the Fullerton Observer website, N. Wlodarski, I decided to continue my along the bottom edge of the a ghost, watch Skyline, between Raymond and click on the “Videos” tab and click on the search for supernatural encounters. building leading to the base - my video at North Acacia Avenue, many words “Emerson Little YouTube Bringing my camera along for the ride, I ment. https://youtu.be/ accidents have occurred. In the Channel,” which will take you directly to recorded each destination listed, in hope There have been reports mPOoZ-mys8c. 1980s a man lost control of his my page. of capturing a spirit. from workers of cold spots, vehicle around Skyline and Video Column Suggestions? Beginning with Dr. George Clark’s whispered conversations, an Sorrento Place. He happened to Readers with suggestions about an House and Office at the Fullerton occasional shadow that peo - be wearing cologne at the time interesting event or historic location that Arboretum, I made my way along the ple have seen out of the corner of their and people have reported smelling that would make a good video column can path encircling the historic landmark. The eye, and strange laughter. Others have also same aroma around the location. In email me at [email protected]. sun cast ominous shadows along the side heard the sound of weighty items being of the house. dropped or moved inside the building. When I was in Mrs. Orr’s third grade However, a formal paranormal investiga - class at Golden Hill, we took a field trip to tion has never been conducted at this the Arboretum, where we went inside the establishment, so it’s uncertain whether house and office which was originally a the location is haunted or not. Before medical center for the Fullerton commu - leaving, I followed a pathway that ran nity. As a little kid, it was kind of intimi - around back leading to an enigmatic, rust - dating to see ancient surgical tools laid out ed industrial fan set behind one of the on a table. The medical instruments were grates leading down into the basement. probably used to operate on patients. At Driving along Commonwealth Avenue, the time, I didn’t think anything of it, but I checked out the Williams Building, also in retrospect, there’s a high chance that known as the former Order of Odd some of Dr. Clark’s patients did not sur - Fellows Lodge. The building is currently vive the surgery. People have reported used by the Imperial Ballroom and the strange lights in the windows of the home. Cathleen Forcucci Dance Academy on the Visitors have also spotted a nurse clad in upper two floors. The restaurant Bourbon an old-fashioned uniform. There have Street is on the first floor. been reports of “little children playing, Originally, the structure was a meeting people talking, furniture being moved and and activity space for the Odd Fellows, disembodied voices.” But, when I went to who “occupied the upper level of the film the location, I did not encounter any building” until 1949. Due to safety rea - ghostly activity. sons, occupancy in the 1970s was con - My next stop was the Elephant Packing fined to the bottom floor. According to House. For over twenty years, the local historians, the third floor used to Chapman’s Old Mission Brand Valencia serve as a speakeasy during the Oranges were packed there. However, Prohibition period. Visitors and workers with the decline of the citrus industry in on the first floor have heard footsteps and Orange County, “the building ceased to doors opening and closing. People have
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.TUES, OCT 18 THURS, OCT 20 MON, OCT 24 HITS & •7:30am-9:30am: OC •12:30pm: Poetry Reading •11am-2pm: Last Day to MISSES Building Industry Association from Jazz at Manzanar at the Register to Vote rally social media presents “The Politics of Land Wardman Library, 7031 Founders day at Cal State Fullerton, 800 N. by Joyce Mason © 2016 Use” a series of three workshops Hill Rd., Whittier. Smith College State College hosted by the to introduce and educate real Professor Floyd Smith Cheung Orange County Registrar of Voters The Birth of a Nation: A Hit & a Miss estate professionals to the realities will read from his book of poems. in the Quad. of land use policy in Calfiornia. Free A hundred years after D.W. Griffith’s 1916 epic silent film The first workshop “Sense of •4pm-8:30pm: Thursday TUES, OCT 25 glorifying the KKK, writer/actor/director Nate Parker released Entitlement” features Fullerton Downtown Market & •7pm-9pm: Roundtable on his film by the same name, this time depicting Nat Turner’s Mayor Jennifer Fitzgerald (VP of Beer/Wine Garden at the California Ballot Measures fea - slave rebellion of 1831. Parker’s “The Birth of a Nation” Curt Pringle & Assoc.), Curt Downtown Plaza next to the tures Sarah Hill, associate profes - opened at the Sundance Film Festival to a standing ovation and Pringle, and David Ellis of Delta Museum Center on E. Wilshire sor of political science CSUF, was purchased by Fox Searchlight for a record $17.5 million. Partners in a discussion moderated Downtown Fullerton. Arts & Stacy Mallicoat, professor of crim - Since then, publicity has swirled around the movie through - by Tim Paone of Cox, Castle & Crafts and food vendors, fresh inal justice CSUF, and Alyssa out the eight months before its release to local theaters on Nicholson. BIA OC Chapter, 24 produce, kids activities, beer & Samek, assistant professor of October 7. During a spring and summer in which the Black Executive Park, Suite 100, Irvine wine garden and live music. Rhetorical Studies CSUf with Lives Matter movement headlined much of the news, a film CA 92614. $55 Register by calling Admission & parking are free. moderator Vince Buck, professor depicting the horrors of slavery seemed particularly relevant Laura Ulanoski 949-777-3861 •5:30pm: 17th Annual Lights emeritus of political science CSUF. and appropriate. But in August an unexpected snag erupted. •6:30pm: City Council meet - On After School a celebration of Community Room, Fullerton Suddenly attention focused on Parker for an incident that ing at Fullerton City Hall, 303 W. after school programs with Dia de Public Library, 353 W. occurred 20 years earlier, when he was a student at Penn State Commonwealth. Los Muertos activities, student Commonwealth. Free and was accused, along with his friend and future co-writer •6:30pm: League of Women performances, and food at Jean Celestin, of rape. Parker was acquitted; Celestin was Voters High School Candidate Independence Park, 801 W. WED, OCT 26 found guilty but later got his verdict overturned. Since the rape Forum at Fullerton Joint Union Valencia Drive, Fullerton. •8am-1pm: Every Wednesday of black women by white men is central to Nat Turner’s rage High School District Boardroom, Sponsored by Fullerton B&G Farmers Market at Independence within the film, Parker’s real-life experience, along with the fact 1051 W. Bastanchury Road. Club, YMCA, Fullerton Parks & Park. See October 19th listing. that the accuser subsequently commit suicide, seemed relevant. WED, OCT 19 Recreation. Free •11:30am-1pm: Ballot Many high-profile women, both white and black, have decided •8am-1pm: Every Wednesday •6:30pm: Family Movie Night Proposition Panel at Titan to boycott the movie. Farmers Market at Independence at the Library screening Small Student Union Theatre, Cal State Can we separate the values of a film as art from controversy Park next to the DMV on Valencia Hero Big Heart “The Tale of Fullerton, 800 N. State College surrounding the movie’s maker? Viewers will have to decide between Euclid and Highland in Despereaux” (G. 2008). Fullerton features pros/cons of the ballot that for themselves, but there is precedent for this separation as Fullerton. Fresh produce includ - Public Library Osborne measures from political science seen with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski films. Nate ing summer fruit, eggs, flowers, Auditorium, 353 W. faculty Sarah Hill and Stacy Parker was passionate about bringing to the screen the story of plants, baked goods, nuts, and Commonwealth Ave. Free Mallicoat. Nat Turner, who incited dozens of blacks, both slaves and freed more straight from the farmer. men, to take up hatchets, cudgels, and assorted blunt objects to Easy parking. Rain or shine. FRI, OCT 21 THURS, OCT 27 murder sixty slave owners and their families. •6pm-8:30pm: Haunted •4pm-8:30pm: Golden Hill •9am-12pm: Senior Flu Clinic Some cloudiness still surrounds the character and personality Fullerton Walking Tour a 1.5 School Harvest Festival at & Resource Fair features free vac - of a slave with the passion and persuasion to lead such a rebel - mile guided walk begins at the Golden Hill Elementary. Fun & cinations for adults 60+ years old lion. Certainly, William Styron was fascinated by the phenom - Fullerton Museum Center on E. treats. and a crafts and resources fair. enon when he wrote “The Confessions of Nat Turner,” which Wilshire and Pomona downtown SUN, OCT 23 Fullerton Community Center, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1969. Much of what we know of Turner and ends at the haunted Villa del •12pm-4pm: Museum Family 340 W. Commonwealth. 714- has come from detailed notes taken by lawyer Thomas Gray, Sol. Learn all about haunted histo - Day features a free panel discus - 738-6305 who interviewed Turner during his final days in prison as he ry. Repeats on October 20, 26, 27, sion at 3pm with some of the engi - •11:30am: OC Taxpayers waited execution. and Nov. 2, 3, 9, and 10th. Call neers, scientists, and designers Association Luncheon spon - “The Birth of a Nation” opens with a darkened forest scene 714-738-6545 for tickets. who put a man on the moon plus sored by Poseidon Desalination in which a shaman-like elder looks at distinctive markings on •6pm-7:30pm: Presidential a free tour of the closing exhibit a discussion on Nov. election & young Nat’s chest and tells his mother that these marks set him Debate Watch Party at Titan “California: The Center of the ballot initiatives features Meridian apart from other slaves and destine him for “some great pur - Student Union Pub, Cal State Universe” and scavenger hunts for Pacific founding partner Tom Ross pose.” Precocious and lively, Nat plays daily with his owner’s Fullerton, 800 N. State College. prizes. Also a Rocket Workshop and SoCal News Group opinion son, Samuel, and is taken within their home, where Samuel’s Voter registration materials will will be held at 1:30pm where each editor Brian Calle at the Center mother (Penelope Ann Miller) teaches him to read. She cau - also be available. student will build their own model Club, Costa Mesa. $75 tions him to read no books other than the Bible and soon he •7pm: Comedy Show for rocket to keep ($25). Fullerton •3pm-6pm: Senior Club has committed many passages to memory. Autism at Fullerton Ballroom, Museum Center on E. Wilshire Halloween Happy Hour dance to After the two children grow to adulthood, Samuel (Armie 114 E. Commonwealth Ave., and Pomona downtown Fullerton. the music of the “5 Star Band” and Hammer) takes over the running of the plantation but soon Fullerton. Comedians include 714-738-6545 enjoy complimentary hors d’oeu - falls into hard times. Short of cash, Samuel accepts an offer to Sam Tripoli, Greg Santos, Jessica •2:30pm: Buster Keaton in vres and no host bar plus raffle and let Nat (Nate Parker) preach on Sundays to the slaves on sur - Michelle Singleton, Gareth Silent Film “The Goat” & Scott costume contest. Costumes rounding plantations. Nat is told to read the passages in the Reynolds, & DJ Crash. Proceeds Foppiano & Scott Stedman at encouraged. $4 (21 & up only) Bible urging slaves to obey their masters. As an itinerant min - go to support programs for autistic the Wurlitzer and Piano Fullerton Community Center, ister, Nat observes horrifying conditions on some plantations kids in the Fullerton School Plummer Auditorium, 201 E 340 W. Commonwealth. 714- where slaves are nearly starving, others brutally beaten, and District. Come at 5:30pm for a Chapman. $15/general; Kids 738-6305 slave women are used for sex to please their masters’ guests. preshow reception. under 12 free. OC Theater •4pm-8:30pm: The Last Nat falls in love with a young slave woman, Cherry (Aja •7pm-9:30pm: Kristy Prince Organ Society www.OCTOS.org Thursday Downtown Market & Naomi King). They marry and have a child. Her rape by three Art Workshop at Project Art or 714-870-2813 Beer/Wine Garden & slave traders becomes central to the plot. A slow fury begins to School, 223 W. Santa Fe Ave., •4pm: Poetry Submission OktoBOOfest at the Downtown grow within Nat Turner, yet he is always depicted as a man of Fullerton. A one-night art work - Deadline for original Jane Austen- Plaza next to the Museum Center faith as he finds passages in the Bible that urge slaves to rise up shop on paint and collage, color esque poetry that will be displayed on E. Wilshire Downtown against their masters. He sees visions and feels that he is chosen and texture. No art experience on the library’s poetry board. Two Fullerton. Arts & Crafts and food to avenge the wrongs of slavery. necessary, just come, let go and categories: 14 and under and 15 vendors, fresh produce, kids activ - In August of 1831, he views an odd atmospheric condition have fun. Everything you need will and up. Winners from each cate - ities, beer & wine garden and live that causes the sun to appear greenish in color. Nat sees this as be provided including art supplies gory will be selected at the end of music. Kids are invited to come in a signifier that it is time for him to round up his followers and and refreshments. $25 Register at the month and win a $100 Barnes costume for the costume parade, begin his mission to overthrow the perpetrators of slavery. http://workshops.2PAS.org & Noble gift card. Submit to the bring pre-decorated jack-o- Although the bloody rebellion lasts only a couple of days, •9pm EST: Clinton/Trump “Ask Here Desk” at the Fullerton lanterns for the pumpkin contest, dozens of white men, women and children are murdered before Debate at U of Nevada, Las Vegas Library, 353 W. Commonwealth go trick-or-treating at vendor an armed militia shoots many of the rebels and the rest are televised on most channels. Ave. booths and more. This is the last hanged. Nat hides out for two months, but is finally captured market of the season. and brought to justice. The market opens Certainly, “The Birth of a Nation” is well acted and beauti - again in April 2017. fully photographed, but it suffers from the problem that the Admission & parking writer, director and star of the film is the same person. The are free. movie is occasionally heavy-handed with its message as evi - •6:30pm-8:30pm: denced by the choirs of angels that sing in the sound track and Human Trafficking the burden of sympathy that Nate Parker playing Nat Turner Neighborhood Watch struggles to obtain from its audiences. But it is a tale of revenge, Meeting at Fullerton and two years ago, “Twelve Years a Slave” was much more suc - City Hall Council cessful in exposing slavery’s horrors and injustice while still gar - Chambers, 303 W. nering our sympathies. Commonwealth Ave. Would you know what A Hit & A Miss: You Might Like It. to look for? Free MID OCTOBER 2016 ART & THEATER FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 15
CSUF POLLAK LIBRARY REVIEWED by Mark Rosier PROJECT ART SCHOOL Cal State Fullerton 223 W. Santa Fe, Fullerton 800 N State College Blvd. http://workshops.2PAS.org A Country Called Syria Expression Session led by artist Syria’s rich history, culture, and contri - Kristy Prince, Wed., Oct. 19 from 7pm to butions are shown through textiles, art - 9:30pm. A one-night art workshop where work, musical instruments furniture and you will create a 12”x12” canvas with jewelry in this exhibit curated by mother Rudy Martinez paint and collage. No art experience nec - and daughter Maria Khani and Dania as Sweeny and essary, just come, let go and have fun! $25 Alkhouli, who seek to promote peace and Laura Gregory includes all art supplies and refreshments. awareness of their culture amidst the as Nellie Lovett Give yourself permission to be in the Syrian Civil War ongoing since 2011. perform in moment to experiment and play, rather Over 4 million people have fled, another Southgate’s than having to “know how.” 8 million displaced. - thru Dec. 21. production at Campus parking is free on weekends. the Curtis MAGOSKI ARTS COLONY through 223 W. Santa Fe, Fullerton OLLI Art Lectures October 21. 714-441-1504 A free lecture series explores examples from different cultures and time periods “America the...” a juried art led by art instructors Kari Duffield, Dana Sweeny Todd at the Curtis Theater show opens three days a week until it clos - Martin, Tricia Salomone and Amanda es November 12. America means different Between the current political election staple quite efficiently. While Martinez Wada. Mackey Auditorium on the things to different people, everything climate and the various sightings of may have benefited from a more ominous CSUF campus, 800 N. State College from hope, beauty, triumph to despair. fright-filled costumed clowns around demeanor, his masterful vocals more than Blvd., Fullerton. Fridays at 1pm on Oct 21, Nov 4 & 18, and Dec 9. Southern California, this year's make up for that lacking. His partner in FULLERTON MUSEUM CENTER Halloween season is filled with anxiety telling the story is the colorful and com - Pomona Ave, at E. Wilshire BEGOVICH GALLERY inducing fear. A more palatable option for plex Nellie Lovett, the owner of the strug - Downtown Fullerton 714-738-6545 Cal State Fullerton, entertaining scares is Southgate gling pie shop, whose longing for human 800 N. State College Blvd Production’s recent offering, the well contact of any kind leads her to befriend California: the Center Mon-Thurs & Sat noon-4pm known and beloved dark-as-night musical Todd. Laura Gregory encompasses of the Universe Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Lovett's sorrow and moxie giving a per - This exhibit explores the impact the Graphic Fiction Street now playing at The Curtis Theater. formance that matches Martinez’s pres - Golden State had, and continues to main - Illustrations from the book “Explorers The 1979 famed piece with music and ence and vocal mastery in every instance tain, on astronomy, aerospace, and our Guild” and “A Passage to Shambhala” co- lyrics by Steven Sondheim and book by where they share the stage. understanding of the universe - thru authored by CSUF grad Kevin Costner Hugh Wheeler tells the tale of the blood- Act one sets the story into motion with October 23. and Jon Baird. Filmmaker/artist Rick lusting barber returning to London after a Todd's return to London, his befriending Ross’ short film “Black Slide,” will also be 15 year banishment to unleash revenge on of Lovett and his increasing desire for Prohibition in America viewed at the gallery along with other those in power that led to his plight and vengeance. Memorable musical numbers Opening reception Sat, Nov 12, 6pm- graphic novel work including Spike TV’s reunite with his daughter who now resides include No Place Like London, My Friends 11pm. Dress Roaring 20s or cocktail attire “1000 Ways to Die” “Femme Fatales” under the lustful guidance of Judge (in which Martinez conveys a convincing style for a fun speakeasy event including “DeadTown & “Dexter” Curated by Trina Turpin who originally sentenced him. affinity to his returned razor), Pirelli's Fender Gallery 10th anniversary, enter - Moreno & Mike MeGee -thru Dec 15 Director Stephen John has chosen a Miracle Elixir which meshes a delighting tainment, treats and tour of exhibit. $18 more stripped down, bare bones approach wit and vocal precision by David Blair as LOCAL & REGIONAL THEATER doing away with extravagant spectacled Pirelli and Ricky Alibez as Tobias Ragg STAGES THEATER sets and props. While some Sweeney Todd both in stand out performances, Pretty MAVERICK THEATER purists may find fault with this particular Women , a haunting and darkened beauty- 110 E Walnut Ave, 400 E. Commonwealth, Fullerton choice, it does provide his cast and their filled ballad and Epiphany . Fullerton 714-525-4484 www.stagesoc.org talents with an opportunity to be the pri - Act two ups the dramatic ante of Tickets: 714-526-7070 •MONIQUE plays thru Nov. 6. A mystery- mary focus at all times. Todd's quest for revenge with an increas - www.mavericktheater.com suspense play about the passions that can cause For any theatrical piece to be potent, ing body count and the comedic dread of our ultimate destruction. the chemistry among the players must be the sudden success of Lovett's pie shop •NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD plays thru Oct. 30. A •DESDEMONA: A PLAY ABOUT A genuine and explicit. Stephen John, along when a new "ingredient" causes a boom in HANDKERCHIEF opens Oct. 8 and plays with musical director Jo Monteleone, clientele. The tension that leads to the cli - zombie-filled adaptation perfect for Halloween. thru Nov. 5. Adult-themed play written by Paula have assembled a formidable cast that matic events and eventual culmination of Vogel, directed by Jill Johnson. exudes plenty of aforementioned chem - the play is packed with musical thrills, CHANCE THEATER istry. Rudy Martinez as the revenge chills romance and even a bit of empathy. CSUF PERFORMING ARTS obsessed character Sweeney brings a Musical highlights from the second act at Bette Aitken Theater 800 N State College, Fullerton supreme vocal intensity that serves the include God That's Good , which serves as 5522 E. La Palma,Anaheim Tickets: 657-278-3371 complex song selections of this Sondheim the ideal example of the subject's comedic Tickets: 888-455-4212 •PRIDE & PREJUDICE written by Jane morbidity; By The Sea in which Nelly •THE BOY AT THE EDGE Austen (adapted by Jon Jory) opens Nov. 4th and Lovett laments about escaping the tumult OF EVERYTHING Two 12-year- plays through the 20th in the Young Theater on of London juxtaposed with Sweeney's sin - old boys meet and go on an adven - campus. Finding a husband is hardly the most gle-minded preoccupation with the set - ture that will leave them both urgent priority of the independent Elizabeth. tling of an intensifying violent score; and changed forever. Special Saturday However, with four sisters, an oversealous Not While I'm Around which offsets the Oct. 22, 11am performance for matchmaking mother and a string of unsuitable horror with a tender endearing moment those on the Autism Spectrum and suitors, it is difficult to escape the subject. After between Lovett and Tobias. others needing a more relaxed per - meeting the hansome but enigmatic Mr. Darcy, Additional noteworthy performances formance. -thru Oct. 23. she struggles between feelings and good sense. include but are not limited to Phil Nieto as the dastardly Judge Turpin, Ryan Coon as the eerie Beadle Bamford, David A. Blair as Pirelli and Katrina Murphy as Beggar Woman. Above all else the gor - geous vocals of this well-cast production is more than enough reason to attend the tale of Sweeney Todd. Southgate's produc - tion of Sweeney Todd runs weekends at The Curtis Theater in Brea through October 21st. Tickets are available by call - ing 714-990-7722. FULLERTON ART WALK Friday, November 4 6pm to 10pm, Downtown Fullerton fullertonartwalk.com Page 16 FULLERTON OBSERVER TRIBUTES & OPINION MID OCTOBER 2016
Rest in Peace • We Remember You COMMUNITY OPINION CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 RAYMOND ASHCROFT City Hall Lawn = Robo Calls & Nasty Raymond Ashcroft, a resident of Fullerton for Taxpayer Nightmare Mailers Not Working 37 years and a Korean War veteran, died in his I am getting a series of very annoying sleep Saturday, October 1, 2016. What is going on with the city? Who made the decision to replant the city hall robo and other campaign calls. I am also Ray gave to the community through his par - sick of the nasty back-biting mailers sent ticipation in Rotary, serving as president and lawn? What a waste in our sixth year of drought and with restrictions on home out by all the campaigns. None of these participating in many community fundraisers things work on me and I am sure they throughout the years. He also participated in the watering and with trees dying at the local parks. I was hoping to see an expanded don’t work on other voters either. I also Orange Empire Chorus where he sang in barber - wonder how these campaigns get my shop quartets raising funds for music in schools. drought tolerant garden landscape at city hall. Keeping this lawn green is a taxpayer address and phone number. I have not Professionally, he headed his own public rela - signed up to be targeted by them and tions firm, WeThree, with expertise that came in nightmare. I would prefer that the “extra” water be used on park trees and landscap - resent it. How do I remove myself from handy in his volunteer work. their lists? - B.T. Fullerton He is survived by Mary, his wife and child - ing not the useless city hall front lawn. - DB Fullerton ED: Good question. hood sweetheart of 58 years, their son, five Anyone know the answer? grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He is remembered by friends for his kindness, gen - Time for a Change wishes of the community. And to the Ray Ashcroft erosity, and his always positive outlook on life no community I say, recognize a win when matter what happened. As voting time approaches, I find you get one." myself still upset by the Fullerton City 'Recognize a win when we get one?" DONNA L. C LINE Council update and vote on Coyote Hills What about the law that has been land, coverage of which appeared in the ignored? Oh that makes my blood boil! Donna L. Cline, 89, passed away on October 1, 2016. She was a resident Fullerton Observer's early April 2016 edi - Throughout history, various disenfran - of Fullerton for 47 years and is survived by her loving husband John; children tion. chised groups have been told to be happy Sharon, Judy and Bill; 7 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Memorial No one in the Fullerton City Council is with what little they get, be they women, services were held October 16 at McAulay & Wallace Mortuary, Fullerton. paying attention to the vote of Fullerton's blacks, hispanics, Chinese, Jews, Irish, Her ashes were interred on October 17 at Riverside National Cemetery. citizens on measure W from 2012. Italians, Germans, Gen-Xers, Millennials, Instead, under their plan, they want us to you name it. We all recognize when we raise enough money, in only a year's time, are being talked down to, expected to be to buy land from Chevron, at an overly happy with our given allotment, and told inflated price of $296,236. an acre, and to “recognize a win when we get one,”-- LOCAL Chevron will still get to build most of never mind that our rights are being their 760 homes and shopping center as trampled on. originally proposed. No thank you! No! We Americans have never stood CONGREGATIONS Traffic already is horrible along Gilbert as for being told to "know our place" and we it is. won't stand for it now. On this issue of A private citizen knows when he or she Coyote Hills, the citizens of Fullerton are WELCOME YOU is being "handled" and that is exactly the only special interest group the what is happening with our City Council Council should be listening to, not and Chevron. In the article, Council Chevron with their fat wallets. It's voting member Chaffee said, "I think the price is time. Closed meetings, cronyism, acting reasonable and fair..." Never mind that, in bad faith, enough is enough. The voice as reported by The Fullerton Observer, of the citizens of Fullerton needs to be the highest price re-zoned land in Brea both heard and heeded. Measure W Orangethorpe went for less than half that price at needs to be enforced, and the bullies and $117,647.00 an acre. Further, in the pawns in the Fullerton City Council need Christian same article Mayor Fitzgerald is quoted as to be thrown out. There are too many saying, "This plan balances the rights of other good candidates deserving of our Church the property owner (Chevron) with the vote. - B.J.W. Fullerton (Disciples of Christ) Dr. Robert L. Case, Pastor Notes from Subscribers Thank you to all the readers who have renewed their subscriptions for home 10 AM Sunday Service : delivery of the Fullerton Observer through the US Mail. And welcome to our 2200 W. O RANGETHORPE new subscribers! We also appreciate all the sweet notes. Here are a few more! FULLERTON (714) 871-3400 www.orangethorpe.org •I always enjoy reading the Observer •Just finished reading the latest edition for local news. It reminds me of the of your excellent publication. 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At Left: Student programmers TOP FLIGHT STUDENT ATHLETE Rain Calabro and Nicholas He, with SPOTLIGHT by Avery Jordan instructor Stephen Grack (at center), show off some of their work at one of the showcase tables. Brandon Costello For information on how The Humble Rising Star your business can participate in This issue’s featured high school athlete the program email is none other than Sunny Hills High [email protected]. School’s very own Brandon Costello. This humble senior has helped lead the Lancers Below: Julia Mitchell and to a 5-1 record (1-0 in league) so far this Noah Prince year, with their only loss being to at the Troy Media Kennedy High School, placing them neck Pathway exhibit. and neck with Buena Park High School in the standings. Costello is second in the TROY TECH INTERN /M ENTOR BREAKFAST Freeway League in rushing yards with Mentors from the one hundred business 834, third in touchdowns scored with and educational institutions that hosted seven, and third in total points scored student interns over the summer were with 44. invited to attend the annual Troy Tech When looking at his statistics, it appears Breakfast which took place on campus his usage rate is extremely high, but beginning at 7:30am on October 12. Costello never backs down when his name Each was met by their interns and guided is called. “He’s a really good kid,” head around the gym to see a showcase of Troy coach Pete Karavedas told me prior to Tech programs including AP Computer speaking with Costello. “He’s got a good Science, Media, Future Business Leaders, head on his shoulders and he’s a real Science Olympiad, NJROTC, IB Design leader. He handles his grades and he Tech & Robotics, and Cyber Defense dis - always does what’s asked of him.” Coach plays on tables manned by students. Karavedas will often have Costello playing Live music was provided by the out - free safety as well as running back, so he standing Warrior Jazz orchestra directed hardly ever comes off the field during a by instructor Joseph Castillo. game, but fatigue isn’t even a factor for him when it comes to playing the game he nursing, and possibly even become an ath - The Troy Tech Program is an amazing letic trainer for a high school. When asked feat of organizing headed by teachers loves. Costello’s father passed when he was 12 if he would like to continue playing foot - Laurie Downum and Charlotte ball at the college level, he adamantly Kirkpatrick who, with support of a team years old, leaving him with only really his mother and older brother to look out for responded, “Oh heck yea! Of course! I’d of intern advisors, oversaw 337 summer love to play for a four-year, but I haven’t internships at 100 different sites. him. After the death of his father, Costello said that his older brother really stepped really done research on many schools just After several speakers and a in to take a large portion of responsibility yet, so I’m keeping my options open.” video presentation of the pro - to help the family. “My brother helps with However, Coach Karavedas is also an gram featuring current and past the rent and bills, but it is still kind of dif - active cog in the recruitment process, interns Coordinator Downum ficult for us. He’s like my dad right now,” helping his players get scouts to come to gave an overview and introduced Costello explained. “I kind of use football their games and observe. “I haven’t done several student speakers. as like, an outlet. Something to get my much research, but coach has been look - The Troy Support mind off of stuff.” It’s not so much the ing out for me though.” Organization parents served up a hitting people that helps him deal with his Only league games remain for Sunny delicious spread of items includ - emotions, but the contemplation of the Hills this season (Troy, Sonora, Buena ing breakfast burritos, yogurt, game and what is to come. He said that he Park, and La Habra), but Costello says he fresh fruit, and a wonderful really does think of football on an every is confident that his team can perform assortment of tiny muffins and day basis; he just loves the game so much. well. “Yea Buena Park is a power house sweet rolls along with coffee, tea And when he’s feeling down, or stressed now; they’re doing some crazy stuff over and juices. The also presented out, football is the pick-me-up that does there. And La Habra might present some each mentor with a specially the trick. It was very evident from my challenges for us, but I’m really confident designed memorial cookie. The brief sit-down with Costello that he is a in my team and my offensive line, and I event ended with introduction of student of the game in every sense. He think we can perform really well in the 100 participating mentors understands how to break down and ana - league.” and a tour of the school. lyze both offense and defense, and he says Brandon Costello may be a quiet and Fullerton Observer intern he loves to watch film. “Oh yea, we watch humble kid, but don’t let that fool you. Dominique Hernandez Briet, a ton of film like all the time. Coach is He’s smart, quick, powerful, and really along with the other interns, will always showing us something, but it’s a knows how to run with the football. This present highlights of their intern - good way to learn and I like it. It really kid is a solid leader with nothing but ship experiences at the Troy Tech Above: Troy Science Olympiad helps.” opportunity in the palms of his hands. Fair to be held on April 27, members Patrick Cai and Sharleen Loh In school, Costello says he really loves Observer Columnist Avery Jordan is studying 2017. at the Olympiad showcase display. English, but he would love to try getting a Sports Broadcasting at Fullerton College and degree in physiology, athletic training, or will be spotlighting outstanding local athletes. WAR COSTS in Life & Money California leads the nation with 3,972 soldiers wounded and 736 dead in wars since 2001. IN IRAQ & A FGHANISTAN
• 165,227 Civilians killed by Violence www.iraqbodycount.org (10/14/2016)
• 4,506 US Soldiers killed in Iraq: (DoD 9/30/2016) • 2,385 US Soldiers killed in Afghanistan (10/14/2016) www.icasualties.org US Soldiers wounded (DOD reports) www.icasualties.org • 32,223 Iraq 3/2003 to present (no updates since 11/2011) • 17,674 Afghanistan 10/2001 to present (no updates since 9/2012) • $1.7 Cost of Wars Since 2001 www.costofwar.com (10/14/2016) (rounded down) (Iraq $819.8 billion) (Afghanistan $751.2 billion) Trillion Cost of Military Action Against ISIL $11.8 billion Pentagon Slush Fund $132.1 billion www.nationalpriorities.org Every Hour US taxpayers are paying $8.36 million for costs of war since 2001 What Could We Be Doing With this Money Instead? Page 18 OBSERVER ELECTIONS & LOCAL NEWS MID OCTOBER 2016
At Left: Thoughts on the National Campaign George Clooney directing his film, by Vince Buck guided attempt to be “balanced” repeat Suburbicon, many of those charges, over and over. in front of The next four years will be a political Clinton was actually popular as a New Nicolas Junior disaster. Regardless of who wins, we are York Senator, but the constant barrage of High on about to elect a very unpopular president. often unfounded charges has undermined October 12. Any honeymoon will be short. There will that reputation. be vehement opposition from the begin - The (mainstream) media currently have Actress Julianne ning and it is unlikely that this president three different standards for reporting on Moore and others will be re-elected. campaigns. The usual approach, when are expected to The Trump phenomena is mind-bog - they have usual candidates, is to attempt join the shoot in gling. He has no political experience (and to be” fair and balanced”, striving for following days. running a political organization is not like “objectivity” and praising and criticizing PHOTO ADRIENNE BROWN running a private enterprise each candidate (and his/her pol - where command works better icy proposals) to roughly the Below: than persuasion). His tempera - Honesty same degree. Antique cars ment is not appropriate for a and Now there is the Trump stan - decorate and set public leadership position; he is authenticity dard, which is no standard at all. Olive Avenue confrontational rather than He says and does so many out - back to the ‘50s. accommodating. He has are not rageous things — any one of PHOTO offended almost every political the same which would have to torpedoed DANNY TORRES leader in each party. If he is thing. an ordinary candidate — that elected, he might well be he gets a pass on most. Only the impeached in record time. recent video tape seems to have Clinton is probably the most investi - taken on a life of its own. Hollywood Comes to Fullerton by Danny Torres gated public personality since J. Edgar In an attempt to be “balanced” the Hoover died (he had files on most politi - media further amplifies Trump’s charges Filming started on the cal leaders, which he used to achieve his against Hillary and re-hashes the email Coen Brothers’ black goals). For over 25 years nearly every charges over and over. These are legiti - comedy “Suburbicon,” activity of Hillary and Bill Clinton, pub - mate concerns but the treatment that directed by George lic and private, have been examined by these charges receive are out of proportion Clooney (also written by Clinton-haters including both public to their seriousness. And it is significant him, the Coen Brothers (Republican congressional committees) that after all these years of investigations and Grant Heslov) and and private (Judicial Watch) groups; and that these charges are the only ones that starring Matt Damon, that will continue. In spite of this unend - have traction. I am with Bernie (in more Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin ing harassment almost nothing of sub - ways than one) when he says that he ha and Julianne Moore. The stance – other than emails — has been heard enough about Hillary’s emails. film is a crime mystery set found. Even the WikiLeak emails to date Hillary made a significant mis-step in in the quiet family town have contained no bombshells. She may the general election when she spoke of the of Suburbicon during the in fact be one of today’s cleanest politi - “basket of deplorables.” It is symptomatic 1950s, where the best and cians. Yet she is widely viewed of her “tin ear” for politics worst of humanity is hilar - as dishonest and is intensely Hillary’s (but pales in contrast to what iously reflected through disliked. While probably no Donald says in every speech). the deeds of seemingly less honest than the average speeches What she should have said is ordinary people. When a male politician, the concern is are not something like the following: home invasion turns deadly, a intense: is it sexism, memorable ... I want to talk ... to the picture-perfect family turns Clintonism or just Trump’s and Donald’s great confident majority of to blackmail, revenge and harping on “Crooked Hillary”? Americans —the generous and betrayal. Unlike her opponent, Hillary would the unfrightened, those who Nicolas Jr. High School, is a qualified, competent candi - probably be a are proud of our strength and Ash, Olive, West, and Basque date and a reasonable choice compilation sure of our goodness and who avenues were backgrounds (and she has even has real poli - of tweets. want to work with each other for the shoot on October 12. cy proposals). But she does in trust, to advance the honor Many 1950’s automobiles not demonstrate that she “feels of our country. Needless to say decorated Olive Ave for the the pain” of voters, as Bill did this includes many millions of scene. The crew is expected to wrap up on Suburbicon police & fire were so effectively. Her campaign is about her, Republicans... [but] I am sorry to say, Monday. The film is targeted for a 2017 release. on scene. PHOTO NORMA UGALDE not them. It is not by chance that her slo - does not include the Republican speech - gan is “I’m with her” not “She’s with us.” makers of this campaign... She has a tin ear for politics. She may care This generous and inclusive statement BALANCE & CHANGE more than Bill, but is unable to show it. was actually made by Adlai Stevenson in Michelle Obama can get more feeling into 1952 when Republicans were looking for Grumpy Times any single speech than Hillary has communists under every bed and talking throughout her campaign; both cam - about what terrible shape our country was There are times when I Then I can have a productive discus - paigns for that matter. in. It appears in a book of his campaign am just grumpy. Not sion to resolve any outstanding prob - Second, she comes across as very con - speeches (can you even fathom such a because there is really a lems. trolled and not “authentic.” Trump is book today: Hillary’s speeches are not problem or issue, but more, perhaps, Unfortunately, many people feel that authentic (and clearly uncontrolled) in memorable and Donald’s would probably because I didn’t sleep well or need food. they need to resolve things immediate - that he speaks what he feels and does not be a compilation of tweets?) Sometimes I am grumpy for a reason ly, before they are calm, perhaps before try to varnish it. That is much of his At the moment it appears that Hillary like getting into a fight with my hus - they are even clear about why they are appeal. He lies right and left, but that is will win and the Republicans will control band or one of my children. However, upset. Typically what arises from that what he feels at the moment. Honesty and the House. The Senate is up for grabs. I have learned, when I am grumpy, this situation is a bunch of hurt feelings. We authenticity are not the same thing. This is a recipe for inaction and mud- is not the time for me to speak. say things that we only mean at that Hillary is reminiscent of Richard Nixon slinging. The longtime witch-hunters will My mother taught me, “If you can - moment. Our relationships are dam - who was always re- inventing himself (e.g. still be there in force; and unlike previous not say anything nice, then don’t say aged, sometimes beyond repair. the “New Nixon” and the “New New candidates Trump will not disappear. He anything at all.” I think that there is a So, wait. Get centered. Be kind to Nixon”), mainly in an attempt to please will not take losing (especially to a great deal of truth in that old saying people. You lose nothing by doing so. the two wings of the Republican Party woman) lightly. In or out of office he will but I would like to add something to it. Very few fights need to be resolved (Taft/Goldwater and Rockefeller). One continue to try and put her in jail. His fol - Eventually, things need to be worked NOW! Oftentimes, they can be was always left wondering who the real lowers will not disappear either, neither out. So, when I am grumpy, for what - resolved much better and easier later. Nixon was. Ditto Clinton. those with legitimate concerns about their ever reason, I give myself some time. I Stop, breathe, and ask yourself what is Third, if not a “vast right-wing conspir - stagnant or declining economic status nor eat if necessary. I do some really important, what do you really acy,” there is certainly a huge amount of those who are stirred by his racist and journaling/running/thinking to get need. Challenge yourself to look at the right-wing money being used to attempt xenophobic comments (and those are centered and clear about what is really person across from you and kindly, lov - to destroy the Clintons. (After 12 years in overlapping groups). bothering me. I make sure that I am in ingly and tactfully ask for what you the presidency the Republicans thought New leaders will emerge to appeal to a kind space before going back to the want. You can do this. Just give yourself that they owned the office and never for - each of those groups. They will be person who I am having an issue with. some time. gave Bill for winning.) Add to this that smoother and smarter than Trump but MICHELLE GOTTLIEB Psy.D., MFT Trump amplifies any rumor that comes still, everything will be Hillary’s fault. It is INDIVIDUAL , C OUPLE & F AMILY THERAPY out of that network (and makes up some not going to be pretty and certainly not 305 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 202, Fullerton, CA 92832 of his own). 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We are seeing an amazing reduction on take them past the security check. prices on flights to various destinations. •Some people want to try their luck at Presently, flights to Europe and Asia are the airport to get their desired seat with - sometimes cheaper than flying coast to out paying that extra fee. If you choose to coast in the US. Recently, flights to do this, make sure that you get to the air - Ireland, England, and Spain were less than port early and use a kiosk, so that you can $450, even going into spring of 2017. see seat availability. These cheap flights are not for every - •If you have a medical reason, you will body, as most of them are on low cost car - be assigned an aisle seat or if available, a riers who charge extra for seat assign - seat with extra leg room, at no extra cost. ments, bags, and meals. For some, the experience of travelling to Europe or Asia PHONES CATCHING FIRE is an affordable dream come true, which By the time you read this, we would was something that was not previously have gone into several weeks of the possible. Samsung Note 7 catching fire. Within days, three Australian airlines – Qantas, SOME TIPS FOR Jetstar, and Virgin Australia had banned Eric & Swan Chang in Scotland LOW COST CARRIERS the using or charging of the Note 7 on The lovely green landscape above was taken by photographer Eric Chang from the •Beware of the extra fee when paying by board. However, the US airlines had not window of the train he and his wife Swan took on their trip across Scotland. credit card. You can avoid the fee on come up with any restrictions yet. You can see the front of the train going over the bridge. Norwegian Airlines by going to their I posted my concerns online regarding Norway web site, and not the USA site. the dangers of a fire starting in the hold All you have to do is to find your country, and being inaccessible while airborne. often found at the top of your web page, Recently, United, American, Delta, and and change the location to ‘Norway’. You Alaska banned the use of the Note 7. can always do the currency conversion Alaska even introduced ‘Heat online. Containment Bags’ on their aircrafts, •Pay for your checked luggage when where the crew would put the phone in a you make your reservation. It is often special bag in case of fire. more expensive to pay for bags at the air - EST NTERNATIONAL EALS port. B I D •Take an empty water bottle and fill it DURING THE LAST MONTH after passing security. Use a drinking With the travel restrictions lifted on fountain to fill your empty bottle before Cuba, we saw some amazing fares to you board. Havana and back for around $205. •Buy juice or soda after passing security. Vietnam, Philippines, and Malaysia had Ask the cabin crew for a cup with ice by flights for less than $350 from various US walking up to the galley after the drink cities. There were several flights to service. Copenhagen, London, Ireland, and Spain •To avoid a charge for meals on a long on low cost carriers, in the $300 - $490 Bob & Sara Bergstrom in Transylvania “We took this photo in Transylvania with Dracula’s castle in the background at the distance flight, purchase a boxed lunch at range. These low fares are not for every - beginning of our river cruise on the Danube from Bucharest to Budapest. We traveled your local grocery store, or buy a packed one, as they need to be purchased well through Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, and Hungary. We heard first hand stories meal on the way to the airport. As long as ahead of time, and the low fares are only from people who lived under communist regimes and saw the ugly block structures there are no liquids, you will be able to valid on certain dates. which were built during those times.” - Bob & Sara Bergstrom Ravi Perera is a Fullerton resident and former airline employee, who has flown over 2 million miles on 27 different airlines to 46 countries, and travelled around the world four times. Aside from his regular day - time job he advises friends & family on travel tips and has offered to provide this column in the Fullerton Observer. To read more of Ravi’s travel suggestions visit www.SerendipityNtravel.com
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