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FULLERTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 353 W. COMMONWEALTH AVE. periodicals FullertonFULLERTON, CA 92632 ObserverFEB10 1993 [Fullerton’s Only Local Independent Newspaper (panted on recycled paper) No.211 February!5,1993 200 Angry Citizens Turn Out City Budget for Graffiti Indignation Meeting W orkshop Twenty-five Speakers Urge Strong Action Ranging from Strict Curfew to Gets Kudos Report Targets 71 By Jack Harloe Two-hundred serious, angry residents, Jobs for Elimination, vowing to ‘Take Back Our City” filled the Council meeting chamber to overflowing Lists Revenue Options Tuesday night, February 2nd, as the Council wrestled with the incontrovertible fact of and Strategy to Close citizen anger on the one hand, and on the Projected 1993-94 $4.2 other —the ephemeral and elusive nature of graffiti and its perpetrators. Million Budget Gap. The crowd, though emotionally super­ charged, responded with polite applause to By Jack Harloe each speaker, even the few who urged con­ sideration and understanding of the poor .Urging his senior task force members to home life of some youth. On the whole, “think outside the box,” and admonishing however, members of the crowd appeared them that the city is going to have to change, beyond the child-raising years. Mostly, these City Manager Jim Armstrong presented the were the affluent, property-value-oriented, City Council and members of the public with retrospective parents, not the down-and- the fruits of his task force’s efforts at a dirty, everyday, struggling parent with a 15 Budget Workshop held in the Fullerton year old skateboarding son. For most, the Senior Multi-Service Center (FSMSC), barrio used to be something “over there,” Tuesday night, January 26th. now suddenly it’s “right here.” Kindergarten students of Mrs. Harriet Brook wereone of the featured parts of The workshop, lasting from 5:00 to 10:30 The over-riding, undeniable fact —re­ TET New Year’s celebration at Richman School, with this traditional dragon p.m., was attended by the City Council and peated time and again, was that within a dance, using a 50-ft long dragon madebv Vietnamese parents and decorated fifty others, about half of whom were mem­ matter of a few weeks graffiti has appeared by the students. The head was provided by Fullerton College. bers of the general public, the balance city on practically every vertical surface in staff members. Fullerton. City police and the city mainte­ of the Fullerton Municipal Code, after first department, explained that in other years Armstrong spoke bluntly, as he told the nance department report themselves flooded showing a film prepared by the Los Angeles graffiti generally was regarded as the way in audience that the city is facing the most by the incidence of graffiti and the volume of County Sheriffs Department, interviewing which youth gangs marked their territories, severe fiscal crisis in its history. That the citizen complaints. anonymous youth who engage in graffiti, or and it had little significance beyond that. estimated $4.2 million deficit may even be The city’s graffiti hotline, set up to handle “tagging.” Now, DeVore pointed out, the city is experi- higher by $500,000 or less by that amount, just such crises as this, has simply added to Captain Lee DeVore of the city police Continued on p.11 - depending on actions the state legislature the backlog which city maintenance director -and admmistr’ation take with respect to the Bob Savage pronounced overwhelming, state’s OWn budget crisis. while holding aloft4 clipboards stacked with One thing is certain, according to Arm­ complaints. Diversion of Fern Drive strong, “In the last four years the City has “In 1992 we spent $134,000 removing suffered a $16.8 million loss in revenue. graffiti. $88,000 of this supported the graffiti There ’ s no way to solve our problem without removal crew. In January, 1993 alone my Students from Parks Junior reducing the number of people who work for department received 605 calls reporting the City.” graffiti. We need a contractor to augment our Members of the audience were impressed removal efforts, and we need a funding High to Nicolas Is Preferred with the format of the workshop and the source; otherwise we will be absolutely sty­ straightforward presentation of normally mied,” he told the audience. Board Discussion to Continue at Feb. 9 Meeting, with sleep-inducing fiscal detail. Community services director Susan Hunt Councilmember Norby complimented noted that her department was working Final Decision Sometime after Public Hearing on Feb. 16 staff on “ a very good presentation. In the past closely with school officials and that she By Ralph A. Kennedy and on Feb. 16 a public hearing will be held I have usually had difficulty following the welcomed more community involvement. to get the parents’ and other community details, but not tonight.” The police reported that during 1992 there After considering 7 alternative solutions members’ inputs on this sensitive decision. In a prepared statement, handed out before were 1,621 incidents of graffiti reported to (see chart on p. 5) to the overcrowding of Although no decisions were made at the the meeting began, Mayor Pro-Tern Buck their department. The police arrested 69 Parks Junior High School, the FSD Trustees Jan. 26 Board meeting, several Trustees Catlin attributed the city’s $4.2 million persons suspected of graffiti offenses. These eliminated one, created an eighth, and set indicated their preferences given the data budget gap to two factors: “First, the econ­ were sent to the Juvenile Court, because of dates for continuing their discussion and they had received to date. omy is bad, sales tax and property tax reve­ the seriousness of their act, rather than hearing from the public. Most definite was Trustee Elena Reyes- nues are declining or flat. This, we under­ placed in informal counseling or a diversion On Feb. 9 the Board will continue its Jones who indicated her strong preference stand. Second, the State legislature has abro­ program. discussion of the 7 remaining alternatives for switching Fern Drive School students gated its responsibility to its local constitu­ Fullerton’s police department presented a with the benefit of data indicating their rela­ from Parks to Nicolas Junior High. ents. it is trying to solve its problems on the draft of a “Graffiti Ordinance”, Chapter 7.31 tive impacts on District transportation costs, Continued on p. 5 Continued on p. 12 MORE INSIDE Parks 'Dream An Ecological Role for Fullerton’s Youth Proposed Page 3 Team’ Issues Frank Luke ‘Bores In’ on Graffiti in Fullerton Page 11 Cheating Edict Non-Profits Seek Housing Development Status Page 13 Page 4 Final Report on 1992 Council Campaign Financing Page 14

Bulk Rate Commentary Page 3 About Fullerton Page 6 FULLERTON OBSERVER CAR-RT Sort U.S. Postage PAID Calendars Page 7-10 POST OFFICE BOX 7051 Permit No. 1577 Classifieds Page 15 FULLERTON, CA. 92634 Fullerton, Ca. Obituaries Page 16 Property of Fullerton Public Library, Local History Room Page 2 FULLERTON OBSERVER NEWS February 15,1993 City Commission Grapples with Bicyclist of the Month for January Traffic Planning for Four Hours Transportation Commission Unavoidably tied to this problem is the flow of traffic between intersections. Opinion was Workshop, Attempting to divided whether, once intersections were Update City General Plan, “improved”, sections of the street leading to Finds Facts, Agreement the next critical intersection should be simi­ larly improved. Elusive. Bikeway Master Plan J. Kelly, Chair of the Transportation Also Unavailable. Commission, indicated that he would like to see a policy that would inhibit through traffic ______By Jack Harloe______on residential streets, using negative incen­ tives to discourage violations. Fullerton may be the planner’s “impossible Levels of Service, or LOS, that are defi­ dream,” with a physical layout, and an al­ cient are designated E or F. Currently, the ready “built-out” reality that defy planners’ city has six such intersections during the efforts to design a system that both meets P.M. period, and one in the A.M. Under two residents' needs and desires, and also fully different computer-generated scenarios accounts for “external” forces, such as (“external” growth only and “external and neighboring communities, freeways, and Fullerton” growth: Alternative A) the city existing structures. would experience 12 and 26 intersections Meeting on Monday, February 1 at 3 p.m. respectively that would fail to meet stan­ in city council chambers, the Transportation dards during P.M. periods. Dennis DiMarzio Commission conducted a four and one half Consultants retained by the city have “run” hour public workshop to receive views of several different models of city traffic flow, Dennis DiMarzio is the Observer’s Bicy­ Over the last 6 months of bicycle com­ residents on city traffic flow. Ken Bane, city based upon assumptions that reflect future clist of the Month for January 1993, and muting, Dennis has experienced only 2 planner, described the subject of the session residential and commercial development, never has an awardee done more to earn his flat tires which he patched, one tube that as “traffic system improvements that may be and augmentation of auto traffic with $20 gift certificate from Bill's Bikes, 801 blew up after repeated patching, and 1 necessary in conjunction with several ‘build planned levels of service from rail and bus. S. Euclid Street, Fullerton. broken spoke. out’ scenarios being considered as part of Intrinsic to the process is the always present During the last 6 months, Dennis, a January 25 was Dennis’ 30th commute, the General Plan Update.” potential that all such plans become the traf­ Fullerton firefighter, has commuted to and but he’s not planning to stop there. Even The City has employed consultants to gen­ fic planner’s version of self-fulfilling proph­ from Norco 30 times. This is a ride of 28- though the commute from Norco is a bit erate computer models of peak traffic loads ecy. 30 miles, and it definitely helped that long, since much of it is on the Santa Ana at intersections under various assumptions. This dilemma underlay discussion among Dennis is a relatively young, fit person. River Trail, Dennis told the Observer, “Come join in an informal presentation and the commissioners on the wisdom of upgrad­ In return for commuting both ways 30 when the weather is right, he’s actually discussion of the affected roadways and ing intersections, in the belief on the part of times or more over 6 months, the City of enjoyed the rides. potential improvements,” Bane wrote in the some, that to “improve” intersections sim­ Fullerton under its TRIP program, de­ But now he will be bicycling to and from flyer notifying residents of the meeting. ply attracts more traffic, most of it from signed to reduce the number of auto com­ a Park ’n Ride, where he can take a bus the This was the tip-off that everything being sources external to Fullerton. mutes by city employees, has given fire­ rest of the way, thus saving time while proposed by staff, and its supporting phalanx The rock on which all Fullerton traffic fighter Dimarzio a new Myota sports- continuing to save energy. of traffic consultants, were “improvements.” planning founders continues to be the prob­ cross mountain bike from Bill’s Bikes, Besides this will give him more time to The thought that unintended consequences lem of Harbor Boulevard. Preserving the equipped with such items as: chain and be with his wife and three daughters aged might turn some of the euphemistic “im­ ambience of downtown Fullerton as a shop­ lock, rear-view mirror, tools and gear bag. 5, 2, and 3 months! provements” into impediments was finally ping area that seeks to encourage foot traffic, articulated by Vince Buck, a Fullerton bi­ prevents widening of Harbor necessary to cycle enthusiast who asked the Commission­ have it meet full Major Arterial Highway ers to provide for the future by leaving 15 standards to handle north-south traffic. foot wide lanes on either side of the major This is not the only impediment to upgrad­ Bicycle Path Plan Still Flat arterial highways, rather than over-specify­ ing Harbor Boulevard, however, as planning recommendations by FBUC. We need to do ing their use. documents indicate. If Harbor were “im­ ______By Ralph Kennedy______much more consensus building in the com­ In response to queries as to the readiness of proved” to major arterial highway standards, Members of the Fullerton Bicycle Users munity before bringing any other such pro­ the Bicycle Master Plan, Buck indicated that it would be done from the southern City Committee (FBUC) were a more sober posals to the Council,” she said. the fact the Bicycle Users Committee only boundary to Orangethorpe Avenue and from group than usual when they met Jan. 25 after City Engineering staff member Don Hoppe meets once a month, and that insufficient Berkeley Avenue north to the northern city the City Council had rejected their first rec­ said that one advantage of the Council’s staff had been assigned, is delaying comple­ boundary. ommendation for inclusion in Fullerton’s deliberation was they stayed away from the tion of the plan. The “implications, according to the con­ revamped Master Plan for Bicycles. concept of evaluating the need for a single More urgently, twenty-five to thirty resi­ sultants, would require a shifting of Brea Reporting at the meeting were FBUC Chair route by measuring whether or not a “signifi­ dents of the Rolling Hills Drive area turned Creek and retaining wall within Hillcrest Karen Anderson and member Alex Smith. cant” level of new use had been generated by out to plead with the Commission to down­ Park that “would change the character of Smith reviewed the positions taken by the change. “This would have been very grade the street from its present proposed both the creek and the park.” Harbor is also Councilmembers. Only Don Bankhead difficult to do,” Hoppe said. Secondary Arterial Highway (four-lane being studied as part of the County Super­ seemed ready to support the concept of FBUC member Vince Buck noted that the undivided roadway) to “primary,” or four street Program. In general, any addition of removing some parking from a stretch of Committee had made little effort to assure through lanes. turning lanes would require some removal of East Commonwealth in order to implement a acceptance of the West Commonwealth Described as a street “that begins nowhere parking and narrowing of sidewalks. safe and convenient bicycle plan. route. “We didn’t do our research; we didn’t and goes nowhere,” residents were success­ Harbor thus serves as an impediment to Mayor McClanahan joined Bankhead in turn out bicyclists; we didn’t lobby council- ful in getting commission and staff to cancel moving traffic north from the 91 Freeway to support of the FBUC recommendation that members,” he said. “We need to do much plans to widen the street. La Habra and beyond. Similarly, south­ was supported by both city staff and the more groundwork in the future,” he added. Discussion centered on the disposition of bound traffic on Harbor, without widening of Transportation & Circulation Commission. FBUC Chair Anderson observed that traffic intersections which are now deficient that street, could only be deflected westward Councilmember Norby, who had previ­ “Streets are not meant to be public parking in their level of service, requiring upgrade to ously shown support for an improved Bi­ lots; they are intended for the transportation handle existing and projected traffic. Continued on p. 13 cycle Plan, wilted in the presence of opposi­ of vehicles, including bicycles.” tion from nearby apartment tenants, who Smith seemed to express the views of most COMPUTERS-FRIENDS OR FOES? testified they needed the street parking to FBUC members when he said “I’m not inter­ Find out what you really need to get the greatest benefit from compensate for inadequate parking provided ested in a bicycle plan/map which shows a in their older apartment projects. bunch of pretty lines on it going nowhere in your existing or planned investment. Councilmember Catlin joined Norby and particular. I’m looking for a network of N-S Answers to your questions about equipment, software, and personnel. Councilmember Sa, who also had little to say and E-W bicycle routes, which will enable We provide practical advice, setup support, introductory user training, and on the subject, in rejecting the Commission’s bicyclists to get about the city in a safe and a variety of computer services. We do not sell products but will help you compromise proposal of removing parking convenient manner.” acquire what will best meet your specific computer needs. from only one side of Commonwealth, be­ Anything less would be worse than noth­ tween State College Blvd. and Acacia. ing,” Smith added. Low rates for individuals and small business users Anderson stated her concerns with the Call (714) 529-5309 for a no-cost evaluation implications this negative vote had for future Continued on p. 14 r m Bill’s Bikes Jt* ■&$s. We have your bike! WE DO EVERYTHING |( *BMX Bikes ALL WORK 801 S. Euclid St. {TV .Mountain Bikes IS (Debbie's [Housekeeping | GUARANTEED i n Fiillorlrtn 1 " I .Cross Bikes .Road Bikes <714> 447-1601 i LOWEST PRICES (714) 525-1813 •Accessories & Clothing Call Anytime OF ANY ★ ★ ★ Sales and Service ★ ★ ★ Bonded-Licensed-Excellent References J.. F S fF F a PROFESSIONAL We Use Our Own Supplies_____ V | l i i i SERVICE j. 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February 15,1993 COMMENTARY FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 3 Proposed: An Ecological <§> ( ' periodicals''' G

Role for Fullerton’s Youth F eV i 0 J 9 9 3 ~ A. In the Feb. 1, Observer, we suggested that 5) Reducing dependence on gas-driven American adolescents are an important seg­ transportation vehicles by promotion, use, r / \ ment of our society that is currently suffering and other support for public transportation. from the absence of a generally-accepted and 6) Using bicycles as their preferred means A essential role in the ongoing health and sur­ of transportation, forsaking the planet-de­ vival of that society. stroying automobile as long and as much as Absent a vital role that would make them is possible. feel needed during this critical growth/ 7) Care and maintenance of city parks. change time in their life, many young people 8) Promotion and advocacy for water turn to a variety of anti-socid activities. conservation. In this Observer, we would like to suggest 9) Reduced dependence and use of noisy, one possible role for adolescents in Ameri­ energy-wasting, air-polluting devices like can society that if accepted would serve both gas-driven leaf blowers in favor of simple them and the current and future societies in hand instruments like brooms and rakes. which they live (will live). We think involvement of our youth in such The woid ecology, dealing with the inter­ constructive, needful activities in society relationships of all living organisms and would be an excellent backfire against the their environment, defines the area of their dysfunctional, anti-social behavior so preva­ new responsibility. lent today. Although enhancement of the inter-rela­ Fullerton could become the leader in de­ tionships between humans and their environ­ fining this new and important role for its ment on this earth would remain the respon­ young people, and just think how much bet­ sibility of all of us, young people would ter our community would be for it, and how become its main practitioners and advocates much further improved Fullerton would in their homes, neighborhoods, and commu­ become with each new group of adolescents nities. as they graduate from such a socially-re- ~ ) £ 4 What better role for emerging young sponsible role into full adulthood! adults than the preservation and enhance­ ment of the earth for which they will soon become the principle stewards and benefici­ Wanted: Some Statespeople to Balance Valid aries. Details of adolescent ecological roles would vary from community to community, Competing Interests for Affordable Housing, in accordance with the unique characteristics of the places where they live, but here are just a few of the societal tasks for which they Sports Playfields, and Quality Education could become mainly responsible: Never has the need been greater in Fuller­ field space in order to maintain availability another. 1) Reducing excessive consumption, such ton for a few responsible leaders to fairly of adequate sports fields for increasing Clearly, we have three of our most impor­ as unnecessary packaging and dependence facilitate negotiations between local youth- numbers of children and adults. tant community interests here, set to compete on throwaway products. sports, affordable housing, and public edu­ The FSD thought they had a partial solu­ passionately for the same public resources. 2) Recycling all manner of paper, plastics, cation advocates. tion with the better management of some We can’t afford to let any one or two of these glass, metals, clothing, etc. The Fullerton (Elementary) School Dis­ “surplus land” assets throughout the interests to ran rampant over the valid con­ 3) Composting the organic wastes from trict (FSD) needs new revenue sources to District’s sites. cerns of the others. individual households. offset the diminishing school funds it has The City also thought some of these iden­ What we need are a few true statespeople 4) Use of recycled products including been getting from the State of California, if tified parcels might qualify as the sites for who can rise above any one of these interests clothes by individuals, schools, homes, reli­ the quality of education is to be maintained. some of the affordable housing it must build to guide us in the best compromise solutions gious institutions, government institutions, The City of Fullerton must build some with the help of Redevelopment Low Cost for the entire community of Fullerton. non-profits, etc. long overdue housing affordable to very Housing Set-Aside Fund monies. Are there some such leaders among our poor households, both by state law mandate Unfortunately, many of these sites are present City Councilmembers, School Trus­ and by order of the courts in a recent settle­ already being used for playfields, so taking tees, and Youth/Adult Sports Officials?? For ment of a citizen suit against the City. them for housing and education funds would the sake of all Fullerton’s children, we hope Youth sports teams need more, not less be robbing one community need to serve so!! W i FFULLERTON i \ma OBSERVERo

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Subscriptions: $10-$15/year Our Own Limitations and Vulnerability” Advertising: $5/column-inch Dear Observer: sands and thousands of students have fol­ tions which are their own personal responsi­ One phenomenon resulting from Stuart lowed even the most rigorous of the pro­ bility, the result of their own individual Editor: Ralph Kennedy Tay’s murder is that a great many people are grams, did not commit crimes, and are lead­ mixture of motivations, acts which are be­ using the tragedy to grind their own personal ing happy, productive lives, better off for yond the control of anyone except the per­ Design: Nadene Ivens, Mika educational axes: teach morality in some their academic training. sons committing them. Toyoura, Rusty Kennedy, and form as part of the school curriculum, lower Most of the complaints about the media We all experience the negative results of Ralph Kennedy academic standards and demands, bash the concern the handling of the situation after it uncontrolled, inexplicable forces of nature, media, close the campus, tighten up disci­ happened, and so far those who have pro­ and that includes human nature. While we try Production: Mildred R. Donoghue, pline, impose harsher punishments, etc., etc. posed solutions have used that same media to to ascribe causes, ultimately we can only Mary Graves, Jim Ivens, Barbara W. There is, however, one possibility, or more be heard. Most of the rest of those proposed describe what happened, try to protect our­ Johnson, MaryAnn Taggart, and likely a probability, which no one seems solutions have to do with controlling stu­ selves from the impact of those forces, and Debbie Thomas. willing to explore, and that is that there was dents’ behavior on campus, something the cling to each other as we deal with our own nothing the school could have done to pre­ school is already doing very well. limitations and vulnerability. Graphics: Michael Freeth, Aimee vent the murder, and nothing the school can No, what we are left with is the uncomfort­ Ron Woemer, Coordinator International Grodsky, and Claudia Rae. do to prevent further isolated incidents of able realization that people, including stu­ Baccalaureate Diploma Program, violence. We can take steps to control stu­ dents, have committed and will commit ac­ Sunny Hills High School Circulation: Tom Cooney, Roy dents’ behavior on campus, but we cannot Kobayashi, Irene Kobayashi, Natalie control that same behavior off campus, nor Kennedy, and Roberta Regan. can we control all of the forces which influ­ Opposes Freedom of Choice Act ence what goes on inside a student’s head. Dear Observer, writings and reports so popular on television Observers: Warren Bowen, Caro­ Teaching morals as part of the curriculum Please, help us avoid another civil war!! and radio and the motion picture business. is not the answer. Based on reports that these lyn Elliott, Jack Harloe, Lorna Funk, wake up the people, Democrats and Repub­ Along with that, our public schools have were all “good” boys coming from “good” Jim Henley, Frank Luke, Char Coal, licans dike. had a field day with the exercises of being families, we can assume that they had been Aimee Grodsky, Tom Cooney, Bob Ask them to write their representatives and free to degrade Christian religion. taught morals, at least the generally accepted Ward, Bill Peterson, Kim La Marche, congressmen to ash can S.25 (F.O.C.A.) core of morals that could be taught in a The total banning of the Bible in school and Stacey Armstrong. Freedom of Choice Act, in the name of our classroom. If they, including Tay, did what libraries and in some schools, chastising and Constitution of the United States of America. Advertising: Ralph Kennedy, Call they are accused of, they already knew that it detention for even reading the Bible on 525-7225 for more information on was wrong and did it anyway. According to the Education Reporter, school grounds is only an example of the rates and deadlines. Lowering academic standards is not the January, 1992 issue, 87% of Americans be­ ignorance in our public schools about our answer. The boys were involved in a full lieve God created man. The trouble is that constitution. Classified: 525-7225 spectrum of academic programs, and thou­ they have been deceived by all the Liberal Irene D. Walen, Fullerton Property of Fullerton Public Library, Local History Room

Page 4 FULLERTON OBSERVER NEWS February 15, 1993 Parks Junior High “Dream Council Doings ... The City Council met in a regular Councilmember Norby spied this and Team” Makes A Difference afternoon session on Tuesday, shouted “Foul!” According to city February 2nd. The Council’s evening clerk Ann York the origins of the session was devoted to the problem of measure are lost in antiquity, but increasing incidence o f graffiti Norby, at least, is concerned over the throughout the city. This session lasted grave injustice it perpetrates on almost from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. second class citizens who serve on city bodies. “It’s not fair to committee Custer’s Last Stand? Just as car members to require them to resign. owners are sizing up the recession and [The Ordinance] purports to see deciding to let the old bus serve them commission members playing politics one more year, the City is trying to with their position while running for decide what strategy should be another office. This doesn’t happen. followed to keep or attract auto dealers We’ve lost some good people who to Fullerton. What’s wanted is a “long­ didn’t get elected. People like Merrill term stream of revenue” from auto Braucht, Jim Blake, Jan Flory, and Dan dealers sales that would heal the city’s Baker. We’re penalizing some good sagging coffers. people. It’s up or out. It’s not fair.” In 1992, the city redevelopment His colleagues disagreed. Advisory Council Members Consult on Cheating Proclamation agency created “Project Area 4,” using Councilmember Bankhead said “he redevelopment monies to help retain didn’t want Fullerton to be like other ______By Ralph Kennedy______is required to spend at least 8 hours doing a existing dealers, even moving them if cities that always have acrimonious volunteer service project. necessary. Now city officials are exchanges between successful and CHEATING Has to Stop! The results of the second quarter projects asking; Is this enough, or would unsuccessful candidates. “Each • Has someone ever cheated off of you? this year showed that the students had spent changes occurring in the industry [unsuccessful candidate] can have an • Many of us feel that the cheating is unfair 848 hours helping in their homes and com­ negate the value of all this? opportunity to apply for another and it has to stop! munity! The Council, acting as the city position. I recommend we leave it as it • Those of us who don’t cheat may not They chose to serve in the following areas: redevelopment agency, okayed turning is.” realize that the people who do cheat are Home/Family, 344 hours; Community/Li- to a group of consultants called the Mayor Pro-Tem Catlin admitted he affecting our grades! brary, 244 hours; Neighbors, 72 hours; Parks Auto Center Group “to assist the hadn’t given it much thought. “Our • THIS IS A WARNING! Junior High, 56 hours; Other Schools, 88 Agency in its deliberations relative to elections have always had a degree of • We know who cheats! hours; Recycling, 24 hours; and Convales­ the execution of Project Area 4.” Their cordiality. I think [the ordinance] is a • And if this happens again, then we are cent Hospitals, 40 hours. services will cost the agency $12,000. good idea. Don’s [Councilmember going to let the teacher know! The students contributed in a myriad of But it hopes to find the answers to Bankhead] comments are good.” STOP the CHEATING! ways, including cooking, helping to restore a three questions: Councilmember Sa said she This is a proclamation recently issued by an car, babysitting so the parents could have 1) The potential for expansion or supported it the way it is. Mayor unusual group of Parks Junior High School some free time, tutoring, helping grandpar­ relocation of auto dealers in the McClanahan said she “believe[s] it’s students in Fullerton. ents, entertaining and visiting the elderly, Fullerton market area, sound to have people resign when they The 11 youth who developed and issued working as members of a graffiti removal 2) dealerships not adequately tun for office.” this proclamation were each elected by their team, cleaning up Laguna Lake, gardening represented in the Fullerton market, & Former Planning Commissioner and classmates in one of their Language Arts or for retired neighbors and shut-ins, distribut­ 3) the “planning potential” for new unsuccessful candidate for council, Jim Social Science classes. They constitute the ing food baskets at the Boys and Girls Club. dealership locations. Councilmember Blake', told the Council that an equally Advisory Council for what the students have One industrious student donated his recy­ Chris Norby continued his opposition good case could be made for either dubbed the “Dream Team”, a group of stu­ cling earnings to the Parks School Library to the Project Area 4 concept by voting requiring council candidates to resign, dents shared by Parks teachers Irene Strauss for books! no, losing 4-1. or leaving them in their committee and Jean Lahey in all of their Social Science And it’s not just the teachers and parents position while they run for office. and Language Arts classes. who think highly of this project. Some of the Good News Bad News. The good The Council voted 4-1 (Norby The cheating situation was just one of the “Dream Team” members wrote: news, according to city director of dissenting) to retain the wording of the items brought up recently at an Advisory finance and city treasurer Barbara ordinance. Council meeting, and the above proclama­ “I learned that volunteer work is necessary Henderson, is that, for the month of Later, Attorney Jan Flory, recent tion represents the students’ idea of how they to those who are in need. Those who volun­ December, 1992, the city’s cash unsuccessful candidate for the council, should take responsibility for solving it. teer aren’t selfish, but they are loving and increased by $6.5 million, due gave the councilmembers more cogent The proclamation was presented in each giving.” primarily to property tax receipts. The reasons for questioning [Ordinance classroom by the Advisory Council member “This service project helped me to realize bad news is that, for 1993, the city is 2.11.070 Political Activity]. “It won’t from that class, aided by 6-7 of his/her how good it makes you feel when you do still faced with a $4.2 million budget pass constitutional muster. It violates classmates, and followed up with a discus­ something for someone else.” deficit, although it is working on plans the equal protection clause of the sion to encourage all the students to buy into “...in a convalescent home where about 3/4 to close the gap. Constitution. There has to be a “honesty is the best policy”. are in wheelchairs. They are really loveable Henderson reported that sales tax standard of review.” Flory indicated But this is not all that’s going on in these people and half are going to die in the near revenues were $1 million in she would write to the Council to ask innovative Parks Junior High classes of future. I am very glad to have had this expe­ December-representing the second them to again put the matter on the Strauss and Lahey. Since they share the same rience with them.” advance for the October through agenda. students, they have been able to integrate “The job was fun but tiring. I was happy to December retail sales period. But most curriculum and share concerns regarding the see many of the unfortunate children receive of the other categories of general fund Oh Say Can You See Sa Speak. students and their needs, i.e., the Advisory gifts that their families could not afford.” revenues continue to lag behind New Councilmember Julie Sa, perhaps Council. “I learned a lot of lessons, including being projected amounts. wisely, has refrained so far from In addition, every member of these classes a role model to little kids.” speaking at length on city council Much Ado Over [Incumbent issues. But at the evening session, Committee/Commission Members]. while dealing with the problem of city­ Councilmember Norby, who has a way wide graffiti, she told the audience she of sneaking buns under his colleagues’ favored giving people convicted of saddles, has done it again. Section violating the [proposed] graffiti 2.111.070 of the Fullerton Municipal ordinance, in addition to 6 months in Code, stipulates that any current jail, or a fine of $1,000, or both, not incumbent of a city committee or less than six hours or more than “180 commission must be immediately hours” of community service. It was removed if he or she either is appointed called to her attention that the to fill a council vacancy, or files ordinance proposed only “80 hours” of nomination papers for an election to such service, but there was general Give us a try...bring in this coupon for the council, and [this] “shall constitute agreement among the audience that 1-Hour processing (24 exposures) only $495 the immediate removal of such Councilmember Sa’s version was even commissioner.” better. FULLERTON PHOTOGRAPHICS • 124 WEST WILSHIRE • 525-3233 V______/

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The junior highs need lots of But Trustee Reyes-Jones could see no lead time to prepare for this kind of change,” reason to tackle the administrative head­ she concluded. aches accompanying instituting year round Listed as pros for Alt. #5 were: eliminates programs when the District already has the over-crowding at Parks, simplifies articula­ capacity to accommodate expected new stu­ tion between elementary and junior high by dents by making attendance changes. not dividing school population between jun­ One parent testified, expressing her re­ ior high schools, and strengthens demo­ grets that the District had been so short­ graphic diversity at Parks and Nicolas. sighted in letting a dedicated northwest Acacia School Principal, Georgia Menges, (I.) presented clerk Patricia The latter pro occurs because Nicolas Fullerton school site slip through their hands, Padilla (rt.) to the FSD Board of Trustees, which honored her as Classified currently has a student body with about 50% when now it could solve all their attendance Employee of the month for December 1992. Joining in the recognition was Title I (students from very-low income fami­ problems by building a K-8 school there. Mrs. Padilla’s daughter Sally, who presented her with flowers. lies), which would be diluted by receiving Dr. Johnson indicated that the District was each of the three junior highs from vertical tp Fem Drive students few of whom qualify for still talking to the City about the chances that highs. horizontal. Title I assistance. Since Fem Drive students a northwest Fullerton school site could yet be An eighth Alternative #8 was added, While this would somewhat reduce are 25% Asian, this would also contribute to found. however, which would see Rolling Hills crowding at Parks, it would still be over Nicolas’ demographic diversity (currently The Trustees pretty much rejected Alter­ students sent to Ladera Vista, and students capacity. In addition, this Alternative would 11% Asian). native #1, which would have changed the from Golden Hill and Hermosa Drive shifted reduce students diversity in all three junior Trustee Bob Fisler agreed with Ms. Reyes- boundary lines dividing the areas feeding to Parks. Jones, adding that he hated to see schools split, i.e., between two junior high schools (Alternatives 2-4) Trustees Substantially Hike Developer Fees “Couldn’t we find some way to make less diversity a positive by diverting more dollars to Nicolas, and thus allowing us to send all as Partial Hedge against ACA-6 Failure Valencia Park students there?” asked Trus­ In June of 1994, Fullerton voters will get to the votes, instead of the two thirds vote cur­ tion increases could justify the District tee Karen Chavez. vote on a Constitutional Amendment which, rently required for such bonds to be approved. adopting a far higher fee than allowed. This would be Alternative #6, for which if approved, will enable local districts to pass Until then, however, school districts across Superintendent Johnson had listed as a con. school bonds with only a simple majority of California are acting to replenish their capital District Plans to Save funds by increasing local developer fees. Alternative FSD Enrollment Boundary Changes Senate Bill 1287 permits districts $ & Energy with New serving a given area, as the FSD and Alts. Description of Changes Pros FUHSD serveFullerton, toincrease their #1 Change Junior high attendance Reduces crowding Reduces demographic total developer levy for residential de­ Conservation Plan boundaries to run E-W thru the at Parks JHS diversity while velopments to as much as $2.65/square A new, more extensive Energy Conserva­ City instead of N-S. leaving Parks crowded. foot tion Program is well on its way to develop­ #2 Divide Fem Dr. and Valencia Reduces crowding Parks still too high. If ACA-6passes in 1994, the increases ment in the FSD, as evidenced by the report Park east & west at Gilbert at Parks, maintains Increases Admin, which have been passed per SB-1287 BusinessdirectorBillMooregavetotheTrus- sending students to Nicolas diversity in JHSs complexity of arti­ will be repealed, andeaehdistrictwill be tees on the District staff s work with the Cali­ and Parks respectively. culation between on its own to appeal to local voters with fornia Energy Extension Center at CSL A. elem. and JHSs. the more advantageous qualifying voter A detailed energy audit of three District #3 Divide Fem Drive north Reduces crowding Same as #2 percentage. schools has been completed, and CEES has In keeping with these political/admin- and south at Malvern at Parks not as much committed to doing an additional four sites in istrative shenanigans, the Fullerton the upcoming year. The Program when com­ as #2, keeps diversity. School District Trustees have raised pleted will include 12 key elements which the #4 Divide Fem Drive E. & W. Same as #3 Same as #2 Fullerton’s developer fee on residential CEES has determined to be the common of Bastanchury and line developments from$1.65to$2.65/sq.ft. elementsof22exemplary programs theyhave south from Bastanchury This fee will be shared, by prior agree­ reviewed. One of these elements is the de­ #5 All of Fem Drive Eliminates over­ Changes areas ment with the Fullerton Union High tailed audit completed this past year at Sunset attend Nicolas JHS crowding at Parks, which have gone School District with FSD getting $1.87 Lane, Golden Hill, andNicolas schools. simplifies articulation, to Parks since and the FUHSD $.78. The existing The audits include an assessment of all strengthens diversity it was opened. charge for commercial/industrial devel­ lighting fixtures and other energy-using #6 All of Valencia Park Eliminates over­ Reduces diversity opment of $.27/sq. ft. will continue as is, equipment, andrecommendations of replace­ distributed between the two districts in attend Nicolas JHS crowding at Parks at Parks and simplifies ments that will save energy, and thus dollars. the same proportion as the residential. articulation at Nicolas. The payback period for the initial capital On Jan. 26, theFSDTrustees approved investment in new equipment is calculated in #7 Valencia Park and Boundaries stay same Unknown impact a consultant’s Justification report which each case, and, according toDistrictengineer- Fem Drive parent and parents given on enrollment. showed, according to state criteria, that ingpersonnel.changesofequipmentshowing given choice of choice. Might not solve Fullerton’s school building needs to ac- payback periods of less than one year will be Parks or Nicolas problem. commodaterecentandexpectedpopula- instituted as long as money is available. “Reduces demographic diversity within both Parks and Nicolas.” In addition to a big Title Financial Audit Reveals Fullerton School District I (economic minority) Nicolas currently also has a large Hispanic minority, both similar to those at Valencia Park. Financially Sound and in Compliance with the Law Both junior high principals Mary DaLassi The accounting consultant firm of KPMG amined to determine: categorical guidelines established by State at Nicolas and Larry Beaver at Parks indi- Peat Marwick reported to FSD Trustees the 1) The propriety of transactions. and Federal funding sources. results of their 2) Whether the transactions were properly Ms. McBride told the Trustees that 3 ac­ audit of the recorded. countants had spent more than 600 hours District’s 1992/ 3. Whether the financial statements of the examining FSD accounts and records, and Mediation Services 93 transactions. District reflect an accurate picture of the that the Trustees should “feel pretty good The financial position of the District, about their findings. “All recommendations • Business • Family • Divorce • program was ex- 4) The compliance of transactions with for changes were minor and administrative in nature,” she said. FSD Business director Bill Moore 9\few ChiCdren's ‘Booths reported that the audit had already been approved by the State of Cali­ “D i v o r c e Scott fitzQeraCd Oik & ’Etchings fornia I villi lliifiiilif fine & pare Buena Park High School to Receive Data from Space Probe in Sept. 1993 Fullerton Museum Center would like to hear BuenaParkHigh School will be among the conjunction with the Jet Propulsion Labora­ students to use and interpret a variety of from you. The FMC is looking for volunteers first to receive and interpret data from the tories and National Aeronautical and Space technical and scientific data. willing to donate their time to serve as do­ Mars Observer space probe beginning in Administration (NASA), Myra Philpott and Philpott, chair of the Buena Park High cents, September, 1993. her students will receive information from School Science department, developed the “The docent program is very important to As one of 6 teacher advisors in the United the Mars Observer. Ms. Philpott is preparing Space Science program, an upper level elec­ the museum” said Lynn LaBate, museum States selected by the Planetary Society, in student-oriented activities that will allow tive science course. curator. “The contributions the docents make volunteering their time and talents are absolutely vital to the museum and its efforts Hunt Branch, When It’s Gone It’s gone Forever to present the very best in well-rounded cul­ By Stacey Armstrong______the form of an upgraded technical services go on the warpath y et” tural, scientific and educational programs to division and a computerized catalogue sys­ Dorothy Osborne, a past president of the the public.” “I think things will have to get a heck of a tem. Library Director Albert Milo suggested Library Guild, reminded the Board of Trus­ LaBate explained that the docents assist lot worse to even consider closing the Hunt contracting with an outside company that tees that Fullerton is known for its libraries the museum staff by conducting tours of ex­ Branch Library,” City Manager Jim Arm­ catalogues for colleges and other libraries. and “quality is an important factor,” when hibitions for school groups and community strong told apacked boardroom at the Jan. 28 This would free employees to work in other considering new ideas and reorganization. organizations. They are also called upon to meeting of the Fullerton Library Board of areas. Fullerton resident Shelly Johnson re­ assist at exhibition openings, and to give Trustees. Also recommended was the consolidation minded everyone that “This is a very impor­ special tours to visiting dignitaries. Although this was just a regular monthly of “public desks”. For example, one desk tant cause..the City should be more con­ To prepare them for their assignments, do­ board meeting, it was apparent that most of would combine registration and check out, cerned with generating revenues than in cents are given training sessions by the mu­ the local residents in attendance were there while another could combine reference and cutting programs.” seum staff on each new exhibition prior to its because of rumors that the Hunt Branch and audio visual. This would achieve greater Library patron Elaine Redfield cautioned opening. “We have an exciting exhibition Bookmobile were candidates for elimination efficiency and convenience. that in choosing to downgrade the Board be schedule for 1993,” LaBate said. The new in the City’s latest budget crisis. Finally, it was recommended that 12 full careful not to cripple programs, since librar­ docents will be able to work with exhibits In accordance with terms of the original time library positions be eliminated. Milo ies are more vulnerable than other areas. such as: ‘Realm of the Coin: Money in Con­ behest agreement between the City and Hunt said that the libraries would try to accomplish Board member Nancy Lee warned against temporary Art, 1960-1990,’ ‘Teenagers in Foods Inc. (now Hunt-Wesson Foods Inc.), this through employee attrition and the closing the Hunt Branch. “When it’s gone, their Bedrooms,’ and ‘Robots.’” if Fullerton ceases to use the building for “golden handshake” instead by actual lay­ it’s gone forever,” she said. She also said that Applications and further information providing library services, ownership of the offs. those who voted for Proposition 13 years ago about the docent program may be obtained entire property reverts back to its former The only closures the board will consider had “slit their own throats”, by not fully by calling the FMC at 738-6545. owners. are those of reduced days and hours of realizing its future impact on all public serv­ Since $422,000 will have to be cut from operation, if necessary. And to the relief of ices. Social Science Learn­ this year’s budget, Fullerton’s libraries will many at the meeting, the board is definitely The Board chair thanked all who continue be forced to undergo considerable reorgani­ not considering elimination of the bookmo­ to support the libraries and all they stand for, ing in the 21st Century zation, consolidation, and elimination. To bile. and promised more public meetings on the accomplish this, one board member said “we Nor are they even thinking of reducing budget later in the year. With the help of a federal grant, the Fuller­ shall prioritize areas according to their im­ library materials. Books, after all, are a The idea of starting a library endowment ton High School social science curriculum portance to the maintenance of essential li­ library’s top currency. While looking around fund is being studied and will be one of the has been transformed from the traditional brary services.” at the board room crowded with determined items on the agenda for the next board meet­ classroom into an exciting learning environ- The proposed reorganization would take citizens, Jim Armstrong said lightly “Don’t ing on Feb. 18. PET SITTING The Alternative to the Kennel! m a il BOXServices PERSONAL, COUPLE AND FAMILY THERAPY (714) 525-0556 LINDA OW EN, M.s., M.F.c.c. 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• Through • Through April 30 — Mystical iS^Lri Exhibits February 23 — Paintings of the American Indians, and “Photography is Second Cycle, a classic and contemporary Dead,” work by approach to American Indian arts, 21 artists from Anaheim Museum, 241 Anaheim Blvd., throughout the Anaheim, 778-3301. nation, who • February 11 — “Peculiar Grace: enhance their Dorothea Lange and the Testimony of photographic the Body”, a discussion presented by Sally works through use Stein, an artist who suffered from of the computer, childhood polio and used the lifelong free, 9am to 5pm effects as key influences on her treatment Mon. - Fri., Fine of the human figure in the Great Arts Building, Depression, 11 am, Laguna Art Museum, Orange Coast 307 Cliff Dr., Laguna Beach, 494-8971. College, 2701 Fairview Rd, Costa • February 11 through M arch 4 — “A Mesa, 432-5703. Digital Dialogue” spotlights computer- • Through manipulated imagery, 50 pieces by ten of February 28 — Southern California’s top computer artists Interworks, an art who use techniques such as animation F e b r u a r y Q exhibit featuring videos, jet prints, photography and Canon paintings and copies, opening reception on Feb. 11 from sculptures by 7-9 pm. One of the artists, Lisa Louise Mordaunt Bloomfield, will present a lecture on how February 2 8 and Members of the computer is used as an art tool on Feb. Gallery 57, Wed. - 24 at 7 pm, in L-216, Cypress College Fine Sat., noon to 5pm, Arts Gallery, 9200 Valley View, 826-2220. Sun. noon to 3pm, • February 12 — The Ma Ma • Continuing — Realm of the Ancestors: 204 N. Harbor Arts of Oceania, explores the powerful Movement, a painting and sculpture “Baron de la Croix”, artist unknown from Haiti Blvd., Fullerton, exhibit featuring the works of 5 artists, arts of the Austaloids and Austronesians, 870-9194. Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, 2002 N. Symbols de Mystere at the Fullerton Museum Center opening event performance by-Trip to the Main St., Santa Ana, 567-3600. Spring & Room to Roam, 8pm, Ipso Facto, Museum, 850 San Clemente Dr., Newport • Through February 28 — “Personal 517 Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, 525-7865. • Continuing — Power and Creation: Beach, 759-1122. Views in Jewelry & Metalsmithing”, Africa Beyond the Nile, exposes the • Through February 14 — Ralph featuring 124 works by 18 artists from 10 • February 13 — Gourd Carving and power and diversity of sculpture and other Eugene Meatyard: An American different states, Muckenthaler Cultural Painting demonstrations as part of the art forms originating in the nations of Visionary, first major retrospective of Center, 1201 West Malvern Avenue, City of Brea Gallery exhibit “Beauty: Art Black Africa with special emphasis on Ralph Eugene Meatyard, an imaginative Fullerton, Admission is free, 738-6595. From The Center”, an exhibit of art by sculptural arts of West and Central Africa, and enigmatic American photographer • Through March 1 — Tribute to the native American women, 1 -4 pm, Brea Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, 2002 N. whose poetic images have haunted the Gods: Treasures of the Museo del Oro, Civic & Cultural Center, 1 Civic Ctr. Cir., Brea, 990-7731. Main St., Santa Ana, 567-3600. public in the two decades since his death, three hundred pre-Columbian works of art • Every Friday — Lunchtime tours of $4 adults, $2 students and Srs., free to fashioned from gold and other artworks in • February 13 — “Say It With the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, members and children under 12, Newport stone and ceramic from the Museo del Oro, Valentine’s Tea,” a tea in the traditional 12:30 pm, bring a brown bag lunch, 1201 Harbor Art Museum, 850 San Clemente Bogota, Colombia, 10 am - 5 pm, Tuesday Victorian manner with displays of antique W. Malvern Ave., Fullerton, 738-6595. Dr., Newport Beach, 759-1122. through Sunday, $4.50, $1.50 children<12, valentines and gifts available for • Through February 11 — Recurring • Through February 14 — Exhibit by P. $3 students and Srs., Bowers Museum, purchase,multi-purpose room at the Ruby Visions, collage, pen and ink, drawings, Marc Tetreault from Fullerton, Echiko 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, 567-3600. Gerontology Ctr, CSUF, l-3pm, 773-3579. photography, by Jennifer Greback, Leanne Ohira, and Georgette Unis, LA Artcore, • Through M arch 4 — “Visual Games” • February 19 — Calliope: Three-ring Schwartzmeyer, Amanda Jones, and Carrie 652 Mateo St., L.A., 213/617-3274. by Craig Cree Stone, Fullerton College Art Poetry presents an evening of music and McNinch, Ipso Facto, 517 N. Harbor • Through February 19 — “Blue News/ Gallery, 1000 Building, 321 E. Chapman poetry, unique percussionist group Blvd., Fullerton, 525-7865. Ave., Fullerton, 992-7317. Random Selections”, David Levy Skinmen and poets Mary Andrews, John • Through February 14 — El Corazon explores the relationship between real and • Through M arch 4 — Fullerton College Harrell and Gary Tomlinson are featured, Sangrante/The Bleeding Heart, the first cartoon images, Cypress College salutes “Black History Month” with an 7:45 pm, $3, Fullerton Museum Center, major museum exhibition which links Photography Gallery, 9200 Valley View, exhibit of contributions that African 301 N. Pomona Ave., 775-5710. recent work by artists from Mexico, Cuba, Cypress, 826-2220. Americans have made, and are continuing • February 20 through M arch 21 — Chile and the U.S. with such diverse • Through February 20 — Don to make to our nation’s history and culture, influences as Aztec iconography and among those saluted are Benjamin Living the Land: Contemporary Art of Hendricks, Visual Poet, A Retrospective, Aboriginal Australia, opening reception Catholic religious traditions, $4 adults, $2 8am -10 pm Mon. - Thurs., 8 am - 5 pm Banneker, Malcolm X, Sojourner Truth, students and Srs., free to members and Rosa Parks and Harriet Tubman, William Feb. 20 from 6 -9 pm, Cal State Fullerton Fri., Irvine Valley College Student Serv. Main Art Gallery, Visual Arts Center, 800 children under 12, Newport Harbor Art Ctr, 5500 Irvine Center Drive, 559-3232. T. Boyce Library, Building 200, 321E. Chapman Ave., Fullerton, 992-7036. N. State College Blvd., 773-3262. • Through March 5 — “For All The • February 20 through M arch 28 — Martyred Saints” a collection of “Haiti: Symbols de Mystere” is a glimpse paintings by artist and Assistant Professor into aspects of a nation’s culture seldom of Art at Whittier College, Thomas W. seen by outsiders, two separate exhibits Rice, opening reception Feb. 18 from 7:30- were brought together for this show, $ 2 . 49 9 pm, Whittier College Mendenhall “Haitian Voodoo Flags” and “Haitian Mon.-Fri. Administration Building Gallery, 13406 E. Religious Folk Art”, presented in honor of Philadelphia St., 310/907-4218. “Black History Month”, Fullerton Museum • Through M arch 21 — “Visions and Center, 301 N. Pomona Ave., 738-6545. Ecologies”: Photography in Laguna • February 20 — Ceramics and Bead Beach, 1918-1993, Laguna Art Museum, Work demonstrations as part of the City 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, Adults: $3; of Brea Gallery exhibit “Beauty: Art From Seniors and students, $1.50; children under The Center”, an exhibit of art by native 12; Free, 494-8971. American women, 1 -4 pm, Brea Civic & • Through M arch 20— Contemporary Cultural Ctr, 1 Civic Ctr. Cir., 990-7731. Kaleidoscopes ‘93, the ninth annual • February 26 through 28 — Hillcrest handmade kaleidoscope exhibit features (714) 447-1083 Festival of Fine Arts, 33rd annual festival forty-eight American artists, Eileen celebrates the works of Southland artists 1000 W. Commonwealth Ave., Kremen Gallery, 619 N. 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The stars were in the from each other and them­ ormances sky on opening night at selves. Afterwards there the LaHabra Depot The­ was a communion. atre production of “God- GODSPELL, John Herrera, 19, (cred­ spell.” The Youth En­ its include Tony in “West semble delivers an infec­ a Review by Char Coal Side Story”) showed his tious evening of high- strength as a seasoned ac­ energy entertainment tor for his young years, as merging the spiritual and he effectively carried a secular worlds. lead role in the production. Director Elizabeth Cindy Dawn Brown, 14, Graham, whose 1990 who has studied acting for production of “Mister 10 years and aspired to be a Roberts” was named by professional singer was the Los Angeles Times one of the strongest voices and Orange County Reg­ in the cast. Not a “carbon­ ister as the year’s best, copy” singer, but a stylized gives a less than serious singer, she sent chills approach to a subject not through the audience with February 8 only for the spiritually “Bless the Lord.” Her sim­ minded. plicity but yet interesting thrown Spicing up the produc­ stage persona was quite tion, idioms were used believable. ^February 2 8 from the “hip-hop” cul­ The choreography of ture such as “Yo boy!” Jennifer Simpson, who has • Sundays — Sunday Afternoon and “Mo’ money!” With assisted on Disney parades Jazz,with a guest artist each week and free hands on the cheeks the and Super Bowl half-time hors d’oeuvres, 3 to 7pm, Capistrano’s in cast opened their mouths shows, added a wonder­ the Crown Sterling Suites, 1235 E. Dyer, wide and yelled, “Aah!” fully creative element to Santa Ana, 641-4901. Equally as enjoyable the production. Simpson • Through February 20 — Godspell, the were vignettes from successfully staged a large musical celebration based on the parables “West Side Story” and cast on a small stage with­ and passion of Christ, presented by the La other classics. out creating chaos. Habra Depot Theatre Youth Ensemble, $8- Spiritual lessons of Use of the theatre aisle 10,7:30 pm Fri. and Sat., 2:30 pm Sun. “Set you mind on stage front gave Thurs. Feb. 11 and 18 at 7:30 pm. La God...tomorrow will the illusion of a large stage. Habra Depot Theatre, 311 S. Euclid St., La come...today has prob­ But most importantly, this Habra, 310/692-6163. lems of its own,” was a allowed this delightful cast • Through March 6 — Cinderella learning delight. connect with the audi­ Caterpillar, a fantasy children’s musical Joyful melodies that ence. tells the familiar fairy tale with music, were inspired by Old and Costume designer Kerry costumes and sets placed in Bug World, New Testaments and Ray, who has designed for presented by the Grove Shakespeare, 11 century old prayers and the International City The- am Sat. mornings, $6, Gem Theatre, 12852 hymns included songs in Long Beach, bril­ Main St., Garden Grove, 636-7213. like “Prepare Ye the Way liantly spotlighted the per­ • February 10 — A Taste Of Fashion, a of the Lord;” the classic sonality of each cast mem­ benefit for the American Cancer Society hymn “Amazing Grace;” and the ever- relief. ber. The use of wildly colorful and funky will feature a gourmet lunch and fashions popular “Day by Day,” sung by Monette Live as opposed to recorded music added costumes added even more twinkle to these from the Nancy Alvarez Collection and Mi Velasco, 17. to an already triumphant sound. Especially already brightly shining stars. Place, 11:30am, $40, Robert Mondavi Velasco, who has won acting and sing­ wonderful tunes were “All God’s Gifts,” and Set designer Mark Laskowski who re­ Wine and Food Center, 1570 Scenic Drive, ing awards, unfortunately did not “carry the upbeat tune, “Alas by You.” cently returned to the LaHabra Depot The­ Costa Mesa, call for tickets, 751-0441. the tune” and was at times inaudible. Included was fun-filled rhythmic “rap” atre after a five year absence (credits in­ • February 11 — Disneyland Band Felix del Prado, 19, (credits include music using hand clapping to accentuate the clude “George Washington Slept Here” Concerts to Senior Citizens, the OC Huck Finn in “Big River’’) a music major at beats. and “The Importance of Being Earnest”) Philharmonic Society and Disneyland will Cal State Fullerton proved that he is an Although the significance of some scenes created a set design of large multi-colored offer classic Americana, big band music inspiring, soulful singer who can also play was uncertain, they were nonetheless heart­ blocks. and improvisatory jazz, 9:30 and 11:30am, drumsticks wonderfully on a plastic carton felt A memorable scene was when the cast Although at times the blocks seemed free to senior citizens, Anaheim Celebrity in a milk crate. sat in a semi-circle singing “Day by Day.” A somewhat strenuous for the actors to ma­ Theatre, call 553-2422 to reserve seats. Mevina Luifau Jr., a 13 year old rock and mirror was passed around, along with a box neuver around the stage, they still did so • February 11 and 12 — “We Sing of jazz drummer, provided a welcome comic of tissues, as each actor removed makeup with finesse. Love” dinner theatre featuring the Vocal Ensemble and Drama Students from • February 13 — 10th Annual Valen­ Valentine place settings, gourmet coffees two teams tackle improvisations suggested Fullerton Union High School, 6 pm hors tines Ball, live music will be provided by and teas, $10 donation per person, pro­ by members of the audience, 7 and 9pm, d’oeuvres, 6:30 pm dinner, $15, call 870- the Ferdie Furtado Trio, ballroom dancing, ceeds go to benefit Teen Advocacy $5 in advance, $6 at the door, Drama Lab 3736 for reservations. refreshments and door prizes will highlight Program By Peers, Fullerton Museum Theatre, Orange Coast College, 2701 • February 12 — Fullerton High the evening, 7 to 11pm, $5 for individuals Center Patio and Theatre, 11 am - 4 pm, Fairview Road, Costa Mesa, 432-5880. Carnival, will feature fun, food, games over 50, Back Community Building, 201 call the YWCA at 871-4488 for info. • February 13 — The Snow White Show, and prizes, support you school! 4-7pm, N. Bradford, Placentia, call for res. 630- • February 13 — Full Contact Theatre, a an innovative, fun-filled musical show Fullerton High. 3871. unique and hilarious production in which with colorful costumes, vivid sets and • February 12 and 13 — All That He • February 13 — Valentine Chocolate Was, a heartwarming musical that hails Fantasy, 100’s of chocolate items for the life of a 29-year old AIDS victim, $10, tasting and purchase, chocolate tasting, 2:30pm and 8pm, Arena Theatre, Cal State Fullerton, 773-3371. • February 12,13,18 through 20 — The Mikado, the famed Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera will be performed by the Orange County Light Opera, 8pm, $12 adults, $10 for seniors and students w/ ID, Westminster Cultural Arts Center, 7571 Westminster Blvd., 261-7870. U * c o / b d • February 13 — International Dance Night, learn a dance from the Swing Era, Thursday, Feb. 25 8:30 - 9:15 pm, Hillcrest Recreation Center, 1155 N. Lemon, Fullerton, 254- 7:30 pm 7945. 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ji n e JTLrts Calendar FULLERTON OBSERVER, Page 9 vibrant music, 1:30 & 3:30pm, $5, La soul of Harlem, Pacific Auditorium, 219 Mirada Theatre, 14900 La Mirada Blvd., W. Commonwealth., Fullerton, 879-1732. 310/944-9810. • February 19 and 20 — “A Singing • February 13 — Nuclear Whales Valentine”, 36th Annual Show featuring Saxophone Orchestra, will delight The Orange Empire Chorus, Special audiences with the world’s largest sax (6 Feature, The Harborlights Chorus, and feet!) 7 &9pm, $9.50 advance, $12 at the Panache, 7:58 pm both nights, $8-$15, door, Orange Coast Coll, 2701 Fairview Don Wash Memorial Auditorium, 11271 Rd, Costa Mesa, 432-5880. Stanford Ave., Garden Grove, 526-7868. • February 13 — Native American • February 20 — “One Romantic Gourd Carving and Painting Evening” presented by the Fullerton Demonstration, with artist Pennie Alex­ Symphony with guest pianist Leaine ander, 1-4 p.m. ,City of Brea Gallery, 1 Gibson, $8 pm, 11, students and Srs., $8, Civic Center Circle, Brea, Free, 990-7730. Fullerton College Campus Theatre, 321 E. • February 13-15 — Winterfest ’93, Arts Chapman Ave., Fullerton, 992-7298. & Crafts Fair featuring food, drink, music • February 20 — “Steel and Ivy: Poetry and special children’s activities sponsored at the Guggenheim” Russell Salamon will by the Laguna Beach Chamber of Com­ be the featured poet, reading from a book merce and Dimension Cable Services, 11 prepared especially for the evening, 8 pm, a.m. to dusk Saturday thru Monday, at the $4 at the door, Chapman University Festival of Arts Fairgrounds, 650 Laguna Guggenheim Gallery, 333 N. Glassell, Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, Adults, $3; Orange, 997-6519. Senior Citizens, $2; Children 12 and under, • February 20 and 21 — “Karnival of $1, For more information, call 249-2603. Beer” brewing competition and beer • February 14 — Sweet Singer,a musical tasting at the Fullerton Hofbrau, 323 N. play about poet Charles Wesley, per­ State College Blvd., Fullerton, 3 tastings RJ. Wagner and Theresa Lloyd as Prince grasshopper and Cinder­ formed by Steven Kimbrough, 6pm, $8/ each day, 11am -1 pm, 1-3 pm, and 3-5 ella Caterpillar in Grove Shakespeare’s production of Cinderella person, $15/couple, Fullerton First United pm, $25 includes beer tasting, food and Methodist Church, 114 N. Pomona Ave., tasting glass, event will raise funds for the Caterpillar through March 6,1993. Fullerton, 671-7930. Food Partnership donated ducking • February 14 — Imagine If, an action- program and the Food Distribution Center, Bugged by “Cinderella Caterpillar packed, one-man musical adventure Orange County’s private non-profit food presented by Jamie the Imaginologist, who bank, 870-7400 for more info. A Review By Loma Densmore Funk will entertain both children and adults with • February 21 — The Arista Trio, an If you’re looking for something different to transforms the caterpillar into a beautiful mime, songs, life-size puppets and international group performing on the do with your children on Saturday mornings, butterfly. juggling, 2 and 4:30pm, $8.50 adults, violin, cello and piano, presented by the you might go see “Cinderella Caterpillar,” a The four actors involved do an amazing $5.50 children in advance, $11 adults and Fullerton Friends of Music, 3:30 pm. fantasy number of $7 children at the door, Orange Coast Sunny Hills High School Performing Arts children’s costume Center, Bastanchury Rd/Warburton Way, College Recital Hall, 2701 Fairview Road, musical changes Costa Mesa, 432-5880. Fullerton, 525-5836. playing at and meta- • February 14 — University Choir and • February 22 — “ 1001 Black Inven­ the Gem morphases Chamber Orchestra in a post tour tions” performed by the Pin Points, in into differ­ concert, 4pm, free, Salmon Recital Hall, celebration of Black History Month, 6 pm, Theatre, ent mem­ Chapman University, 333 N. Glassell St., CSUF University Center’s Titan Pavilion, 1 2 0 5 2 Orange, Call 997-6871 for more info. 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, 773- Main bers of the • February 15 — Love-Knots, an evening 3211 for more info. Street, Gar­ insect of irreverent literary and musical glimpses • February 23 — Musique de France, den Grove, world. The into the entaglements of Love, 7:30 pm, student recital, featuring performances each Satur­ setting is a free, Gem Theatre, 12852 Main S t, from the solo literature for piano, voice day morn­ huge over­ Garden Grove, 636-7213, ext. 201. and oboe by French composers, free, 8 pm, ing at 11:00 grown plant • February 16 through M arch 7 — Lost CSUF Performing Arts 118,800 N. State A M resembling in Yonkers by Neil Simon, starring Jayne College Blvd., Fullerton, 773-3371. through a thistle or Meadows, presented by the La Mirada • February 23 — Michael Linville, March 6th. dandelion, Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Pianist and Guests in a chamber recital, 8 T h e surrounded Mirada Blvd., 562-0134. pm, $5, $3 w/CSUF ID,CSUF Recital Hall, show lasts by toad­ • February 18 through 20 — 800 N. State College Blvd., 773-3371. ju st one stools. Cen- “Absolutely Nothing/Something Big” • February 26 — The World of Tzu-Chi, hour, long terstage is a presented by the Krysalis Dance Theatre of a singing performance presented by the enough to six foot tuna the Orange County High School of the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu-Chi give first can (a la Arts, a newly formed professional dance Found.,55 Campus Dr., Irvine, 854-4607. time the­ “ C a t a ” ) • February 27 — Rhapsody in Taps, company, 7:30 pm, $8 adults, $6 students atre goers which be­ and Srs., Los Alamitos High School presented by Orange Coast College an experience of live performance and hold comes the platform for songs and dances. Performing Arts Center, 3591 Cerritos Community Services, LA based company their attention with spectacular colorful cos­ Playwright JimHoule aims firstto enter­ Ave., Los Alamitos, 536-8597. of five dancers and five musicians per­ tumes, singing and dancing. tain, with enough double entendres to keep • February 19 through March 7 — Ain’t forming innovative as well as traditional the adults in the audience alert. He also Misbehavin’, presented by the Fullerton tap pieces, 8 pm, $17, Irvine Barclay It is based loosely on the well known story tries to bring in positive values like self Civic Light Opera Company, set in the Theatre Cheng Hall, 4255 Campus Drive, of Cinderella. In this version, Cinderella is a 30’s with the music of “Fats” Waller, the Irvine, 854-4607. caterpillar and the prince a grasshopper. The esteem, politeness, resistance to peer pres­ wicked stepmother is a black widow spider sure, and recycling. and the ugly stepsister a repulsive cockroach. The day I saw the show, I made friends The fairy godmother is Mother Nature, who with Shina, 10, Peter, 8, and Pavi, 9. They were among a crowd of children bussed in from an L.A. housing project. They ea­ •3* gerly awaited the show, their first red live play, though Shina told me a substitute S UNNY HH IS CHIN TING teacher at her school had read the story of C v A ♦ F ♦ E Cinderella to her class, and they’d acted it CHINESE POT OF GOLD out using their own words. My new friends entered into this show Steak & Eggs $4.25 enthusiastically, applauding, laughing out M-F 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Specializing in Szechwan Cuisine loud, and booing the villains. When Cin­ --COUPON - j ------— - COUPON—r — — | - ■ COUPON Winner of 1985 Restaurant Writers derella Caterpillar appeared suddenly as a *- * Free Glass ^ r v Silver Award butterfly, Shina sighed, “Oh, beautiful!” Mon. Night However, something bugged me about S B C J E N Buy one • COCKTAILS • CATERING Complete regular this play. What self-esteem messages were Chicken •FOOD TO GO these ethnically diverse project children menu getting? The ugly cockroach stepsister and Dinner SimifHSieak • BANQUET FACILITIES $4.25 Breakfast; j the black widow stepmother were both & jCobster black, speaking Black English, while the Tues.Night or iPrime get 2nd WE DELIVER TO YOUR HOME lovely butterfly and the handsome prince All YouCan Dinner < one at ($2 charge for orders under $15) were both white, and the husband-killing black widow went unpunished. Eat Barb-B- >9.95 ‘ I half pricell REGULAR HOURS The songs were lively - “Don’t Bug Me” Que Ribs Mon.-Fri. $6-95 LUNCH and “The Bug Bop.” And I hope they went Only Monday thru Friday 11:30-2:30 out remembering “You’ve Got Power” as ^ Jjbcpires Fdjtuag 2^ V

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• February 24 — Preservation tech­ Community CAieetings niques and strategies will be addressed by Claire Bogard, Executive Director of Pasadena Heritage, sponsored by Fullerton Heritage, 7 pm, historic Ice House, 112 East Walnut Ave., Fullerton, 526-4617. • February 25 — How To Beat the Blues, to help combat sadness and depres­ sion for older adults and family members that care for a relative with Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, or other types of dementia, 1:30-3:30 pm, $3 donation, Orange Senior Center, 170 S. Olive St., 680-0122. • February 27 — Relapse Prevention for the Chemically Dependent, issues include the disease concept patterns and behaviors Jebruary 8 that could cause relapse are addressed, free, St. Jude Medical Center, Outpatient through Family Recovery Services, 251E. Imperial Hwy, Suite 400, Fullerton, 870-9737. February 2 8 Fullerton Hofbrau Brewmaster Andreas Starkmann tests beer • February 27 — Free vision screening for “Hofbrau Karnival of Beer” Fundraiser clinic for senior citizens, sponsored by the Southern California College of Optometry, • Wednesdays — Bouts of the Blues? a Grove, 534-0961 for info. Time Theatre, sponsored by the North 9 am -1 pm, Fullerton Senior Center, 340 free counseling program is being offered to • February 17 — Travelogue program Orange County Community College W. Commonwealth Ave., 738-6305. seniors to get through rough periods in on Israel by Ken Walker, 10 am, Fullerton District Community Services, $20, for • February 27 — Benefit Art Auction their lives, 1:30 to 3pm, Fullerton Senior Senior Multi-Service Center, 340 W. more info call 779-8577. hosted by The Church of Today, Multi-Service Center, 340 W. Common­ Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, 738-6305. • February 20 — Roses, Roses, Roses, proceeds will purchase a “lift” so handi­ wealth Ave., 738-6305. • February 18 — “The Rising Tide of learn the basic how-to’s and why-for’s in a capped and those in wheel chairs may • Through March 29 — Bedtime Bears Prejudice in Orange County: How program by Virginia Carlson, sponsored by attend the historic old church, 6:30 pm, $5, evening storytime for children 3-6 years Immigration is Affecting our Social the Friends of the Fullerton Arboretum, 10 Fullerton Senior Center, 340 W. Common­ old, 30-minute programs features stories, Attitudes,” presented by Mitsuye Yamada, am, CSUF Arboretum, Associated RdJ wealth, Fullerton, 525-1126. puppets, songs, and fingerplays, every her remarks will focus on the impact of Yorba Linda Blvd., Fullerton, 773-3579. • February 27 — Children’s Health and Monday at 7 pm, Hunt Branch Library, Asian immigration on Orange County, • February 22 — Community Develop­ Safety Fair, 9am -1 pm, Fullerton Police 201 S. Basque Ave., Fullerton, 738-3122. 7:30 pm, $5, Hassett residence on Lido ment Citizens’ Committee meetings, Dept, will be taking fingerprint registration • February 10 — “Hearts, Humor and Isle, for reservations call 432-5087. review of Fiscal Year 1993-94 proposals, 7 and demonstrating the talking police car, Honeysuckle” Sue Kirby will present • February 18 — Meeting of the Orange pm. Main Library, 353 W. Commonwealth 626 E. Commonwealth Ave., 525-8767. decorating tips and her wry observations County Chapter of the California Native Ave., Room A, Fullerton, 738-6878. • February 28 — “Hearts Filled With on Valentine’s Day celebrations in lecture/ Plant Society, featured speaker Dr. Ted St • February 22 — On Stage Alaska, Hope” wine and food tasting and auction demonstration, 7-9:30 p.m., $10, Yorba John will speak on the Role of Mycorrhi- features the remarkable scenery, the songs charity event for Alzheimer’s disease Linda Forum, 4175 Fairmont Blvd., Yorba zae in Restoration of Native Ecosystems, and stories of the Great Land, $5, to patients, $25 per person, 2-5 pm, The Linda, 779-8577. 7:30 pm, free, Irvine Historical Society, 5 benefit the Pacific Auditorium Foundation, Village Crean, the house of John & Donna • February 10 — Travelogue program Rancho San Joaquin, 773-3579. 7 pm. Pacific Auditorium, 2500 E. Crean, Santa Ana Heights, 548-9331. on Caribbean & Panama Canal by Pearl • February 18 — Gina Russell, Director Nutwood, Fullerton, 879-9400. • February 28 — New Members Recep­ Dean, 10 am, Fullerton Senior Multi- of the Retired Senior Volunteer Pro­ • February 22 — Breastfeeding class, tion of the Friends of the Fullerton Service Center, 340 W. Commonwealth gram will speak on senior volunteer focus on proper nursing techniques, Arboretum, tours of the grounds and Ave., 738-6305. opportunities in the community, 6-7 pm. suggested timing intervals of feedings and refreshments provided, 2-4 pm, Fullerton • February 10 — AARP meeting, 12:30 Southwest Fullerton Program Center, 1414 guidelines for a well-balanced diet. 7 - 9 Arboretum, CSUF campus, Yorba Linda pm, bring a brown bag lunch, musical S. Brookhurst 526-7755. pm, St. Jude Medical Center, 101 E. Blvd./Associated Rd., 773-3579. group of Marilyn Robb on the violin and • February 20 — “The Secret of Valencia Mesa, accordion, Rinee at the piano and accor­ Complete and Permanent Happiness! Fullerton, 992- dion, and Bobbi Kramer as vocalist will Part II” presented by Dr. Laura Schlessin- 3937. The Brave Bull entertain, Fullerton Senior Multi-Service ger, 12 - 2 pm, Knott’s Berry Farm Good 2661 W. Qrangethorpe at Magnolia 871-9711 Center, 340 W. Commonwealth Ave., B Fullerton, 738-6305. Cocktail Hour Specials • February 11 — The Terrestrial Flute & Classical Guitar E Domestic Beer $1.50 Planets, part of a series of lectures that Music for Weddings & Special Occasions p follow exploratory spacecraft through the E Wine $1.50 solar system, 10am, free, Mackey Audito­ R Well Drinks $1.75 i rium, CSUF. • February 11 — ‘H’he Great Years & ■ ------« « 0 u t s b Ahead”, a talk presented by Ray MzrAMedium'$300'Medium/2 - $2.00. V* z Bradbury, renowned writer of such classics W as “The Martian Crhonicles,” “Fahrenheit I Latin-American Dancing z 451,” and “The Illustrated Man,” 8 pm, $10, $5 students and Srs., Chapman N Fri., Sat., & Sun. University Auditorium, 333 N. Glassell, A Orange, 997-6519. E ! No Cover! • February 12 — Fullerton Shared Housing and Anaheim Housing Author­ ity Mixer, 2 pm, Fullerton Senior Multi- ■ KENO Now KENO ! Service Center, 340 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, 738-6894. AimeeGrodsky:Flute r y r q 2220 • February 12 — Candlelight Vigil for MichaelGrodsky: Guitar the Haiti Solidarity Week, bring signs to express support for democracy in Haiti, organized by the OC Pledge of Resistance, 11 Ghiotto 6 to 7pm, Comer of Anton and Bristol, Costa Mesa. • February 14 — The Care and Feeding R is to ra n te of A Relationship, Jolene Cadenbach will For a healthy Regional Italian Cuisine discuss how we can keep our committed partnerships alive and thriving, presented alternative to by the Unitarian Universalist Church in conventional Award-Winning Restaurant Fullerton, 10:30am Temple Beth Tikvah, dining/snacking Including: 1600 N. Acacia Ave., Fullerton, 871-7150. CAPPUCCINO • February 16 — Breast Self Exam class, ESPRESSO • Full Bar • Take-Out presents an easy technique for examination and assists women in developing a pers­ Imported and • Extensive Wine List onal plan of action and how to identify Domestic • Banquets • Catering possible problems related to breast cancer, Beers & Wines • Patio Dining Available 7 - 8:30 pm, St. Jude Medical Center, 101 E. Valencia Mesa Dr., Fullerton, 992-3000. 11-10:30 M-Th. H • February 16 — AIDS Ministry Ecu­ Lunch Dinner 11-12:30 Fri.-Sat. O 5-10 pm, M-Th menical Network of Orange County will 211 N. Pomona U 11:30 - 2 pm, present a seminar for clergy and other care 5-11 pm, F & S Fullerton, CA R Mon-Friday Closed Sunday givers of persons with HIV/ADDS, 1-3 pm, 738-9333 free, AIDS Response Program, 12382 136 E. Commonwealth Ave. , Fullerton, 447-0775 Garden Grove Blvd., Suite B, Garden Rutabegorz Restaurant Property of Fullerton Public Library, Local History Room February 15,1993 NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 11 Graffiti Indignation Meeting jtef Continued from p. 1 spray spray paint paint to to minors. minors. DeVore DeVore reported reported that that • \X j [ Xwir • \ encing a new wave of young “taggers,”“taggers,’’bent bent a recent “sting” survey of 16 local retailers, \ .. on ego satisfaction from seeing their “moni­ using underage youth, however, resulted in ker” or mark on as many surfaces as possible. 12 sales of spray paint to the youth posing as The scale and source of the phenomenon, ac­ he noted. SSa&SrS s cording to DeVore, makes apprehension of Alan Morton, Fullerton, urged the council the miscreants, or better yet anticipation of a to add glass cutters and “gum stock,” an pattern of actions, extremely difficult adhesive backed paper, to the list of forbid­ The ordinance, associated with other steps den graffiti materials. recommended by staff, was found to need A number of speakers urged enforcement extensive reworking to eliminate legal flaws, of a juvenile curfew law. Captain Lee De­ and otherwise to meet practical standards. Vore pointed out that, while on the books Fullerton’s version is modeled on a draft now, requiring youth to be home by mid­ ordinance developed by the California night is difficult to enforce. League of Cities. Councilmember Don Bankhead, a former In particular, members of the audience police officer, explained that liability for criticized section 7.31.090 Removal Provi­ youth released by the police, when their sions. This section allows owners 7 days after parents can’t be located, militates against first noticing the graffiti to clean it up. effective enforcement of curfew regulations. The incidence of graffiti has exploded throughout Fullerton recently Speakers, arguing for a shorter period, Ralph John, La Habra, urged the City to pointed out that in that time the property consider having a youth’s parents publicly could be retagged many times, making it strap him or her when they have engaged in more difficult to remove, and providing in­ graffiti, citing his own experience as a youth centive to the taggers to continue to tag. when he disclosed to his father that he had BORING IN ON The section greatly broadens the latitude stolen a football. “Spare the rod and spoil the individual citizens will have to engage in child,” he noted in what was undoubtedly not graffiti removal themselves. For example, an original saying. ‘They need to be humili­ anyone so doing is deemed a worker, covered ated,” he said. by the City ’ s workers compensation program Linda LeQuire, former mayor of Fuller­ and insurance coverage. ton, urged the Council not to use the term — By Frank Luke — It also declares a public and private nui­ “tagging.” “The term downplays its serious­ sance any property defaced more than five ness. People who do it are vandals and crimi­ In the old days it used to be graft, now it’s son in which they graffitied everything in times in 12 months. Cost of the retro-fitting nals. [City] crews won’t cut [the graffiti graffiti. I haven ’ t seen the town this excited sight with their signs. can be charged to the owner. Under terms of problem], since the town fathers dedicated the arch But this graffiti thing isn’t a full-blown, the ordinance private citizens may engage I strongly suggest that a higher priority be over Spadra Boulevard. Force-10 gale yet — Bob Root hasn’t with impunity in cleaning up other persons’ assigned to putting people to work removing Seems like it’s okay for homeless guys to come down from on high —excuse me, private properties. the graffiti, possibly use more [Housing & stand on the freeway ramps with a sign; not from Fairway Village, to scold us. If I Because of the need to get something in Community Development federal] funds for okay if the sign comes to my wall. don’thear from him pretty soon I’mgoing place as soon as possible, the Council voted it. And fines and penalties need to be sub­ What if the money that’s been spent and to call him. I miss him. It’s terrible not to declare the Ordinance an “urgency” meas­ stantially increased,” she noted. will be spent on graffiti were spent instead knowing what to think. ure, allowing time to rework the ordinance, Steve Gilkey, Vice-President Vista on youth programs — something that And I like this guy from La Habra and still return it to the Council for the Feb­ Paints, Fullerton, offered his company’s would make them feel part of the culture. coming down to tell the Council we need ruary 16th meeting when, under the rules services to the city in any way needed. “Your It’s vintage Fullerton to spend four hours to publicly whip our kids if they tag. I’m governing urgency ordinances, with at least a film on racking [Los Angeles County working on an ordinance to punish kids — trying to visualize how this could play. 4/5 favorable vote the normal 30 day waiting Sheriff’s film showing spray paint cans and have time for only one person to speak Could we do it in Hillcrest Park? No, too period will be waived and it will become law being shoplifted] rang a bell with me. We for exactly five minutes on seeing the prob­ middle class. Maybe the vacant lot at the immediately. will immediately place all such products lem as kids see it Now I know why we keep comer of Harbor and Commonwealth. The law will specify 6 months in jail and/ under lock and key.” Gilkey said his an attorney on the city payroll. Some of the councilmembers have said or $1,000 fine as criminal penalties, but will company’s technical services were available The ironic thing is that the so-called they want to “make a statement” with contain additional provisions such as suspen­ to the city to match paints when needed. “taggers” aren’t your typical gang mem­ whatever happens there. sion of driver license for one year following Joe Berger suggested that the police de­ bers; they include white, middle class kids. Believe me this would do it. Probably conviction, cleaning up graffiti, and commu­ partment consider putting the police nor­ Is there a message here we’re not getting? start a run on the local stores as everyone nity service of not less than 6 or more than 80 mally employed on ticketing overnight- Yes, we’re mad because what we like to rushes to pick out new underwear to dis­ hours. parked cars, on to the graffiti problem in­ call the “social contract” has been broken. play when their pants come down for the Additionally, staff recommended that an stead, with undoubtedly beneficial results. The kids can’t get anyone to listen so licking they’re going to get. The more I “Adopt-a-Neighborhood” Program be insti­ “I’ll pay the $75 to $1001 normally pay in they’re bringing the message to us —in our think about it, the more I think we should tuted, in which service, clubs scout groups, parking fines, to the police to catch taggers,” face, sort of, or on our house. do it If we can get a hangin’ judge to co­ fraternities, businesses, Neighborhood he offered. And if we don’t start getting it, we’ll operate, I’d call Mike Wallace at “60 Watch or individual families assume respon­ Bobby Melendez, Fullerton, suggested soon find we can get tagged with some­ Minutes” to cover it for CBS. I mean sibility for keeping certain neighborhoods or that kids on the street at 3 AM . may be there thing more deadly than paint Fullerton, our little staid town, the ‘Tree areas graffiti-free. for a reason —their home life isn’t good, I want to see the Council and the School Forest” city, would be on the map in The city community services department they may have an abusive father. “Maybe Districts really work together. I want to see spades. It could be a regular thing, like the will pursue a number of ideas to increase they don’t want to be home, let’s look at this youth involved in every department at city second Saturday morning of every month. community participation in graffiti abate­ from a more sensitive level,” he suggested. hall. Nitty-gritty government after school, A marching band, maybe mariachis — ment. “In 1978, we developed a mural program even during school hours with a course not Fullerton’s First Night, but The police department will work with for youth in the Maple School area. We need credit kind of thing. I want a “shadow “Fullerton’s Pants Off.” What with the judges of the municipal and juvenile courts, to develop a program like that again,” Me­ government” of youth to second guess budget gap we have, we could charge the County Probation Department, and the lendez said. what we elders hold so dear, and get us off admission. We could have confessions, ourfixationon property values. Andl don’t maybe even conversions where people District Attorney ’ s office to discuss the issue Jan Flory, attorney, and former member of want to be lectured any more by parents walk up and say they did it, and they feel of sentencing graffiti offenders. the Fullerton Community Services Commis­ who start off admitting they send their better. All voluntary. Well maybe a little Police asset seizure funds will be used to sion, questioned the meaning of some of the finance the purchase of additional video and children to private school. coercion here and there for old times sake. ordinance’ language. City attorney Kerry I want to make leaders, not taggers. I It’s always difficult to get a new tiling surveillance equipment to aid in nocturnal Fox promised that it all would be looked at want youth —all kinds of youth able to see going. apprehension. Flory questioned whether the city would be and hear AQMD in operation, and the But after a while it would be as regular “Spray cans are readily available, DeVore successful with some owners who have graf­ County Board of Supervisors —Whoa, I as rain. And there could be demos on how noted, most retailers don’t try to control fiti on their property through no act of their access to them within their stores.” forgot Supervisor Don Roth. to tag a Freeway sign above the speeding own. “I would suggest a $500 limit of liabil­ State law prohibits sale by retailers of Somehow signs get Fullertonians upset traffic. Or how get the stuff off with the ity,” Flory said. At least three of the Councilmembers who new spray called “Goof Off.” Well, I’ve -Flory also suggested that there should be a so sanctimoniously heard the graffiti com­ goofed of enough. But I do love Fullerton. ii*A/«tSnni maximum placed on parent liability. “There plaints had just gotten off a campaign sea­ If only we would rap with our kids. ■ ■ w » i v a is a $15,000 liability for parents on automo­ biles taken by their incorrigible children. control,” she noted. meeting, February 16th, when it is expected The same principle should apply here. What The Council will next consider the ur­ that, with minor changes, the measure will be GRAPHIC can a parent do if the kid is completely out of gency graffiti ordinance at their regular enacted to take effect immediately. DESIGN ILLUSTRATION Are City Trees Blocking OneHecirt. Part of Your View? Learn the Ancient Disciplines CLAUDIA R. Of Christian Meditation and Call Jeri Wilson Contemplative Prayer MILLER at 992-0465 President TUESDAY NIGHTS 7-9 PM Perhaps collectively Momingside Presbyterian Church (714) 525-1344 we can do something! 1201 N. Dorothy Lane Property of Fullerton Public Library, Local History Room Page 12 FULLERTON OBSERVER NEWS February 15,1993 Different Government Levels Locked in Irrational Struggle for Tax Dollars Continued from p. 1 Armstrong stressed that a factor that the proposed library reductions backs of local government.” that had to be kept in mind is that the were not made in a vacuum, but Catlin views current efforts of coming year is not the first year of represented the result of studies that the state to drain off local taxes and budget reductions. Documents show the present 7 service centers in transfer them to school districts as handed out at the meeting disclose the main library could be reduced to unconstitutional, and referred to that for the last three fiscal years, the four, with some expenditure for litigation underway to challenge city has already reduced its costs of physical alterations of existing li­ the state legislature in the matter. annual operations by a total of brary service spaces. Armstrong referred to an article nearly $8.5 million. In the process, City officials reviewed the city’s in a recent issue of the Fullerton no department or city function, ex­ recent fiscal performance, noting Observer which mentioned the cept redevelopment, has been ex­ that revenue from the sales tax, possibility of closing the Hunt empt from cuts. Fullerton’s principal source of gen­ Branch Library. “That is not being For 1993-94, the City proposal is eral fund revenue, has declined sig­ considered for 1993-94. It is defi­ to further reduce the library staff by nificantly in recent years. nitely off the list of what is being 11 positions, or $422,000, amount­ In fact, city officials estimate that presented here,” he told the audi­ ing to 10 percent of all proposed the adjusted loss over the 4 year ence. However, reduction or clo­ citywide reductions for the next fis­ period amounts to $10 million. sure of the Hunt Library remains in cal year. If the Council adopted the Property tax revenue, the city’s the budget workshop document as proposals for reductions contained other traditional source of revenue, Mayor Molly McClanahan recently presented this retirement a possible measure to be studied for in the workshop material, the library has similarly declined as a result of plaque to Evelyn Cadman, honoring her many years of 1994-95 or later. would represent only 5.5% of all California state actions resulting in faithful service in the Fullerton Library. Former library director Carolyn 1993-94 city government appro­ an estimated loss of $1.5 million Johnson emphasized the “heavy priations. during the last two fiscal years. section entitled “Revenue Op­ This would require 6 to 8 months to hits” the library budget had sus­ Documents available at the meet­ When combined with reductions in tions,” offering at least 4 revenue complete. tained in the past 3 years, totalling ing indicate that, if city reductions other revenue sources, such as fines, raising options for the council to -. Business tax code revision. over $500,000 and amounting to an were spread proportionately (per­ penalties, cigarette tax, and trailer consider, in addition to, or possibly Currently, Fullerton’s business tax average of 6 percent of all city centage of departmental budget to coach-in-lieu, the loss during the in combination with, the more revenue amounts to only 2.2% of budget reductions. City figures total 1993-94 appropriation base) last two fiscal years amounts to immediate and more painful staff the General Fund. The 1990 State­ show that such departments as the city Library reduction would about $6 million. reductions necessary to bring ex­ wide average percent of total reve­ Development Services, and Engi­ only amount to $234,000, not the In the light of the severe revenue penses and revenues into balance. nue was 5.8%. It would require neering, have experienced far less $422,000 proposed. reductions, the package offered the The revenue options listed are: about 4 to 6 months to implement over 3 years. The City Manager pointed out Council by city staff contained a - Analysis of city fee charges. Continued on p. 15 Come Worship with One of Fullerton’s Many Varied Religious Congregations

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The Church of Today Temple Beth A Morningside (Church of Religious Science) Tikvah ~ Presbyterian Church 117 N. Pomona Ave., Fullerton 525-1126 Fri: 8:15 p.m. Rev. Mariene Oaks Sat: 9:00 a.nt. The Friendly Church with the Modern Message “Alive in Christ” Meditation Service 10:30 am J February 21 at the 11 O’clock Service Sunday Children’s Center Sunday Service 11:00 am M-F Daycare and Childcare, Youth 11:00 am Guest Speaker: Virginia Foster, Worship -10:30 am Wed.spiritual journey 7:30 pm (Childcare Provided) Afterschool Programs noted Orange County Therapist 1600 N. Acacia 441-1227 Childcare provided. ___ Fullerton, 92635 Classes, Workshops, Ministry of Prayer, Dial a New Thought: 525-5343 871-3535 1201 E. Dorothy Ln. (at Raymond) Fullerton (871-7072) St. Mary’s Church, First Church of Orangethorpe 1 400 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton 525-2500 Christ, Scientist Mass Schedule 1300 N. Raymond, Fullerton (714)525-4062 Christian Daily: 6:30 and 8:00 a.m. Welcomes You to Saturday: 8:00 a.m. and (Vigil) 5:15 p.m. their Church Services: Church Sun.: 7 a.m., 8 a.m. (Spanish), 9:30 & 10am. Sun. & 8p.m. Wed. 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. (Spanish), 5:15 p.m. (Childcare Provided) Sacrament of Reconciliation £ also: Sunday School 10-11 am. (Disciples of Christ) 21 Fri.: 7:30-8 p.m. and S at: 330-4:30 p.m. '■nLii Christian Science Reading Room Church School: 9 a.m. m PASTOR: Rev, Richard Kennedy______. 622 N. Harbor 525-2649 aWorship: 10 a.m. 871-3400 2200 W. Orangethorpe ‘>2633 Property of Fullerton Public Library, Local History Room

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ganization to serve on the FIHDC Board, according to Board President, the Rev. Jon Affordable Housing West, Pastor of Momingside Presbyterian Traffic Church, Fullerton. They are Momingside Presbyterian, Temple Beth Tikvah, First Presbyterian, First Christian, and St. Paul Program For Fullerton Lutheran. Planning In addition, at their Feb. 3 meeting, it was announced by their assigned representatives that five additional organizations were ready Work Shop to join: First United Methodist, St. Marys Catholic, Cathedral Baptist, First Congrega­ tional, and the League of Women Voters of Continued from p. 2 North Orange County. In addition to its strong community base, on Bastanchury, down to Malvern; or, east­ the FIHDC has been putting together a team ward on Bastanchury to State College Boule­ of professionals which will be required to vard. produce affordable housing in Fullerton, And, commissioners noted, the presence of including an architect, a property manage­ the nearby and parallel 57 Freeway may be ment specialist, and an affordable housing siphoning traffic off of State College Boule­ packaging specialist. vard. In like manner, Malvern Avenue has no Ms. Linda Boone, Executive Director of a good egress for southbound traffic, which similar non-profit housing corporation in must seek Gilbert Avenue and divert to Orange, has indicated her interest in also Magnolia or Brookhurst to find further serving in the same capacity for the Fullerton routes south to the 91 and Santa Ana Free­ group. Since neither group is likely to be ways. developing very large numbers of units per Circulation improvements which now will year, Ms. Boone has reasoned that she can be forwarded to the city planning commis­ Mrs. Martinez of S t Marys, Bob Kelly of Fullerton College, Linda Boone, help both groups achieve their objectives sion for action are the following, among Architect Joe Willet and F.I.E.S. Director Barbara Johnson at a Meeting of simultaneously. The FIHDC Board mem­ others: The Fullerton Interfaith Housing Development Corporation bers were very impressed with her attitude Orangethorpe Avenue: Improve to full and competence. Major Highway standards (100 foot right of Ms. Boone has just successfully completed way, six lane divided roadway) from State The City of Fullerton Affordable Housing ment Corporation (FIHDC) is the only one of her first affordable housing package for 22 College Boulevard to western City bound­ Review Committee will hold its first meeting the 4 non-profit housing corporations with units in Orange, forwhichshe was able to use ary. Feb. 8, and among its first tasks will be the deep local roots, having been formed out of tax credits and County funds to leverage $1 State College Boulevard: Improve to full establishment of a Selection/Designation Fullerton Interfaith Emergency Service million from the City of Orange into a $23 Major Highway standards throughout the Process for Community Housing Develop­ (F.I.E.S.), which has so successfully been million project. City. ment Organizations in Fullerton, with whom serving the needs of homeless people in The oldest and best known of the 3 previ­ Harbor Boulevard: Improve to full Major the City would then work over the next few Fullerton the past several years. ously established non-profit housing corpo­ Highway standards from southern City decades to implement its affordable housing FIHDC has achieved separate non-profit rations, the Orange County Community boundary to Orangethorpe Avenue and from programs. status, and has gathered a Board of Directors Housing Corporation, has been developing Berkeley Avenue to northern City boundary. Four non-profit corporations are poised to with representatives from several of the and managing affordable apartments for the Also improve segment north of seek such a designation from the City of major religious congregations in Fullerton. past 10 years. It has an excellent record on Orangethorpe Avenue to 92 foot right of Fullerton, and one of them met Feb. 3rd to To date, five congregations have paid their both accounts, and has shown itself willing way. Improve to full Primary Highway stan­ discuss its application. initial commitment fees and have each desig­ and able to work with cities and other non­ dards from Chapman Avenue to Berkeley The Fullerton Interfaith Housing Develop­ nated an official representative of their or­ profits to achieve sound affordable housing. Avenue. Brea Boulevard: Adding one through lane in each direction at Roll­ ing Hills Drive and Harbor Boulevard. ST. JUDE MEDICAL CENTER PRESENTS A FREE COMMUNITY LECTURE Bastanchury Road: Addition of one through lane in each direction at Parks Road and Associated Road. Euclid Street: Improve to full Major Highway standards from Bastanchury Road to Imperial Highway. Add one DEALING WITH STRESS FOR through lane in each direction at Rose- crans Avenue. Imperial Highway: Add one through lane in each direction at Harbor Boule­ WORKING> MOTHERS • vard and Palm Street. Yorba Linda Boulevard: Improve to full Major Highway standards from State College Boulevard to eastern Designed for women with a family and a career, this program will City boundary. focus on ways to successfully deal with stress and the special Chapman Avenue: Add one through lane in each direction at the 57 Free­ challenges often faced by mothers who work outside of the home. way. Berkeley Avenue: Improve to full secondary highway standards from Chapman Avenue to Lemon Street Wednesday, February 17 and to full primary highway standards from Lemon Street to Harbor Boule­ 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. vard. Highland Avenue: Add one through Yorba Linda Packing House lane in each direction at Common­ 18200 Yorba Linda Blvd., Suite 308 wealth Avenue. 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two decades ago, she said, the Orange-San Ber­ nardino chapter has grown to 28th in size of the Sarah 179 affiliates worldwide. And she estimates that Expenditures For City every $1 Planned Parenthood spends represents a savings of $12 that would have been spent with­ Weddington out the program. Council Race Are In But she is quick to emphasize the need for ______By Kim La Marche______continued action. “AIDS is the number one killer By Ralph A Kennedy however, was in their precinct walking It has been 20 years since the Supreme Court in Orange County today and the number of teen campaigns and expenditures. It is not decided Roe vs. Wade, but attorney Sarah pregnancies is skyrocketing. It’s frightening The final totals are in for the 1992 clear that any of Blake’s money was Weddington remembers as if it were yesterday. when you consider the issues we are dealing Fullerton City Council race, and as was spent in a precinct strategy, which was She can still recall the chamber filled with with,” Fites-Seigle said. evident with the Observer’s last report­ largely invisible; whereas one of Sa’s spectators, still hear the minutes tick by on the Weddington also urged that women should not ing in October, the big spenders, accord­ major campaign strategies was deliver­ clock behind the Chief Justice’s chair. The assume that the advantages they have now will ing to reports filed Jan. 30,1993 for the ing and having her literature delivered heavy curtains parted, and for a moment the always be available. “Women can do more,” she campaign reporting period ending Dec. door to door. It appears that she may justices appeared in silhouette. Then they came said, “We have to keep the states as havens for 31,1992, were Julie Sa, Jim Blake, and have paid $5-7,000 to people respon­ marching in. women. Many people helped make Roe vs. Wade Chris Norby. Other candidates who sible for implementation of her precinct “We had 30 minutes to argue our case,” she possible. Women all over the country were lobby­ raised and expended substantial walking campaign. said. “When we left, we didn’t know how it ing the legislature and writing amicus briefs.” amounts were Jan Flory, Don Bankhead, As reported during the campaign, the would turn out.” The answer came on January Weddington explained that for her the issue is and Joanne El Kareh. candidates who had been most active in 27, 1973. Roe had won, in a 7-to-2 vote. The one of privacy, one that pits the government’s Julie Sa raised and spent by far the the community also raised by far the right to choose whether or not to have children right to regulate, against the personal rights guar­ greatest amount of money. most money insmall to modest contribu­ was a constitutional one. anteed by the Ninth and Fourteenth Amend­ Of her reported contributions totaling tions from large numbers of supporters. Winning Roe’s case launched the career of 27- ments. “I was never for abortion. I am for women Jan Flory and Chris year-old attorney Weddington, who went on to having maximum control over decisions that Campaign Finances, Partial Report Norby were the serve three terms in the Texas House of Repre­ affect their lives.” Candidate Total Contributions Total Expenses most successful here, though sentatives, and now practices privately. She noted that in recent years, the pendulum has Julie Sa 44,160 44,599 On Jan.28, Weddington recounted her experi­ begun to swing toward the conservatives. She Bankhead, Blake, ences in the pro-choice movement to an audi­ added that she had “been in a sweat” about the James Blake 29,523 29,398 and Bedell also ence of600 at the Le Meridien Hotel in Newport presidential election. “What a difference a Presi­ Chris Norby 17,449 17,366 were quite sucess- Beach. Her speech was the highlight of the dent makes!” Don Bankhead 11,665 7,089 ful. Annual Celebration luncheon hosted by Planned But why does she pursue this issue so fiercely? Jan Flory 10,765 12,195 Two of Norby’s Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Perhaps the idea first came to her in a school gym Joanne El Kareh 8,351 6,465 not-so-small con­ Counties. class, when a young Sarah Weddington was play­ tributors are worth Both Weddington and local Parenthood execu­ ing basketball. mentioning: Ed tive director Margie Fites-Seigle stressed the “Remember when they would only let us play $44,160, more than two thirds ($30,000) Lewis, owner of the Fox Fullerton The­ need for women to look forward as well as half-court,” she asked with a smile. “I always came from the candidate herself, atre who gave Norby $1,500; the Apart­ backward. wanted to keep dribbling the ball, but they would $21,000 in contributions and $9,000 as a ment Owners Association of Orange “People trust us,” Fites-Seigle said. “They turn say, ‘No, it’s too taxing for girls.’” loan . Sa also spent by far the most on County PAC, which gave him $700, and to us, they expect quality.” Since its start over “Well, now we can play full-court.” mailings, as evident from her $8,616 well known philanthropist and supporter paid to the U. S. Postmaster, Fullerton. of religious right candidates, Howard The next largest expenditure at the local Ahmanson who donated $2,500 to the post office was $6,128 by candidate Norby campaign. Blake. Beyond herself, Sa’s major contribu­ Interestingly, Blake was also the only tors were: $2,000 from Independent De­ other candidate to heavily subsidize his velopment Corporation of Newport own campaign, in his case to the tune of Beach, $3,000 from Peking Gourmet of $17,500 of the total $29, 523 he spent. Garden Grove, and $1,000 from Califor­ Sa and Blake also spent heavily on pro­ nia Gifts of Anaheim. fessional advice: Julie Sa at $8,500 and Candidate El Kareh received $700 Blake about $12,000. from the Arab American Leadership One place they differed dramatically, Council of Washington, D.C. W hy feel left out at noisy holiday Bicycle Users Committee members discuss rejection by Fullerton City gatherings? Council of Commonwealth bike lane. be removed on one side south of Commonwealth ClearVoice Bicycle Paths through residential neighborhoods. 4) Fullerton Creek bridge south of Commonwealth is too controls Continued from p. 2 narrow. 5)The roadwidth north of Malvern is too City Chief Engineer Bob Hodson, who at­ narrow to accommodate bicycle lanes and 6 lanes background tended the meeting as an observer, told the of traffic as shown on the Master Plan. Committee he would like to see them finish their Other N-S streets considered included noise so you overall proposed Bicycle Plan for Fullerton in a Brookhurst, Dale, Highland, and Basque all of couple of more meetings. “Staff could thenhelp which had their own problems, some apparently hear voices you by reviewing it, pointing out the areas prohibitively expensive. Highland may capture where there are major problems, before you take state funds to build an underpass, but this would clearly. it to the Council,” he said. leave bicyclists with no N-S route between City ClearVoice is so tiny, The Committee then moved to a discussion of Hall and the west city line. no one notices bicycle routes in the Imagine going to a holiday party, family gathering, southerfl section of or holiday services and hearing clearly without a struggle. Fullerton. Much at­ No one will notice you’re wearing ClearVoice, because it’s so tention was given to a tiny, it’s virtually hidden in the ear canal. 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February 15,1993 NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 15 New Revenue Sources Explored to Ease Extreme City Budget Crunch Continued from p. 12 sand. Similarly, reductions for Human & (with the participation of the business com­ Leisure Services (Community Services and munity) and could generate as much as the Library) would be reduced by $378,000. $500,000 in revenue. The City Manager emphasized that the - City-wide assessment district. This could strategy recommended to be followed will be be based on such services as electrical and to “downsize” without layoffs, in order to maintenance service of street lights, traffic maintain a positive relationship with em­ signals, street tree maintenance, and street ployees and encourage a collaborative ap­ median maintenance. Total revenue poten­ proach to solving problems. tial: $1.9 million. Currently, the city has 808 funded and - Utility user tax. Now in effect in Placen­ budgeted positions. Of these, it is proposed tia (3%,1970), Buena Park (3%,1985), to eliminate 71. Of this number, 30 are cur­ Anaheim (2%, 1991), and La Habra (6%, rently vacant, leaving a net of 41 positions to Judges in the “I Have a Dream” Essay contest at Ladera Vista Junior High 1992). The assumption is that the tax would eliminate. Normal one-year attrition will School recently were (I. to r.) retired teacher Sue Evans, community repre­ fall on electric, gas, telephone, water, cable account for a reduction of a further 28 posi­ sentatives Gil Perkins and Donnau Cooper, and teachers Audi Goettinger TV; each 1 % would yield about $ 1.6 million; tions, leaving only 13 that may require addi­ and Ellen Burroughs. 3% would yield $4.8 million. tional retirement or separation incentives. Armstrong pointed to the “long-term A critical need of the City, according to Referring to the Boston TeaParty,he noted particularly urge Maintenance not to let the structural imbalance between cost of provid­ Armstrong and director of engineering Bob that the participants were concerned not landscaping go. I’m for a benefit assessment ing the present service levels and the existing Hodson, is to rebuild aging streets, particu­ about about the size of the tax, but the district The public can see that; not sure we sources of revenue.” “I am projecting $4.2 larly neighborhood streets that are nearing principle of taxation without representation. could pass a utility tax. The seniors would million budget gap for the next fiscal year the end of their useful life. Armstrong asked [Ed: In Fullerton’s case, residents are proba­ come off the wall and it may be regressive.” (1993-94) and another $4.9 million deficit for guidance from the Council on its desires bly worried more about the size of it than the Mayor Molly McClanahan, referring to for the ensuing fiscal year of 1994-95. The to raise revenue. Calling the utility users tax principle.] the downsizing strategies recommended by latter figure will occur even if we close the the “most palatable,” he reminded the Coun­ Councilmember Don Bankhead declined staff, said: “I support [them], they’re fair. gap for the upcoming fiscal year, he said.” cil that the issue of equity must be addressed, to comment specifically on a document he They make us grapple with the kinds of When sales tax reductions, property tax and there is a critical need to involve the only just received, but noted that he would priorities in the community. “A city-wide cuts, and other cuts are combined the loss to public, particularly the business community. not support any reduction in public safety assessment district is probably not popular, the city over the last 4 years amounts to Audience member Stan McCartney, (police and fire departments). He also volun­ and the survey work would probably be nearly $17 million. Armstrong told the audi­ Fullerton, complimented staff on the quality teered to make things tough for everybody by expensive. A utility user tax of 1% to start ence that by far the largest cost in the city of the presentation and urged the City not to saying that he would neither support raising [Ed: City Manager recommended 3%] budget is for personnel —salaries and bene­ try to regionalize fire and other services. taxes or consolidating city services. would be okay. fits. “We are dealing with real people, and we “Home rule is the big issue. My experience is [Ed:From these comments it would appear “I am interested in exploring the tax code have to keep that in mind,” he noted. that consolidation won’t work. You end up that he will simply sit the budget process out revision because it carries with it an obliga­ “No funding for increases for City em­ being dictated to by others.” until it’s time to vote.] tion to involve the business community. If ployees has been included in the 1993-94 Bob Andrews, Fullerton, asked the coun­ Councilmember Julie Sa told the audience we spend dollars on the front end for street projections. And this comes after a year in cil to “go slow” on revenue options. “An “We know Fullerton is a very safe place to maintenance, the business community will which salaried employees also received no assessment district is probably okay, but a be. I think Red China has requested that they recognize the dollars are going to a sound increase. These provisions will have to be utility tax could be regressive,” he noted. send their high level people over to study infrastructure.” negotiated with city employee unions. Joan Cohen, President North Orange Fullerton’s police and fire departments. I am “The Community Services department “In addition, the suspension of General County League of Women Voters, stressed against raising taxes; after I study this I will and the Library have carried the heavy brunt Fund payment for City water will be contin­ that a concern of the public will be the quality have more to say.” [Ed: Will Beijing be our of the proposed cuts in their portion [of the ued in future years,1’Armstrong continued. of life left after the cuts are made. “The kind next sister city? Can we afford it?] budget]. We need to restore [the Library’s] “Looking at our own organization, we have of civilization we have will be affected,” said Councilmember Buck Catlin compli­ book budget if we raise revenues, she said. to keep in mind that the most labor intensive Cohen. mented staff on its presentation. ‘The staff We should approach possible consolida­ portions of city government are the police, Councilmember Norby described the as­ has done a very good job and it is on the right tion of fire services [with adj acent communi­ fire, and city maintenance departments. sessment district approach as “worse than track. It is a sensible transition mode. What ties] in a small way to start. There are the Over 71% of estimated appropriations are the utility tax,” and urged giving thought to has made Fullerton great has been its infra­ complications of labor negotiations. allocated to these services.” turning over all street trees to adjacent own­ structure. [Ed: substitute any noun of your Mayor McClanahan ended the evening If budget reductions totalling $4.2 million ers for lifetime care. After paying homage to choice]. session on a high note as she added: “Let were spread among city departments propor­ his traditional recommendation to rid the city We should not compromise public safety; other cities contract with us for one or two tionate to their current budget size, the pro­ of its chief legal officer, the City Attorney, the reductions listed for police may be unre­ stations; then they can negotiate with then- posed public safety (fire and police) reduc­ Councilmember Norby said he would op­ alistic; and, retaining the fire training office own personnel, and we won’t have to.” tions would be reduced nearly $350 thou­ pose even a small tax. is an important aspect of fire operations. I Classifieds: P.O. Box 7051, Fullerton 525-7225 Fullerton Library 738-3114. 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Page 16 FULLERTON OBSERVER NEWS February 15,1993 MeimmdetAeterna Pamela Marie Onder, formerly of William “Ben” Groff, a salesman.,— Fullerton and a graduate of Sunny Hills from Fullerton, died Jan. 14 at age 52. High School, Class of 1968, died Jan. 11 Mr. Groff is survived by his wife Sylvia at the National Institute of Health at age and daughter Kelly of Fullerton. 42. She lived in Bethesda, Maryland. Mrs. Onder, a former corporate commu­ Catherine B. Holmes, a retired nurse nications director, was a co-founder of the from Fullerton, died Jan. 11 at age 83. National Breast Cancer Coalition in 1991 Mis. Holmes is survived by her to focus attention on breast cancer as a daughter Mary. national epidemic and to press for in­ creased research funding. Elsie Hornkohi, a retired nurse from She represented that organization in ap­ Fullerton, died Jan. 20 at age 94. pearances on CNN, the MacNeil-Lehrer Mrs. Hornkohi is survived by her News Hour and other programs, and be­ daughter Carolyn Gillespie of Fullerton. fore congressional committees. George DeMett Presents Award to Dr. Kurt Bergel. Mrs. Onder is survived by her mother, Margaret Esther Legel, a Fullerton Florence Patton, of Placentia. homemaker, died Jan. 13 at age 78. Mrs. Legel is survived by her husband Models of Unity Awards Christine C. DeMett, a Fullerton Gary and daughters Karen and Maijorie, homemaker, died January 23 at age 90. all of Fullerton. Mrs. DeMett is survived by her son ______By George S. De Mett______lonely out there at times and most heart­ warming to know there are many others with George and daughter Kay DeMett of James Harry Trabue, a metal fabrica­ Approximately 250 Baha’is and friends similar goals”. Fullerton. tor from Fullerton, died Jan. 10 at age 71. gathered on Jan. 23,1992 at Cal State's Titan Included in the illustrious group of recipi­ Mr. Tabue is survived by his mother Pavilion, to honor 11 individuals and organi­ ents of the Models of Unity awards were two Othell “Jack” Hill, a retired Fullerton Virginia Anthony and sisters Patricia zations who have served as Models of Unity. Fullerton residents: Alma Buis, Fullerton’s butcher, died Jan. 24 at age 71. Rhoades and Nancy Anthony all of Sponsored by the Baha’is of Orange Community Affairs Officer, for her continu­ Mr. Hill is survived by his wife Daisy Fullerton. County, with the assistance of the Local ing efforts and dedication in furthering and son Jack Farris of Fullerton. Spiritual Assembly of Fullerton, this project “understanding and unity among Fullerton Westa Idella Wrigley, a Fullerton was modeled after a similar one organized in residents, and greatly increasing communi­ Tamarina J. Moore, of Fullerton, a stu­ homemaker, died Jan. 19 at age 74. 1991 by the Human Relations Foundation of cation between the Police Dept, and its di­ dent at Buena Park High School, died Jan. Mrs. Wrigley is survived by her hus­ Chicago and the National Spiritual Assem­ verse population”; and Mrs. Ann Rose, aka 24 at age 18. band Harry of Fullerton. bly of the Baha’i Faith in the United States. “The Peace Lady” by students at Fullerton’s Ms. Moore is survived by her parents A Model of Unity is defined as a person or Orangethoipe Elementary School where she Deltis and Judith of Fullerton. Harold "Hal" William Nieman of an organization which has promoted, inten­ is a teacher, was honored “For incorporating Fullerton died Feb. 2 at age 82. tionally or not, the process of intergroup peace studies into the elementary school cur­ Billy Ray O’Risky, a retired Fullerton Mr. Nieman came to Fullerton in 1958 unity. Baha’is are concerned about the riculum, thus nurturing the future peace­ plumber, died Jan. 23 at age 59. and had been active with church and prominence of publicity about interracial makers of the world”. Mr. O’Risky is survived by his wife community, especially in the early or­ violence, confrontation, and conflict, and are Others so honored were: Ho Chung, Coun- Maijorie. ganization of the Fullerton Interfaith convinced that examples of interracial har­ cilmember, Garden Grove; Sister Armida Emergency Service organization and the mony, peaceful coexistence, and unity are Deck of Santa Ana; Ethel Hanna of Hunting- Isabelle N. Buck, a Fullerton home- ongoing work of the Lutheran Social common, yet less well known. ton Beach, Marriage, Family, Child Coun­ meaker, died Jan. 12 at age 92. Services. Futhermore, scholarship on interracial in­ selor; Nampety Panichpant-M of Santa Ana, Mrs. Buck is survived by her son Ed­ Mr. Nieman is survived by his wife teraction has explored the conflicts in detail, Health Service Advocate; Michael O’Shea ward of Fullerton. Rosie of Fullerton. but has done little to examine the roots on of La Habra, Retired Senior Citizen; A Place interracial unity. The Models of Unity proj­ for Us, Gardena; Costa Mesa Human Rela­ George Vincent Geiss, of Fullerton, Joseph Michael Nolan, of Fullerton, a ect was conceived as a first step in redressing tions Committee; Interfaith Peace Ministry president of Vanderveer Industrial Plas­ retired assistant warehouse manager, this imbalance. of Orange County; and UCI Cross Cultural tics Inc., died Jan. 17 at age 69. died Jan 10 at age 65. Local Baha’is can be assured the goal of Center, Irvine. Mr. Geiss is survived by his wife Bar­ Mr. Nolan is survived by 3 sisters and a their Models of Unity ceremony was met The event also included entertainment by bara and son Mark of Fullerton. brother. based on the enthusiastic attendance and vocal virtuosos 2-Che, followed by refresh­ comments by more than one guest that “its ments and socializing. Hazardous Waste Fighting Fraud With Film Crossroads, a short film in Spanish (with co-chaired by Michael Capizzi and Monsi­ English subtitles) to alert people about fraud, gnor Jaime Soto. was previewed Feb. 3, at 10 a.m. in the Crossroads is a short film in Spanish about Program Is Catching On Waltmar Theater at Chapman University. a family who has been a victim of fraud. By Cymantha Atkinson “ g Blue Gum Street (comer of La PalmaFraud is a vivid reality for thousands of new Once they decide that they are not going to let immigrants in this country, for whom accept­ go and start seeking help, they discover a ring ing a scam as “Bad luck” seems easier and of operations that are nothing but deceit. Congratulations, Orange County! Over Rules to remember when bringing your very often the only way to go. Cultural differ­ They also discover that the right thing to do 75,000 residents have demonstrated their hazardous waste materials to the Center are ences, values, and lack of understanding of is to always report fraud, because even if you commitment to making our County a better as follows: the American system play an important role don’t recover what you’ve lost, the police place to live. Since 1990, they have brought 1. Wastes will only be accepted from Or­ in perpetuating these incidents. will have information about the suspect, used motor oil, old paints, pesticides and ange County residents. Proof of residency is increasing the chances of his/her arrest. In most Latin American countries, you other hazardous wastes to the County House­ required. Waste will not be accepted from need to have “contacts” to have anything This film, which is approximately 14 min­ hold Hazardous Waste Collection Centers businesses, schools, churches, non-profit or­ done for you, and reporting fraud is not utes long is part of a larger package. The for disposal. ganizations, or government agencies. common. Unfortunately, some unscrupu­ Commission developed a discussion guide Because of residents’ response to these 2. A maximum of 5 gallons or 50 pounds is lous people who are aware of these realities to instruct presenters about methods for pres­ centers, effective February 1,1993 they will allowed per vehicle per visit. take advantage of the situation, confident entation and discussion of the film. each be open 6 days a week and one extra 3. Material must be in the original container that their crime will not be reported. hour per day. The new hours will be: Monday except for used oil and anti-freeze. After the film, the audience received a copy through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Centers 4. Containers must have lids. The Orange County District Attorney, of the flyer “A Guide to the Most Common are closed on rainy days and Christmas, 5. Materials must not be mixed or com­ Michael Capizzi, in coordination with the Fraud Schemes and How to Protect Your­ Independence, Labor, Memorial, New bined together. Orange County Human Relations Commis­ self.” The brochure gives a brief description Year’s and Thanksgiving days. 6. No containers will be returned. sion has developed a new plan to fight this of several schemes so you can identify them The Collection Center for North Orange fraud. This effort is an outgrowth of the when you see them; then it tells you what to Countians is: For more information, please call the haz­ Orange County Immigrant Fraud Network, do. The brochure is available in both English Anaheim Regional Collection Center ardous waste hotline at 665-6970. convened by Supervisor Roger Stanton and and Spanish, and it contains a referral list.

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