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COMMUNITY Fullerto♥ n bsCeALErNDAvR Peage 1r 4-15 O EAR FULLERTON’S ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWS • Est.1978 (printed on 20% recycled paper) • Y 39 #1 • JANUARY 2017 Submissions: [email protected] • Contact: (714) 525-6402 • Read Online at : www.fullertonobserver.com Dealing with Growth in a City that Wants to Be Homey by Elizabeth Gibbs “I moved here for the quiet, homey community, the charming, quaint downtown … I want it to stay that way.” “Why do we need change, anyway?” “Sometimes it seems like development is a done deal before the public hears about it.” These and other concerns expressed by citizens prompted Neighbors United for Fullerton (NUFF) to offer “Development 101” a free public forum on Thursday, January 26, at 6:45 in the Fullerton Library Osborne Room. A presentation by Karen Haluza, Fullerton’s Director of Community Development, will be fol - lowed by a question/answer period. Fullerton residents value the quality of life offered by the city. People want to be safe, to have satisfactory trans - portation, walkable neighborhoods. Continued on page 4 Shoe Donations for Music Program: Sunny Hills High School students Alicia Rojas and Irene Choi sort through donated shoes that are being collected as part of a fundraiser for the school’s award-winning music program. Story page 11. PHOTO BY MIMI KO CRUZ 7 . A 7 S D . 5 C I D 1 U Michael Dukakis on A E . by Jane Rands N ED AK EVELOPMENT P R O D T D O O E R R N “President Trump - T G A O R On January 17, the City Council will future development (the Fullerton T A S D I E T E L N What’s Ahead?” S decide whether to approve 295 market rate Transportation Center and Amerige M R L A O P R T U apartments at 600 West Commonwealth Commons), one wonders whether a major - P E The Patrons of the Library at CSUF S F P and 628 West Williamson. ity of the council will find it necessary to present Michael Dukakis, their third The two-block deep project approve the requested speaker of the 2016-17 academic year on on the old Mullahey Chevrolet changes to the city’s general Saturday, January 21, at 2pm in the Pollak site depends on the council The 295 units in plan and zoning to enable Library at Cal State Fullerton, 800 N. approving a General Plan (GP) the 4-story project the Red Oak project. State College Blvd., Fullerton. Revision to change the land use will rent at market Advocates for the Red Oak Dukakis served three terms as governor designation from Commercial rate. A two-bed project, such as the Building of Massachusetts and Industrial Use to Urban unit will rent for Industry Association, the and in 1988 ran as Center Mixed-Use, re-zoning $2,500 a month. North Orange County the Democratic T from General Commercial and Chamber of Commerce, and N nominee for presi - E L Manufacturing to Specific Plan A proposed Vanguard commercial real dent of the US. L D A District, and certification of a estate investor Cameron I reduction in He is currently C S 2 E Mitigated Negative Declaration parking Irons, have stated that office, Distinguished S E 0 R I E in lieu of an Environmental commercial, and industrial 4 R Professor of T requirements will V 6 R - Impact Report. The Planning properties better serve the R Political Science at T E reduce the 2.24 E 5 V S Commission recommended community when “revital - N Northeastern 2 D parking spaces per B E 5 approval of these entitlements ized” for residential and retail University in A - R O unit required to 4 on September 28, 2016 with a use. Boston. During the O R E 1 only 1.93 per unit. T 4-3 vote (Commissioners Other supporters, such as 7 U H winter quarter he teaches as a visiting pro - T C Shanfield, Pendegraft, and professional architect and fessor at UCLA in the Luskin School of N I R Bennett opposing). Fullerton Planning Public Affairs. Dukakis co-authored a O With the number of high-density, high- Commissioner John Silber, believe that the book, “How to Get into Politics – and rise rental projects in Fullerton either Red Oak project will help reduce homeless - Why,” which was designed to encourage recently open (Ventana and Malden ness even though the developer plans to young people to think seriously about Station), currently being built (Harbor rent a two-bedroom unit for $2,500 a politics and public service as a career. Walk and Orangefaire), or entitled for month. Continued on page 5 The meeting and the lecture are free and open to the public. Parking is also free. A shuttle will be provided for those 2017 Point in Time Count who need assistance from the parking lot by Jane Rands and individuals are counted whether “shel - to the Pollak Library. The shuttle service tered” temporarily in facilities such as the will begin at 1:25pm and will resume after 4 3 Early in the morning on January 28, vol - Fullerton and Santa Ana Armories or the lecture. For more information contact 8 N 2 R [email protected]. - by J. Mason 9 1 unteers will be dispersed from five deploy - unsheltered, sleeping in public places like O 5 E A 0 T ment centers around the county to conduct parks or in vehicles. V 7 C R R X N a biennial survey of homeless people in The one-on-one surveys conducted by SNOW DAY COMING UP E E O O L Orange County known as the Point in trained volunteers fulfill the County's obli - S B Snow Day will take place at the Brea T R L B O Time Count. The outcome of the Count in gation to qualify for Federal Housing and E Dam, 1700 N. Harbor on Saturday, P U L O 2015 concluded that “On any given night Urban Development funds. L January 28 from 11am to 2pm. Register F U in Orange County, there are approximately F by calling 714-738-6575. See details and 4,452 people who are homeless.” Families Continued on page 12 more events on page 15. Page 2OBSERVER COMMUNITY OPINIONS CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 JANUARY 2017 Fullerton OUT OF MY MIND Observer by Jon Dobrer © 2017 [email protected] The Fullerton Observer Community Save Free Secular Newspaper, founded by Ralph and Natalie Kennedy and a group of friends in 1978, is staffed by local citizen volunteers who create, Public Education publish, and distribute the paper throughout Free Secular Education has been the single most important our community. social institution in creating America. At the turn of the 19th to This venture is a not-for-profit one with all ad and subscription revenues plowed back into 20th Century, it took English Protestants and sat them next to maintaining and improving our independent, Irish Catholics. It mixed Poles and Italians with Jews. It has taken non-partisan, non-sectarian community news - every wave of immigrants and made them, mostly in one genera - paper. tion, Americans. Our purpose is to inform Fullerton residents The attack on our public schools is dangerous to our unique about the institutions and other societal forces which most impact their lives, so that they may and exceptional democracy. It is not that our system of education be empowered to participate in constructive is either perfect or beyond criticism. Clearly it fails far too many ways to keep and make these private and public people. And just as clearly it can be and should be improved. And Please Preserve the entities serve all residents in lawful, open, just, yes, it could benefit and learn from some competition from char - and socially-responsible ways. ter schools. Affordable Health Care Act Through our extensive local calendar and other coverage, we seek to promote a sense of Criticism, however, should be constructive and not destructive. community and an appreciation for the values This is not an institution that should be driven out of our social Congressman Royce, of diversity with which our country is so contract or destroyed by market forces. I am begging you to read this email and give it serious uniquely blessed. The incoming (if confirmed) consideration. You were kind enough to invite me and my SUBMISSIONS : If we break up Secretary of Education wants to husband to join you for lunch in the congressional dining Submissions on any topic of interest are move towards a voucher system that room many years ago when we were visiting D.C. It was accepted from Fullerton residents and we the schools and would give parents a certain stipend the day before the vote on the ACA and I gave you my try hard to get it all in. Sorry we some - give everyone to use in any educational system they heartfelt arguments for why I felt it was a positive move for times fail. Shorter pieces have a better vouchers, we will might choose. They could use it to families in this country. chance. Email to observernews@earth - all be losers... fully fund public education or as par - As an administrator at Children's Hospital for many link.net or mail to: tial payment in a private school or years, and also having worked for several large health insur - FULLERTON OBSERVER The incoming religious-based school. This would, ance companies, I have seen first hand the horrors that PO BOX 7051 (if confirmed) in my view, lead to a social tragedy.