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Courtesy of Local History Room, Fullerton Public Library X //< r ° s , JUNE 1 5 , 1986 OBSERVER OBSERVER Fullerton Observer Fullerton's Only Local Independent Newspaper No. 71 June 15, 1986 Common Ground Finally Succumbs to Time Everything in this world is transitory, sorrow all of us are feeling as we watch Harbor Blvd., finally succumb to time, continued for awhile to be, a barbershop; but occasionally the reminder of this real - the noble experiment, Common Ground Establshed 14 years ago by 6 local Common Ground has seen more than ity can be especially painful; such as the Multimedia Art Gallery at 505 North artists in the front of what was then, and 1200 artists pass through its doors, exhi biting their varied works and benefitting from the sales that this community expo - School Trustees sure stimulated. The gallery, which was organized as an Oppose Federal artists’ cooperative, will finally close its doors on June 28, 1986, after its June Child-Nutrition exhibitors have had their last turn. The building which they first shared, then became sole tenants in, and finally in Program Cuts 1978 purchased, has already been sold; and The Fullerton School Board has unani unhappily, it will most likely not remain mously approved a resolution supporting a an art gallery. national priority that Child Nutrition The gallery's closure was prompted Programs should continue as nutrition pro when Vesta Ward, who has been one of grams for all children, and urging Congress the cooperative owners for the last 12 to reject the Reagan Administration's pro years and the gallery's director for the last posals for $775 million further reductions three, said she couldn't continue. in these programs. A combination of health problems and The Board's action was in response to other on-going committments, including the targetting once again of Child Nutri working on her own art form, jewelry, fi tion Programs for federal budget cuts. nally took their toll. In 1981, the Child Nutrition Programs "The directorship has been a 40-hour lost 1/3 of their funding, which resulted in plus job, which I loved, but one morning 3 million fewer children participating dai I woke up and my energy bank was emp ly, and 3000 schools dropping from the ty," she told the Observer. program. The original Common Ground organizer The new administration proposal would and its director for about 10 years, Mary- place an additional 5 to 8 million children Ann Taggart says she knows how Vesta and 10,000 to 15,000 more schools at risk felt. "All the artists help, but one person "oFdropping from the program, according to has to be in charge and responsible for a FESD Staff report. keeping things operating whenever any of The National School Lunch Program is the other volunteers falters." the world's largest and most effective child "I am very saddened to see this cooper nutrition effort, serving 23 million chil ative gallery go. It’s the only place where dren every day. beginning and developing artists in every The program was started in 1946 as "a media could afford to have their works national security measure, to safeguard the exhibited,” she added. health and well-being of the nation's chil "There is nothing to take its place in dren." Fullerton, but there just wasn't anything I This national philosophy, which has could do about it," Ms. Taggart said sadly. been in place for 40 years, is being chal The other artists didn't want to see the lenged by the proposed cuts, the staff gallery close either, but apparently noone report continues. had the time and energy to step into Vesta As a result of the 1981 cuts in Child COMMON GROUND-This arresting sculpture, "Jeze-Bel", by Sculp- Ward's shoes. Nutrition Programs, the Fullerton School Michael Nelson was featured in Common Ground's May exhibit. Car Now it is too late, and Common District increased prices to students, with in the background witnesses to the gallery location on busy North Ground, like so many noble ventures additional cost increases each year as needed Harbor Blvd., and the CLOSED sign ominously foretells the final which preceded it, will become part of Continued on p. 9 closing of this familiar Fullerton MultiMedia Art Gallery on June 28. Fullerton's proud history. Landlord Sued for Family Discrimination Robert Anderson, a Fullerton attorney, housing has been illegal for 3 years, ap Apartment Owners Association, which re ident, Robert G. Smith. and 2 Fair Housing Non-Profit Corpora - proximately half of all discrimination presents 80,000 California apartment "The owners have a perfect right to esta tions have sued a Fullerton landlord for complaints to the OCFHC involve some owners and managers, disagrees. blish the number of persons they will rent discriminating against children, by restric - form of discrimination against families Per bedroom occupancy limits, "abso - to in a given space, provided only that ting the number of tenants in their apart with children," according to Maya Dunne, lutely do not discriminate," according to they apply this standard uniformly to all ments to one per bedroom or less. Executive Director of the Council. the Association's Executive Vice-Pres- Continued on p. 9 The Andersons and their 2 sons, aged 2 "Presently, many households have taken and 4, tried to rent a 2-bedroom apartment down 'adult-only' signs, only to replace from the Island Village Apartments at 143 them with occupancy limits of one person Smaller Class Sizes Pay Off North Acacia in Fullerton, but were turned per bedroom," Ms. Dunne explained. The expenditure made by the Fullerton district 9 years ago, indicated that "the stu down because the owner's policy sets the These rules require a husband and wife Union High School District to lower the dents were more articulate in what they maximum occupancy of their 2-bedroom with 1 child to rent a 3-bedroom apart size of first year English classes to 20 stu - Continued on p. 5 apartments at 2 people. ment, and thus they effectively keep chil - dents per teacher was worth every penny, "But my wife had lived in a 2-bedroom dren out of the complex, due to a shortage according to graders of competency-test apartment in this same complex with 3 of 3-bedroom units and/or their prohib - writing samples. More Inside other young women for 6 years before we itive cost, the OCFHC statement con - " We are excited about these 9th-grade were married," Anderson said. tinues. compositions because they are excellent," 4 Nursing Home Patients'Righti The Andersons were supported in their Attempts to reach the apartment own - wrote 8 teachers who have the responsi - complaint by the Orange County Fair ers, who listed a Beverly Hills address, for bility for grading the competency exams. 6,7Community Calendar Housing Council and the Fair Housing for their reactions to the complaint were The teachers, some of whom have been Children Coalition Inc. unsuccessful. grading these exams each year since the "Even though child discrimination in But the Sacramento-based California 8 Teacher for All Students competency testing program began in the 10 Good Taste, Good Times! ,BuI^llate™ ,,"",,"' THE FULLERTON OBSERVER U. S. Postage P.O. Box 7051. PAID 11 Steppin' Out in Fullerton Fullerton 92634 Permit No. 1577 12 People and Places iFullertons CA ^ Courtesy of Local History Room, Fullerton Public Library Page 2 FULLERTON OBSERVER_________________________________ Decision on 1/2 Acre Horse Si^ydistofJhe\M^(H. Properties Postponed to 9/2 by Amanda Wray Today, property owners who do not Due to a lack of information available meet the 3/4-acre requirement are faced from the City staff, the City Council has with either vioiating Title 15 or boarding voted to put off a decision until Sept. 2 on horses on a larger property. an amendment to Title 15 of the Fullerton One homeowner, whose property abuts Municipal Code regarding the keeping of two 1/2-acre lots, felt that horse properties livestock in residential neighborhoods. should be far enough apart not to intrude Consideration of an amendment to the on smaller lots. Code was prompted by a letter from the This homeowner also stated that flies and Fullerton Recreational Riders Association odors can be a definite problem when hor (FRRA). ses are located close by. Currently, Title 15 allows 3/4-acre Another homeowner rebutted by saying property owners to keep horses on their that flies and sanitation are only a problem property. The FRRA has requested that the when the owners are unable to care for 3/4-acre requirement be reduced to 1/2 an their horses properly on a regular basis. acre. Pleading the plight of the potential The first option presented to the Council property owner was Lori Walsh of 231 in the FRRA's letter would allow for a Altura Drive. "Some of the best properties maximum of two horses (or other adult for horses are 1/2-acre lots. The lot I liked equine or bovine animal) on a 1/2-acre lot. was just under three-quarters of an acre." In addition, the property owner would But just how many lots the amemdment have to get a conditional use permit and would make available has not been ascer satisfy one of the following criteria: tained. (a) the property would directly access or At a public hearing on Sept. 2, the City abut a recreation trail; (b) the property staff will present refined criteria to the would be bounded by or adjacent to legal Council after further study of qualifying horse property; or (c) the property would properties.