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Who else could continue to call His every thought, impulse, grudge and importantly, he believes that if he sells his 10,000 issues of the Fullerton Observer for the jailing of the loser of the election? insecurity is made plain by his own twit - instruments to the suckers and gets out of are distributed throughout Fullerton No one outside a Third World autocrat. tering thumbs—usually at 5 AM without town quickly enough, he wins. Willy is a and sent through the mail to subscribers We don’t jail losers here. We make them adult supervision. desperate little man. He feels himself a every two weeks except only once do book tours, eat fast food and answer In my view, the greatest threat to our in January, July & August. failure, and his drive not simply to be stupid questions. world are Trump’s thumbs. Do we want liked but well liked has left him an empty Missed a Copy? Who else would use an ethnic slur to the thumbs that tweet insults and engage and pathetic loser. Sad. Visit us online at: characterize a sitting Senator by calling in feuds anywhere near the nuclear but - [email protected] www.fullertonobserver.com her Pocahontas? Ah but Pocahontas was ton? A “twitter war” with Lavar Ball, who & on FaceBook www.Dobrer.com • STAFF• • Co-Editors: Sharon Kennedy & Jesse La Tour Predators Body Armor • Database Manager: Jane Buck Is anyone surprised that Trump sup - Re: Event at CSUF • Advisor: Tracy Wood In the US, except Connecticut, anyone • Copy Editors: ports Moore? Sexual predators stick Costs Taxpayers Gennifer Gatan & Beth Dieckhoff together. If a sitting President can get can purchase body armor except felons. It • Distribution: Roy & Irene Kobayashi, elected admitting to being a sexual vul - is sold online without requiring a legiti - The headline “Event at CSUF Costs Marjorie Kerr, Manny Bass, Leslie Allen ture, why would he not support someone mate need. Students and Taxpayers” is very mislead - & Victor Cortes accused of being a sexual vulture? Anyone bent on mayhem can buy it, ing. I would even go so far as to call it Photography: Jere Greene, Damion Lloyd making it more difficult for the police or Nearly Fake News! All Mio Yiannopoulos • Webmaster: Cathy Yang The worst part is they give vultures a bad name. They both claim to be anybody to stop them. does is speak for a particular point of view, • FEATURES & COLUMNISTS Christian, holding up the bible, citing Storefront workers for example may he does not urge followers to disrupt • C ITY ISSUES : Jane Rands chapter and verse. Where it is okay to be a want armor, so let them. But require a meetings, does not urge followers to burn, • C OUNCIL REPORT : Jesse La Tour child molester? The bible does not say permit before purchase. Individuals with a riot, destroy all that is contrary to his •C ROSSWORD : Valerie Brickey belief. If the students had ignored him, I • D OWNTOWN REPORT : Mike Ritto Joseph raped Mary. It was supposed to legitimate need should be able to own •G ARDENING : Penny Hlavac have been a virgin birth. They only quote body armor. How about a background mean totally ignored him there would be •F ULLERTON HISTORY : Jesse La Tour & Terry Galvin what suits them even if they have to lie. check: like for guns! very little controversy and little taxpayers • M OVIE REVIEW HITS & M ISSES : Joyce Mason Thom Pari Anaheim DW York, Fullerton money spent. •Y OUNG REPORTERS : If some had really listened they might Francine Vudoti, & C.C. Lee, be more open to opposing view points •P OLITICAL COMMENTARY : WAR COSTS in Life & Money VINCE BUCK & Jonathan Dobrer instead of bullying. If they still disagreed, •P ASSION FOR JUSTICE : Synthia Tran California leads the nation with 3,972 soldiers wounded and 740 dead in wars since 2001. so be it. Let them formulate their own •R OVING REPORTERS : Jere Greene, Sinh Dang, well thought out rebuttals. There is no IN IRAQ & A FGHANISTAN and other Community Members need to be thugs in training. • S CHOOL BOARD REPORTS : The students are blissfully unaware of Jan Youngman & Vivien Moreno • 179,577 Civilians killed by violence www.iraqbodycount.org (12/1/2017) •S CIENCE : Sarah Mosko & Frances Mathews the fact they are doing EXACTLY what • 4,528 (DoD 12/1/2017) •S PORTS : Michael Foo & Community Members US soldiers killed in Iraq: Hitler and his Brownshirts did prior to • T HEATRE REVIEWS : Angela Hatcher • 2,406 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan (12/1/2017) www.icasualties.org WWII. That is go meetings with whom • T RAVEL : Ravi Perra they disagreed to totally disrupt the meet - •V IDEO OBSERVER : Emerson Little • 32,223 US soldiers wounded (DOD reports) www.icasualties.org ings, burn books, and be just thugs. They Iraq 3/2003 to present (no updates since 11/2011) Created & Published in Fullerton • 17,674 are blissfully aware they are not the first to by local citizen volunteers for 39 years Afghanistan 10/2001 to present (no updates since 9/2012) protest in such a manner. Fullerton Observer LLC Cost of wars Since 2001 www.costofwar.com (12/1/2017) Many students of today are for free • $1.801 speech only if it agrees with the propagan - The Mid December issue will Trillion (rounded down) (Iraq $821 billion) (Afghanistan $790 billion) hit the stands on Dec 18 da with which they’ve been indoctrinated for the last several years. Otherwise it is SUBMISSION & AD EVERY HOUR US taxpayers are paying over $8 million considered hate speech, hurtful, or what - DEADLINE: December 11, 2017 for total costs of war. What Can We Do With this Money Instead? ever. Leon Gray Fullerton EARLY DECEMBER 2017 COMMUNITY VIEWS OBSERVER Page 3 HOW C AN W E P ROVIDE M ORE A FFORDABLE H OUSING ? Build More Market-Rate Development Develop Policy Requiring Affordable Housing by Brian Yanity & Elizabeth Hansburg by Jesse La Tour Q But won’t these added restrictions prevent projects from happening? In his mid-October 2017 cover story congestion and the number of vehicles Hansburg and Yanity argue that the for the Fullerton Observer, Jesse La Tour on the road. way to provide more affordable housing A: “ The argument that development explains the need for more affordable The good news is this is a fixable prob - is to simply ease restrictions and allow will grind to a halt if restrictions or housing in Orange County. He connects lem. If we build more homes and more high-density, market rate develop - requirements for affordable units are homelessness to the cost of housing, both increase supply, prices will stabilize. New ment. Over the past several years, added has been disproven in Irvine.” Fullerton has approved many such high- of which are increasing in Southern housing, even high end housing, increas - We asked City of Fullerton Housing density projects, and rents have contin - California. However, La Tour does not es the overall supply. As high-income and Neighborhood Services ued to climb. If anything, address the root causes of high housing earners move into new, more desirable Manager Rebecca Leifkes if housing continues to become costs in Orange County—a housing houses and apartments, this frees up Fullerton requires develop - less affordable not just here, “Affordable shortage. There are currently more peo - older, more affordable units. When new ers to include affordable but across California. ple who choose to live in Orange County homes are not available in areas of high housing for units. But we are no experts, so we than there are places to live. demand, wealthier people take their working “The City of Fullerton decided to speak with one. Housing costs are chiefly a matter of demand ‘down market’, which increases does not have a require - We spoke with Cesar families at supply and demand. A restricted supply the prices of existing housing stock, and ment for new development Covarrubias, executive direc - lower income of housing and an increasing demand places lower income residents at risk of to include a percentage of tor of The Kennedy translates to high housing prices. displacement. levels does affordable housing,” Commission, a non-profit According to the January 2017 We need to make it easier, faster and not trickle Leifkes said, “In order for dedicated to helping cities California Statewide Housing cheaper to build new housing, especially the City to establish a develop policies for the devel - down as Assessment, Orange County needed to along major transportation corridors requirement that all new opment of affordable housing. an effect of build more than 82,000 near transit. The high cost development must include Here are some questions we housing units between of land in Southern building affordable housing, it If we build asked Director Covarrubias: 2003 and 2014 to keep up California means more market rate would require a change to more homes with demand. We build units per acre are needed to Q: Does building market housing.” the municipal code. Any slightly more than half— and increase produce housing that is rate housing make existing changes would require 56%. Simply put, we need supply, prices affordable to middle- housing more affordable? --Cesar Covarrubias, council approval.” more homes. income earners. Infill The Kennedy will stabilize. A: “No. This is an argument And so, it seems that the A March 2015 report by development—redevelop - Commission often put forward by develop - solution to providing the California Legislative New housing, ing currently unused or ers but as we have seen over affordable housing is the Analyst Office, California’s even high end under-utilized parcels—at the last seven years of the political will of our officials High Housing Costs: Causes higher densities is the best housing, high-end housing boom—rents have and our population to create policy and Consequences , conclud - way to create middle- increases the gone up, not down. Affordable housing requiring it. ed that “our analysis sug - income housing and limit for working families at lower income lev - gests that building substan - overall supply. both our environmental Who qualifies for affordable housing? els does not trickle down as an effect of tially more housing in impact and demand on Workers who would qualify for afford - building market rate housing.” coastal urban areas—possi - transportation infrastruc - able housing in Orange County include: bly as much as 100,000 additional units ture. Q So how can we ensure that, as school teachers, social workers, auto each year—could prevent California’s NIMBY obstructionism to taller build - we build more housing, we also mechanics, truck drivers, receptionists, housing costs from continuing to grow ings, mixed-use development, and multi- include affordable housing? bank tellers, child care providers, garden - faster than the U.S.” A February 2016 family housing makes new housing more ers, cooks, sales clerks, housekeepers, report by the same office, Perspectives on expensive to build. Development costs A: “Unless your city has a specific pro - restaurant servers and others with annual Helping Low-Income Californians Afford increase with time delays in the entitle - gram to incentivize affordable housing, incomes ranging from $14,400 to Housing , states that “considerable evi - ment process and lawsuits battling local builders are not interested and will not do $52,256. Shouldn’t people in those cate - dence suggests that construction of mar - governments’ anti-development deci - it on their own. Several cities in Orange gories be able to find a home in ket-rate housing reduces housing costs sions. Anti-development forces bear County (including Irvine and Santa Ana) Fullerton? for low-income households.” much of the responsibility for the current require that any market-rate development Fullerton currently has 17 affordable La Tour rightly notes that wages are housing shortage and resulting afford - include a percentage of low income units housing complexes, and a few more in stagnating for middle and low-income ability crisis. - either within the development or off- the works--ranging in size from 4 to 223 earners in Orange County, as they are La Tour’s article misses the most criti - site, or pay an in-lieu fee which the city units. Unfortunately, all of these have nationwide. However, there are more cal part of the housing affordability collects and distributes to encourage waiting lists, from 1 month to 5 years. than enough high-income earners who story—housing will only be more afford - affordable developments. Santa Ana Clearly, there is a need that is not being have the means and desire to pay for able when it is more abundant. If we requires that 15% of units of a new devel - met, and only through creative collabora - high-priced homes in a desirable region. want to create a community that is more opment be affordable to lower income, or tion can we find a solution. a fee kicks in. There is a tremendous need In fact, Orange County has too many inclusive and equitable, we must make For more info on affordable housing visit: high-paying jobs relative to the number room for new housing. for affordable housing and the market is not going to provide it on its own.” www.kennedycommission.org of available housing units. Until we Brian Yanity and Elizabeth Hansburg are address this jobs-housing imbalance, Fullerton residents and members of the organi - housing costs will continue to rise, and zation People for Housing – OC, which middle-income earners will commute works to promote new housing Do the Casualties of War from farther inland, increasing traffic development in Orange County. Include the Veterans Cemetery? As the initial chair of the committee and a 5 1/2 year USAF/SAC veteran, I'm comprised of representatives from various one who still holds firmly to the belief HOW TO VOICE Thanks to our veteran organizations and non-veterans that a man's word is worth more than a community/business supporters seeking written contract. YOUR OPINION New and Renewing the building of a state veterans cemetery Based on this belief, I truly trusted Mr. Community Opinion pages are a in Orange County, I recall when we first Agran and felt he would navigate his free forum for the community. The Subscribers! met the then Irvine City Councilman promise beyond any local or state barriers Observer welcomes letters on any Thanks to all our new and old sub - Larry Agran. After the first meeting with placed in front of those who supported subject of interest. Comments are him, I asked why he was so willing to help the concept of realizing a state veterans the opinions of the writer, may be scribers who renewed to have the paper sent through the mail to your homes. in our effort to realize a state veterans cemetery. The irony of his current actions shortened for space, and typos will We think we have removed all those cemetery in Orange County. is he has become the highest obstacle to a be corrected (if we notice them). who have not resubscribed. But some - I vividly recall his response, which was, promise he made several years ago. We must verify your identity, but times we make errors so if you paid "Dr. Ramirez, quite simply, it's the right I truly want to believe that Mr. Agran is anonymous letters or those appear - your subscription or just forgot to thing to do." The words "...it's the right still an honorable man who will keep his ing with initials and town are renew and we removed your name thing to do." still reverberate in my mind promise and do whatever necessary to accepted if the writer can make a please call us at (714) 525-6402 or almost four years later. facilitate the construction of a veterans case that revealing his/her name email us at Lately, however, based on Larry Agran's cemetery. To do otherwise, such as his would be a problem. [email protected]. We really actions, I want to believe he's forgotten lawsuit against the City of Irvine, demon - appreciated the quick response and Email to: those of you who sent in even more what he promised, which was to do what - strates that he never had an interest in [email protected] than required! Plus we loved the many ever necessary to build a state veterans supporting local veterans and his state - Or Mail to: sweet and encouraging notes which we cemetery in Orange County. When I ment "...it's the right thing to do." plan to print more of when we have shook his hand several years ago, I truly becomes a "casualty of war," as well as Fullerton Observer, space. believed Mr. Agran was an honorable man local veterans who anxiously await the PO Box 7051, who would abide by his word and prom - realization of a long needed state veterans Thank You for enjoying the Fullerton CA 92834 ise regardless of what it took to build an cemetery in Orange County. paper! The Observer Crew veterans cemetery. As a 74 year-old man Richard M. Ramirez, Ed.D./ Fullerton Page 4FULLERTON OBSERVER GOVERNMENT NEWS EARLY DECEMBER 2017

CITY COUNCIL NOTES by Jesse La Tour Fullerton Names The Council meets at 6:30pm on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Upcoming agenda information and streaming video Ted White Director of council meetings are available at www.cityoffullerton.com. Meetings are broadcast live on Cable Ch 3 and rebroadcast at 3pm and 6pm of Community the following Wed. & Sun. & 5pm Mon. Development City Hall is located at 303 W. Commonwealth, Fullerton. Contact council at 714-738-6311 or by email to: [email protected] The City of Fullerton has selected Edward “Ted” White, AICP, as the new November 21st Council Meeting Director of Community Development. White is slated to begin employment on Next Council meeting is Tuesday, December 5th at 6:30pm. December 15, 2017. Come see your local government in action! White replaces Karen Haluza, who held the position from December 2014 until Closed Session: Before every public city council meeting, there is a “Closed Session” May 2017. The search for a replacement in which council meets with various parties outside view of the public. According to began in August with the recruiting firm the agenda provided by the city clerk, at this council meeting, council met with repre - Ralph Andersen & Associates. sentatives of various public employee unions to negotiate salaries and benefits. They White has over 20 year of experience in White holds a Bachelor’s of Arts in also discussed three lawsuits involving the city. After a prayer and the Pledge of local government community develop - History from the University of California, Allegiance, the public meeting began. Council member Jesus Silva was absent. ment and planning and is currently the Los Angeles and a Master’s of Public Deputy Director for the City of Administration from California State Riverside’s Community and Economic University Long Beach. He was recog - Public Comments Development Department. He previously nized by the Planning Director’s served as the City Planner for the City of Association of Orange County for his cre - Local resident Harry Langenbacher said not well-stocked. Therefore, she will be at Riverside and held multiple positions ativity and leadership by receiving the that he was interested in joining the city’s the next few council meetings with a box with the City of Anaheim from 1997 to inaugural “Spirit of Planning” award in Task Force on Homelessness and Mental in which residents and members of coun - 2015, including Principal Planner. 2014. Health Services, but that it is not active, as cil can donate canned goods. White was instrumental in the City of “With its thriving downtown, beautiful no events or meetings are listed on city Mike Blackstone, owner of Air Combat Riverside’s award-winning “Streamline neighborhoods, and world-class educa - web site. He also requested that the city USA, which has operated at the Fullerton Riverside” initiative and the 2017 grand tional institutions, Fullerton has an join 14 other cities in Orange Airport for the past 36 years, opening of the “One Stop Shop” permit incredibly bright future. I look forward to County in recognizing alleged that his company’s center at Riverside City Hall, which has joining the city team and serving our res - National Homeless Person’s A local resident lease at the Fullerton Airport significantly improved the customer expe - idents, businesses, and property owners,” Memorial Day on December pointed out was wrongfully terminated, rience related to the development review said White. “It is an honor to be a part of 21st. On this day, there will and that he is currently process. this fantastic community.” be an all-day memorial event that the involved in a lawsuit against at two venues: Sasscer Park in city’s Task the city. “I believe that some - Santa Ana, and near the Santa Force on thing wrong has happened Lack of Affordable Housing Creates Dilemma Ana riverbed. The event will Homelessness here,” Blackstone said, “Air feature speakers such as State Combat USA has been a very for Homeless Shelter continued from frontpage Senators Josh Newman and and Mental important part of Fullerton, John Moorlach, Assembly Health and making the Fullerton “ The time limit was originally added at the Santa Ana Riverbed unauthorized woman Sharon Quirk-Silva, Airport a much more impor - Bridges because it was expected to be a homeless encampment, where some of the Services is faster process. We want success,” said county’s homeless people live in tents and and a special address given via not active. tant place for aviation, and recorded video by governor we want to continue that Price, but “the housing market is a huge homemade shelters. Jerry Brown. legacy that my father provid - challenge. The 180-day limit will be When asked about San Diego’s program Local resident Genevieve ed for the last nearly four extended as needed until everyone who is of creating legal homeless campsites with Tiller-Paden informed council about a decades.” complying with the program is housed.” sanitation and enforcement, Price said project she is doing to collect canned Marilyn Harris, commander of the local Including the 100 beds that will that it could happen here, but the prob - goods for the Pathways of Hope distribu - American Legion, and chair of the become available next year, Orange lem is land and location. tion center, which supplies food for the Veteran’s Day committee, thanked the city County has opened 600 beds for homeless “Finding a site is very difficult,” said hungry. After a recent tour of the center, and Fullerton College for their support in people, with the Bridges at Kraemer Price. “We need cities willing to support she noticed that many of their shelves are hosting this year’s Veteran’s Day Parade. Shelter and the Courtyard Shelter in the idea to come up with locations in their Santa Ana. “There is no time limit on cities. The cost could be shared by the shelter at the Courtyard,” said Price. county and surrounding cities as in the Exacerbating the problem is the coun - Kraemer model.” Council to Consider Development Proposals ty’s recent decision to close certain areas of for Truslow/Walnut Area Fullerton Arboretum Honored At the October 17, 2017 City Council Mayor pro-tem Doug Chaffee said that continued from frontpage meeting, council directed staff to move he would like the new Community According to Dyment, four key factors “Our vibrant nursery operation has the forward with a Request for Qualifications Development Director to have a chance to contribute to the Fullerton Arboretum’s ability to propagate, conserve and safe - (RFQ) for development opportunities at review this and get his input. Part of what success, including its organizational struc - guard our collections, as well as other Walnut and Truslow and to bring back the goes into an RFQ is developer experience, ture, educational programming, nursery threatened plants,” Dyment continued. RFQ for City Council review. At this financial ability, references, who the team operations and plant collection. “The Fullerton Arboretum’s living collec - meeting, council voted 4-0 to direct staff members are, and a disclosure of any city- “As part of California State University, tion is home to many important plants, to bring the draft RFQ to the City owned property that’s in the territory Fullerton, our arboretum collaborates on including rare, threatened and endan - Council on December 19, 2017. under consideration. research with faculty, engages with other gered species, wild collected specimens institutions on conservation projects and and cultivars of historical significance, Update on Central Harbor has a curator to maintain plant records including our nationally recognized citrus and share collections data,” he said. “The collection.” Transit Corridor Study Fullerton Arboretum also has an educa - Learn more about the Arboretum at The Orange County Transportation respective comments. The item will likely tion manager who develops and leads pro - www.fullertonarboretum.com or go for a Authority (OCTA) recently completed a come before Fullerton City Council on grams for children and adults based on visit. The Arboretum is located at 1900 study to analyze and develop options to January 16, 2018. More information on recognized science standards.” Associated Road at the edge of CSUF. improve Harbor Boulevard’s transit sys - the Central Harbor Transit Corridor tems from Westminster Blvd in Santa Ana Study can be found at octa.net. to Chapman Ave. in Fullerton. The Mayor Whitaker requested agendizing Central Harbor Boulevard Transit this item to see if council might consider Corridor Study will define the corridor, registering opposition to this study. He travel demands, and the mobility needs to brought up the failed Centerline Light develop goals for improvement of the cor - Rail project, stating “There is inadequate ridor. space for what is being envisioned.” This item will come before the OCTA Council Member Jennifer Fitzgerald Transit Committee meeting on December said: “In this case, the study’s already been 14, 2017, and the Board of Directors is done, so I would like a presentation on proposed to hear an update on January what the study has shown, and then I 8th 2018. Following this, OCTA staff think it would be appropriate for this will present the evaluation results to each council to take a position.” Council did city council in order to receive a city’s not vote to oppose the study. EARLY DECEMBER 2017 LOCAL NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 5

At Left: The exterior of the historic Plummer Auditorium.

At Right: A view from the stage of the auditorium showing the beautiful features and both main floor and balcony seating. Plummer Auditorium in Jeopardy continued from frontpage Avenue, eliminating the existing original stairs and building new stairs. This There are two other proposed “improvements” would be another unfortunate waste of that need the community’s attention. First, the pro - public funds and would change the look posed plans would replace the center door in the of the original front elevation. The ramp auditorium’s front entry with an ADA accessible is not required because the State ticket window, which will add to the already con - Historical Building Code allows for a sec - gested lobby. The money saved from not changing ondary access for disabled customers as the balcony seating could easily cover the cost of long as it is within 200 feet of the main relocating the entire ticketing function to the east entrance. A qualified entrance exists on side of the building as part of the new one-story the east side of the building, and it has addition that will be used to accommodate the work always been used for that purpose. With needed to improve accessibility for the main floor. the ticket windows relocated there the In the new location, everyone would have equal and entrance will also serve all customers if safe access to the ticket windows, there would be a they choose to use it. secure place for handling the money, and people There must be a concerted effort on the would have the choice to enter the building through part of the community to demonstrate any public review, so the community does not know that the existing door on the east side that is currently that the public is concerned and wants every effort to be this is happening. Perhaps calls to the individual Board used by disabled persons and the general public made by the District to preserve Plummer Auditorium as members would be warranted at this time. instead of the front entrance. required by the State Historic Building Code. This build - Secondly, the proposed plans would add a ramp to ing is much more than just another school building. It ED: Email contacts for each boardmember can be found the front of the building. The ramp will require serves the community in many ways and is a city treasure. on the Fullerton Joint High School District website at extending the front porch toward Chapman The proposed set of plans have come a long way without www.fjuhsd.org under the Board of Trustees tab. New Director for OC Human Relations Non-Profit as Founder Steps Down Rusty Kennedy, a Fullerton resident and founding Together. OCT held a series of Listening Sessions CEO of the non-profit OC Human Relations, will step to hear the stories of diverse community members down from the position on December 20. and develop models for constructive police-com - Considered one of California's foremost experts on hate munity collaborations including the annual com - crime and civil rights, Kennedy is a celebrated leader munity oriented policing awards promoting and known for promoting understanding among residents and rewarding successful policing techniques within working to eliminate prejudice, intolerance and discrimi - communities. nation in Orange County. •Hate Crime Network: Built a collaborative that Alison Edwards will be replacing Kennedy as CEO of brings police, victim's groups and diverse commu - the nonprofit. Kennedy founded the non-profit organiza - nity representatives together to document and pub - tion in 1991 to fund preventative programs of the OC lish an annual report on bias related crimes terror - Human Relations Commission at no expense to taxpay - izing specific groups based on race, religion, sexual ers. Edwards has served as the deputy director of the non- orientation or other aspects of their being and to profit since 2010, so the transition is expected to be a develop and launch preventative efforts. smooth one. Among her contributions, Edwards led the •BRIDGES Safe & Respectful School Program: development of the non-profit's HateFreeOC, Alison Edwards takes over as CEO from retiring Rusty Kennedy. Created this school intergroup relations program kNOwHate, Restorative Justice, and the BRIDGES pro - that has been nationally recognized and works with grams. Through years of relationship-building, Kennedy brought schools to build campus environments respectful of Earlier this year, Norma Lopez was hired to replace together people to create a safe, inclusive community in diversity where all feel welcome. Kennedy as the executive director of the Orange County which all of Orange County's diverse residents are treated •HateFreeOC and kNOwHate: Launched an Human Relations Commission, a public agency created equally and respectfully and have a voice in the decision- education and awareness initiative and youth-cen - by the OC Board of Supervisors. Kennedy officially making processes that affect their lives. tered campaign to promote the importance of retired from that paid county position on July 1, 2011, During Kennedy's forty years as head of OC Human diversity and eliminate prejudice, intolerance and but stayed on, uncompensated, as the Commission Relations some of the many accomplishments, events, and descrimination. Executive Director until Lopez came on in February. programs developed include: The programs developed under Kennedy's leadership •After 9/11/2001: Facilitated an Interfaith Memorial New Non-Profit Offices are made possible by the private/public partnership of the attended by 1,000 residents including heads of government, Recently the non-profit OC Human Relations, non-profit and the public commission and promote law enforcement and Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, moved out of the county building and into new understanding between diverse communities. The non- Protestant, Hindu, and Buddhist communities to model offices with Big Brothers Big Sisters in Santa Ana to profit currently is staffed with 24 professionals and unity of our country. facilitate the separation between the public com - engages over 50,000 residents annually to create collabo - •Homeless Advocacy: Brought together the city, homeless mission and the private non-profit. The new non- rative solutions for various human relations challenges. advocates, mental health professionals, residents, police, faith profit offices are located at 1801 E. Edinger Street, As CEO of the non-profit, OC Human Relations, and the business community after the death of Kelly Thomas Suite 115, in Santa Ana. The website www.ochu - Kennedy built the annual budget to $2 million and prior - at hands of the police - resulting in increased police training, manrelations.org and phone number (714) 480- itized transparency, strong fiscal reserves, strategic devel - and ultimately the approval of a permanent supportive hous - 6570 remain the same. opment, program evaluation and improvement. A corner - ing development for the mentally ill homeless and the first The public, Orange County Human Relations stone of the non-profit's financial stability is sustained county Multi-Service Homeless Shelter. Commission will now hold regular meetings at the through a unique donor group he formed, the •Little Saigon Demonstration: Convened the diverse OC Hall of Administration and special meetings in Community Partners, made up of prominent philan - Vietnamese community and police to mediate a settlement other communities. New bylaws approved by the thropic, business, community and education leaders who to cut down on violence and create a safer situation when OC Board of Supervisors will bring the have helped raise more than $30 million over the last 26 10,000 demonstrated against the posting of pictures of Ho Commission more into line with the current super - years to enable OC Human Relations' community Chi Minh. visors and mark a clear distinction between the impact. For in-depth information on the various pro - •Orange County Together: In 1992, after the LA Riots, public acts of the Commission, and the operations grams and financial information see the annual report Kennedy organized a countywide initiative with businesses of the non-profit organization. posted online at www.ochumanrelations.org. and diverse community leaders called Orange County Page 6OBSERVER The DOWNTOWN Report © 2017 EARLY DECEMBER 2017 Text & Photos by Mike Ritto [email protected]

working on a new book about her late hus - band called Leo Fender: The Quiet Giant Heard Around The World . Perhaps you even attended her talk and book signing along with her collaborator on the book, Randall Bell, whose Dad lead the research and devel - opment at Fender Musical Instruments. If not, there will be another event in January. There have been many books written about Leo Fender and his company but of NEW IN TOWN course nobody else but Phyllis Fender could Walked around and yes it’s true, once have the insight she has, and a lot of that is again there’s something new. This time it found in this one. There are many inside sto - is Dice Poke, 223 N Harbor, which is ries on Leo both personally and professional - right next door to the popular Slice Shabu ly, and a lot of it revolves around our city. Japanese restaurant on the southwest cor - There is even a driving tour with photos that ner of Harbor and Wilshire. Over at 136 shows you many of the Fullerton sites that W Commonwealth, Wreckless is taking were important to Leo, so pick up the book over the space vacated by Matty G’s a today! while back and they opened on December Even though we could not get there in 1st. More info coming up in next issue. time, and the event was sold out, at least we got the last book. Check with the Fullerton Museum Center to see if they have NEW BOOK ON LEO FENDER restocked. They are also now available Many of you have had the pleasure of meeting Phyllis Fender over the years, at through www.leofender.com or go direct to the Museum Center, church, local events, around town in local shops and restau - Amazon. rants or perhaps at our annual Day of Music events. You also may know she has been

MILESTONES There are a few anniversaries taking place currently in our Fullerton Photo Quiz downtown and we always try to recognize them because starting and running a business is a great accomplishment. Vino Nostra - 3 Years! It was a pleasure to attend a cele - bration of owner Dena David’s third anniversary on Friday, November 17th. Vino Nostra Retail & Wine Bar was overflowing with guests and accolades for her monumental efforts in creating a successful gath - ering place for so many who appreci - ate not only a fine glass of wine or beer, and live music nights, but also for the camaraderie that comes with spending time there. It is not easy to make something like that work, as I found out when a close friend told me he was forced to close a similar business in the Riverside area. So THIS ISSUE ’S QUESTION keep up the good work and just know how proud all of us are that Can anyone ID this Fullerton home pictured above which was featured on a 1910 postcard you have made your dream come Dino and Tullio with their brick oven, imported from Italy. true. or the people in the photo? SPONSORS NEEDED : Dena is look - Fuoco Pizzeria Napoletana - 5 years! Where was it located - or is it still there? ing for sponsors as she takes the stage Send your answer to Mike at at the Fullerton College Campus One of the places I really miss in Fullerton is Del Falco Italian Theatre on Thursday, February 8th, Restaurant, which suddenly appeared on a nondescript stretch of Wilshire [email protected] 2018. Proceeds of this upcoming off Raymond over a decade ago. It was run by a family, and when we event go to raise funds for Pathways stopped in, they often came by our table to regale us with tales from their LAST ISSUE QUESTION & A NSWER : of Hope in their efforts to end home town in Italy. They have been closed for some time, but the same Where is this located (picture below)? hunger and homelessness. She will atmosphere can be found at Fuoco Pizzeria, a place that makes you feel at A: The photo be dancing along with a number of home as soon as you walk in the door. other contestants, so expect a crazy The Ceccarelli family has had a really good run, with many more years was taken on good time as you help others. Go to to come, and in their words, “We could never have imagined how much Santa Fe just www.pathwaysofhope.us for more support the City of Fullerton would give us.” We are fortunate to have the east of Lemon information and tickets. many top notch dining choices in our downtown. It’s possible to eat at a where 55 different restaurant every day and still not visit them all in one month. affordable Dine Fullerton First. family residences are The Cellar’s “new” Owner going in. The Cellar Restaurant got a new owner 13 years ago and Ryan Dudley First to ID the is still in love with his ‘old girl’ as he puts it. We mentioned this land - mark restaurant a while back, and wanted to make sure we got the word photo was out about this milestone. Congratulations to everyone who has had a reader Michael recent anniversary. Downtown is looking good. Schmidt. EARLY DECEMBER 2017 LOCAL NEWS & CROSSWORD FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 7

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Hornets running back Gerard Hulett scored 3 touchdowns. PHOTO BY MATT BROWN . FC Hornets Football Team Wins So-Cal Championship by Phillip Thurman hope, Fullerton kicked it down scoring again on a long demoralizing 10-play 75 It was a repeat of last year's Southern yard drive that had Hulett punch it in California Football Association from the 1-yard line. Championship game with the same result By the time both teams headed to their as the #1 Fullerton College Hornets took respective locker areas at halftime, ACROSS 40. Climb the high-flying #2 Riverside City College Fullerton held a daunting 41-16 lead. 1. ___ Raton, FL 41. Ingredient in 54-Across Tigers down 75-16 on Saturday, In the second half, the Hornets contin - 5. Mama’s partner 43. Ingredient in 54-Across November 25th at Whittier College's ued to hound the Tigers, applying pres - 9. 1998 Wesley Snipes film 44. 1990’s Indian P.M. Memorial Stadium. sure on both sides of the ball. Riverside 14. Hockey player Bobby, et al 45. Expedia or Priceline, e.g. FC (12-0 overall) has now won three had no answers on offense and was com - 15. Online dance? 46. Spur (on) out of the last five SCFA titles (2013, pletely shut out. RCC's defense went on 16. Like a beaver 47. Has 2016, and 2017). to allow 34 points to an unstoppable 17. Super berry 49. Millie Bobby Brown in Saturday’s win now punches Fullerton Hornet offensive unit. 18. ___ current (an ocean wave) “Stranger Things” College's ticket to the State The Hornet defense once again put on 19. Anoint, usually to the dying 51. Fire residue Championship game that will be played at a display of dominance holding the Tigers 20. Canada’s largest land mass 54. Popular seasonal flavor of coffee Sacramento City College against the to 68 total rushing yards. Previously, RCC surrounded by water and baked goods NFCA champion College of San Mateo averaged 290.5 yards a game. Fullerton 23. Retired flier 57. Assumed name on Saturday, December 9th. forced 6 turnovers and had 8 sacks on the 24. Ingredient in 54-Across 60. Scat queen Fitzgerald Receiving the ball on the opening kick - day. 25. Remove from office 61. Comparable (to) off, Riverside (10-2 overall) quickly FC running back Gerald Hulett was 29. Suffix with cigar 62. Samba or mambo moved the ball down the field and scored amazing running for 197 yards on 23 car - 30. Mincemeat dessert 63. Environmental building in seven plays. Sitting on the FC 20-yard ries with 3 TDs. QB Johnny Feauto led 32. Early Beatle Sutcliffe certification, abbr. line, Viramontes threw a bullet to WR the way in the air passing for 201 yards 33. Ingredient in 54-Across 64. American musician Russell Cam Sutton for a touchdown. (11 for 16 with no ints.) and 1 TD. He 36. Ingredient in 54-Across 65. “Homeland” actress Claire On the second play of their first drive, also ran for 96 yards on 8 carries with 2 38. Sheik’s bevy 66. Word repeated after “Que,” in song the Hornets punched back when running TDs. QB Ladarius Skelton ran for 38 39. 1986 film “Peggy ___ Got Married” 67. Tolstoy’s Karenina back Gerald Hulett broke loose for an 85- yards on 10 carries and had 2 TDs. The yard touchdown run to tie the game up. offense gained a total of 749 yards (372 DOWN 31. Low-ranking naval officers After such a quick start, both teams passing / 377 rushing). 1. Western Australian trees with 33. Spanish-American “Cuchi Cuchi” struggled to find their way back in the end The 2017 team broke a school record swollen trunks actress/singer zone, until QB Ladarius Skelton led the for most points in a season with 689 total 2. Killer whales 34. Steven Bochco’s TV legal drama way scoring on a 1-yard run to go up 14- points. The previous record was set in 3. Vessel 35. Synthetic fabric 7. 2013 at 568 in 13 games. 4. “Yeah, right!” 36. Feed lines to Fullerton answered the call again a 5. Salty ballpark snacks 37. Clearasil target minute later when quarterback Johnny The State Championship game between 6. ___ saying (an overused expression) 39. Surgical knives Feauto ran one in from the 8-yard line. Fullerton College and College of San Mateo 7. Dad’s philosophy? 42. Big-ticket ___ The scored another on a 19-yard burst up will take place at Sacramento City College's 8. “...as American as ___” 43. The US invaded this island in 1983 the middle by Hulett. Charles C. Hughes Stadium on Saturday, 9. KROQ’s “Kevin and ___” 46. More offensive college? Just when Riverside had some flash of December 9th. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. 10. “Star Wars” smuggler Calrissian 48. “The final frontier” 11. Get older 50. Online German surreal artist Paul? 12. Marina ___ Rey 51. “American Idol” contestant Clay 13. Before, in poetry 52. Offspring 21. Proper rhythm 53. Redhead’s dye 22. Not “fer” 55. Takes advantage of 26. ___ custom wheels 56. Casino near San Diego 27. Fur wrap 57. Put two and two together 28. Piano repairer 58. Angels, on the scoreboard 29. December 24 and 31 59. Bed-and-breakfast

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CAPRI SHOES Page 8FULLERTON OBSERVER EDUCATION NEWS EARLY DECEMBER 2017 All the Arts Donates $100,000 to School District All the Arts for All the Kids Foundation boardmembers presented Superintendent Robert Pletka and FSD Board President Hilda Sugarman with a check for $100,000 to support arts education in the district. The donation will help fund art, music, dance, theater, and instrumental music at district schools and will fund multiple teacher grants. The All the Arts Foundation is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to developing, sus - taining, and supporting the arts as an intrinsic part of every child's education. Above: Dr. Robert Pletka, FSD The board, staffed solely by volunteers, SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTES Superintendent; All the Arts board - raises funds that are used exclusively to by Jan Youngman members Dawn Marie Kotsonis, Kellee supplement FSD arts programs. All pro - Wightman, Wendy Lloyd-Davies; All ceeds go directly to the children in the dis - Fullerton School District Board meets at 6pm on trict. Find out more or support the All the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month at district headquarters, the Arts Director Lauralyn Eschner; All the Arts boardmembers Eileen Arts Foundation at allthearts - 1401 W. Valencia Dr., Fullerton, 92833. Young, Paulette Marshal, Lauren forallthekids.org, and plan to attend the For agenda go to: www.fsd.k12.ca.us or call 714-447-7400 Oldfield; and FSD School Board annual Art Auction on April 21, 2018. President Hilda Sugarman. - Sherrie Willamson FSD Board Oct/Nov Meeting Highlights (next meeting December 5) MIDDLE COLLEGE PRESENTATION •The Toast of Learning Educational Services Director Trang Lai Auction: Trustee Sugarman described the district’s Middle College cours - described the auction as a huge suc - CALIFORNIA DASHBOARD REPORT es that are offered to FSD students. She dis - cess with between up to $135,000 (An in-depth presentation will be given at the January FSD meeting.) cussed the criteria for middle school students netted. The proceeds fund teacher to apply. Future course offerings will be avail - grants from the Fullerton Education Currently, the district already meets on all students, not just their low per - able in the upcoming school year. The district Foundation. most of the requirements through the use formers? Under the previous No Child is partnering with Fullerton College to offer Construction Fee Collection: of the anonymous Youth Truth Surveys Left Behind law, states measured progress FSD junior high school students the ability to Best, Best, and Krieger attorney Tyree that both students and parents take. Each by the percentage of students who scored take a college course and receive college cred - Dorward provided a brief statement school has a parent engagement plan; proficient in math and English language it. on a district’s authority for collecting school and district homepages are avail - arts, compared with students in the same district-wide fees on new residential able. grade the year before. This led states to •School Immersion Program: Citing and commercial construction. Fees California’s new measurement for focus on “bubble kids,” (those just below the success and interest of families, Dr. Emy collected can be used at any site with - schools and districts were announced. states’ proficiency cutoffs), according to Flores is in the process of putting together a in the district for the construction or There is a new way that the California the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, instead committee that will include parents to look at reconstruction of school facilities to Dept. of Education will measure the of all students. To focus on all students’ the district developing a second school accommodate enrollment (current or progress of individual school sites and dis - improvement, Fordham said states should immersion program. The committee would future) based on the most current tricts. This includes: track the growth of individual students’ look at the availability of classrooms and Developer Fee Justification Study. parental interest. 1) Basic conditions of schools i.e. num - scores from year to year and create an Continued on page 18 ber of teacher misassignments (not quali - index that credits gains below and above fied to teach an assigned program); num - proficiency. Fordham gave 23 states an ber of students without access to instruc - excellent rating. But not California. tional materials; number of facilities that Apparently, this new system will rate do not meet “good repair” standards. various school/districts performance as 2) Implementation of state standards either red, orange, yellow, green or blue. 3) Parent Involvement- Youth Truth (red, low; blue, high.) Each measure of Family Survey & District Parent Programs performance, whether test scores, gradua - and Services. tion rates or student suspension rates, gets 4) School Climate. Dashboard State a separate color rating. Indicator results will rate student sub - It is not without controversy. California groups’ performance on the dashboard to is at the bottom of nationwide ranking of determine which districts will receive accountability systems. Several promi - assistance this year from their local coun - nent national organizations rated ty offices of education. California poorly for not giving more The new federal law requires that states weight to how much students’ test results identify the lowest-performing 5% of improve year over year, and criticized the schools and measure their performance state’s current methodology to measure and improvement, starting in fall 2018. schools’ growth in scores. So the State The three criteria are: School Board came up with this compli - •Did states assign annual ratings to cated measuring system. Will it improve schools that are clear and intuitive for par - school districts’ providing students with ents, educators, and the public? In other the education they need? And adequately words, use something like an A to F grade. measure it? •Did they encourage schools to focus

REFINANCING OF DISTRICT ’S 2010 GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS & O UTSTANDING CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION Tim Carty, from the district's financial The board choose to proceed with this consultant firm Piper Jaffrey, provided the opportunity and refinancing papers are board with information on two refinanc - expected to be presented to the board at ing opportunities which were passed the Dec. 5th meeting. unanimously. There is an opportunity to A second opportunity exists where the save Fullerton taxpayers approximately district COP with Capital One Bank refi - $497K, net of fees, if the Series A refund - nances at a lower interest rate. The district ing debt is refunded for a second time - general fund would save $127K over the there would be no extension of term. The remaining term of the loan which expires average taxpayer in Fullerton would save in 2029. The board chose to proceed with approximately $11 over the remaining this opportunity and refinancing papers term of the loan which expires in 2026. will be presented to the board. EARLY DECEMBER 2017 EDUCATION NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 9

HIGH SCHOOL BOARD HIGHLIGHTS & commentary by Vivien Moreno Kids Rule! The Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board meets by Francine Vudoti at 7:30pm on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month © 2017 at district headquarters, 1051 W. Bastanchury Rd. 714-870-2800 • See the agenda at www.fjuhsd.net

NOVEMBER 6 & 27 TH BOARD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS •Teacher Karen Delaney Honored: vated to provide multiple services to President Montoya opened the November homeless students. Founders Angela Joy 27th board meeting by remembering and Jennifer Gelles offer services that Buena Park mathematics instructor Karen range from providing clothing and glasses, Delaney, who recently passed away after to prom experiences, college application battling cancer. He said she was a teacher support and scholarships. The goal of the who made a deep and moving impact on founders along with their volunteers is to many student’s lives as well as her peers. bring services and support to homeless She was 42 years old and will be greatly youth so that they can experience a more missed. normal school experience. •H ONORING PARENTS : Sonora and PLUMMER AUDITORIUM UPDATE Sunny Hills High Schools honored three Brydon Shirk and Ernie Kelsey com - involved parents who add value to each mented on the little advertised November school climate through their support of 20th public meeting concerning the pro - extracurricular events that create valuable posed Plummer Auditorium ADA access experiences for both the students and the compliance and seismic retrofitting now teachers at each school environment. awaiting board approval and submission Deepali Bhagat and Kelly Gudmundsen to the state architect for approval. were honored by Sunny Hills Principal Brydon Shirk, President of the Alan Whitten for organizing and support - Fullerton Academy of Arts Foundation, ing the massive SHHS International Food stated his displeasure and frustration at Festival each year. Sonora Assistant the architects’ lack of preparation at the Ian Slobodien as Greek god Hercules, Francine as Greek goddess Athena, Principal Barney Yost praised Rona recent meeting. He repeated his concern and Alex Lee as Greek god Zeus. Sixth grade young citizens of the world in McDonald for her unending support of brought this up at the November 6th various costumes represented early Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations. both student and staff. board meeting that by implementing •Assistance League of Fullerton these ADA and seismic retrofits without “A Walk Through the Ancient members Carolyn Stark and Kaaren long term planning for modernization, Hathaway were honored by La Sierra/La the funds will run out far sooner than it is Civilization,” Tracing our Roots Vista High Assistant Principal Gary Day possible to update the theater’s lighting for the support and services they provide and sound systems. Without moderniza - as Citizens of the World to students. tion, the theater is no longer a viable option for many performers and will write It wasn’t too long ago when our class quest to win the team competition! CA H EALTHY KIDS SURVEY CUT : failure into any long-term plan to make learned about the history of our city Smiles gleamed like lanterns in the water The approved consent calendar included a the auditorium able to support itself. (Fullerton) in third grade, then the his - each time a team earned points and lol - severe cut to California Healthy Kids Ernie Kelsey, Fullerton Heritage tory of our state (California) in fourth lipops. Everyone enjoyed the time from Survey that will focus only on drug use President and a FUHS class of 1980, sec - grade, and the history of our country all the laughter, interesting facts, and questions. The full length Healthy Kids onded Mr. Shirk’s opinions and urged for (USA) in fifth grade. This year, we’re earned points. At the end, our laughs, Survey includes student’s anonymous a more transparent and better publicized finally going global. We are learning the enjoyment, and knowledge became responses to questions concerning adult public meetings to gather community history of ancient civilization. memories of our lives! support, feelings of safety, experience of input to preserve the historical features Ever wonder how kids like me get to This year’s “Walk Through the harassment, emotional, mental and physi - that make Plummer Auditorium unique. enjoy a snooze-inducing subject in Ancient Civilization” has inspired us to cal health questions. The information The district plan spends little money to school? No kidding! Our history cours - trace our roots not just as individuals helps identify services that students may enhance the theater, but only focuses on es are one of a kind. Instead of burying but as citizens of the world. We have need to relieve anxiety and help them feel fixing the immediate lack of ADA access our heads on history books struggling to learned about the important contribu - safer at school. FJUHSD Trustees have issue now confronting the board. stay awake as we read through the pages, tions of these civilizations to our modern not authorized a fully issued survey for President Montoya thanked them for we go on field trips to museums, we per - world like the system of writing (hiero - over 4 years. Trustee Fawley asked when speaking, and stated that the Board could form in musical plays about our ancient glyphics) from the Egyptians, the con - the entire survey would be once again not comment on their statements, but past and we do the most loved “walk cept of democracy introduced by the issued and was told that it was a board they were heard. Trustees Singer and through.” Greeks and developed by the Romans, decision. Fawley finished the meeting by comment - The “walk through” is an all-time the Olympic Games started by the ing that ADA access is a strong federal law favorite among history students like me, Greeks and the calendar started by the •H OMELESS STUDENT SUPPORT : that cannot be bent and there has not because we get to dress up as famous Romans. These contributions have FJUHSD Community Liaison Ana been any official designation of money characters from history and reenact life become part of our lives and remind us Lopez, and Director of Education Steve allotted to the Plummer project to date. back in time. There are also team games that despite the differences in culture, Zamora honored FLOCK (Fullerton’s (See frontpage story for more on this and prizes that keep our adrenaline run - we live as one global community. This Love of Orange County Kids issue.) ning high during the two and a half should inspire us to care not only for our www.flock.gives ) a non-profit group moti - Continued on page 18 hour presentation. This program is con - fellow citizens in the city of Fullerton, in ducted by a representative of the the state of California or the United California Weekly Explorer, the compa - States but also for our fellow citizens in ny that has hosted the “walk through” the whole world. since we were in fourth grade. It is great to learn the history of How did we not fall asleep during the ancient civilizations in a certified fun two and a half hour program? Thanks to way. As future leaders of the world, we the tasty lollipops that encouraged us to are glad to learn about our global citi - be attentive and excited to learn and the zenship.

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REGISTER TODAY ! Page 10 FULLERTON OBSERVER LOCAL POLITICS EARLY DECEMBER 2017 WHAT ARE REPRESENTATIVES DOING FOR US? P ART I: Ed Royce Voting Record: 1993-2017 continued from frontpage

HEALTH CARE This year, Royce voted for the failed WORKER ’S RIGHTS /L ABOR American Health Care Act, which sought In the 1990s, Royce voted for patient- to undo major provisions of the Royce voted against the 1993 Cesar sought to increase safety regulations for centered health care programs such as the Affordable Care Act. Chavez Workplace Fairness Act, which mining operations, and he voted against Ryan White CARE Act (providing AIDS prohibited employers from hiring perma - the 2010 Mine Safety Act. and HIV treatment), a Patients’ Bill of ABORTION nent replacements when employees strike He voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Rights, and a bill to expand veterans’ over wages or benefits. Fair Pay Act of 2009, and he voted for the health care services and other benefits From the very beginning of his tenure He has voted several times against ill-named Save American Workers Act of programs. in office, Royce has taken a decidedly pro- increasing the federal minimum wage. 2014, which increased the number of At the same time, he voted for laws life position. In 2007, he voted against a bill which hours from 30 to 40 that an employee is which protected health care He voted for a 1995 bill sought to provide penalties for employers required to work per week in order to be and insurance companies from to prohibit any federal who engage labor practices preventing the considered a full-time employee for the lawsuits. funds from being used for formation of a union. purpose of employer-sponsored health In the mid-2000s, as health Early in his abortions in a foreign In 2008, he voted against a bill which care. care became a more politically- tenure, Royce country. He voted several polarized issue, Royce began to voted for times for a ban on partial- take a harder line against gov - birth/late-term abortions. limits on ernment-funded health care In 1996 he voted against LGBT R IGHTS programs, voting against bills congressional Medicaid-funded abor - like the State Children’s Health tions. terms. From the beginning of his tenure in to contravene DOMA, essentially dou - Insurance Program (CHIP). 25 years In 1999 he voted against By the time the Patient allowing U.S. service office, Ed Royce has repeatedly bling down his position. Protection and Affordable Care later, he women from getting an voted against the rights of In 2006, he voted for a LGBT people. He voted for failed constitutional Act of 2010 (aka Obamacare) appears to abortion in overseas mili - From the came along, health care had tary hospitals, and in 2000 the 1993 Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell amendment against have changed Amendment that prohibited beginning of same-sex marriage. become a firmly partisan issue. his mind. he voted against the use of Royce not only voted against funds to offer abortion individuals who are open his tenure He voted against the a Obamacare, but he also voted services in prisons. about their homosexuality in office, 2007 bill that expanded from serving in the U.S. mili - the definition of a hate for several bills that sought to In 2006, he voted for a Ed Royce eliminate key programs of the bill, and bill which sought to require doctors per - tary. In 2010, his position had crime to include gender voted several times to repeal it. forming abortions to provide the woman not changed—he voted against has repeatedly identity and sexual ori - Following the politically-charged with information about the approximate repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t voted against entation. That same year, Obamacare debate, Royce continued to age of the fetus, and its ability to feel pain. Tell. the rights of he voted against a bil In 1996, he voted for the prohibiting employment vote against government-funded health In 2013, he co-sponsored a bill that LGBT care programs, even the 9/11 Health and sought to prohibit federal funds from Defense of Marriage Act discrimination on the Compensation Act. He also voted numer - being used for an abortion or health ben - (DOMA) that defined a mar - people and basis of sexual orienta - ous times to de-fund Planned efits if the plan includes coverage of an riage as a legal union between undocumented tion. Parenthood, a major provider of women’s abortion. one man and one woman. immigrants. In 2009, he voted health services. In 2012, as the Supreme against a bill to expand Court was preparing to hear the definition of a hate arguments regarding the con - crime to include crimes EDUCATION VOTING stitutionality of DOMA (it was motivated by prejudice Royce’s position on education may be Royce has voted for what have been declared unconstitutional in 2013), Royce based on sexual orientation or gender described as pro-privatization. He voted popularly called “Voter ID Laws” such as voted to prohibit using any federal funds identity of the victim. for the Charter School Expansion Act of a 1998 bill which required proof of citi - 1998, and for a 2005 bill which sought to zenship when registering to vote, and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965 banned registration by mail. He also voted and change the definition of “Higher for a 2006 bill which required voters to Education” to include for-profit colleges provide a government-issued photo iden - and institutions outside of the U.S. tification cards. In 2001, he was co-sponsor of the No That same year, he voted against reau - Child Left Behind Act, which focused on thorizing the Voting Rights Act, which standardized testing in public schools. suspended the use of tests or devices in In 2006, he voted against a bill that determining eligibility to vote and pro - sought to lower student loan interest rates. hibited providing voting materials only in English.

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GUNS ENVIRONMENT & E NERGY On the issue of guns, Royce’s position Royce’s position on the environment authorize mining in National Forest may be described as pro-gun manufactur - and energy may be described as generally lands. er. “pro-business.” He has also voted to prohibit the EPA He voted against the 1993 Brady In 2000, he voted for a bill exempting from enforcing certain regulations on Handgun Bill that required a five-day any business with 100 or fewer employees coal. waiting period before the purchase of a and revenues of $3 million from being In 2014 and 2015 he voted to prohibit handgun so that a background check on involved in “superfund” hazardous waste the “social cost of carbon” from being the purchaser can be performed. cleanup programs. used in an environmental He voted against a 1994 bill that Businesses would not have review or decision-making banned certain semiautomatic assault to participate as long as they In 2011, he process of a regulatory weapons. dump less than 110 gallons agency. The “social cost of In 2003, he was co-sponsor of a bill that voted to or 200 pounds of hazardous limit the carbon” is the damage to sought to prohibit lawsuits against gun or waste. agriculture, human health, ammunition manufacturers, based on the In 2003, he voted for an authority of increased flood risk caused by criminal or unlawful misuse of the prod - energy bill allowing oil the EPA to an increase in carbon dioxide ucts. He followed that up by voting for drilling in Alaska’s Arctic impose emissions. the 2005 Firearms Manufacturers National Wildlife Refuge. water quality In 2015, he voted to pro - Protection Bill. In 2005, he voted to hibit funds from being used In 2011, he was co-sponsor of a bill standards. shield manufacturers of the In 2012, he for the implementation of requiring states to recognize permits gasoline additive MTBE certain climate change assess - issued by another state that authorize the from liability lawsuits con - voted to ments and development concealed carry of a firearm. cerning contamination of approve the plans, including The Finally, in 2016, he voted for the drinking water. That same Keystone XL Intergovernmental Panel on US 39th District Representative Ed Royce Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational year, he voted for a bill Climate Change. Enhancement (SHARE) Act, which Pipeline, repealing the Secretary of and to authorize He voted for a bill the expanded federal lands where individuals the Interior’s authority to Reducing Regulatory are authorized to hunt. mining in BANKING designate an area as a “criti - National Forest Burdens Act of 2007 that TAXES cal habitat” for an endan - prohibited the requirement & F INANCE gered species. lands. of a permit to spray pesticides Royce has voted for many tax-cutting In 2011, he voted to limit into navigable waters. Royce’s position on banking and measures. He voted for a 1995 bill that the authority of the EPA to In 2009, he voted against finance may be described as “anti-regula - cut personal and business taxes by $189 impose water quality stan - establishing a “cap and trade” tion.” He voted for the Financial Services billion over 5 years. dards. program to regulate greenhouse gas emis - Act of 1998, allowing partnerships in He voted for another bill in 1999, pro - In 2012, he voted to approve the sions. And in 2014, he voted to expand services between banks, securities firms, posing $792 billion in tax cuts over a ten- Keystone XL Pipeline, and he voted to energy production on federal lands. and other financial providers, and repeal - year period. ing regulations that prohibit cross-owner - He was co-sponsor of a 2000 bill seek - ship of banks, brokerages and insurance ing to eliminate estate taxes. IMMIGRATION companies. In 2001 he voted for a bill proposing He voted for the 1999 Financial $1.35 trillion in tax cuts over an 11-year Throughout his tenure in office, Royce construction of an additional 700 miles of Modernization bill that allowed for merg - period. has taken a hard line against illegal immi - double-layered fencing between the U.S ers between banks, insurance companies, In 2003, he voted for a bill providing gration and undocumented immigrants. and Mexico. securities firms and other financial servic - $350 billion in tax breaks, and increasing He voted for a 1994 bill called He was co-sponsor of a 2006 bill seek - es. the expensing allowance for businesses “Prohibiting Benefits to Undocumented ing to grant state and local law enforce - He was co-sponsor of the Financial from $25,000 to $100,000. Immigrants.” Again, in 1996, he voted for ment authority to investigate, identify, Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2004, In 2004, he voted for a bill to provide a bill giving states the option of denying apprehend, arrest, detain, or transfer which eased numerous banking regula - an estimated $145 billion in new tax public education benefits to undocument - undocumented immigrants to federal cus - tions. He voted against the 2008 bank reductions to U.S. corporations over 10 ed immigrants. tody. bailout, which established the Troubled years, and reducing the corporate tax rate He voted to establish an English lan - Royce voted against the 2010 DREAM Asset Relief Program (TARP) to allow the from 35% to 32% for domestic manufac - guage proficiency requirement for immi - Act, which sought to provide a path to cit - Secretary of the Treasury to purchase trou - turers and small corporations. grants arriving in the United States. izenship for undocumented students. bled assets from any financial institution. Following the financial collapse of In 2004, he voted for a bill that would When president Obama gave the He voted against the 2009 Dodd-Frank 2007, he voted against the 2008 require hospitals to provide information Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Wall Street Reform and Consumer Economic Stimulus Plan providing tax on undocumented immigrants seeking (DACA) executive order, Royce voted for Protection Act relating to regulation and credit rebates and increasing federal mort - emergency medical care, and prohibit fed - at least three separate bills to prohibit its oversight of activities within the U.S. gage loan limits. eral reimbursement of funds to hospitals enforcement. financial system. Finally, Royce voted for the much dis - that provide emergency services to undoc - And this year, he voted to prohibit dis - In 2011, he voted against an amend - cussed 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, umented immigrants. bursement of federal grants to “sanctuary ment requiring the disclosure of bonus reducing the corporate tax rate from a He was co-sponsor of the Real ID Act cities.” compensation structures and “golden maximum of 35% to a permanent flat of 2005 requiring states to share driver’s parachute” severance packages awarded to 20%, and adding $1.4 trillion to the license data as a condition of receiving Stay tuned for Part II and Part III executives in any advertising materials deficit over 10 years, (according to the federal financial assistance. of this series in upcoming issues connected with the offer or sale of securi - Congressional Budget Office*) among He was co-sponsor of the 2005 Border which will look at the voting records ties. other changes to the tax code. Security Bill that called for upgraded sur - This year, he was co-sponsor of the (*For more on this see the Congressional veillance technology, and hiring more of California State Assemblywoman Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 that Budget Office Report at Border Patrol agents. He was also co- Sharon Quirk-Silva and repealed and reduces financial regulations https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53348) sponsor of a 2006 bill authorizing the State Senator Josh Newman. from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. WAR /D EFENSE

ERRORISM AND RIVACY Even before the Iraq War began, Royce T P voted for the Iraqi Liberation Act of 1998, After 9/11, Royce voted for the Patriot to provide U.S. assistance to Iraqi forces Act, which granted law enforcement more rising in opposition to Saddam Hussein. authority to search homes, tap phone In 2002, he voted for what became lines, and track internet use of those sus - known as the Iraq War. pected of terrorism. He voted for a 2006 bill which created In 2002, he was co-sponsor of the bill military courts to try detained enemy that established the Department of combatants, who were not able to invoke Homeland Security, which consolidated rights under the Geneva Convention. 22 independent agencies under one new In 2011, he voted to reduce federal umbrella. funding of the US Institute of Peace, and In 2004, he voted to create the National voted against removing troops from Counter-Terrorism Center (NCTC). In Afghanistan. 2005, he voted to expand the Patriot Act In 2014, he voted to allow providing to allow the FBI to conduct “roving wire - weapons to Syria, and to continue combat taps”, access certain business records, and operations in Iraq. As it enters its 15-year to make many provisions of the Patriot Anniversary, the “Global War on Terror” Act permanent. continues to expand. Page 12 FULLERTON OBSERVER FEATURE EARLY DECEMBER 2017

At Left: SCRPA members work on replacing damaged railcar windows

Below: SCRPA President Harold Benash

Below: Cabooses. VIDEO OBSERVER by Emerson Little © 2017 Fullerton Train Museum Tour Members of the Southern California one of the seats, you could press a little Railway Plaza Association (SCRPA) button on the wall and a little indicator opened the Fullerton Train Museum on would come up, signaling the bartender at October 4th, 2016. Now, on the first and the opposite end of the car. That showed third Saturdays of every month, residents the bartender which chair or which table who are passionate about locomotives you were sitting at,” said Benash. have the chance to tour five historic rail- We then headed down a narrow corri- cars owned by the nonprofit organization. dor that led to a series of rooms. Directly The Train Museum was established to behind the bar was a room the bartender create a space for people to take a walk used to store ice boxes back in 1949. The through time to experience traveling by bartender also had a little pass-through train in the early 20th century. The organ- doorway that connected this room to the ization was formed in 1996 to “provide bar. Further down the hallway, I was historical insight into the numerous con- shown the crew quarters. tributions that railroads have made to the “It was just like the military,” said prices from the 1950s. For example, both out and take them.” development and growth of our region Benash, “Six bunks in a room with three potato chips and a cup of coffee only cost Stepping out of the Union Pacific from the 19th century onward.” stacked on top of one another. They had fifteen cents. Orange juice was thirty caboose, Mr. Benash led me over to the Since I’ve always had a passion for their own wash sink and there was a wash- cents. Southern Pacific bay window caboose. trains, I wanted to check out the SCRPA room at the end of the hall.” Mr. Benash said, “The sinks and areas “The difference here is that it’s a big win - railcar collection. Located on the corner The steward had his own quarters with below the counter were all ice boxes and dow caboose,” said Mr. Benash. “There’s of Pomona and E. Santa Fe at the a Pullman bunk on top and a bottom everything was stainless steel. In later no cupola in the roof. It’s narrower which Fullerton Transportation Center, the bunk that folded into a bed. He had his years, they did put some cooling units in you don’t realize until you reach the bay museum consists of three cabooses and own sink that folded down and his own some of the ice boxes. But all sinks window.” The conductor sat at floor level two 1940’s Union Pacific lounge cars that toilet that pulled out. Passengers and crew drained onto the tracks.” and had a narrow window to are in good condition. had to use a tinier restroom in the very Afterward, we entered the The Train look out of. I learned that in Harold Benash, president and director back corner of the corridor. kitchen, where Benash order to let air into the car, of SCRPA, was kind enough to take me Waste was disposed of directly onto the showed me the wood-fired Museum the conductor had to open a on a tour of the museum. train tracks, which is why there was a large stoves and grills. Water was was established window since there was no Arriving at the train station, I was greet- sign that read, “Do not use while train is stored in the tanks above to create a ventilation. The last Santa Fe ed by a friendly member of SCRPA in station.” the kitchen counter and all space for cupola style caboose is not dressed in a conductor’s uniform. He Next, walked through a passage that led the piping ran down open for tours since it is pri - escorted me up a set of wooden steps into to a lounge area with multi-colored seats, behind the stove to heat the people to vately owned. a 1949 Union Pacific dormitory and which was sectioned off from a small din- water. There was also a take a walk Benash concluded the tour lounge car, where I met with Mr. Benash ing area which was used for coach passen- three compartment sink through time by saying, “It’s a labor of love. who was working with other members to gers. A café with a long counter stretched with a garbage disposal. to experience We have docents throughout repair the interior windows. down the middle of the car. There was a Again, in those days, every - the cars.” Adam, SCRPA’s “Back in the day, if you were sitting in snack bar menu behind the counter with thing drained onto the traveling by youngest tour guide at tracks. train in the eleven-years-old, was leading The interior of the next early 20th a group of people through train car, a Union cupola century. the caboose behind us. Mr. style caboose, was made out Benash said, “He loves rail - of wood since it was con - roads and trains. He has won structed during WWII when metal was our poster contest that we do with the being rationed. school district every year. We love getting “The conductor could ride up here and younger people involved and doing stuff look in both directions,” said Benash, “He for our organization.” could then call ahead to the engineer and The Fullerton Train Museum offers announce the next station stop.” tours from 9am to noon on the first and I noticed the word ‘torpedoes’ painted third Saturdays of every month. The on one of the walls of the caboose and SCRPA also puts on events for the holi - asked about it. Mr. Benash said, “There days. were explosives. If the train stopped, the conductor had to walk back so many To see a video of my tour through the yards and place them on the rails. If the Fullerton Train Museum with SCRPA train ran over them, they would explode President Harold Benash, visit the and that would alert the engineer, letting Fullerton Observer website at him know that there was something a www.fullertonobserver.com , click on the mile or two ahead. We had some when we “Videos” tab and then on the words first got the caboose and they were start - “Emerson Little YouTube Channel,” ing to deteriorate like dynamite, so we which will take you directly to my page. had the Fullerton Fire Department come EARLY DECEMBER 2017 EVENTS CALENDAR FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 13

MON, DEC 4 THURS, DEC 7 continued TUES, DEC 12 HITS & •11am-1pm: Poor People’s •7:30pm: Fullerton Community Campaign rally at the Fountain at Joint Union High School District Band Christmas Celebration MISSES the Orange Circle/Plaza. Sponsored students fills the galleries as student Concert at Wilshire Ave. by OC Peace Coalition, Military singers, dancers, actors, musicians, Community Church, 212 E. by Joyce Mason Families Speak Out, Veterans for poets, etc. are invited to perform. Wilshire Ave. Free. © 2017 Peace and more inspired by Dr. Contact Matt Leslie at matt@the - WED, DEC 13 Martin Luther King Jr. and the muck.org or call (714)738-6595 •8am-1pm: Every Wednesday SCLC’s 1967 campaign to address x104 if you would like to perform. Farmers Market at Independence the impact of poverty on the lives of The Muckenthaler is located at Park, See Dec. 6 listing for details. LADY BIRD: Two Hits millions of Americans. Contact lisa - 1201 W. Malvern, in Fullerton. •7pm: Fullerton Planning [email protected]. Free. Commission Public Hearing At 34, Greta Gerwig has acted in 25 films and co- •4pm: Citywide On-Street FRI, DEC 8 meeting at Fullerton City Hall, 303 written five, but “Lady Bird” is her first solo Overnight Parking will go before •5:30pm: Home Alone Poolside W. Commonwealth. Ordinance writing/directing project. Movies have long explored the Transportation and Circulation Screening at Fullerton Community Amendment of Title 15 regarding the coming-of-age experience of male protagonists, but Commission at Fullerton City Hall, Center, 340 W. Commonwealth - mechanical parking devices and tan - Gerwig brings us that same painful, humorous, and 303 W. Commonwealth. outside on the lawn and indoors at dem parking in residential, com - mine-laden experience for a woman. The result is an •7pm-9pm: Partners in Chime a the swimming pool. Saucy Broads mercial and industrial zones. intelligent, insightful script fleshed out by luminous 20-member orchestra of hand-held will be selling pizza and Bootleggers Conditional Use Permits requested: acting and creative direction. chime ringers perform holiday will sell beer and other concessions • JP23 BBQ at corner of Born Christine McPherson, our 17-year-old protag - music at Osborne Auditorium, will be available. For some reason Commonwealth and Harbor to onist (Saoirse Ronan) has changed her name to Lady Fullerton Public Library, 353 W. bringing your own picnic is not convert an existing second story Bird. She explains it’s her given name “given to me, by Commonwealth. Free. allowed. Bring your own blanket to storage area into a new bar & dining me.” A senior at a Catholic Girls School in Sacramento, TUES, DEC 5 sit on (no lawn chairs allowed). area and to waive Municipal Code Lady Bird faces the challenges of studies, boyfriends, •6:30pm: Fullerton City Movie starts at 6:15pm and Santa section 15.30.040.1.6a. Comments senior prom, loyal and not-so-loyal girlfriends, choos - Council Meeting at city hall, 303 Claus photo session is from 6pm to may be sent to Andrew Kusch by ing a college, and separating from her family. But in the W. Commonwealth. On the agen - 7:30pm. $5 cash only. Advanced calling (714) 738-6550 or by email honest and inventive hands of Gerwig and her gifted da: Fox Block preferred develop - online registration at www.fuller - [email protected] lead actress, none of these events is predictable or banal. ment alternative; Resident only per - toneconnect.com (under special inter - • Request to operate an adult day Lady Bird and her mother, Marion (Tony-award- mit parking Mountain View Pl & est category) Call (714)738-6575 care facility at 1950 Sunnycrest winning Laurie Metcalf), are returning from a car trip Nutwood; with questions. Drive, Suite 400 west of Laguna to visit colleges as they listen to the last audiotape of WED, DEC 6 •7pm.-9pm: Fullerton High Road. Comments may be sent to “The Grapes of Wrath.” Musing on the thoughtful •8am-1pm: Every Wednesday School Instrumental Music Christine Hernandez by calling final scene that has brought them both to tears, Marion Farmers Market at Independence Program’s Annual Winter Holiday (714) 738-3163 or by email to: wants to savor the moment but Lady Bird blasts on the Park, next to the DMV on Valencia Concert at Plummer Auditorium, [email protected]. radio and the two begin the first of many disagree - between Euclid and Highland in ticket https://fuhs.booktix.com or •Varience for construction of new ments, this one ending in an unexpected but amusing Fullerton. Fresh produce including at the door. Enjoy holiday music 2-story exceeding the maximum jolt of physicality. fruit, vegetables, eggs, flowers, performances as you help us raise permitted height of 30 feet at 2220 Having grown up in Sacramento, Lady Bird is anx - plants, baked goods, nuts, and more funds for the Fullerton High School Skyline Dr. ious to leave the town she refers to as “the Midwest of straight from the farmer. Instrumental Music Program. Light FRI, DEC 15 California.” She longs to go to a private East Coast col - •6pm: Independent Film “The refreshments will be sold during the •YWCA Mammograms for unin - lege “where people are more sophisticated,” but Founder” in the Osborne short intermission. sured women 40 and older at Gary finances are tight in the McPherson home. Her father, Auditorium at Fullerton Public Center, 341 Hillcrest St., La Habra. Larry (Tracy Letts), has lost his job and Marion, a psy - Library, 353 W. Commonwealth SAT, DEC 9 Free but call the Y at (714)871- chiatric nurse, works extra shifts at the hospital to make Ave. Rated PG-13. Free. •9am-11am: Friends of Coyote 4488 to make an appointment. up the loss of income. THURS, DEC 7 Hills Nature Walk enjoy an easy SAT, DEC 16 One of the charms of the film is observing Lady •12:30-2pm: OLLI Lecture: walk along the trails of West Coyote •10am-1pm: Free SAT Practice Bird’s hopes and wishes often clashing with reality. In Local Political Women Making Hills led by a naturalist. Wear stur - Test Community Room, Fullerton a scene with her high school counselor, she says that Change presented by Natalie dy shoes and bring water. Meet at Public Library, 353 W. maybe she can get a scholarship in math, as the coun - Fousekis, CSUF professor of history the Equestrian Center at Laguna Commonwealth. Bring calculator, seling nun laughs at the grades she has earned in that and director of the Lawrence de Lake on Lakeview Drive (off #2 pencils, water, and a snack. Free subject. Turning eighteen during the course of the Graaf Center for Oral & Public Euclid). In Fall, buckwheat flowers but reserve your seat at movie, Lady Bird struggles with her desire for inde - History. Mackey Auditorium, Ruby dry to a rusty brown-red. And if [email protected] . pendence and her need for love and support from her Gerontology Center, CSUF, 800 N. provided with enough early morn - SUN, DEC 17 family, her teachers, and her friends. Best friend Julie State College Blvd. For more info ing dew and longer cool nights, •Noon-2pm: Free Muckenthaler (Beanie Feldstein), a wiz at math, provides some of the call (657)278-2446. many native plants begin sprouting Holiday Festival includes perform - answers to math problems and stays loyal to her even •6:30pm: Art & Music Night & new growth. Many different bird ances, arts & crafts fair, free work - when Lady Bird drifts briefly into best-friend status Young Artist Exhibit at The Muck species migrate south - some stay. shops for kids, appearance by Santa with a more popular girl (Odeya Rush). The finest works from Fullerton We may hear or see the threatened Claus, vendors selling food & craft Lady Bird also experiences first love with well-man - California Gnatcatcher which beer. Muckenthaler Cultural nered Danny (Lucas Hedges from last year’s lives here year round. Mountain Center, 1201 W. Malvern Ave., “Manchester by the Sea”). An amusing scene at a school views. Free. Fullerton. visit www.themuck.org dance has the chaperone moving among the dancers as •10am-4pm: Friends of or call (714)738-6595 for more she reminds them to leave “six inches [between them] Library 1-Day Book Sale in the info. for the Holy Spirit.” Before the school year is over, Conference Center Lobby, TUES, DEC 19 though, Lady Bird has another romance with bad-boy Fullerton Public Library, 353 W. •Fullerton School District Kyle (Timothee Chalamet, now appearing in a starring Commonwealth. Transitional Kindergarten Parent role in “Call Me by Your Name”). •10am-1pm: Boys & Girls Information Meetings will take Adding to the richness of all the scenes is Gerwig’s Club Holiday Extravaganza at place from 9am to 10am at Sunset attention to detail and keen eye for humor and irony. the Fullerton Community Center, Lane Elementary, 2030 Sunset As the priest who is the school’s drama coach instructs 340 W. Commonwealth. Arts & Lane, and from 6pm to 7pm at the students to cry when they try out for one of the Crafts, Santa, Caroling, treats and Raymond Elementary, 517 N. roles, it is the priest who is the only one able to produce gifts. Raymond Ave. tears. Later there is a confusion between communion •YWCA Mammograms for •6:30pm: Fullerton City wafers and crackers. When the football coach has to uninsured women 40 and older at Council Meeting at city hall, 303 take over for the drama coach, he blocks the scenes as Hana Korean Church, 7951 W. Commonwealth. On the agen - if he were directing players on his football team. Commonwealth Ave., Buena da: 10-Year Energy storage with Ronan, who was nominated for an Academy Award Park. Free but call the Y at STEM, Inc.; Stantec Inc. Water two years ago when she starred as the Irish immigrant (714)871-4488 to make an Rate study contract; Legislative in “Brooklyn,” will most certainly be nominated again appointment. Update; CFD Accountability for her amazing immersion into the role of a SUN, DEC 10 Report; Oakmont Senior Living; Sacramento teenager. We laugh with her, at her, and •3pm-5pm: 20th Annual No stopping 2600 Associated Rd. for her; and we want life to treat her well, even when Festival of Trees hosted by the WED, DEC 20 she falls short of everyone’s expectations. Surrounding Ebell Club of Fullerton at the •8am-1pm: Every Wednesday Ronan is an ensemble of actors who shine in their roles. Fullerton Elks Lodge, 1400 Elks Farmers Market at Independence View Lane. $25/adults; $10/chil - Park, See Dec. 6 listing for details. dren; (Free/under 3 years old). SUN, DEC 31 Two Hits: Don’t Miss It! Call Tess Rupe at (714) 527-5502 •7pm-Midnight: 26th Annual A Hit & A Miss: You Might Like It. for reservations which include First Night Fullerton New Year’s fun, food and the decorated gift- Eve party downtown, kids activities, Two Misses: Don’t Bother filled trees raffle. food booths, music and more. Free Page 14 FULLERTON OBSERVER MUSIC & THEATER EARLY DECEMBER 2017 Almost Maine Bell, Book & It’s a AT MYSTERIUM THEATRE Candle Wonderful 311 S. Euclid, La Habra AT YOUNG THEATER Life plays Tickets: (562) 697-3311 CSUF Performing Arts Center, through or www.mysteriumtheater.com December 800 N. State College, Fullerton 17 at On a moonless night in the middle of winter Tickets: (657) 278-3371 Stages. all is not quite what it seems in the mythical [email protected] town of Almost, Maine. Residents find them - selves falling in and out of love in unexpected Bell, Book and Candle by John and hilarious ways. - thru Dec. 17. $15 Van Druten. directed by guest artist Elina De Santos, runs through December 10 at CSUF Young The Secret Garden: Theater. PHOTO BY The Musical AT CHANCE THEATRE Gillian Holroyd is one of the few KIRK modern people who can actually SCHENCK 5522 E. La Palma Ave. Anaheim 92807 cast spells and perform feats of HUFF www.chancetheater.com supernaturalism. She casts a spell Based on the popular children’s book of the over an unattached publisher, same name by Marsha Norman, The Secret Shepherd Henderson, partly to It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play Garden follows the story of Mary Lennox, a keep him away from a rival and young British girl born and raised in colonial partly because she is attracted to Comes to STAGEStheatre for the Holidays India. When the 11-year-old’s parents die in a him. He falls head over heels in love cholera outbreak, she is sent to Yorkshire to live with her at once and wants to There aren’t many things that signal the Years—100 Cheers” retrospective, and with a reclusive uncle, his invalid son, and a host marry her. But witches, unfortu - beginning of the holiday season quite like Landry’s radio play adaptation has of ghosts, spirits, and lost souls inhabiting nately, cannot fall in love, and this watching It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live received equally-admiring reviews in Mary’s new home. With the help of the spirits, imperfection leads to a number of Radio Play running through December 17 many cities across the country. Mary and a young gardener uncover the mystery difficulties. at STAGEStheater. Starring in the production are: Judy of the manor’s magical garden, bringing life to Director Elina de Santos has pro - In Joe Landry’s adaptation of this heart - Mina-Ballard, Steven Biggs, Paul Burt, the neglected estate as Mary’s own personality duced, directed and taught in LA, warming classic, it’s December 24, 1946 Peggy Calvert, Wendi de Barros, Jon Gaw, blossoms alongside the flowers. Filled with New York City, Canada, and in Studio A at WSTG Radio and a cast of Sean Hesketh, Lawrence Ingalls, Darri amazing music, elegant choreography, and a Australia. She is currently the co- actors are preparing to present It’s a Won- Kristin, Jeffrey Lar-son, Rick Lawhorn, heartwarming story of forgiveness and renewal. artistic director of the Rogue derful Life to their listening audience. Vic Miller, Cameron Murray, Jack Millis, Music by Lucy Simon. directed by Casey Long Machine Theatre in Los Angeles. With the help of a pianist and a sound Robert Dean Nunez, Christi Pedigo, & KC Wilkerson. -thru Dec 23. -thru Dec. 10. Tickets are $14 effects artist, the ensemble recreates the Jennifer Siglin, Kathleen Switzer, Frank story of George Bailey, a young man Tryon, and Frank Valdez. whose dreams of traveling the world are Tickets are $22 ($20 for students and thwarted by his sense of responsibility to seniors). Performances run through the family business. Down on his luck, December 17th, Fridays and Saturdays at George Bailey, a compassionate yet dis - 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. With addi - heartened businessman, is at the end of tional shows on Dec. 9th and 16th at his rope, questioning his purpose in life. 4:30pm and Dec. 10th at 5pm. Just when he comes to believe that life is For tickets call (714)525-4484 or visit not worth the effort, some divine inter - www.stagesoc.org . vention allows him to see the way that his STAGEStheatre is located at 400 E. life has affected all those he loves, and he Commonwealth in Downtown Fullerton learns what his life is really worth. (between Lemon and Balcom). This 2017 production marks STAGEStheatre’s ninth time producing this timeless classic directed by Amanda Holiday Voices DeMaio. “It’s rare that we’re given the AT STAGE DOOR REPERTORY opportunity to work on a show that really 1045 N. Armando St., Suite B, resonates with so many people on so Anaheim Hills 92806 many levels, and each year we’re reminded Tickets: (714) 630-7378 of the timeless messages and lessons or www.stagedoorrep.org woven into the framework of this power - ful piece: Your life truly does have pur - Seven new one-act plays by local play - pose, stand up for what is right, it’s the wrights include: Por Los Dios Pasados by small things that make someone heroic, Joanne Freeman, directed by Mark Rosier; Some Simple Kindness by Anne Grob, W.A.S.P. (Women Airforce Service Pilots) appreciate life before it’s too late, and a AT FULLERTON COLLEGE BRONWYN DODSON THEATER great toast makes the party,” says DeMaio. directed by Katie Chiidester; Caspar by John Bolen, directed by Jo Black, and 321 E Chapman Ave, Fullerton The American Film Institute selected Tickets: (714) 992-7150 www.theatre.fullcoll.edu It’s a Wonderful Life as its “Most Inspiring more. Performs Saturday and Sunday Movie of All Time” in a 2006 “100 December 9 & 10 at 2pm. $15 ($12/stu - A World Premiere. In 2010 the personal and professional conflict as well dents, seniors, & military with ID). W.A.S.P. were awarded the Congressional as battling tremendous military and socie - Gold Medal from Congress in recognition tal prejudice that believed women did not of their WWII flying service. Their exis - belong in a man's world. Even though the Nouveau Chamber Ballet’s Nutcracker tence deleted from American history program lasted only two years its influ - books, the general public knows little ence encouraged other women to follow at Fullerton College Theater about these courageous women who fer - non-traditional paths. By Zan Hall. Fullerton’s Nouveau Chamber Ballet ried warplanes for the U.S. Some of them Directed by Michael Mueller. will present its 26th Anniversary produc - are still with us to tell their stories. This is Shows are Thursday, Dec, 7th at tion of The Nutcracker on Saturday, the story of seven women who trained 7:30pm; Friday, Dec. 8th at 7:30pm; December 9th at 7:30pm and Sunday, with the Women Airforce Service Pilots in Saturday, Dec. 9th, at 7:30pm. Tickets are December 10th at 2pm at Fullerton Sweetwater, Texas in 1944 who overcame $12.50/presale or $15 at the door. College Campus Theater. Reserve tickets are available for $35/orchestra and $28/general by calling (714)526-3862 or visiting www.nou - veauchamberballet.com. Guest artists are David Kim, Renée Bharath Kim, Edgar Nikolyan and Ria Adachi plus premier of a new solo piece choreographed by Lois Ellyn and featur - ing Christine Pigott. Theresa Knudson will return to the company, dancing Reed Flutes with Robbie Lundegard. A full cast of talented ballet dancers will grace the production throughout, with dynamic variations in each role and act that bring excitement to the show. EARLY DECEMBER 2017 ART & EXHIBITS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 15 CULTURALLY DISPLACED through December 12th Fullerton College Art Gallery 312 E. Chapman Ave. on campus An exhibit of selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation. Weisman was a pioneering collector who lived in Fullerton in the 1950s, gaining a respected reputation as the president of Hunt Foods. The collection of work of artists from Cuba to Brazil to Germany explores cultures and addresses topics including slavery, sur - veillance, and identity. Regular gallery hours are Mon-Thurs 10am-noon and 2pm to 4pm through December 12th.

At Right: “Song for Mother Earth” by New Orleans native Willie Birch. Paper mache, mixed media, and found objects

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I Pollak Library at CSUF N I R - A K M N Looking at “African American Civic U Y S B Engagement” throughout the decades, Cal State Fullerton’s African American Studies Department presents a new exhib - it on the contributions of Buffalo Soldiers FLORENCE ARNOLD during the 1860s and CSUF’s alumni from a century later at the Pollak Library YOUNG ARTIST EXHIBIT CSUF, 800 N. State College Blvd. & P ERFORMING ARTS Fullerton. SHOWCASE The exhibit, which continues through December 31 in the library’s Salz-Pollak Muckenthaler Cultural Center Atrium Gallery, coincides with the launch The exhibit which features the finest art of a new endowment fund to support work from students of the Fullerton High African American studies, faculty and stu - School District ends December 31st. A dents. Student Performing Arts Showcase featuring The exhibit features memorabilia of the poets, musicians, and other performers takes Buffalo Soldiers, African American sol - place at 6:30pm on Thursday, December 7. diers of the 9th and 10th Calvary Muckenthaler Cultural Center Regiment of the United States Army, such 1201 W. Malvern Ave., Fullerton as a uniform, Winchester rifle, bicycle, www.themuck.org (714)738-6595 photos and sculptures of notable mem - FULLERTON MUSEUM CENTER PRESENTS bers. A collection of medals, plaques, “S TEP RIGHT UP! B EHIND THE SCENES books, documentaries and music record - ings from successful Titan alumni of the OF THE CIRCUS BIG TOP 1890 - 1965” 1960s-1970s also will be on display. Honored alumni include: Jacques In an era spanning the early 20th century, through depression ridden times and Bordeaux (B.A. sociology ’76), founding a dust bowl, one form of revelry thrived – the circus. Traveling from coast to coast, director of the California Science Center’s rail cars packed with canvas, exotic animal menageries, strongmen, fat ladies, and Science Center School Project; Valerie roustabouts brought a much-needed relief to millions of Americans. Bordeaux (B.A. communications ’76), Now visitors to the Fullerton Museum Center’s new exhibition, Step Right Up! former director of university outreach at Behind the Scenes of the Circus Big Top, 1890 – 1965, which opened November Cal State Long Beach, Stan Breckenridge 12th, 2017, will get to explore another side of this thrilling spectacle and a histo - (B.A. music ’75), musician, Fulbright ry fraught with intrigue and majesty. The exhibit will run until January 7th, 2018 scholar, co-chair and lecturer of African with cost being $5 for general admission, $4 for seniors and students, and $3 for American studies at CSUF; Bobby children 6-12. McDonald (B.S. physical education ’75), Fullerton Museum Center president and executive director of the 301 N. Pomona Ave., Fullerton. Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange (714)738-6545 Count, and others. Fullerton First Friday ART WALK 6pm-10pm January 5 Downtown Fullerton Numerous venues showing local artwork all within easy walking distance. Free! www.fullertonartwalk.org Page 16 FULLERTON OBSERVER Rest in Peace • We Remember You EARLY DECEMBER 2017

Daniel Vincent Flynn-Becerra Joseph Pierce Conaty March 13, 1925 – November 12, 2017 April 12, 1994 ~ November 14, 2017 Joseph Pierce Conaty, M.D. died peace - 1953. They were blessed with six great chil - Daniel Flynn-Becerra of Fullerton vous sense of humor, and kind-hearted fully on November 12th, 2017 surrounded dren. passed away on November 14th from nature. Daniel’s signature “high five” is by his loving family and caregivers from He is survived by his loving wife Joan of complications while undergoing cardiac a legacy to his love of people. Park Vista. He was 92 years old. 64 years; his daughters Katie Kruse (Jim), surgery. He was 23 years old. Daniel Throughout his life, Daniel was Pierce was born and raised in Margaret Morris (Ben), was born in Fullerton, California at St. blessed to be surrounded by loving care - Los Angeles, California. He Patricia Conaty, Mary Jude Hospital. Shortly after his birth, givers, many of whom became family. attended L.A. High School, Kusch (Andrew), Ellen Daniel was diagnosed with a cardiac The exceptional medical care Daniel Loyola and Gonzaga Universities, Halibozek (Greg) and defect, requiring medical received at Children’s and USC School of Medicine – Marilyn Conaty (daughter- intervention and his first sur - Hospital Los Angels Class of 1951. in-law). He is proceeded in gery at seven days old. Thus and University of He served in the Navy during death by his son John P. began a life-long journey, Southern California World War II, and later in the Conaty, (Marilyn) his sister including additional open- gave Daniel the Korean War as a Medical Officer. Geraldine Hayes, and his heart surgeries, procedures, opportunity to expe - After completion of his ortho - brother Donald Conaty. and numerous hospital stays, rience a fulfilling life. pedic training at L.A. Pierce was most proud of resulting in limiting physical Combined, the County/USC and Boston’s his grandchildren and his and neurological disabilities. friendship, loving Children Hospital, he began his great-grandchildren: Erin From the beginning of his care, and validation 34-year private practice in Fullerton. Kruse, Patrick Kruse (Morgan), Timothy life, Daniel demonstrated Daniel’s caregivers During his career, he was actively involved Morris (Laura), Elizabeth Morris (Andy), resilience and a steadfast will and medical teams in numerous orthopedic societies and hos - Joanmarie Conaty, Joe Conaty (Amber), to live. Despite significant provided, offered pital committees. Dr. Conaty also served as Megan Conaty, and great grandchildren medical obstacles, Daniel Daniel the opportu - a Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery Madison, Riley. defied all statistics and odds, nity to leave his mark at both USC and UCI. In addition, he also Pierce loved his family, church, time spent overcoming cardiac arrest just on this world, a mark helped establish the Surgical Arthritis with the orthopedic residents and students, months after his birth. However, we will not soon forget. Service at Rancho Los Amigos Medical classical music, history, golf at Hacienda Daniels physical disabilities did not Daniel is survived by his mother, Center where he served as Chief for that Golf Club, and traveling with this best pal limit his spirit and he continued to lead Maureen Flynn-Becerra, father Daniel service for over 30 years. Joan. a full life. Becerra, stepmother Mary Becerra, sib - J.P., as he was called in his early years, met Funeral Mass was held at St. Juliana’s Daniel had a love for music, whether lings Dr. Brian Becerra, Brigid and married the love of his life, Joan Brady, Church on November 21 with a reception he was listening to his favorite Baby Gutierrez (Robert), and Thomas while serving in the Navy in Hawaii in immediately following at the Parish Hall. Einstein “Take Along Tunes”, or Joseph Becerra; nephew Roman Gutierrez, and and the Amazing Technicolor Dream many cousins, aunts and uncles. She is survived by her niece, Jodi (Rob) Coat soundtrack. He also enjoyed Daniel’s life was remembered and cel - Carolyn “CJ” Johnson Gebhardt; nephews, Tyler and Connor going for long drives, always up for a ebrated on November 30th at Yorba Carolyn “CJ” Johnson, Associate Gebhardt; great niece, Katelynn Gebhardt; new adventure. Linda United Methodist Church at Professor Emeritus of Communications at great-great nephew Wyatt Pena. Carolyn He visited and explored many places 10:00am. A graveside service was held Cal State Fullerton died on November 7, at was preceded in death by her parents, within Southern California, including at Loma Vista Memorial Park, in the age of 76. She was born August 9, 1941 Clarence and Edith Johnson; brother, museums and amusement parks, beach - Fullerton with a reception immediately in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota to Clarence Curtis Johnson, and niece Juli Johnson. es and piers, including Santa Monica following. and Edith Johnson. She attended Parkers A service will be held at First Lutheran and Balboa, San Diego, traveling down In lieu of flowers, please consider a Prairie High School where she was active in Church, Fullerton, CA on December 8, I-15 and many more. donation to one of the programs Daniel drama and theater. After high school she 2017 at 11am. In lieu of flowers the fami - In addition to his many explorations, participated in. For more information attended Augsburg College in Minneapolis ly asks that donations be made to Caring he also participated at the Therapeutic call Scott McAulay at (714) 528-7100. graduating in 1963 with a bachelor’s degree Hands at First Lutheran, The Riding Center of Huntington Beach. in English. She majored in journalism at Communications Dept. at Cal State Fullerton, or the Rotary Foundation. He loved going for bike rides on his DROP-IN PRAYER EVENINGS American University in Washington D.C. custom bike through his neighborhood The Sanctuary at Morningside Carolyn joined the CSUF faculty in and parks. Daniel became a familiar Presbyterian Church 1972 as one of the department’s first female MARIA I. J ARAMILLO face throughout his hometown of professors. She continued her education at Fullerton and beyond, and always left a (1201 Dorothy Ln. & Raymond the University of Tennessee receiving her DE ROJAS lasting impression on those he met. Ave.) is open for anyone seeking a Ph.D. in Communications in 1978. place of quiet, prayer or reflection Lifetime Fullerton resident Maria Daniel attended many wonderful Carolyn retired in 2010 from CSUF after I. Jaramillo de Rojas, 91, passed schools over the years, including Tuesdays, Dec. 5 and 19, 38 years of service. She enjoyed many hob - away November 30, 2017. She loved George Key, Woodcrest, Nicolas Junior from 7:00-8:30pm. bies. She stayed active with the Fullerton her family and community and is High, Troy High School, La Sierra For more information Sunrise Rotary, attended numerous CSUF survived by sons Francisco, David, High School and Adult Transition please visit our website at: events including the ribbon cutting of the and Angel; daughters Maria, Marina Program, and Easter Seals in Brea. www.morningsidechurch.org Dr. Carolyn E. Johnson Internship Office. and Esperanza; 16 grandchildren Caregivers and educators alike experi - or contact us at (714) 871-7072 Carolyn loved teaching and she found and 16 great-grandchildren. enced Daniel’s curious mind, mischie - teaching at CSUF was an inspiration. Orangethorpe Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Dr. Robert L. Case, Pastor Sunday Service : 10 AM 2200 W. O RANGETHORPE FULLERTON (714) 871-3400 www.orangethorpe.org EARLY DECEMBER 2017 CONGRATULATONS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 17 Deputy DA Tamika Williams Honored OC Deputy District Attorney Tamika Williams was the keynote speaker at the 13th annual Fullerton Women’s Leadership Forum and recipi - ent of the “Warrior” award for her work with the OC Gang Reduction Intervention Partnership where she empowered at-risk youth to stay in school and out of gangs. Williams delivered her keynote address titled, “Faith, Service and Love: Life Lessons from a 10- year-old.” She stated in part, “Upon release from the hospital after a long, hard-fought battle with Leukemia, the first thing my son asked me to do was to feed the homeless. He taught me that no matter what you are going through, to have faith that there is purpose in our lives, show Above: The Observer’s overqualified love and serve others.” Labeling Crew includes two of the Williams was hired as a deputy district attorney at the OCDA in May 2007. She paper’s founders - Roy and Irene joined the GRIP/Gang Unit in 2013, where she currently leads the Santa Ana and Kobayashi pictured at lower left and sec - Fullerton GRIP programs in four schools in the Fullerton, and Placentia School ond from right. Also pictured are Disticts. She works with over 400 community partners in Orange County. Under her Manny Bass, Leslie Alan, and at the far leadership, the Fullerton GRIP committee was created and meets weekly with at-risk right edge of the photo Fay Colmar (fill - students and their parents. The committee includes a probation officer, a district attor - ing in for longtime Marge Kerr who was ney investigator, the Fullerton Police Department Gang Unit, and a community serv - out traveling the world with Hans.). ice programs case manager. Over the past several years, Williams has helped the pro - gram thrive and make a positive difference in the lives of thousands of children. Parents and students reported a 58% increase in school attendance, increased support services Volunteer and a stronger connection to law enforcement and the community. of the Year Manny Bass is pictured at right with STUDENTS HELPING STUDENTS the medal presented to him by the Princeton Club of Orange County. As the end of the Fall semester Food Bank is the foster a healthy college Manny, a Princeton alumn, was select - approaches, Fullerton students are community by providing nutritious food ed as Volunteer of the Year 2017 for his focused on juggling life, work, and school to students and their families who are in work interviewing students for activities – but not too busy to make a sig - need. We hope to alleviate hungry and Princeton. Over the years he has inter - nificant contribution to the community. provide access to quality and nutritious viewed over a hundred applicants and Recently, the Business Management food. says that talking with these bright stu - Department at Fullerton College helped Check out the FC Food Bank on the dents proves to him that “our educa - facilitate a student-managed food drive. Fullerton College Campus, Building tion system is not destroying minds.” In support of the College Food Bank’s 1955, 321 E. Chapman Tuesdays 12pm Manny also volunteers for the Mission to foster a healthy college com - to 2pm and 4pm to 6pm. Fullerton Observer labeling crew (see photo above) and various other groups around munity, Business Students donated 350+ If you can help donations are welcome town including the Friends of Coyote Hills in that group’s ongoing effort to save the pounds of dry and canned goods in just anytime, Email: [email protected] hills as open space. 10 days. The mission of the FC Chris and visit the Food Bank on Facebook! Lamm & Toni DuBois-Walker Memorial Page 18 FULLERTON OBSERVER LOCAL NEWS EARLY DECEMBER 2017

Annual Neighborhood Light Display School Board Reports Continued from page 8 & 9 Goes Up on Yale text & photo by Jere Greene FJUHSD Board Meeting Highlights continued from page 9 Just north of Chapman, there unanimously approved the Social Media is a hidden area of Fullerton BOARD POLICY UPDATES policy at the November 27th meeting. where the entire neighborhood Dr. Jennifer Williams, Executive PUBLIC COMMENTS : Concerned parent annually goes all out for the hol - Director of Administration, presented Rocio Ortega brought the trustees’ atten - idays. Many of the streets in the two board policy updates. tion to the dangers of the current practice area surrounded by Balcom and The Social Media Policy #1114 at football games of throwing baby pow - Raymond are fully decorated updates professional guidelines and the der into the air. with 1,000 beautiful lighted privacy boundaries for social media out - •N EW FUHS P RINCIPAL : Troy High balls thanks to Bob Ford of Ford lets utilized by administration and staff to Assistant Principal Laura Rubio is the new Electric. Bob and his wife made increase communication with parents and principal of Fullerton Union High all those lights, expending about students. It emphasizes appropriate, polite School. She has served as an assistant prin - 2 hours each. That's 2000 hours communication practices. cipal at both La Habra and Troy. just to make them. Each year he The Security Surveillance Camera brings a huge elevating platform Policy #3515 defines boundaries and •F ACILITIES USE CHARGES : Last year, vehicle where he and his crew usage of all visual records that school site the board began, in alliance with state law, hang the lighted balls from the cameras are creating and preserving. charging cities to use FJUHSD facilities. trees that line the streets. Vistors Recording is banned in any area where Superintendent Scambray informed the enter Yale from Chapman and people can reasonably expect privacy trustees that none of the city accounts slowly drive with only their (locker-rooms and bathrooms). No audio have been paid. Trustee’s agreed they parking lights on. The entire recording is appropriate and no access to wanted communities to use the facilities street is lit, with the homes dec - the video will be allowed without a sub - while charging responsibly to cover costs orated to join in the display. poena issued by a judge. The trustees of maintenance and damages. The cross streets are out fitted festively as well. If you can find FSD Board Meeting Highlights continued from page 8 a convenient side street on which to park, it is worth the •Arts for All the Kids: Ms. Lauralyn Also discussed was whether a part-time time just to walk the area and Eschner program director and the pro - position would be sufficient. Board mem - enjoy talking to the residents gram’s board members presented the bers felt this should be a priority, but also who are really into the holiday District with a check for $100,000 from wanted to look at the budget. season. Stay tuned for photos and fundraising to provide every K-8 grade •Catch Me at My Best Recipients: more in the Dec. 18 issue . students with 24 lessons in arts & music. Wendy May (Ladera Vista), Deborah All classes are curriculum based meeting Kindstrand (Richman), Stephanie Hitz grade level standards. (Hermosa Drive), Alma Caballero Assistance League High School •Fisler: Robert C. Fisler School stu - (Valencia Park), Alfredo Lopez Wrestling Coach dents Antonette Arevalo, Samantha (Maintenance & Operations), Xochitl of Fullerton’s Manalad, and Nathaniel Cassasola per - Perez Golden Hill), Anna Im (district Stay Home Fundraiser Arrested formed a beautiful rendition of the song office), Robyn Clemente (Nicolas), Dr. “America the Beautiful’. Cindy Bak (Valencia Park), Julienee Lee You can help provide new clothing for Fullerton police resource officers were •Valencia Park: The STAGE cast (Filsler), Dr. Ryan Weiss-Wright (Laguna less fortunate children in our area from alerted by Troy High School from Valencia Park School presented a Road), Jeanette Arellano (Hermosa Dr.), the comfort of your home by making a tax Administration of possible inappropriate energetic & delightful song from their and Laurie Bruneau (district office) deductible donation to the Assistance actions by one of the school’s part-time upcoming Seussical performance. The Emilio Ceballos, Maintenance Supervisor; League of Fullerton. wrestling coaches. After interviewing a school staff presented a video highlighting Kyle Myers, Visual and Performing Arts This “Sock It to ‘Em” fundraiser bene - witness and investigating they determined many aspects of the school’s activities: its & GATE TOSA; Michele Rusiewski, fits Operation School Bell. This philan - that the suspect Garrett Granger, 20, of flexible learning environment, student Visual and Performing Arts; P.E. teacher thropic program provides new school Fullerton had engaged in a sexual relation - leadership, opportunities, positive school Michael Martinez (Woodcrest); Roger clothing, and school supplies to children. ship with a 16-year-old female student. culture and its parental involvement pro - Razo, (Woodcrest substitute custodian); School attendance and performance are He was placed under arrest for sex crimes grams that contribute to it becoming a Jeanette Arellano, (Hermosa Dr. office often affected by inadequate school cloth - and booked into the Fullerton City Jail. 2017 California Distinguished School. manager); Jessica Aure, Instructional ing and supplies. Screening and referral by Anyone with information about •Ladera Vista Junior High School of Assistant SDC, (Hermosa Dr.); teacher school officials assures that the truly needy Granger is asked to contact police family the Arts Football team was recognized as Alice Cha (Hermosa Dr.) were honored students are served. crimes detective L. Garcia at (714)738- the FSD Intermural Football Champions. for their contributions. Make a tax deductible donations online : 6358. Anonymous information can be given by calling 1(800)TIP-OCCS. •Adding a Public Information Officer •Superintendent’s Report : Dr. assistanceleague.org/fullerton/sock-it-to-em/ Position Discussed: Superintendent Pletka reported that Robert C. Fisler and Pletka asked if the district should consid - Valencia Park schools were named Apple er hiring a public information officer. The Distinguished Schools for 2017 -2019. person would oversee any communication He thanked Risk Manager Laurie BALANCE & CHANGE that would be required during an emer - Bruneau and Student Support Services gency situation and provide information Director Robin Gilligan for their support Holiday Season about the school district. Dr. Flores said during the recent challenging matters Here we are in the holiday season many more traumas, why would we that she felt that the district “needs to tell affecting the district (regarding the gift of once again. And, again, we promise would look forward to the holidays? If our story” and deal with language barriers. flutes to the district). that this year we will get things done that is your reality, see what you can do early so that this year we will be able to to change it this year. Do you have enjoy the holidays. This year we will healthier people that you can spend the plan out our gifts, meals, parties so that time with? Can you minimize or struc - we are not overwhelmed. We promise ture the time with the dysfunctional that that this year we will not be so people in your life? Can you give your - stressed that the holidays pass us by self permission to not actually spend without our even being present. All any time with them at all? great promises, but what will you truly If what makes your holidays stressful do differently this year? is that very long list, then stop. Look at We all do want to do is to be able to that list and see what is truly impor - enjoy the holidays, but there are many tant. What is merely the “supposed reasons that make it difficult. to’s” but are not meaningful to you and Sometimes it is because of our history. yours. Feel free to delete! If the holidays have never actually been But the most important thing is to a good time, then we may want to be in the holiday in a mindful manner. hurry through the season. If the only Be in the moment. If we can give our - things that we could count on were dad selves permission to not rush, to slow being drunk or mom crying or there way down, to be here, it makes a world not being enough food or any one of so of difference. MICHELLE GOTTLIEB Psy.D., MFT Individual, Couple & Family Therapy 305 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 202, Fullerton, CA 92832 714-879-5868 x5 www.michellegottlieb.com EARLY DECEMBER 2017 CLASSIFIEDS. CROSSWORD & NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 19 LOCAL ONLY CLASSIFIEDS OUR TOWN CROSSWORD © 2017 ANSWER KEY Call (714) 525-6402 At left is the answer The Fullerton Observer provides space printed for free as space allows. key to the crossword for NEIGHBORS to advertise. To partic - The Observer assumes no liability for puzzle on page 7: ipate you must have a local phone num - ads placed here. However, if you have a “TIS THE SEASON ” ber. Contractors must provide valid complaint or compliment about a service, license. 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Thanksgiving in Mexico Three generations of the An-Kilpatrick-Smith family traveled to have Thanksgiving in Mexico. The family enjoyed good food, surfing, music, and sunsets on the beautiful beach near Sayulita.

McGarveys with Darwin in Galapagos Islands The Galapagos Islands were a Bucket- a Sclesia Tree, keeping a safe distance from List destination this October for Patrick the iguanas, and walking with the largest & Anna McGarvey. 620 miles off the living species of tortoise. coast of Ecuador, it is a Double World Take a hat and sunscreen, your near the Heritage Site (both land & sea are pro - equator, and let yourself GO…Above pic - Bob & Laurice in Kauai tected). You could almost understand tured with statue of Charles Darwin. Beautiful full sky rainbows (and one with the end only yards away from us), snorkel - Darwin’s Theory of Evolution as we Notice our T shirts. They are the old ing and seeing magnificent tropical fish, hikes through aromatic forest areas, monk seals enjoyed the inner islands unique land - throw back to when Cal State Fullerton on the beach, and delicious locally grown tropical fruits provided us with relaxation and scape, fur sea lions, snorkeling with sea was called Orange County State. We got natural enjoyment for my special birthday. The photo is from the stream area above turtles and schools of fish, Blue & Red them at the CSUF 60th anniversary cele - Kapaa in Kauai, Hawaii. Aloha & Mahalo - Bob Singer Footed Boobies, walking on lava, planting bration. - Pat McGarvey