COMMUNITY ullerto♥ n bsCeALErNDAvR Peage 1r 4-15 FULLEFRTON’S ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWS • Est.1978 (printed oOn 20% recycled paper) • YEAR 37 #18 • EARLY NOVEMBER 2015 Submissions: [email protected] • Contact: (714) 525-6402 • Read Online at : www.fullertonobserver.com Chevron’s West Coyote Hills Approval Appealed by Friends The Planning Commission approved Chevron’s development proposal for West Coyote Hills in a 6-1 vote at the October 22 meeting at City Hall and during the session residents learned some new “facts.” The commission’s approval of the Chevron proposal for 760 homes on West Coyote Hills is final unless chal - lenged by an appeal within 10 days. Friends of Coyote Hills, the group that has been working for years to pre - serve the land as open space and which put the successful Measure W on the 2012 ballot that overturned Chevron’s prior development approval, is filing an appeal this week. Stay tuned for a date not yet set when the issue will come up before City Council for a final decision. Thirty-three people made comments on the proposal during the hearing. The great majority opposed the plan citing water issues, pollution, earth - quake, liquifaction, traffic, and the Continued on page 5 To celebrate the day, students and staff wore mis-matched socks The Million Misfit Sock March and signed a pledge to be a friend to all, stand up for others and Beechwood School Elementary participated for the third year in not be a bystander to bullying. In photo above, Dr. Bak and her a row in the annual event which encourages people to celebrate students show off their mis-matched socks at the Oct. 23 event. 7 . A 7 S what makes them different and take a stand against bullying. D . 5 C - EISA ROSAS I

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ON HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF nothing from the destruction of the “Time present and time past Soviet Union in Afghanistan and didn’t Are both perhaps present in time future just bomb the terrorist camps, but And time future contained invaded. What were we thinking? in time past.” Maybe, “Oh Alexander failed, Great T S E LIOT , T HE FOUR QUARTETS Britain failed. The Soviet Union failed, but our exceptionalism will make us tri - Let’s play a game with time and see if umph.” Now Russia seems not have you can tell which headlines are from learned from their own failure in 74 to 80 years ago and which from this Afghanistan and is sending ground week. troops into Syria. Ready? Chamber of Commerce com - Economically, we don’t seem any plains that government regulations will quicker on the uptake. The leveraging kill jobs and stop our economic recov - of stock purchasing that helped create ery. How about? African forces refuse the crash in 1929 was restricted for a ceasefire in Ethiopia. Try, Los Angeles while and then crept back. The accu - wilts under heat wave reaching 107.2. mulation of power in few corporations Then there’s, Blast in Cuba that begat Republican Blamed on Reds. Finally, Every Teddy Roosevelt and Crisis Grows in the anti-trust legislation is all Unleashed Aggressive Dogs at Sports Complex Ukraine. argument but forgotten by both This was a trick test. All of against Republicans and WHAT CAN ONE DO? This morning for dogs. The women said that they didn't these appeared on the front environmental Democrats. The “magic Oct 23, 2015 at 8:22 I was on the dirt think the dog was hurt, smirked and page of the Los Angeles of the market,” can’t work trail that adjoins the Fullerton Sports walked away. No remorse. Times from 1935 to 1941 regulations, without real competition. Complex. There was a woman standing R.S. Fullerton and were randomly sampled living wages, Every argument against off to the side of the trail with her dog on from the same date, progressive tax environmental regula - a leash. Suddenly 2 dogs without leashes ED: The City of Fullerton has adopted September 21. systems, unions tions and living wages is ran up and aggressively started lunging, OC Animal Control regulations regarding History seems to repeat the same: Job killers. attacking, growling and barking at her animals. These regulations include leash itself like an old frozen bur - is the same: Every argument against dog. laws. Dogs may not run loose in city parks rito heated and consumed Job killers. more progressive tax sys - There were no dog owners in sight. The and playgrounds, and must be kept on well past its sell-by date. tems is also exactly the woman started screaming and calling for leashes except within the fenced Pooch Little wonder we have same. Job killers. Every help. I clapped my hands and started Park off leash dog area at the Hunt chronic heartburn. argument against unions yelling at the dogs (this is what a Park Library. Leashes may not be longer than As we read today’s headlines, we see is also exactly the same. Yes, Job killers. Ranger had told me to do if I saw coy - 10 feet. Owners must also clean up after the current cavalcade of tragedy and Yet the economy flourished in the otes). their animals. Violators may be reported farce, and we may be inclined to believe 1950s with unions at their strongest Finally two female owners came up and to City of Fullerton Code Enforcement by that we live in uniquely terrible times. and the highest tax rates at over 90% put leashes on the dogs. The victim and I calling 714-738-6553. We don’t. As Ecclesiastes wrote, and as and restrictions being put on air pollu - both pointed out that there are leash laws these old front-page stories prove, tion, child labor and unsafe working “There is nothing new under the sun.” conditions. Rules Needed for Private Home Rentals Karl Marx observed that, “History What is depressing about all of this is For the record, I am in favor of rules- issues, listen to public concerns, and come repeats itself, first as tragedy and then as not simply that we don’t learn from our and restrictions re: private home tempo - up with solutions. farce.” Mark Twain is often quoted as failures. We also don’t learn from our rary rental arrangements, because we are kind of refuting Marx by saying that successes! experiencing the “downside” of this activ - “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does As George Santayana wrote, “Those ity in our Skyline Drive neighborhood. rhyme.” Thus, it’s never exactly the who don’t remember history are One nearby home is now frequently rent - Correction same, but we see the same problems, doomed to repeat it.” Or to put it more ed to large groups (the house has 4 bed - Dear Editor - In my letter "Re: Forced issues and themes across time. It’s as if simply, in popular terms, it’s always rooms), which then party loudly into the District Voting" (Page 2 Mid October) , in we humans were completely incapable Groundhog Day. night. the middle column, about the Monastery of learning from history. www.Dobrer.com We, and a few others in our ara, also on Euclid, I neglected to mention that We didn’t get the message from Follow me on Twitter @jondobrer have large parties, but maybe only once or four months after denying the Monastery France’s catastrophic humiliation in twice a year, and which are over by 10pm. a CUP based on untruthful petition and Vietnam and went right in. We learned Moreover, we routinely give our nearby unfounded accusation, the city council neighbors and apologetic advance was to re-consider granting the CUP with Families on Toxic Land? notice...along with an invitation to more restrictions, but by then the Nuns at Dear Commissioners : known to the State of California to cause attend! the Monastery had located a new proper - ty, so they decided to move on and out I am writing to you about develop - cancer, birth defects or other reproduc - W. Garrett Capune Fullerton tive harm.” before the re-consideration. ment on Chevron oil property in ED: Fullerton Development Director Joan Wolff, the city’s consultant, at a Therefore, it is important to note that Fullerton, permitting residential Karen Haluza said last month that the city meeting in July 2009 said clean up stan - the city council had the intention of dwellings upon a hazardous land area. is looking into all aspects of the Airbnb- dards are higher for housing than for reversing its previous discriminatory deci - In 2010, I was browsing in the coun - type temporary rentals of private homes. open space, that if the property is not sion, but it was a little late for the Nuns. ty clerk’s records of deeds and found the She said that public meetings will take developed, additional clean up is not one enclosed. You will note that tiny place in the near future to present the Sinh Dang Fullerton print on the third page indicates West required. Coyote Hills in Fullerton. I take this to Will you vote to invite families to live mean that the provisions of this deed on toxic land? WAR COSTS in Life & Money will be included in deeds to the other Judith A. Kaluzny Fullerton named areas. California leads the nation with 886 soldiers wounded and 252 dead in wars since 2001. The last paragraph of the deed states ED: We didn’t have space to print the IN IRAQ & A FGHANISTAN that “residual contamination is com - enclosed document but it does appear to monly found” on such real property, and include West Coyote Hills in Fullerton • 144,553 Civilians killed by Violence www.iraqbodycount.org (10/10/2015) “residual substances include chemicals among other Chevron properties. • 4,494 US Soldiers killed in Iraq: (DoD 10/24/2015) • 2,372 US Soldiers killed in Afghanistan (10/24/2015) www.icasualties.org HOW TO VOICE YOUR OPINION US Soldiers wounded (DOD reports) www.icasualties.org Community Opinion pages are a forum for the community. The Observer • 32,223 Iraq (3/2003 thru 11/2011- no updates since this date) welcomes letters on any subject of interest. Comments are the opinions of the • 17,674 Afghanistan ( 10/2001 thru 10/13/2012- no updates since this date) author, may be shortened for space, and typos corrected. We must verify your identity, but you may choose to have only your initials appear in print. • $1.6 Cost of Wars Since 2001 www.costofwar.com (10/24/2015) Anonymous letters are accepted if the writer can make a case that revealing Trillion (rounded down) (Iraq $818 billion) (Afghanistan $717 billion) their name would be a problem. Cost of Military Action Against ISIL $6.5 billion Send to: [email protected] or send by mail to: Pentagon Slush Fund $102 billion www.nationalpriorities.org Fullerton Observer, PO Box 7051, Fullerton, CA 92834 WHAT COULD WE DO WITH THIS MONEY INSTEAD ? www.nationalpriorities.org Page 4FULLERTON OBSERVER LOCAL NEWS EARLY NOVEMBER 2015

CITY COUNCIL Chevron’s Ongoing NOTES Lawsuit Against The City Council meets at 6:30pm on the first and third Tuesdays of each Fullerton, et.all month. Upcoming agenda information and streaming video of by Judith A. Kaluzny council meetings are available at www.cityoffullerton.com. Another hearing on the Chevron/Pacific Meetings are broadcast live on Cable Coast Homes lawsuit against the city and Ch 3 and rebroadcast at 3pm and 6pm city council of Fullerton is set for October the following Wed. & Sun. & 5pm Mon. 26 at 8:30am. This action has been pend - City Hall is located at 303 W. ing since August 23, 2011, after the city Commonwealth, Fullerton. council denied applications for permits and Contact Council at 714-738-6311 or by approvals for a development project in West email to: [email protected] Coyote Hills on May 23, 2010. Neither city nor council has ever filed an answer to OCTOBER 20 C OUNCIL the complaint/petition. POLICE OPEN HOUSE : Groups of residents attending the Police Department Open (NEXT MEETING N OVEMBER 3) House on Sat., Oct 24th were given a tour of the facility including booking room, jail •November 1, 2010: both sides agreed Girl Scout Troops 2830 and 3484 cells, shooting range and more. The outdoor part of the event was held in the parking to postpone the action for six months to started the meeting off by leading lot area instead of the usual closing of Highland between Commonwealth and Amerige. talk. the Pledge of Allegiance. Visitors could peruse the safety and non-profit booths, pet the new police dog, view •April 1, 2011: both sides agreed to four demonstrations, participate in other activities and purchase lunch from trucks lined up more months. CHEVRON ON NOVEMBER 17: on Amerige. City Hall was also open with tours. PHOTO JERE GREENE •April 19, 2011: “the Parties entered into Councilmember Chaffee noted that there a Settlement Agreement under which the was no listing on the upcoming agenda ince 2011 the Firefighters Assoc. has honor of Brynn, an amazing young lady city council agreed to reconsider the Project forecast of the meeting at 6:30pm on S who is fighting cancer and is the daugh - at a new administrative hearing.” says the Tuesday, Nov. 17 at which the council will donated over $54,000 to charities ter of one of our firefighters. The money stipulation filed August 3, 2011. hear an item related to the Chevron devel - through the annual Pinktober campaign. ach councilmember was given a pink raised in the Pinktober campaign will be •July 12, 2011: The city reconsidered, opment. E T-shirt which is part of the fundraising donated to her choice of charity Rady’s and approved Chevron’s project for West FIRE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE & campaign. “The shirts are being sold out Children’s Hospital of San Diego,” said Coyote Hills. So the parties agreed to “stay” PANCAKE BREAKFAST : Chief Knabe invit - of the Pink Firetruck this month in the Chief. the action for three months to see if a refer - ed everyone to the Fire Dept. Open endum would be held. And again, the case House from 7:30am to 11am on Saturday, was put over until December 6, 2012, after Nov. 7. The event features a pancake PUBLIC COMMENTS ue to act as though I was guilty of assault and battery. Shame on all of you.” the successful referendum where voters breakfast for $5 with proceeds going to •Barry Levinson who is seeking an overturned the council approval of the proj - the Make a Wish Foundation. apology from those on the city council •Joe Imbriano said he doesn’t like bleeding heart fundraising or city ect. The Chief also explained why Fullerton who voted unsuccessfully to remove him •Every 90 Days: And so it has been since firefighters are sent to help fight fires out from his appointed seat on the Parks & employees riding around in the $2 mil - lion pink fire truck asking for money for then, for nearly three years. The city and of town. “We sent engine 3 to the Butte Rec Commission, said that “even the Pacific Coast Homes (Chevron) appear in fire which burned 71,000 acres and Chief alleged victim said she couldn’t remem - breast cancer. “Breast cancer awareness is a joke, folks.” He said the cancer epi - court every 90 days and tell the court they Kunze went to the Valley Fire in Napa ber if I touched her; the city video want another “stay” of the action because County that burned 76,000 acres. We are showed nothing happened; the OC demic is a medical mafia fraud. Cancer is caused by vitamin D deficiency, sun - they are in “settlement discussions.” part of a larger system that gives and District Attorney declined to press They do not ask for continuances because receives aid when needed. The Risner Fire charges due to lack of evidence; but still screen with nano particles and polio vac - cines.“Got to deal with reality, folks.” the case has not really started in that no (Coyote Hills) could not have been fought the council except Bruce Whitaker (who answer has ever been filed. without the air help we received.” appointed him to the commission) contin - continued on page 18 For at least two of those years, it seemed the city was foisting the outcome on the LA HABRA Save Coyote Hills people. Then Mayor Whittaker said, “the ball is in your court; you promised the people a park.” If the city was in discussion, did the Brown Act apply to those discussions? Or did it not, because the discussions were under the guise of litigation? At this time, it is not known what all those court hearings have cost the city. The law firm of Rutan and Tucker represents the city and council (ED: and also represented BOB the city in negotiations on the new Coyote WARD Hills proposal and on the La Habra water PARK deal for the development) . FULLERTON In another noteworthy case, where Ecuadorian plaintiffs won a large judgment Old Oil Well Locations on the West Coyote Hills Property: The Division of Oil & Gas & Geothermal Resources map above for the destruction of their environment, shows the locations of Chevron oil wells (now capped) on the West Coyote Hills 510-acre property in Fullerton where Chevron pro - Chevron has spent $10 million per month poses 760 homes be built with methane vents according to the Environmental Impact Report on the property. Added black dashed suing the lawyers and plaintiffs in that suc - line shows Idaho St in La Habra turning into Gilbert in Fullerton separating the property. cessful case.

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MAP OF CHEVRON PROPOSAL : The 510-acre property is divided into parcels where 760 homes are proposed. In return for approval of its development plan Chevron proposes selling the 18-acre #2 parcel to the city for $19.3 million (per Chevron appraisal which valued the vacant land as though it was unpolluted and residentially entitled with infrastructure in place) to be paid through elimination of park and development fees for the entire development; plus reduction in the maintenance endowment and various amenities and an additional unspecified $4.5 million in credits.

Planning Commission Approval of Chevron’s 760 Home “It depends on what Continued from frontpage terminate means” West Coyote Hills Proposal Appealed by Friends said attorney Oderman astronomical selling price set on the oil “water is provided to the city on a per structure in place and was in basic agree - degraded property - paired with too short capita basis.” He explained the average per ment with an appraisal done on behalf of The development agreement stated a timeframe in which to raise the money capita allotment of water for a current res - the city by an undisclosed firm. Neither that if the agreement was successfully for the open space option. Of the over ident is 130 gallons per day; new homes hiring of an appraisal firm or the apprais - overturned by referendum all other agreements would be terminated. 150 residents attending the session most built with water saving appliances and low al came before council in an open session. were against the plan. water-use landscaping are expected to use •the time frame to accomplish the rais - Voters turned down the development The desire for open space rather than only 90 gallons per capita per day so there ing of multi-millions to save other acreage agreement in 2012 but the city housing expressed by 62% of voters on will be more water allocated than used. as open space is only a year and undesir - (and contract attorney Oderman) the 2012 Measure W ballot measure, (ED: example- if 2,500 new residents are able parts of the property are required to failed to officially act which everyone thought had ended the added to the city the per capita allotment be purchased first. on the termination clause. issue, was only good for a year. goes up to 130 gallons per day times •air quality and greenhouse gas emis - In addition, audience members learned 2,500 = 325,000 gallons a day or sions can not be mitigated but the public This has resulted in entitlements that: 118,625,000 gallons per year (364 acre value of having 760 new homes and open remaining in place which allow • because the City Council never acti - feet). One acre foot supplies one to two space overrules that concern according to housing such as the zone change from vated the clause in the failed development households per year.) the presentation. Oil & Gas to Specific Zone. agreement, which said if the development • added traffic concerns were brushed •appraisal and price to public of the rest agreement was turned down all other off. of the property has not yet been done. A agreements would be terminated, those • that the property sits on a network of partial appraisal is due Nov. 30. The positive thing about the plan is that other agreements are still in place. faults and is subject to liquifaction was •concerns about pollution on the land if nothing more is done it does add 18 According to attorney Jeff Oderman of brushed off by Oderman who said “You and the level of clean-up and capping the acres to the Bob Ward Nature Preserve. Rutan & Tucker, hired by the city to live in California, we have earthquakes.” old wells will be guided by the OC Health And that agreement comes with promise negotiate the deal and defend the city • the city will grant Chevron the right Care Agency, South Coast Air Quality to open the preserve and trails, adds a against the $1 million ongoing Chevron to develop the land with 760 homes and a Management District, CA Dept. of Toxic small “interpretative center,” and a $3.1 lawsuit, “it all centers on the definition of commercial area, eliminate Park and Substance Control and DOGGR million endowment to be used for main - “terminate” and what that really means.” Development Fees and other promised (Division of Gas & Geothermal tenance. •the zoning on the property changed amenities and fees plus $4.5 million in Resources). For those who missed the Planning from oil and gas to specific zone which credits (what those credits are was not dis - •a public referendum can not be used to Commission public hearing on Chevron's allows housing due to the failure of the closed) in exchange for the $19.3 million stop the development this time as was proposal for West Coyote Hills there is a city to terminate all agreements when the selling price of the 18-acre parcel #2 accomplished by voters in the 2012 video of the meeting at http://www.cityof - development agreement was overturned property (see map above). Measure W referendum because with the fullerton.com/gov/departments/city_clerk by voters. •the price of the property was set by a Planning Commission approval it has /meetings.asp. Once there go to • “Water shortage is not a problem Chevron appraisal done as though the now become a VTTM (Vesting Tentative "Planning Commission" and click on because,” said the city water manager, land is clean and entitled with all infra - Tract Map). Oct. 22. Comments by Friends of Coyote Hills Comments by Open Coyote Hills Group At the meeting Angela Lindstrom, of But, after the successful referendum the Bob Hayden, speaking for the Open ble. It is a fair deal that will open up 207 Friends of Coyote Hills, said, “We are not city took no action. Coyote Hills group which has worked for acres of open space and maintenance.” supportive of this plan. It does not repre - ”In the Path Forward discussions with years with the city and Chevron resulting Pointing out his own fight with cancer sent a feasible acquisition plan for the Chevron and the City, which began in in the previous development plan that was and that Bob Ward died without seeing entire property which is where we started 2013, we asked for at least 5 years and no overturned by voters, said, “It is our goal the park open he said, “Waiting another from on the “Path Forward. This less than 3 years to raise the to respect the property rights of the owner 40 years is ludicrous. We need to live life is a set up for acquisition failure.” This is set up money to acquire the prop - and acquire as much open space as possi - now.” She said the VTTM (Vesting for acquisition erty.” And the Friends Tentative Tract Map) procedure failure... agreed to performance mile - was troubling. “We are giving stones whereby more Chevron full entitlement first and the agreement options to purchase would then appraising the property for a greatly favors be earned with each mile - sale price. The City will have no Chevron. stone met. leverage for negotiation after “We thought the price granting all approvals. What kind would be somewhere of a buyer sets himself up to buy at the between Oil & Gas and entitled land highest possible price?” value, given Measure W.” But, Chevron “The acquisition agreement greatly completed its own appraisal at the “high - favors Chevron and the development,” est and best use” valuation. She noted that said Lindstrom. She said that the one year even Chevron’s own appraisal consultant timeframe and no phasing of acquisition recommended a third party review of the ignores all of our “Path Forward” requests. estimates by a licensed engineer and that “The city should have followed through such a review could result in substantial on the “poison pill” language in the agree - impacts to the value of the property. The ment which voided all development appraisal assumes “no costs for remedia - approvals related to the project if the tion” or “habitat mitigation.” development agreement was disapproved “The city needs to negotiate the best by a referendum vote. That would have price and terms possible for the commu - included the General Plan Amendment, nity.” She asked the commissioners to Specific Plan, Zoning Change and EIR.” wait for the November 30 appraisal. Page 6 FULLERTON OBSERVER The DOWNTOWN Report EARLY NOVEMBER 2015 text & photos by Mike Ritto [email protected] RIPOFF ALERT A brazen knucklehead has been walking in and dashing out of Roadkill Ranch & Boutique lately. His specialty seems to be Pendleton shirts and to think he would do this and COME BACK again is hard to imagine. He was chased out the door on his last attempt. We don’t have an exact description but the FPD is on the case and we just wanted everyone to keep an eye out, there are those among us who don’t have the slightest amount of class- or smarts. The rest of us, take heart, he won’t get far.

ANNIVERSARIES We like to mention business anniver - saries, so Happy 10th Anniversary to Ziing’s Bistro (above) and also congratula - tions to the crew at Les Amis (at right) for making it in the restaurant business for 5 years, an especially big deal.

THANKS TO BOOTLEGGERS October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, as you've probably noticed from LES AMIS & B REAKFAST the deluge of pink ribbons and awareness Les Amis’ outdoor patio is a perfect vides a cool breeze coming from the west. MATADOR CANTINA events. place to begin your outdoor dining expe - Diners love the Lebanese fare and good AGAVE ROOM Yoga and beer enthusiasts gathered rience this week. Because of our recent news, they just opened for breakfast last And yes there is more yet. The Matador Sunday morning to raise funds for the St. heat waves, I know some of you are hop - weekend, so stop by any Saturday or offers a fusion of traditional and contem - Jude Kathryn T. McCarty Breast Center. ing for ‘sweater weather’ but there’s noth - Sunday for some morning sun and break - porary Mexican inspired cuisine. Next Yoga teachers and organizers Lisa Granger ing like dining outdoors in the early fast. Come to think of it, a story about Wednesday at 4pm the new outdoor patio and Ali Almstedt arranged a one hour all- evening, temperature still in the high 70s breakfast in our downtown is in order, so at The Matador will reveal itself so add yet levels flow class on the patio of or low 80s, and their location always pro - that will be coming soon to page 6. another outdoor patio to your list and like Bootlegger's Brewery downtown followed the old advertising refrain goes “Tell ‘em by a tasting flight of their award-winning we sent you.’” brews. YOGA YOGI AND DINING WITH AL For the second year in a row, the unlike - HE ASTY UTDOORS Crazy to think that in the 1970s, there T T O was the Pumpernickel, Taco Bell, and ly location has proved to be a successful, With the recent passing of Yogi Berra, when it was still located at The Fox, fun gathering. Granger and Almstedt many ‘Yogiisms’ are still wafting through Angelo’s and Vinci’s. I think there was an hope to hold this event again next the air, such as the often quoted “Nobody early version of Rutabegorz outdoor patio October and top their raised funds of goes there anymore, it’s too crowded” but around the same time, and by the way, a $500. Thanks to Bootlegger's Brewery for that’s not true of our downtown restau - new, larger one is under construction hosting and to Karen Ritto and Tarin rants. One reason has to be our many out - right now. Correct me if I missed one but Almstedt for help in coordinating the door dining options. Off the top of my I think that’s it. The Pumpernickel is now event. head I can come up with nearly 20 and The Brownstone Café, Taco Bell extin - Below: The participants raised $500. more are on the way. guished the outdoor flame, expanded and became El Rey Mexican Food and of course Angelo’s and Vinci’s moved next door and continues to be one of OC’s F&M R EVEALED landmark restaurants. Oh yea, Dining Major renovations going on inside, With Al? That’s a lame joke of mine- din - looks like they are going right down to the ing outdoors with Al Fresco. Hope that bare bones, if this was a restaurant they makes it past the proofreaders. Better yet, might keep the ceiling as is, interesting hope someone gets it. look.

DRIPP /S TADTGARTEN We said more are on the way, and here you go. It appears the long awaited opening of Dripp Café will take place by the end of the year. We have been told “A series of test - ings will take place over the next couple of weeks with final inspection scheduled for next month. If all goes well, we should be seeing a soft opening shortly.” There will also be a German Sausage shop called Stadtgarten, put together by the same owner, and both should open at about the same time. EARLY NOVEMBER 2015 PHOTO QUIZ & CROSSWORD FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 7 Fullerton Photo Quiz OUR TOWN CROSSWORD “S OUNDS SCARY ” by Valerie Brickey (answer key on page 19)

QUESTION : W HAT STREET IS THIS ? This month: No this is not a downtown location, but it has been a while since any of us have driven all the way north or south on this street, name that street. Hint, every - body loves ……. It’s now open once again for all to travel so good news for all busi - nesses and residents in that immediate area. Send your answer to Mike at AllMedia @sbcglobal.net ACROSS 41. ___ glance 1. Remove computer errors 42. Soldier’s holiday, abbr. 6. British teatime treat 43. It’s soothing ANSWER TO LAST ISSUE ’S QUESTION : Answer: 11. Sis’s sib 44. Controversial Cuban prison, in slang What year was the photo below taken? This one was a bit of a 14. Medicinal Japanese sake lark. Answers ranged from 15. Come to 45. Gene Barry’s dapper lawman 1955 to the present, and 16. “Totally awesome!” TV series included historic info and 17. Extremely hot chili 49. Setting for many a joke other guesses of 1964, 19. Expert 50. Rapid fire sounds 1972, etc. But no, this was 20. Greek island of the Cyclades 54. End just painted on the build - 21. Library ref. 58. Veeta beginning ing, and ‘Big’ Mikey 22. Got a puppy from the pound, e.g. 59. “Chandelier” singer Ahern got it right on the 24. Prison runaways 60. Cloak-and-dagger org. nose. I guess he is the most 27. Detroit-based org. 61. Old-timey door opener observant Observer reader. 28. Oversized pick-up 64. 2013 Joaquin Phoenix film More is being added to the 33. Citadel student 65. Eagle’s claw front of the building, 36. On the safe side, at sea 66. Moves toward which of course now 37. Texas Rangers Ryan 67. Conclude houses Roscoes. I wonder 38. “I’ve got ___ to grind” 68. Rand McNally product if anyone else will be recre - 39. What George calls Kate Middleton 69. Painter’s plaster ating some remnants from the past? DOWN 33. Low-___ diet 1. Motherless calf 34. Oscar winner Paquin 2. Cultural values 35. Pub feature, often 11 TH ANNUAL 3. What UCLA fans do? 39. More, in Madrid FULLERTON WOMENS ’ 4. Battleship letters 40. Final, abbr. 5. Deteriorate through neglect 41. “___ Misbehavin’” LEADERSHIP FORUM 6. Bjorn Borg and Lasse Hallstrom 43. Starbucks worker Thursday, November 12 7. Spending limit 44. “___ to get along” (conform) 5pm: Charitypalooza 8. Opposite of “No way ma”? 46. Bad, to Francois 6pm: Speakers & Honorees 9. Must have 47. Baltimore’s NFL team FREE 10. In transit 48. Leave in, to an editor Fullerton Community Center 11. German sausage 51. “May I ___ to the price 340 W. Commonwealth 12. Marathon, e.g. of this item?” 13. Had too much, briefly 52. Levels www.fullertonwomenleadership.com 18. Hammer’s end 53. Authority 23. Golfer’s goal 54. Word after head or stomach 25. Only credit card accepted at Costco 55. “Très ___!” 26. Stutter 56. Three-handed card game 29. “A Nightmare on ___ Street” 57. “___ hath no fury...” 30. Marina del ___ 62. Hawaii’s Mauna ___ 31. Hollow stem of grass 63. Formerly known as 32. Send to the canvas Page 8FULLERTON OBSERVER LOCAL & REGIONAL NEWS EARLY NOVEMBER 2015 Fullerton College Police Academy CSUF Faculty Hearing for Professor Certification Suspended Over Book Choice The California Commission on Peace The Fullerton College Police Academy A faculty hearing panel took place on panel but said that she did not want to Officer Standards and Training (POST) is a 10-month program that provides Friday, October 23 at CSUF to consider share them with Dr. Hassan because she has suspended the Fullerton College more than 900 hours of training. Until whether the Chair of the Math might not use them. Police Academy’s POST certification. this current suspension, graduates of the Department acted correctly in asking the Dr. Hassan pointed out that originally POST certified training is a requirement program were POST-certified, qualifying Dean of the department to issue a letter of the idea of a faculty panel of colleagues to to serving as a sworn peace officer in the them to work for law enforcement agen - reprimand to Dr. Alain Bourget for not hear and make a decision in such griev - state of California. cies in the state of California. Academy using the textbook selected by the depart - ance cases was to get to the truth and “Classes will continue to be offered students each earn 52 units, which may be ment in his classes. work things out. “But we are at a disad - uncertified as the college works to clarify applied to an Associate of Science Degree. The textbook “Differential Equations vantage here because the university choos - and Linear Algebra,” written by the cur - es to put a lawyer up against us. It is an certification requirements and prove com - Previous Academy Problems pliance,” said Fullerton College rent Chair of the Math Department uneven playing field,” he said. In 2009, allegations of irregularities in Stephen Goode was published in 1991 While Dr. Hassan argued that there was spokesperson Lisa McPheron. “Police the program were brought to the college’s Academy faculty and staff will continue and is in its third edition. Vice Chair no set policy on textbook choice, Osorio attention and an internal audit was Scott Annin’s name was added as co- stated there was a policy made clear in a working with POST personnel to reverse ordered by the NOCCCD board and the suspension as quickly as possible.” author since the 2001 reprinting. The document from 1984 and codified in completed in June 2010. Issues at that book costs $183 new or $70 used on 1989. But Dr. Hassan pointed out the “We take this matter very seriously,” time included allegations of the Academy said Interim President Greg Schulz. “This Amazon.com. Goode textbook was not published until Coordinator and instructors padding Dr. Bourget’s choice 1991. is very unfortunate for our 42 students in timesheets, being overpaid for lab hours A letter the Police Academy. We are working “Introduction to Linear Algebra” Osorio backed off her or not showing up at all, arriving late and by Gilbert Strang of MIT was signed by 68 claim that the Goode-Annin closely with each student to counsel them leaving early, nepotism, extorting money on their options.” first published in 1993 is in its professors book was used in 200 univer - from recruits, overcharging recruits for forth edition and is recognized sities after the statement was POST stated that the Fullerton College additional materials fee, and shifting class and addressed Police Academy has nine compliance worldwide for its excellence. No challenged by Dr. Hassan. preparation time to adjunct faculty. one in the administration has to the She corrected her statement issues relating to electronic documenta - In addition, several recruits reported tion procedures, instructor qualifications voiced any concern about the Hearing and said that “32 institutions being assaulted by some instructors who quality of the text which costs Panel was currently use it.” and training, and handling of test materi - were also police officers. als. The suspension triggered a 45-day $65 new and $35 used on Finally when the proceed - The College Administration accepted Amazon.com. delivered sup - ings got to the testimony period to appeal the decision, which the the findings and vowed to follow the rec - porting Dr. college is now pursuing. Dr. Bourget stated that he exer - stage Dr. Bourget took the ommendations to remedy the issues. cised his academic freedom to Bourget and hotseat and was questioned choose the best textbooks for his asking the by Dr. Hassan. Board Vote on Homeless Shelter Nov. 17 students in Math 250B, a course Dr. Bourget, a tenured he has taught a dozen times panel to Associate Professor, launched The Orange County Board of rapid rehousing. The 24,384 square foot vacate the Supervisors will conduct a public hearing building is located in a light industrial before. He said that at the time the grievance to remove the at 11am, Tuesday, November 17 at the park and has an outdoor area, and private he began using the textbook the reprimand. unfair reprimand from his file OC Board Hearing Room 1st Floor, Hall parking lot. department had no policy on because he is headed for full of Administration, 333 W. Santa Ana Security measures include a to-and- textbooks for the course. professorship and such a thing in his file Blvd., Santa Ana (10 Civic Center Plaza). from bus system, security cameras and Dr. Bourget challenged the letter of rep - could harm that process. The meeting opens at 9:30am but the guards, and a 24/7 hotline to report prob - rimand stating that his choice is in the Asked why he had selected the Strand hearing is set for the 11am time slot. lems. The shelter will also not allow sex best interests of the students, resulting in book over the Good-Annin book, Dr. The proposed location for the 200-bed offenders or felons with open warrants to the faculty hearing. Bourget said he looked at several text - Multi-Service Homeless Shelter is 1000 stay. The hearing was limited to 25 audience books and settled on Strand as best by far. N. Kraemer Place in Anaheim. The 24- Fullerton and Anaheim have pledged members and began at 9am on the sev - “The Strand book is widely used all over hour year round shelter proposed will pro - $500,000 each with the remainder of the enth floor of College Park on campus. the world. I wanted the best possible text - vide a safe place for homeless people to $4.2 million purchase price provided by Dr. Mahamood Hassan, CSUF Faculty book for my students.” sleep, eat, clean-up, store valuables, and the county. According to OC Supervisor Association chapter president represented Asked why he didn’t follow the depart - receive services including job search and Nelson the county has already spent $78 Dr. Bourget at the hearing. The universi - ment choice of textbook he said “I didn’t employment skills, substance and mental million on homeless issues with no per - ty’s position was defended by attorney think I was bound by that vote [in 1984] health counseling, health services, and manent year-round shelter in place. Maria Osorio, faculty labor relations which didn’t mention the name of any interim director. Interim Dean of Natural text. At the very informal Ad Hoc meet - Sciences and Mathematics David ing in 2013 I came with the Strand text - Faculty Panel Rules Against CSUF Professors Bowman also attended the session. There book and said I would like to use it. They Alleging Toxic Work Environment were three faculty members making up looked at it and each said they had no A three-member faculty panel came should be reason for the dean’s dismissal - the deciding board. problem with it. Only Dr. Agnew was back with a decision stating that they were but with the panel’s decision that the The first hour of the session was taken opposed. Because of no consensus Dean unable to grant the grievance brought by majority of the evidence was outside the up in quibbling between Osorio and Koch closed the meeting. No one gave me six tenured professors asking that the 42-day limit, it is unclear how such a pat - Hassan. an order to use a particular text. I would Dean of Engineering and Computer tern could be presented. Osorio started out with a blanket objec - never go against a clear policy,” he said. Sciences be removed from his position for The panel was assisted in its decision by tion to all Dr. Hassan’s exhibits in the case The panel has two weeks to confer and creating a history of discriminatory and a former attorney appointed by the as having no relevance. She presented come up with a decision on the grievance. retaliatory behavior over the past 12 years. administration, who provides advice and paper copies of her own exhibits to the Though they did chastise the dean, stat - training material to the panel. ing that the allegations, which were heard The six professors, all nearing retire - CSU Faculty Association Considers Strike in the October 2nd all-day public hearing ment, said their motivation in bringing 25,000 Cal State University employees the 23-campus system from tenured pro - with several witnesses including each pro - the grievance was to protect the reputa - are in the final process of voting whether fessors to coaches whether or not they are fessor, were disturbing and too serious to tion of the university and quality educa - or not to authorize a protest or a strike CFA members. A Nov. 17 march on the be treated dismissively - their decision tion for the students, as well as, leave a should contract negotiations on raises chancellor’s office is already in the plan - found that they could not grant the griev - healthy work environment for the remain unsuccessful. Employees are ask - ning stages and if a strike is authorized it ance strictly because the CBA has a 42- untenured professors who can not speak ing for a 5% increase plus an additional is expected to begin in January 2016. day time deadline. out on their own. They asked for dismissal 2.7% increase based on years of service. At present senior faculty members earn The professors tried to show a pattern of the Dean but no monetary damages. The university system is offering a 2% an average of $96,000, untenured profes - of misconduct continuing today that raise. At CSUF, where the vote is expected sors earning an average of $86,314, and to pass, about 1,300 faculty (out of 2,000) full-time lecturers earning $59,333. are California Faculty Association mem - According to CSU the raises would cost bers. The union represents all faculty in the university system $69 million per year. County Mental Health Committee Formed The County ended Fiscal Year 2014-15 The Health Care Agency is currently in on June 30, 2015, with about $158.6 mil - the planning process to identify those lion in mental health program funds avail - needs. able, as well as another $70.4 million An ad-hoc committee comprised of two required by the act to be kept as Prudent members of the Board of Supervisors will Reserves in case revenues drop sharply in examine gaps within the County's mental any given year. Of the $158.6 million in health system and present recommenda - usable reserves, $108.6 million is needed tions to their colleagues early next year. to sustain existing programs, while anoth - The committee was suggested by OC er $50 million is available for program Board Vice Chair Lisa Bartlett, fifth dis - enhancements based on needs and gaps in trict, who will serve with Supervisor services. Andrew Do, first district. EARLY NOVEMBER 2015 GOOD THINGS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 9

At Left: New Black Belts don Pink Belts in a student-led breast cancer awareness event at American Martial Arts in Fullerton.

Below: The class in action.

Students of the American Martial Arts Academy raised over $10,000 to support Susan G. Komen OC in its mission to ending breast cancer.

Kicking 4 the Cure by Dionne Kiloh Local Martial Arts Studio Raises Over $10,000 I am a 44 year old Karate student, breast cancer. One in eight Orange along with my 8 year old daughter Jada, County residents are diagnosed with can - and 7 year old son Jace. I thought what cer in their lifetime. American Martial Arts Academy on Students also set up a community event Harbor Blvd. was doing for breast cancer on October 14 for adults and kids with awareness should be rewarded. music, food donated by Leadbelly’s Leading up to the month of October, Barbecue from our own city of Fullerton, the students next in line to test for black pizza from Pizza Press in Anaheim, non- belt were asked to organize a community alcoholic beverages, and more available service project. Instead of just contribut - for a donation. ing to a local charity, they took it a step 100% of the proceeds from the event further and partnered with the Susan G. benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The In addition, Steve Sumi, a 3-year male studio has sold pink karate belts which the breast cancer survivor and his supportive students and staff are wearing for the wife Patty volunteered to serve up the entire month of October. The left side of BBQ in Pink. The couple has supported Above: Patty and Steve Sumi the belt has a white stripe for anyone we the Orange County walk for several years, at the last Breast Cancer Walk. might know who has been affected by and I am proud to call them my brother McKay, accepted a check for more than and sister. I modified my own belt $10,000 – funds which were raised by adding a blue stripe around it to support American Martial Arts Academy through male breast cancer awareness in relation to the sales of the pink karate belts and the ribbon. bracelets (see photo below). For more than 20 years, AMAA has Fullerton resident, Komen OC board been fundraising for Komen OC through member and 2015 Pink Tie Guy, Doug its Kicking for the Cure campaign, an ini - tiative created by AMAA students. Funds raised will benefit Komen OC’s breast cancer awareness and education pro - grams, medical and diagnostic services for unin - sured and underin - sured women, and other unmet com - munity needs through grants to Faire co-chair Jill Scott at the Pathways to Hope Food Distribution Center in Fullerton. culturally diverse Pathways of Hope is one of the non-profits which will benefit from the Faire. community breast health organiza - tions, and ground - Alternative Gift Faire breaking breast Welcomes 22 Vendors cancer research. by Barbara Giasone An assortment of holiday wares will also Holiday shopping takes on a different be available for purchase. look this year when the 15th Annual This year’s participating organizations Alternative Gift Faire, “Making a World include: Caring Companions, Crittenton ALTERNATIVE GIFT FAIRE of Difference,” opens to the public from Services for Children and Families, 11am-2pm • Sunday • November 1 11am to 2 pm on Sunday, November 1 at Downtown Hot Meal Ministry, FISH of ch & Lun nts Fullerton Downtown Plaza the Downtown City Plaza on Wilshire Fullerton, Habitat for Humanity, Heifer hme efres ase (Wilshire, between Harbor & Pomona Ave.) Avenue between Harbor Blvd. and International, Meals on Wheels of R urch or P Pomona Avenue. Fullerton, Pathways of Hope, Third f You can make a difference to families in need, CareerWise, which works with the World Gifts and Hand Arts and Weekday both locally and globally, by purchasing alternative gifts homeless to find jobs through interns Christian Education Chapel on Wheels, from any of 21 non-profits at the Gift Faire. Cards acknowledging your from Fullerton College and Cal State and many more. gift in the name of your loved one will be exchanged for donations. Fullerton, is new among 22 vendors pro - Jill Scott and Mary Ann Richmond Need a personal shopper? Call Donna Woodbridge 714-525-5525 viding ways to make charitable donations chair this year’s event. For more informa - Sponsored by 1st Christian & Fullerton 1st United Methodist in place of traditional gift giving. tion call (714) 525-5525. Page 10 FULLERTON OBSERVER EDUCATION NEWS EARLY NOVEMBER 2015

SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTES by Francine Vudoti by Jan Youngman Kids Rule! Fullerton School District Board meets at 6pm on 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month at district headquarters, 1401 W. Valencia Dr., Fullerton, 92833. For agenda go to: www.fsd.k12.ca.us or call 714-447-7400 October 20 FSD Meeting (next meeting Nov. 17) DISTRICT VOTING : There are three available to all students. They are the only remaining meetings to allow resident FSD school with a competitive after input on dividing the FSD District into 5 school sports program. areas for the purpose of voting for trustees ACTION I TEMS to replace the current “at large” elections. •Raises: Agreements between FSD and Those meetings take place at 6pm: FETA for salary increases for 2015/2016 Tues., Oct. 27 at Ladera Vista Jr. High; year; (4%) increases for each Asst. Wed, Oct. 28 at Parks Jr. High; Superintendent and District management Thurs., Oct. 29 at Nicolas Jr. High. group; and an increase for the The public can also attend the next two Superintendent were all approved in a 4-1 school board meetings, November 17 vote (Thompson no). and/or December 8 to provide input on Trustee Thompson said that he opposed the 5 trustee area map boundaries. A these increases because they mirrored the Written Comment Station will be avail - FSD/FETA agreement. He opposed any able at each public meeting. Spanish and “across the board salary increase [as a per - Korean translators will be available at all centage of pay]”. He described it as the meetings. The finalized boundary “counter intuitive” and was opposed say - map creating the 5 districts will be voted ing that such salary increases should be on by the trustees at the December 15 merit based, not mirroring contract nego - Board meeting. Besides selecting the tiations. boundaries, the Trustees will also decide Trustee Sugarman praised the cabinet which two areas will be up for election in (Asst. Superintendents) and described November 2016. them as very “valuable” and said that the •F ULLERTON FIT FAMILIES : See page 11 raises did not just “mirror” the contract RECOGNITIONS agreement but were earned. TRICK -OR -T REAT ? Robert C. Fisler School has been •Vacant Lot: Superintendent Pletka renewed as an Apple Distinguished reported to the Trustees the results of his (FUN FACT ALERT : my article is filled with fun facts) School for 2015-2017. This honor is discussion with the city manager about Halloween is coming up. I’m excited I learned from History.com that wear - given to schools for nationwide recogni - the vacant lot in front of Beechwood to wear a costume and go trick-or-treat - ing costumes and trick-or-treating on tion as an exemplary learning environ - School. The city said that lot was ing. But have you ever thought what Hallow’s Eve started many years before ment. The Apple Distinguished School appraised at $3.6 million dollars. All the Halloween means? I did. I used to when people from Europe thought they designation is reserved for schools that trustees agreed that they were not in favor wonder what this word is and why we could scare unwanted ghosts or spirits by integrate Apple technology in education of pursuing the property. (5-0) wear costumes and go trick-or-treating. wearing costumes made from animal skin. and meet criteria for the five best prac - •Public Hearing on Trustee Area I finally found the answer one Saturday They also prepared food offerings and left tices: visionary leadership, innovated Boundaries: Trustee Sugarman said the morning in the weekly class I attend in them on banquet tables. As the years learning and teaching, ongoing profes - suggested areas did not include neighbor - my church. went by, people prepared treats in their sional learning, compelling evidence of hoods that attend the school. The houses on Hallow’s Eve and gave them to FUN FACT : Did you know that success, and a flexible learning environ - Dolinka Group representative explained visitors who promised to pray for their Halloween means “Hallow’s Eve” ment. that many of the requirements of setting dead relatives. Eventually, people started or holy evening? •Valencia Park School’ s IAM Learning up trustee areas could not be met by to just offer tricks such as singing, reciting and Young Scholars program has been school attendance boundaries. School Our teacher explained that Halloween a poem, or dancing in exchange for the awarded an Apple Distinguished Program boundaries will not be affected by the originated from the phrase “Hallow’s treats on Hallow’s Eve. for 2015-2017. This honor is given to trustee voting districts. Trustee Thompson Eve” or holy evening. This information FUN FACT : Did you know that business schools for nationwide recognition as an expressed his opposition to using race and may sound gibberish but it is important. owners who sell candies use Halloween exemplary learning environment. The “protective class” as a criteria for voting This is the night before the two big cel - to sell more candies? Apple Distinguished Program designation districts. He described the mapping as ebrations in the Catholic Church. is reserved for programs that meet criteria “political”. “This is not about serving These are All Saints’ Day on November In the United States, business owners for innovation, leadership, and education - kids.” Three people spoke to the district - 1st and All Soul’s Day on November who sell candies thought they could use al excellence, and demonstrate a consis - ing. Some of the them spoke of people 2nd. These two holidays are both dedi - Halloween as excuse to sell all their can - tent vision of exemplary learning environ - feeling “disenfranchised” and that their cated to all those who have died. Big dies so they started to promote the cele - ments. voices were not being heard. “This will celebrations like Christmas are celebrat - bration of Halloween. Mommy said they •Maple School on December 5 will be make it easier for someone, a local resi - ed beginning the night before such as have become very successful because hosting an Argumentation & dent to get elected from an area.” One Christmas eve. Hallow’s Eve or Halloween has become a big celebration Communication Leadership Academy person asked what job of a trustee is. Halloween is the night before the two in our country. However, the true mean - (ACLA) Speech and Debate Tournament. Trustee Sugarman responded, “We are big celebrations to honor the dead. ing of Halloween has been forgotten (see article page 11). elected to give oversight to 14,000 stu - Thanks a lot, the mystery of Halloween which is to celebrate or honor our loved Parks Junior High Presentation dents, approve expenditures, set priorities is solved. But why do we wear costumes ones who have died. Enthusiastic 8th grade Parks’ students and select the superintendent.” Another and go trick-or-treating? We can still enjoy Halloween with Kirstin Dickson, Yasmine Fragoso, and person said that people had many ques - Unfortunately, my teacher did not tell treats, tricks, candy, decorations, and cos - Yeabin Lee, assisted Principal Dustin in tions, and that the District needed to us anything about trick-or-treat or tumes. But maybe we can do a little bit the profiling the new exciting programs make sure that parents knew about the Halloween costumes. My mom said I’m more by lighting a candle for our loved available at Parks. These include “i-per - meetings. Superintendent Pletka assured old enough to do my own research and ones who have died and remembering or sonalized” learning programs where stu - the person that parents have been notified I did. praying for them in a special way. Happy dents choice their course of study; exten - in many ways. Halloween! FUN FACT : Did you know that wearing sive STEM classes, including robotics; See page 18 for of costumes was originally meant NOTE : There will be more Fun Facts and “blended learning” electives that to scare away unwanted spirits? in my future articles! Yay include 27 unique learning opportunities High School District Report Observer columnist Francine is a local 9-year-old student who enjoys writing, REGISTRATION video games, playing piano, composing music and playing with friends and family. IS NOW OPEN! • I NDOOR & OUTDOOR LESSONS OktoBOOfest at FULLERTON DOWNTOWN MARKET • P RE -C OMPETITIVE CLASSES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 • W ATER POLO SKILLS CLASSES •5 PM & 6:45 PM : K IDS COSTUME PARADE & T RICK -OR -T REATING • P ARENT & T OT LESSONS at Vendor Booths, Arts & Crafts Activities, Live Music Bring your decorated pumpkin to enter into the pumpkin contest. Fullerton Downtown Market is located on E. Wilshire between Harbor and Pomona. Free Admission! EARLY NOVEMBER 2015 COLUMNISTS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 11

Amerige Brothers Realty Office This historic building which was moved to its current location in Amerige Park next to the Community Center has also been rumored to have some of its own haunts. A paranormal investigation of the historic site was held on February 6th, 2006. Psychics who attended the event supposedly heard ghostly people, and horse-drawn carriages passing by. They also sensed the spirit of a woman watch - ing them from inside the tiny building. Photographs were taken and several Fullerton Post Office revealed orbs floating around. The Fullerton Post Office on E. Commonwealth is a major federal build - ing where many residents have postal boxes. People who have worked at the building at night have reported hearing footsteps, coughing sounds and other noises that could just be their fellow employees—or not. A shadowy figure has also been spotted in the backrooms. Several years ago, a Fullerton resident was going to drop off a letter at the Post Office IDEO BSERVER by Emerson Little when she saw a ghostly lady from the V O 1940s walk up the steps and enter. But, as it turned out, the entry door was locked and there were no workers inside. Plummer Auditorium More Historic Haunts Heading to Fullerton High School, we find ourselves looking at the famous Plummer Auditorium. The auditorium is In the spirit of Halloween, I’ve decided non-believers in ghosts, as well as paranor - one of the most active haunted places in to write about other haunted locations mal researchers. The psychic Victoria the city, and according to the book, there not mentioned in my previous article. Gross, who was on the Haunted Fullerton are EVP (electronic voice phenomenon) Most of these destinations are within Walking Tour I took, is also quoted here. readings to confirm this. The east stairs, walking distance of one another in the I read this book about a year ago and it the stage area, the spotlight room and the historic downtown. I was inspired by encouraged me to explore the downtown balconies have had the most spectral none other than tour guide and children’s and check out these local businesses. Now, sightings. In fact, many times, the people director at the Fullerton Museum, Ms. I’ve taken photographs and video of sever - who work on the theatre productions pair Aimee Aul. al of these destinations and have left it up up whenever they need to get something Pacific Electric Depot It all began several years ago, after the to you, the Fullerton Observer readers, to done because they’re too afraid to do any - The old Pacific Electric Depot, which first time I went on the Fullerton decide whether or not these places are thing alone. So, the next time you’re was formerly the restaurant Il Haunted Walking Tour. My dad and I really haunted. Feel free to check out my thinking about seeing a play, remember to Ghiotto/Spadra and is now Hopscotch, is purchased a book in the gift shop titled video at https://youtu.be/5nXtZ0iOiE8 watch out for the ghosts. I was only able also rumored to be haunted. Several Fullerton Ghosts: History and Hauntings in or visit the official Fullerton Observer web - to film the outside of the auditorium restaurant workers have claimed to have Orange County, California , written by site, open the Early November issue and because it was closed at the time I was heard muffled conversations when clean - Robert J. and Anne N. Wlodarski. In the scroll down to my column and click on filming my video ing up at night. paperback, local historic events are the link to see if I caught any apparitions described, along with ghostly encounters on film. that are explained by real-life skeptics and Fullerton Santa Fe Train Depot Landmark Plaza This is a historic landmark that was Landmark Plaza, formerly known as the built after the Amerige Brothers founded Farmers and Merchants Bank of the town. However, this building also has Fullerton, is rumored to house two spirits, a spooky side to it. According to Fullerton both male and well-dressed. One of them Ghosts, there have been reports of a is a benevolent, short man, who’s been ghostly conductor from the early 20th spotted on the second floor, while the century, occasionally holding a lantern. other, a tall, somber fellow has been spot - The figure has been spotted late at night ted downstairs on the left side of the swinging his lantern back and forth, along building. Neither have caused any trouble with another railroad employee who has in recent years, but occasionally, people been spotted behind the ticket counter. have reported feeling cold breezes and People have also heard a female voice hearing footsteps before the men appeared ways that overlook the bustling down - coming from the restrooms, but whenever specter is a little child who seems to cry to them in ghost form. My dad and I town, but didn’t experience anything too anyone goes in to check on the lady, there out in the night for her parents and has walked upstairs to the second floor and frightening. is nobody there. Possibly the creepiest spooked many staff members. found ourselves in small, confined hall -

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Fullerton School District is sponsoring grades K-8th. For more info call 714-447- Fullerton Fit Families on Saturday, 7400 or visit www.fullertonsd.org October 31. Bring your family and a friend or two and join in a 21st century MAPLE SCHOOL TO HOST scavenger hunt/geocaching event. The DEBATE TOURNAMENT event kicks off at 9am at the Fullerton On Saturday, December 5, Maple Courthouse parking lot, 1275 N. School will be hosting an Argumentation Berkeley Ave. and continues along the & Communication Leadership Academy Juanita Cooke Greenbelt trail. Speech & Debate Tournament. The At the event, participants can use the ACLA activities are designed to promote Geocaching intro and Goto Coordinates empowerment through critical thinking, applications on a smart phone or web- communication, and character. Maple enabled device to discover students’ geo - School, as a flagship ACLA program, will caching projects that have been hidden have over 20 students in grades 4-6 partic - along the trail. In addition to this unique ipating in the tournament. There will be scavenger hunt, there will be a wellness special prizes and awards for participants. fair and games to round out the morning The top competitor in each division will of fitness, fun and family. have an award named in their honor and The Fullerton School District includes will have their name permanently carved 20 schools and serves 14,000 students in in ACLA history. Page 12 FULLERTON OBSERVER GARDEN & ENVIRONMENT NEWS EARLY NOVEMBER 2015

to complete and I have to admit, it was a lot of really hard work but we love the results! The side benefits of taking on a project like this are that the neighbors and friends stop by regularly to see how it’s coming along (we met a few new people too) . Don and I have both lost weight and toned up muscle (who needs the gym?), we may have increased our property value and we have the satisfaction of sitting out on the porch and enjoying the view. We still have a few minor things to complete, like building a birdbath and compacting one of the pathways but they will get done. The last thing to be done was to submit the form online and upload photos of the finished project to the Water District for the rebate. You might be wondering how much it cost to complete this job. We New steps, a drip system, drought tolerant could have had a company come out and plants like lavender, butterfly bush and do a quickie turf removal, put in gravel others as well as succulents, redwood bark, and a few cactus for the price of the rebate boulders and crushed granite pathways. Going Drought-Tolerant which actually could be a nice start to work a design around, but since we chose by Terri Derler from Cal Poly SLO with a degree in We chose a drip system made by Toro to do more, we saved a lot of money by Landscape Architecture, drew up a simple which is adjustable to either drip or spray doing the work ourselves (and it helped to My husband Don has lived in plan for us to follow. Don and I gave him depending on the need or the individual have our son plan a design for us). We had California his entire life and I have lived some ideas and he made them much bet - plants. just over 1,000 square feet of lawn that here for most of mine so we have seen ter, adding a few design elements to jazz it The yard already had a few boulders was removed. The cost of the project after some droughts over the years but none up a bit. We wanted to re-use the bricks that we had placed when we originally did rebate was approximately $2,700. Well like the one we are in now. When the that we took out of the existing steps and the yard. They stayed put and a few more worth all of the work!!! State of California asked everyone to con - borders to build new platform steps. boulders were placed on the other side of serve water, we took it very seriously and Don and I decided to tackle this project the steps to mirror the existing ones. as far as the lawn goes, at first we limited ourselves although I would recommend The design called for a “privacy fence” RIO HONDO SIERRA CLUB watering. When the drought hiring help for some of the to be built across one section of the yard Speaker Susan Verstegen on was getting more severe we We wanted heavy work. We started by to set a backdrop for the 2 Western stopped watering all together to be “green” removing the lawn and all of Redbud Trees that we chose. In front of "C HANGING OVER TO A except for the potted plants. the old plants leaving only a the fence we alternated Kangaroo Paws So when the Water District so we used tree, some rocks and a with grasses. We didn’t want the yard to DROUGHT -T OLERANT be all succulents or cactus because we like offered an incentive to remove vinegar to Japanese bamboo plant. We GARDEN turf and replace it with kill the grass.. wanted to be “green” so we to see some flowering and softness to the drought tolerant plants we but the grass used vinegar to kill the grass. I plants so we chose lavender, different ONE PLANTER decided to take on the project. would recommend using a kinds of grasses, rosemary, a butterfly We first went on didn’t commercial grass killer bush, a gorgeous Smoke Bush and other AT A TIME ." completely drought tolerant species. We did plant a www.bewaterwise.com and because the grass didn’t com - 7:30pm Thursday, Nov. 12 filled out an application. We die... pletely die with the vinegar. Fire Stick and some succulents for ground answered some simple ques - We covered the planting areas cover as well. (Join us for dinner at 7pm) tions, up-loaded some pictures along with with a weed barrier material to help keep After all the planting was finished we a copy of our water bill, the proposed the grass from growing back in. Don then covered the area around the plants with Coco's Bakery Restaurant, design (which can be hand drawn) and built the steps out of pressure-treated small redwood bark, dark brown in color. 1250 East Imperial Highway, Brea measurements of the turf area, then wait - lumber and we filled them with the This project has taken us a few months ed for our project to be approved. The bricks. The design called for decomposed program ran out of money right after we granite pathways, which is allowed, since put in our application and more money water can penetrate it. (Cement or build - had to be allotted but after a few months ings of any kind cannot be used in the we got the go-ahead for the project. replacement areas to get the rebate) We used Our front yard is sloped from the street the existing sprinkler pipes for the drip down to the house so that posed some system but relocated where the drippers challenges in the design. Fortunately for would be since they would better cover us, our son Jackson, who graduated from where the plants are instead of at the edges Fullerton High and went on to graduate to water a lawn. EARLY NOVEMBER 2015 LOCAL NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 13 Fullerton Piano Student Megan Chang BIKE N OTES to Perform in Tokyo Megan Chang, 14, is the only person Getting Healthy by Getting to Work from the United States who will perform by Jane Rands will become more physically active. But at Yamaha's prestigious 44th International to make that work well, places need to be Junior Original Concert at Bunkamura At some point in any trip, whether to engineered for pedestrians, bicyclists and Orchard Hall in Tokyo, Japan on work, school, shopping, or the library, you cars to coexist safely. The website for November 14. The event showcases 12 of will use some form of human powered Active Living Research, activelivingre - the most outstanding young performers in transit. You may walk, skate, scooter or search.org, analyzes the efficacy of differ - the world. The US Yamaha branch, locat - ride a bicycle to your destination. But ent strategies for encouraging “active liv - ed in Buena Park, is paying for Megan and even if you ride in a car or ride on a bus, ing.” a family member to attend. at some point you will become a pedestri - Streets can enforce safety by design Performers at the concert in Japan, all an. These are examples of Active rather than depending on the threat of law age 16 or under, study at Yamaha Music Transportation or Active Transit. enforcement to correct unsafe behavior. A Schools, which go beyond teaching the Active Transit can sound like a develop - “Walk Audit” with local planners, public ability to read and perform music and fos - er buzz-word. But to those concerned officials, parents and their children, can be ter creativity by encouraging students to with the epidemic of diabetes and obesity used to identify problem areas needing write their own compositions. Megan that has developed over the last 30 years, the Future Annual Concerto Competition redesign. Safe Routes to Schools provides studies piano at Harmony Music World Active Transit is the key to mobility and (twice). She has performed twice with the grant funds to make improvements near Institute in Fullerton with Carlton Liu. better health. Pacific Symphony at Segerstrom Hall in schools. Getting more kids to walk to Megan, a ninth-grader, is enrolled in At the Active Transit Forum at UCI on Costa Mesa. school on a daily basis can help reduce the the Cal State/LA Early Entrance Program October 16, Mark Fenton, an expert in Passionate about composing music, incidence of obesity and diabetes in chil - and has built an impressive resume since “designing healthy places,” spoke to traffic Megan has performed original composi - dren. she first sat down at the keys at age four. engineers, planners, police, elected and tions at National and Regional Yamaha Fenton described the steps to creating At age eight, she won first place at the appointed officials, and community and Junior Original Concerts beginning in Active Transit. First, policies are needed Southwestern Youth Music Festival, Piano health advocates about how to influence 2008. The national event is held at the to formally state support for complete Open Solo Competition. Other standout changes in our sedentary lifestyle by the NAMM Show, the largest musical instru - streets that consider all forms of mobility. achievements include first place finishes at way in which streets, sidewalks and build - ment trade convention in the Americas, Every level, from the City Council, to the the 2009 Annual Young Musicians ings are designed. which takes place in Anaheim every Planning Commission, to the Traffic and Competition, the 2015 MTAC A nice place to walk, a safe place to ride January. Circulation Committee, need to under - Scholarship Audition and the Artists of a bike, or a building with access from the stand and support the policies. sidewalk instead of a parking lot encour - Next, a set of guidelines, such as the ages physical activity. Most adults will not National Association of City LOCAL AUTHOR TYLER APPEL maintain a regimen of intentional, Transportation Officials (NACTO) stan - planned exercise at a gym or track. dards should be adopted. As well changes Tyler Appel, a current Cal State However, the recommended 20 to 30 in the way mobility is measured, such Fullerton student, has just pub - minutes of daily physical activity for modal transit analysis that counts the lished a novel entitled “69 shades adults can be achieved in the course of a increase in the number of bicycles and of Tyler” which is available on commute to work when it includes walk - pedestrians instead of traffic impact Amazon. The book immediately ing to and from public transportation, attributed to new projects provide a dif - reached the top 300 list on biking, or a walk from a more distant but ferent perspective. Amazon and it was the number less expensive parking lot, for example. Lastly, the City needs to recognize that one most searched new release As towns are redeveloped with compact it is not a matter of finding new funding, over the first weekend of its publi - neighborhoods with a variety of destina - but how existing funds can be used, with - cation. A brief description on the tions within walking distance, people will out costing the City more money to back of the book cover says it all: find it more convenient to walk or ride a improve mobility and the health of its res - “This is a book about the trials, bike. Without even realizing it, people idents. tribulations of Tyler Appel and his many strange, unusual, hilarious and entertaining friends. By the way, if you have not already fig - ured it out, Tyler is me. Some peo - ple say I am a nice guy, have a great sense of humor, and that I am a great friend, someone that is always there when you need them. Others, for reasons I still don’t understand, hate me, think I am self-absorbed, sarcastic, narcissistic, and crazy adventures of your own.” try to stay as far away from me as possi - The reviews have so far been positive. ble. So if you are interested in some humor - This book includes some of my most ous light reading this may very well be wild and hilarious adventures. I suggest the book for you. The book is available you read it and then embark on some on Amazon.com now.

DIABETES & GUM DISEASE Gum disease is an unexpected compli - notion that not only are diabetics more cation of diabetes. If left untreated, “gin - susceptible to periodontitis, but peri - givitis” (inflammation of the gums) can odontitis may have the potential to affect progress to “periodontitis,” at which blood glucose control and contribute to point the gums will pull away from the the progression of diabetes. teeth to form deepening pockets that col - P.S. To prevent gum problems, diabet - lect bacteria and threaten the health of ics must control their blood glucose lev - teeth and underlying bone. These gum els and schedule regular visits to the den - problems largely stem from the fact that tist, who can spot and treat early gum those with diabetes are more susceptible problems. to bacterial infection, which renders Do you or any of your siblings have them less able to fight the bacteria that diabetes? We have the skills and tools to collects in pockets that form around the ensure that early signs of many condi - teeth of patients with periodontitis. tions are identified. We recommend reg - Moreover, recent research points to the ular checkups and cleanings. Page 14 FULLERTON OBSERVER THEATER/ART/MUSIC NEWS EARLY NOVEMBER 2015 CLAYES PERFORMING REVIEWED by Angela Hatcher More THEATER ARTS CENTER Cal State University Fullerton No matter what your MAVERICK THEATER 800 N. State College, Fullerton beliefs, this play will do its 110 E. Walnut Ave., Fullerton Tickets: 657-278-3371 dandiest to make you Tickets: 714-526-7070 www.arts.fullerton.edu believe that a spirit is out for revenge and www.mavericktheater.com beautiful young Stella (Meredith Culp) is •CARRIE: The Musical (based on the the victim who is totally under siege. •NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD novel by Stephen King) plays through Play-writing brother, Roddy Fitzgerald adapted & directed by Brian Newell plays Nov. 1st. Directed by James R. Taulli; (Mike Martin) and his sister, Pam through Nov 1 (8pm Fri., 7pm Sat & Musical Direction Mitchell Hanlon; Fitzgerald (Elizabeth M. Desloge) would Sun, with 9pm show on Oct. 31st). A Choreography William F. Lett. Carrie love to purchase Cliff End, a secluded sea - pulse-pounding version of the cult movie White is a high school outcast who is bul - side house on England’s beautiful coast - featuring a horde of zombies vs. a group lied by the popular crowd and virtually line - the same way that you or I would barricaded in a house. $22 invisible to everyone else. At home, she’s like to buy a Swiss Chalet, a Parisian loft, •PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE the at the mercy of her loving but cruelly or a house in the Hamptons; however, worst movie of all time adapted & direct - over-protective mother. Surprisingly, when the siblings offer the tight-lipped ed by Brian Newell opens Nov. 6 and Carrie has just discovered that she has a Commander (Bill Carson) an embarrass - plays through Nov. 21, Fridays at 8pm, special power and she’s not afraid to use it! ingly low price, Roddy and Pam sit in Saturdays at 6pm and 8pm, and Sundays One of the great, gripping legends of the stunned silence as the Commander shock - at 5pm. Unspeakable horrors from outer Broadway musical stage! Adult content. ingly accepts their offer without question. At the Little Theatre. $24 Meredity Culp as Stella PHOTOS NABIL WIRE space paralyze the living and resurrect the They soon find out why. dead. $20 ($10/students with ID) Not for •GAELLE SOLAL, GUITAR born in The Uninvited Beth Titus is sensational as the loud gos - anyone under 7 years old. Marseilles in 1978, Gaelle began the study It is that spooky time of year when sipy old neighbor who never leaves her •SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE of guitar at age 6 with René Bartoli. By Knott’s turns into a Scary Farm, Mickey house without a hat. She is so authentic MARTIANS a Maverick original opens age 14 she had won three gold medals at throws a party, and pumpkin patches that you would just know that if she’s Nov. 28 and plays through Dec. 23 at the Conservatoire de Marselilles. She has spring up faster than you can around, there’s just no getting 8pm Fri & Sat with matinees on Sunday studied with Alberto Ponce, Roberto say “Boo!” Westminster past her. at 4pm. With Santa Claus kidnapped by Aussel, and Alvaro Pierri. Wed. Nov. 4 at Community Playhouse hon - Toni Beckman’s portrayal of Martians will the children on Earth have 8pm in Meng Concert Hall. $5 ors the timely tradition with Dr. Scott is clear and relevant. no toys on Christmas Day? $22 ($12/kids •SHAKESPEARE GOES TO THE its latest offering, a decidedly Although not a principal role, under 12). Tickets go on sale Nov. 1st. OPERA with scenes from Romeo & intellectual ghost story, Tim Beckman stands out as a force Juliet, The Merry Wives of Windsor, to be reckoned with if push Julius Caesar, Othello, A Midsummer Kelly’s The Uninvited . From STAGES THEATER the novel by Dorothy comes to shove. Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Macardle, traditional flicker - Candy Beck gives an 400 E. Commonwealth, Fullerton Nothing, and Taming of the Shrew. Nov. ing candles, startling aberra - extremely penetrating per - Tickets: 714-525-4484 5-7 at 8pm in the Recital Hall. $8 tions, and dimmed lights are formance as Miss Holloway, www.stagesoc.org •DEBORAH VOIGT the internationally intact, but what this play has and Beck burnishes every sen - •THE 39 STEPS adapted by Patrick renowned soprano and CSUF talented that other haunted house tence so that you find yourself Barlow from the novel by John Buchan, School of Music students perform at 7pm, tales do not have is WCP’s focused on her every word. directed by Jill Johnson, plays Fri & Sat at Nov. 8 in Meng Concert Hall, celebrating Toni Beckman as Dr. dynamic cast making the Desloge is every bit the 8pm, and Sun at 2pm thru Nov 8. A mix 50 years of excellence in music education Scott and Amy Lauren and a dedication of the CSUF School of audience believe that what Gettys as Lizzie. beautiful sister, Pam. Desloge of a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy appears on stage is complete - portrays her character with spy novel and a dash of Monty Python. Music. Proceeds benefit music scholar - ly rational and utterly convinc - charisma, charm, and •IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A ships. $50 (Special Reception & ing. intelligence that one LIVE RADIO PLAY written by Joe Performance by Fullerton Jazz Orchestra Under the fine direction of would expect from a Landry. The beloved American Classic starts at 5:30pm, $250). Brandon Ferruccio, it is the young vibrant artistic comes to life as a live 1940s radio broad - •FALL DANCE THEATRE coordinat - dream team’s grasp of the sto - woman such as Pam. cast with the help of an ensemble that ed by Gladys Kares opens Nov. 12 and ryline and their perspective As Roddy, Martin is the brings a few dozen characters to the stage. plays through Nov 22 (at 8pm, except roles that makes The Uninvited epitome of the sincere, Opens Nov. 27 and plays through Dec. Nov. 15 & 22 at 2pm) at the Little the party not to be missed. honest playwright, with 27, Fri & Sat at 8pm and Sun. at 2pm. Theatre. $14 Without the aid of extensive an eye for Stella. He has a •NING AN, PIANO a Faculty Artist special effects such as projected witty and slightly wise guy CAMELOT THEATER Recital on Nov. 13 at 8pm in the Meng images of ghostly spirits or persona who is charming Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. Pianist Ning An was the pyrotechnics, some of the story enough to get away with Sunny Hills High School, 1801 first prize winner of the 2003 William is more or less imagined, such it. Kapell Piano Competition. He made his Warburton Way, Fullerton concerto debut at the age of 16 perform - as the loud crashing waves or billowing Amy Lauren Gettys – a crowd favorite Tickets: 714-626-4283 draperies; however, WCP’s production of as the spicy maid, Lizzie, who is unafraid ing the Rachmaninov Second Piano the frightening tale is a mesmerizing to offer her opinions proving that she is •LEGALLY BLOND: The Musical Concerto with the Cleveland Orchestra. thriller that is simply good old fashioned more “family” than help. plays Nov. 4th, 5th, & 6th @7pm. Tickets $15 bone-chilling storytelling at its best. It is however, the Commander’s grand - are $10 ($8 w/ ASB). *Season Tickets are daughter, Stella, who is the true focus of on sale for $25 ART the play and Meredith Culp takes her ide - ally vulnerable, sweet charming role to LA HABRA HIGH GUILD FORGOTTEN FACES : heart. at Plummer Auditorium COMFORT WOMEN For many, “scary” is never outdated. It Chapman & Lemon in Fullerton may be time to rustle up some fun and get Tickets: www.LHHSGuild.com OF WWII at Museum “uninvited.” Director: Brandon Ferruccio; Artwork created by painter Steven Lights: Sam Maytubby; Sound: Hisham •BEAUTY & THE BEAST: La Habra Cavallo, photographer Jan Banning and Nashef; Set Design: Brandon Ferrucio. High School Theater Guild presents videographer Chang-Jin Lee capture the Runs Through November 1, 2015. Disney's, " Beauty And The Beast," at stories as told by women (now elderly) of WESTMINSTER COMMUNITY The Plummer Auditorium . Show times the Comfort Stations created by the PLAYHOUSE are Nov. 14, 19 & 21 at 7:30pm and Nov. Japanese Imperial Army during World 7272 Maple St, Westminster, 15, 21 & 22 at 1:30pm. Special children's War II from 1932-1945. Controversy sur - CA 92683. matinee Friday Nov. 13 at 12:30pm. rounds the issue of “Comfort Women” so Tickets: 714-893-8626 Presale tickets are $15 online ($20 at the called because they were pressed into serv - www.wctstage.org door). ice to meet the sexual needs of Imperial Army soldiers in the field. Museum repre - sentatives state that the show uncovers the human cost of all wars where women are often victims, but is not about the ongo - ing grievances between countries. Historical context is provided through maps, historic photos and text. The Fullerton Museum Center is locat - ed at 301 N. Pomona (at E. Wilshire). Call 714-738-3331 for more information. The show runs through Nov. 1. COMING UP: “Treasured Lands: The Fifty Nine US National Parks in Focus” opens November 21. EARLY NOVEMBER 2015 EVENTS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 15

MON, OCT 26 SUN, NOV 1 Continued SAT, NOV 7 Continued HITS & •5:30pm-7:30pm: High Speed Rail Public Meeting at Fullerton people locally and worldwide. sion. Call 714-871-2600 for info. MISSES Public Library, 353 W. •12pm-3:30pm: College •6:15pm: Hills for Everyone by Joyce Mason Commonwealth. Update on the Application Process at Buena Benefit Comedy Show at the © 2015 project for the high-speed LA- Park Community Center, 6688 Brea Improv, 120 S. Brea Blvd, Anaheim corridor link that will Beach Blvd (on Pinchot between Brea features Rocky La Porte. BRIDGE OF SPIES : Two Hits connect LA and Orange counties Beach & Stanton). All ages are Tickets are $20 at hillsforevery - invited to attend free workshop on one.org/donate/fundraiser/ Actor Tom Hanks has picked up the mantle of Jimmy with more efficient transportation. the application process, financial SUN, NOV 8 Stewart and Gregory Peck in portraying ordinary citizens TUES, OCT 27 aid, writing an excellent essay, •10am-4pm: Native Plant Sale called upon to do heroic deeds and rising to the challenge with •5:30pm with Jazz at 7pm: finding and applying for scholar - at the Fullerton Arboretum on intelligence, conviction and clear-headedness. Director Steven CalAware Fundraiser at Niel ships, and more. Contact Aaron Associated Road off Yorba Linda Spielberg continues to transform historical events such as Morgan Auditorium of the San France at 714-562-3554 Blvd. at the edge of the CSUF Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, Diego Central Library, 330 Park •2pm-3pm: Sonali Kolhatkar campus. See Sat, Nov 7 listing. Schindler’s saving of 1200 Jews during the Holocaust, and, in Blvd, features reception catered by of KPFD’s morning show Visit www.fullertonarboretum.org “Bridge of Spies,” the Cold War prisoner exchange of 1962. The French Gourmet and Jazz by “Uprising!” will speak on the •12pm: Whittier Free Store The events beginning with insurance attorney James pianist Ben Sidran and his combo. financial crisis and internal politics opens at 6355 Greenleaf Ave., Donovan (Hanks) defending a Soviet spy caught by the CIA CalAware is a non-profit watch - that have plagued Pacifica Radio, Whittier. Bring something - take and ending five years later in the renowned negotiation that dog group for open government. which was once a serious rival to something. freed reconnaissance pilot Francis Gary Powers were uncov - Visit www.calaware.org for more NPR. Irvine Ranch Water District •3pm: OC Conservation ered by screenwriter Matt Charman. Spielberg liked the information and tickets. Community Meeting Center, Corps Harvest Festival & BBQ Charman script but hired Joel and Ethan Coen to polish it by WED, OCT 28 15500 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine. Fundraiser at Heritage Museum bringing out some of the dark humor. He also relied on cine - •8am-1pm: Fullerton Every If you can share a ride or need a of OC, 3102 W. Harvard St., matographer Janusz Kaminski to let the camera tell the story Wednesday Certified Farmers ride please contact Bea at tiritilli - Santa Ana (BBQ starts at 4pm; in several memorable scenes. Market at Independence Park [email protected]. Raffle & silent auction at 5:30pm) A man in a shabby Brooklyn apartment is staring into a mir - next to the DMV on Valencia MON, NOV 2 Contact Jennifer Matas at 714- ror as he paints his own portrait. We watch him respond to a between Euclid and Highland. •11:30am: From Ferguson to 956-6222, ext 301 or email phone call by lifting the receiver and saying nothing. We fol - Fresh produce and more. Fullerton a discussion on criminal [email protected] low him down a Brooklyn street to a bench where he retrieves •7pm Analyzing Census justice, media and race presented •7pm: Opera Star Deborah a coin taped underneath. Back in his apartment, he meticu - Records a free class conducted by by CSUF professor Elaine Voigt headlines the CSUF School lously slices open the coin and retrieves a message. Moving professional genealogist Linda Lewinnek and sociology lecturer of Music Dedication, Clayes through these silent scenes is actor Mark Rylance (Cromwell Serna co-sponsored by the Liam Leonard. Free in Room 360 Performing Arts Center Meng in Masterpiece Classics’ “Wolf Hall”) playing Soviet spy Genealogical Society of North of the Pollak Library on the CSUF Concert Hall, CSUF, 800 N. State Rudolph Abel. With eyes that seem not to blink and a mouth OC, takes place at the Fullerton campus, 800 N. State College Collge Blvd. VIP reception at that turns down at the corners, Rylance projects a persona Public Library. Visit Blvd., Fullerton. 5:30pm includes performance by seemingly unencumbered by emotion and indifferent to his www.gsnocc.org TUES, NOV 3 the Fullerton Jazz Orchestra. fate. THURS, OCT 29 •6:30pm: City Council Tickets at arts.fullerton.edu. Trailed by the CIA, Abel is soon arrested and his high-pro - •4:30pm OktoBOOfest & Meeting at Fullerton City Hall MON, NOV 9 file trial will need for him to have good legal defense. Former Last Day of Downtown Market Council Chambers, 303 W. •10:30am: Friends of criminal attorney, now insurance lawyer, James Donovan at Fullerton Museum Plaza on E. Commonwealth. Fullerton Library annual election (Tom Hanks) is appointed, his main qualification being that Wilshire between Harbor & WED, NOV 4 of board members. Open to the he had served as a prosecutor in the Nuremburg Trials. Pomona. Live music by Bubba & •8am-1pm: Fullerton Every public in the Fullerton Public Reluctant to return to this kind of work, Donovan is told, the Big Bad Blues; kids costume Wednesday Certified Farmers Library Community Room, 353 “American justice is on trial. This man must be seen as getting contests, pre-decorated pumpkin Market at Independence Park on W. Commonwealth a fair shake.” Principled and hard-working, Donovan digs in contest, and trick-or-treating, Valencia. See Wed., Oct 28 listing. TUES, NOV 10 with the best defense possible, but Abel is found guilty and fresh produce, food and craft ven - THURS, NOV 5 •7pm-9pm: 500 of Latino Donovan must then plead for Abel’s imprisonment instead of dors, beer & wine garden and •6:15pm: Benefit Dance American History Free the electric chair by convincing the judge that the U.S. also has more. Free admission Competition at the Springfield Screening of the landmark PBS spies in the Soviet Union. Some day Abel could be a bargain - •6:30pm-10pm: Dia de Los Banquet Center on Harbor and documentary followed by a discus - ing chip in a prisoner exchange. Muertos at Fullerton College Chapman in Fullerton features sion led by CSUF Professor and Three years later, Powers (Austin Stowell), flying a super- Quad, 321 E. Chapman Ave. cele - Zoot Velasco, Jennifer Fitzgerald, Chair of Chicana/o & African secret, single seat U2 spy plane over the Soviet Union, is shot brated with music, demonstra - Janny Meyer, Cynthia Peck, Bob American Studies Dr. Alexandro down at 70,000 feet. We see the plane’s free-fall descent and tions, and elaborate alters to Sattler, Sharon Wright, Mackenzie Gradillia in the Osborne the delayed deployment of the parachute that puts Powers, remember ancestors. Free Nolan, Kathy Schaefer, and Caleb Auditorium at the Fullerton who had been told to take cyanide rather than be caught, into FRI, OCT 30 Acton dancing to raise funds for Public Library, 353 W. the hands of Soviet interrogators. Some of their water torture •7pm-8:30pm: South Coast Storytellers “Things that go Pathways of Hope programs to Commonwealth Ave. Free and sleep deprivation techniques make this film relevant to help the hungry and homeless. today’s international crises. Bump in the Night” at the WED, NOV 11 Fullerton Arboretum, 1900 N. Tickets are $35. Visit www.path - In 1962, as tensions simmer between the U.S. and the waysofhope.us for full info. •8am-1pm: Fullerton Every Soviets, CIA Chief Allen Dulles calls upon Donovan to go to Associated Road (at the edge of Wednesday Certified Farmers the CSUF campus). Daring pre- SAT, NOV 7 Berlin and negotiate a prisoner exchange of Abel for Powers. •9am-2pm: CSUF Pumpkin Market at Independence Park on Once again the camera work in “Bridge of Spies” distinguish - teens, teens, and adults are invited Valencia. See Wed., Oct 28 listing. to a program of chilling and Launch pumpkins left over from es itself. It is winter and the weather reflects the frigid tension Halloween will be launched at the between the two world powers. Donovan arrives in the divid - thrilling tales in a haunting night SUN, NOV 15 of spooky stories. Adults/$10; annual Tribuche and Catapult •1pm-3pm: Guerilla ed city just as the wall is going up separating East and West event sponsored by Future Berlin. Entering the East Sector can be dangerous for any Students 8-16/$7. Info: 714-904- Photography -Smartphone & 6387. Scientists and Engineers of Tablet Learn technics & create a Westerner especially as German citizens are trying desperately America division of the Discovery to escape before the wall encloses them. SAT, OCT 31 photo flickr album. Fullerton •9am-12pm: California Science Center. Lots of fun games Public Library Community Caught in the Eastern sector is American grad student and exhibits and a bevy of food Frederick Pryor (Will Rogers), who has written his thesis on Friendly Landscape Workshop at Room, 353 W. Commonwealth the Fullerton Library Conference trucks. At the CSUF athletic field Ave. 14 & older. Free economics in the Communist world. The East German Police on Associated Road (off Yorba prove as relentless and arbitrary as the Soviets, arresting Pryor Room, 353 W. Commonwealth.. TUES, NOV 17 Learn 6 ways to create a waterwise Linda Blvd). Free admission. as if he were a spy. When Donovan hears that the youthful Yale •10am-4pm: Native Plant Sale •6:30pm: Fullerton City scholar has been imprisoned, he makes the decision to include garden. Free but due to limited Council Meeting at Fullerton space please RSVP to save a seat to at the Fullerton Arboretum on Pryor’s release in the bargain for Powers, a move that greatly Associated Road off Yorba Linda City Hall Council Chambers, 303 complicates his negotiations with the Soviets. City Water Engineer Phuong W. Commonwealth. Nguyen at [email protected] - Blvd. at the edge of the CSUF The “everyman” quality that Hanks brings to his roles makes campus. The sale features a wide this spy thriller/courtroom drama believable and accessible. ton.ca.us or by call 714-738-2835. WED, NOV 18 •7pm-Midnight: Maple range of drought tolerant and •4pm-7pm: Teen Book to When a gang of thugs steal Donovan’s overcoat on a frosty native plants. Free admission, but Berlin morning, we shiver with him especially since he is Alumni Last Dance Fullerton Movie Club: The Hunger Games Community Center, 340 W bring your own bags. Visit Read the book and come see the already fighting off a bad cold. When he finally returns to his www.fullertonarboretum.org 1950’s Leave-it-to-Beaver home and gets a “Hi Dad” greeting, Commonwealth. Live entertain - movie, enjoy snacks and discuss ment and DJ, no-host bar and •5:30pm-10pm: 4th Annual with other teens. Fullerton Public we know that he has not taken on this international challenge Dia de los Muertos at Max for glory but to do in his own way what he feels is right. taco bar. Costumes optional. $30 Library Teen Room, 353 W. at the door. Bloom’s Art Gallery Cafe, 220 N. Commonwealth Ave. For high Spielberg knows how to put a movie together, using the tal - Malden Ave. in Fullerton features ents of long-time film editor Michael Kahn and enlisting the SUN, NOV 1 school students only. Free •11am-2pm: Alternative Gifts storyteller Icpacxochitl from inventiveness and historical accuracy of production designer Poetas de Cultura, live music of Adam Stockhausen (“Grand Budapest Hotel” and “12 Years a Faire at the Downtown Plaza on FRI, NOV 20 E. Wilshire between Harbor and Buddy Lee & the Dungaree Dogs, •8:30am-5pm: Social Justice Slave”). “Bridge’s” supporting cast distinguishes itself with True Rhythum & Soul and Alan Alda playing Donavan’s senior partner in Donovan’s law Pomona Ave, in downtown Summit hosted by Ethnic Studies Fullerton. Numerous non-profits Simpleton Strange, Ruiz Tacoz at Fullerton College Quad, 321 E. firm and Amy Ryan playing his sensible, loving and worried and other vendors. Free admis - wife. offer alternative gifts that help Chapman. 714-992-7000 Free Page 16 FULLERTON OBSERVER REST IN PEACE • W E REMEMBER YOU EARLY NOVEMBER 2015

Joanne Porter Andrews culture, and creating crafts from natural materials, especially making shell wreaths Ramona Gomez Palacios 09/06/37 – 10/05/15 and carving diamond willow walking Ramona Gomez Palacios, 85, lifelong sticks. resident of Fullerton, passed away on Joanne Eleanor (Porter) Andrews died Her gift of hospitality, paired with her Sept. 22, 2015 at home surrounded by at the age of 78 in Fullerton, due to com - creativity, could turn an ordinary event her loving family. plications related to Parkinson’s disease. into an extravaganza. Ramona was preceded in death by her Joanne was born in Hillside, Illinois. Her greatest joy was spending precious parents; Rafael and Trinidad Gomez, her She graduated from Fullerton High time with her husband, children, and husband of 40 years, Carlos Palacios, son School and was in the 1st graduating class grandchildren as well as friends and stu - Raul Palacios, 2 brothers, and 2 sisters. at CSUF, later obtaining her MA from dents. She is survived by her loving children; Azusa Pacific. She leaves a positive influence on those Yolie (Jesus), Carlos “Ralphy”, Yvonne Joanne was known as Mrs. Andrews to who knew her and will be greatly missed. (Steve), Dannell, Michael, Lisa (Ed), her students for over 31 years in Placentia Joanne is survived by her high school daughter in law, Jennie Palacios, 9 grand - and Yorba Linda elementary schools. She sweetheart and husband of 60 years children, 21 great-grandchildren, 2 great- was a beloved teacher and spent most of Richard Andrews; son Kent and wife great-grandchildren, brother, Daniel her career at Richard Nixon and Rose Christine; son Grant and wife Andrea; Gomez, sister, Chona Gallo, and many Drive Elementary Schools. Mrs. Andrews twin sister Jan Doll; and grandchildren nieces and nephews. in youth ministries at EV Free, Fullerton made learning fun, meaningful, and Melanie, Weston, Lauren, and Jordan. A viewing and vigil service were held on and Christian Life Fellowship, Orange. memorable with her creative style, using A Memorial Service for Joanne Andrews September 28 at McAulay & Wallace Drawing from her strong Christian drama, music and art to make learning will be held Friday November 6, 2015, at Mortuary, Fullerton. A funeral mass was faith she gracefully endured the hardships come alive. Many students remember her 11:00 at the Evangelical Free Church in held on September 29, 2015 at St. Mary’s of Parkinson’s disease. She believed that as a favorite teacher. Fullerton, 2801 Brea Blvd. Catholic Church, Fullerton. Interment those who put their trust in the name of Joanne was a devout Christian. She was In lieu of flowers, you may send dona - followed at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, in the Lord will be blessed. She was truly indeed a 1 Corinthians 13 woman as she tions to UCI Parkinson’s Program c/o Orange. blessed! demonstrated that type of love to family, Neal Hermanowicz, M.D. 101 The City Joanne had many interests including friends, and students. She was a lifelong Drive South Orange, CA 92697. Gerda M. Meyers , born July 19, participant in church, especially involved traveling, learning about Native American 1921 in Ratzeborg, Germany, passed away on September 30, 2015 in Fullerton, Ralph E. Kehoe, Jr ., 88, and 1 great-great grandchild. Helen Dolores Kuntz , 87, passed away peacefully California. Services were held on October passed away on September 25, Ralph was a career iron worker at home on September 21, 2015. She attended Fullerton 3, 2015 at McAulay & Wallace Mortuary. at his home in Fullerton. He was and a proud member of the Iron High School and worked at the packing house in town. A graveside service was held on October born in 1926 in Chicago, Workers Union. He served as a She is survived by her loving husband, Jack; children 5th at Loma Vista Memorial Park. Illinois. California state inspector for Karen, Lisa, Nancy and Jim; and many other family and Ralph joined the Navy at age Orange County, working on friends. Funeral services were held October 3rd at McAulay Dorothy M. Walker , 84, passed 17, serving his country from many projects at DisneyLand. & Wallace. Burial followed at Loma Vista Memorial Park, away on October 8, 2015. She is survived 1943 to 1945. After discharge, Ralph is survived by his 701 E. Bastanchury Rd., Fullerton. In lieu of flowers, dona - by son Gary Will of Fullerton and daugh - he married Thelma (Arndt), now daughter Cathy (Mike Loomis); tions can be made towards her headstone at the cemetery. ter Christy Ray of Chino, five grandchil - deceased. From that union, 3 his son Dan Kehoe (Cindy); his dren and 7 great-grandchildren. children were born, Cathy, Dan daughter Martie (Ron Wildt); Evelyn Lorena (Larrie) Walling , passed away Predeceased in death by her husband of and Martie. Later he married his his grandchildren and other rela - on Sep. 15, 2015. Larrie was born Dec. 22, 1924 to Bert 33 years Larry Walker, She retired from L- second wife, Esther (Wheeler), tives. & Bertha Schafer in Fullerton. She was the youngest sib - 3 Communications Corp. where she now deceased. From that union, Services were held at St. ling of Alberta and Margaret Schafer, both deceased. worked for 18 years as a buyer. Graveside he had a step-daughter, Nori, Juliana Falconieri Catholic Growing up among the orange and walnut groves, she service were held on October 15 at the also now deceased. From both Church in Fullerton. Burial at attended Wilshire Jr. High and graduated from Fullerton Riverside National Cemetery. marriages, he had 17 grandchil - Holy Sepulcher Cemetery fol - High School in 1942. She attended Fullerton Jr. College, dren, 14 great-grandchildren, lowed. but shortly left to work at the Santa Ana Army Air Base during WWII. She became engaged in 1943, and married Mary Ann Castongia ., 83, died peacefully at home sur - a wonderful man, Harold C. Walling, who joined the U.S. rounded by her loving family on September 14. She was born in Navy during WWII. After the war, they settled in Portsmouth, Iowa in 1931. She moved with her family to California Riverside, where they lived for 18 years before moving back where she met and married Korean War veteran, Robert Castongia. to Orange County. Larrie leaves behind two children She shared her gifts of hospitality and generosity with all who knew Georgia and Greg; four grandchildren; seven great grand - her. She is survived by husband Robert, children, Robin Barrett children as well as numerous family and friends. A (Craig), Karen Scronce (Wayne), Lisa Kuznitz (David), and Jeffrey Celebration was held on Sep. 29 at McAulay & Wallace Castongia (Rachael), 12 grandchildren and their spouses, 5 great- Mortuary with burial following at Loma Vista Memorial grandchildren, her brother Ramond William Skalla (Fran), and over Park. Donations can be made to the Wounded Warriors 45 nieces and nephews. Services were held at St. Juliana’s on Oct. 18. Foundation at P.O. Box 758540, Topeka, Kansas 66675- Donations may be sent to the Crossen Cancer Center in Fullerton. 8540. She will be greatly missed. LOCAL CONGREGATIONS WELCOME YOU 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 NOVEMBER 2015 LOCAL NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 17 Happy 60th Anniversary Frank and Jean Crum with Love from Nancy, Jon, Lisa, Emily, Grant & Annie Frank and Jean Crum were married October 22, 1955 in Danville, West Virgina. They have lived in the same house in Fullerton on Valencia Mesa for the past 50 xxx years. Jean was a teacher at Fern Drive Elementary and served on the loves to play golf and is known for his board at Muckenthaler. Frank worked at bright colors and hats. Their children Alcoa, and is in the Hall of Fame for bas - Nancy and Jon both went to Sunny Hills The old ficus, as well as 60 trees in Hillcrest Park, have died due in part ketball at his high school in Kentucky. He High School. to lack of water and stress from the ongoing drought. Dancers Goodbye Tree PHOTO /STORY JERE GREENE include: The 100-year-old ficus tree between the building was moved to the location and Zoot Velasco, Amerige Sports Field and the Fullerton restoration by Fullerton Heritage was in Cyn Peck, Community Center was cut down. The process. Fullerton Public Works Deputy and final stump grinding was completed Director Dennis Quinlivan said the tree, Jen Fitzgerald Friday, October 16th. The photo above which was in the process of dying, was shows the tree in front of the Amerige taken down for safety reasons to keep it Brothers Realty Office after the historic from falling and hurting someone. Kathy Schaefer, Bob Sattler, Every Way and Mackenzie Nolan

Janny Meyer, Sharon Wright, and Caleb Acton

Look Who’s Dancing Pathways of Hope Benefit Nov. 5 Pathways of Hope, which operates a and the Fox Theater in Fullerton. food bank and housing programs to help The event features nine prominent families and individuals down on their Fullertonians who will be paired with pro - luck will be hosting a fun benefit on fessional dancers in a dance competition. Thursday, November 5 at 7pm at the Call 714-680-3691 or visit www.path - Spring Field Banquet Center, 501 N. waysofhope.us for ticket information. Harbor, across from Angelo’s & Vinci’s

JAZZ CONCERT features PIANIST RON KOBAYASHI & VOCALIST ELENA GILLIAM 4pm Sunday November 1 at the Congregational Church of Fullerton, 845 N. Euclid

(714)526-2662 Suggested donation at the door. Light food and refreshments will be served. Page 18 OBSERVER LOCAL NEWS EARLY NOVEMBER 2015

continued from page 4 by the city. limited info is available on its website City Council Notes Over 170 public agencies have adopt - www.pars.org). In answer to questions ITEM #13: 20-Y EAR RENEWAL OF SUMMIT ITEM #12: A DOPTION OF PARS T RUST ed PARS programs to reduce their OPEB the representative answered the company HOUSE LEASE AGREEMENT : The Summit has FOR POST -E MPLOYMENT BENEFITS : The liabilities including Superior Court of has $1.8 billion in assets. leased the restaurant property at State city currently has an unfunded obliga - Orange County, OCWD, OC Vector **CalPERS (California Public College and Bastanchury since 1989 and the tion for post-employment healthcare and Control and a number of cities . Employees’ Retirement System governed city receives 6% of its gross revenue per year other benefits (called “OPEBs”) of $37.1 PARS will charge 0.25% to manage by a board, was formed 84 years ago, and (about $500,000). In addition the business million as of Jan. 1, 2015. the first $10 million invested in the is an agency within the California execu - took over landscaping costs from the city in The GASB (Government Accounting Trust, with a reduction to 0.10% in tive branch that manages pension and 2009 and provides the city with $90,000 per Standards Board) requires the city to excess of $50 million. The city will con - health benefits for California’s 1.7 mil - year in sales tax revenue. Apparently these report costs and obligations for post- tribute to the Trust as funding becomes lion public employees (and their fami - financial arrangements with the city subplant employment benefits. The new require - available. lies) in 3,093 public agencies including a monthly or yearly lease payment. The cur - ments go into effect for fiscal years PARS has partnered with US Bank to school districts. The agency lists $301.9 rent lease agreement expires on Oct. 8, 2021. beginning after June 15, 2017. serve as trustee and its sub-adviser billion in assets for 2015. This and more “Without disclosure of the current effec - According to its representative Mr. Yu HighMark Capital Management, Inc. to information is presented transparently tive lease terms (not provided in the back up the OC-based PARS* Trust program provide investment management services on its website at www.calpers.ca.gov material) it is impossible for the council to would be an alternative to CalPERS** for the program. under facts-at-a-glance). CalPERS also determine whether this is in the best interests and allow for greater local control over *PARS (Public Agency Retirement has a prefunded Trust Fund which of the taxpayers,” said Sean Paden comment - assets, investment by a professional fund Services, a private company founded 30 reduces OPEB. ing from the audience. management team selected and moni - years ago has about 600 public agency Council voted 4-1 to go with the Council voted 5-0 to send the issue tored by the city, with contributions and clients in California, Texas, PARS program. Whitaker voted no, through the Parks & Rec Commission. distributions from the trust determined Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Very “This just opens up additional risk.”

California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) more convenient to turn in assignments as that will be given this spring to the stu - well as communicate more effectively HIGH SCHOOL BOARD dents. with his teachers. The CHKS is a completely anonymous HIGHLIGHTS survey that asks about students’ under - MEASURE I B OND ISSUANCE standing of healthy lifestyle habits, how by Vivien Moreno Ron Lebs, Assistant Superintendent of safe they feel at school from bullying, how Business Services, reported the successful The Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board comfortable they feel talking with the sale of Measure I Bonds that the Board meets at 7:30pm on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each adults in their lives, and their exposure to recently approved. With this sale, the month at district headquarters, 1051 W. Bastanchury Rd., Fullerton and participation using drugs (prescrip - District now has $42 million dollars to 714-870-2800. See the agenda at www.fjuhsd.net tion and illegal) and alcohol. Older stu - begin their Bond projects located dents also answer questions concerning throughout the high school sites. sexual activity and understanding. The OCTOBER 20 FJUHSD BOARD MEETING survey is used to gain national, state, and SUNNY HILLS POOL Next Meeting Nov. 3 at 7:30pm local funding for prevention programing Tucked in the consent calendar was a and healthy lifestyle training support. recommendation for the Board to reject Students participate in various activities the bids from all three of the preapproved RED RIBBON WEEK during the week that range from decorat - SCHOOL REPORTS contractors to build the Sunny Hills pool. The FJUHSD Board of Trustees cele - ing the school with red ribbons and signs, Student Board Member Randon The bids were all over 30% higher than brated Red Ribbon Week by acknowledg - to important education programs com - Zahlout reported that while the high the originally $4.5 million projected ing students and their teacher sponsors municating how the improper use of pre - schools celebrated successful, spirited budget. The Board rejected the bids and from all school sites. Red Ribbon Week scription and illicit drugs and alcohol Homecoming events, they also spent a the District will work with contractors represents the oldest national, school causes repercussions in the student’s life as significant portion of their limited free and the District Aquatics stakeholders to based drug prevention awareness pro - well as effects the lives of their parents as time contributing back to the community bring new bids in closer to budget. The gram. It began in reaction to the1985 bru - well as the entire community. with blood drives, participating in a dis - Board did not discuss this issue so I do not tal execution of DEA officer Enrique trict wide jog-a-thon, and weeklong fund know if this means that the District will “Kiki” Camarena, and ended up becom - CALIFORNIA HEALTHY raisers to fight cancer. be considering going back to a ing a nationwide program that promotes KIDS SURVEY Trustee Montoya asked Randon for his cement/plaster construction pool design healthy living programs and information The District gauges the effectiveness of opinion on access to the Google Docs and or if the stainless steel, prefabricated pool about the destructive effects of alcohol promoting healthy lifestyles and other Google Classroom apps being utilized by is still being considered. There was no and drug abuse. programs from the results of the the District this year. Randon replied that statement on how long this process will although his teachers were not asking him extend the construction timeline and the to utilize Google Docs very often, many Board members did not ask about or com - of his teachers had developed a Google ment on the progress towards replacing Classroom site where he finds it much the Troy High pool facility.

CHANGE & BALANCE by Michelle Gottlieb

Life Changes,We Change, Hold On Some days you just want to hide. in a great while, to take the day off Perhaps you did not get enough sleep, from the world and retreat may be the or you are suffering from PMS, or you smartest, healthiest choice that we can are just on overwhelm. Perhaps there make. I do triathlons, which are a race is nothing really wrong, but today, consisting of a swim, bike ride and a everything seems to be too much. run. Some people say that the fourth We are allowed those days. We all discipline in triathlons is recovery. If occasionally need mental health days. we do not take the time to rest and These are the days that we call off recover, then we cannot race at top from work or school or life in general form. This is true for all areas of life. and spend the day curled up on the Sometimes, we just need to time to couch with a puppy, reading a trashy recharge. novel or watching something stupid So, be aware when you need your on TV or binge-watching something mental health day, when you need on Netflix. The key word here is your day to recharge. You will see that OCCASIONALLY. We do not get to by taking it judiciously you are actual - do this every day or every week or even ly able to function at a higher level. every month. Just once in a while. And better able to enjoy your journey. But, to allow ourselves, every once

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COMMUNITY OPINIONS continued from page 3 ANSWER KEY At left is the answer District Voting Rights Input Opportunities key to the crossword “Sounds Scary” on by Jan Wagner /President received represented a tiny fraction of the page 7. League of Women Voters North OC population served. In only one case was There is nothing more central to the there anyone in the audience other than mission of the League of Women Voters school district staff and consultants. Lots than voting rights. We note with great of people are paying attention in the City interest that a number of cities and school of Anaheim, but many more are not. districts in Orange County have begun The number of cities and school dis - the process of moving to by-district elec - tricts in our county that are currently tions from the more traditional at-large implementing this change is still relatively small, but the trend is growing. The representation. This is largely a response Fullerton-born resident California Voting Rights Act is clear, and to complaints from minority rights organ - Valerie Brickey has there is really little doubt that cities and izations that, as demographics change, at- been school districts will eventually move to large elections seldom result in the broad constructing puzzles by-district elections when they include representation envisioned under the for several years. documented, unrepresented minority California Voting Rights Act. As exam - She has agreed to keep populations. The League of Women ples, Anaheim, Fullerton, Buena Park and us entertained with Voters urges all members of our commu - Centralia have all, as cities, school districts more in the future! or both, completed or are in some phase nities to be aware of this important of this process. change. The public has a vital role to play This is a very big change that will have in prioritizing the criteria that are used to LOCAL ONLY CLASSIFIEDS far-reaching impacts on elections and gov - develop electoral districts, and to respond ernance. Voters who are used to choosing to the contours of those district outlines. Call 714-525-6402 School districts and cities that embark on two or three representatives for their local The Fullerton Observer provides space for placed here. However, if you have a complaint agencies, will instead be voting for only this process are required to provide oppor - NEIGHBORS to advertise. To participate you or compliment about a service, please let us one representative in their specific district. tunities for significant public input, and it must have a local phone number. Contractors know at 714-525-6402. Yet despite often year-long processes is our experience that they willingly do so. must provide valid license. Editor reserves Call City Hall at 714-738-6531 to inquire involving several community meetings We urge our fellow voters to take advan - right to reject any ad. Sorry, we do not accept about business licenses. tage of those opportunities. date ads, get rich schemes or financial ads of For contractor license verification go to the and considerable outreach efforts, plans any sort. Call 714-525-6402 for details. California State Contractor License Board are usually adopted with pitifully little Elections matter, and local elections have a very direct impact on people’s lives. $10 for 50 words or less per issue. Payment website at www.cslb.ca.gov. Once there click public input. I have attended every final is by check only. 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