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COMMUNITY Fullerton bsCeALErNDAvR Peage 1r 3-15 O EAR FULLERTON’S ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWS • Est.1978 (printed on 20% recycled paper) • Y 41 #6 • EARLY APRIL 2019 Submissions: [email protected] • Contact: (714) 525-6402 • Read Online at : www.fullertonobserver.com City Hall Will Fly Rainbow Flag for LGBTQ Pride Month by Jesse La Tour Fullerton City Council voted 3-2 (Fitzgerald and Whitaker “no”) to fly the rainbow flag at Fullerton City Hall begin - ning on Harvey Milk Day (May 22) through the month of LGBTQ Pride, which is June. This makes Fullerton the third city in Orange County to fly the pride flag, after Anaheim and Santa Ana. This item was put on the March 19th agenda at the request of Councilmember Ahmad Zahra, with a second from Councilmember Jan Flory. “This is something very important to me personally, and to many in our com - munity and throughout Orange County,” said Zahra, who is the first openly gay member of the Fullerton City Council. Zahra talked about the struggles that the LGBTQ community has faced over the years in terms of harassment and dis - crimination. He cited statistics showing high suicide and homeless rates among LGBTQ youth. “It is important, in my opinion, to show our community at large that we are a city that welcomes all, a city A wooden bridge leads visitors into the 26-acre Fullerton Arboretum. PHOTO JESSE LA TOUR that acknowledges all communities and the issues people are struggling with.” Student Housing in the Fullerton Arboretum? Continued on page 11 by Jesse La Tour gation of the former social media and in news out - Redevelopment Agency. It is not The April 10th lets have inspired two peti - A joint agreement between CSUF and city funds, according to City Presentation on tions on www.Change.org to 7 . A 7 S the city of Fullerton for funding the D . Manager Ken Domer. “Save the Arboretum” from 5 C I the CSUF D 1 U A Fullerton Arboretum runs out in 2020 and E . A larger-than expected crowd being demolished to make N P T D O Master Plan O E the university is coming up with a new R R gathered in the Western Pavilion way for dorms. Both petitions N T G A O at 10am R vision for the next several years for the T A S of the Arboretum on the morn - have now reached over D I E T E L N S campus, which may possibly involve build - & 5:30pm in M R ing of March 25 to hear a pres - 15,000 signatures. L A O P R T U ing dorms or other facilities in the P E entation from Danny Kim, Vice Thus, the originally- S lobby of Clayes F P Arboretum. President of Administration and Performing Arts planned “small gathering” Presentations and an open forum on the Finance at CSUF about the uni - on campus blossomed into a standing- CSUF Master Plan will take place at 10am versity’s “Master Plan” and how is a chance for room only affair, as students, and another at 5:30pm on Wednesday, this might impact the future of faculty, Arboretum staff, and April 10 in the Clayes Performing Arts the Fullerton Arboretum, specif - the public to community members gath - Center lobby on campus at 800 N. State ically whether the master plan comment. ered to get information and College Blvd, Fullerton. Parking is free in would include some construc - clarity on the university’s the Nutwood Parking Structure. This pres - tion (parking, housing, etc.) on plans for the Arboretum. M entation comes as a result of community the current grounds. In his presentation, Kim attempted to T R O concern over the fate of the Arboretum. N E The meeting was originally meant to be assuage the fears of attendees by stating, C . V E The city’s portion of the funding agree - R a small, informal gathering of Arboretum R D E E ment comes from the State to pay an obli - Continued on page 2 I S staff and faculty. However, concerns on V S B R 2 E E 0 O S 4 R B T E I 6 MOBILE HOMEOWNERS GET 155-D AY REPRIEVE ON RENT HIKES O - S H T I N 5 T V N 2 O Facing drastic rent increases of 45-60%, forced to leave…I implore you to do what council will stand up to them and defend E N R 5 T I - senior residents of Rancho La Paz mobile you can for these wonderful people who us. We vote for you—you vote for us.” R R O 4 E E R S home park in Fullerton and Anaheim have gone through so much and have so “I’m a cancer survivor, but I don’t think L 1 I L 7 U T asserted their voices and called upon their little.” I’m gonna survive this,” one resident said, U R C F E . elected officials to intercede for them. Charlie Miller said, “My base rate was “You have the power to administer this life- V R W And, at least for now, their voices are $705, now it’s $1,200. I make $1,200. I’m saving treatment for me and my communi - D O W A being heard. After meeting with Anaheim underwater…I don’t want to be homeless.” ty. Protect your senior citizens. Be our City W Mayor and members of Anaheim City Eva Knight, who is disabled with multi - of Hope.” Council, the new mobile home park owner ple sclerosis, said that although the rent Ruth Ann said, “The current increase of John Saunders decided to rescind the rent increase may be legal, “it’s certainly not almost $400 will certainly take away from increases, and promised there would be no moral.” my quality of life. Do I eat or do I pay for increases until at least September 1. A young woman named Charlene spoke my medication? I now have less money to How did this happen? The seniors on behalf of her elderly parents: “With this move around to see my family, my grand - organized. They crowded into Fullerton $390 hike, it is forcing us to have to think children, and my doctors.” and Anaheim city council meetings on about moving them out of state, away from There was one person who spoke against March 19 to tell their stories, and to put a their family, because they just can’t afford any kind of rent protections for the resi - 4 3 human face on a growing problem—the to live here anymore.” dents of Rancho La Paz--Julie Paule, who 8 N 2 R 9 1 ability of property owners to increase rent Dr. Richard Odegar, a retired educator works for the Western Manufactured O 5 E A 0 T as much as they want, with no protections who was wearing his shorts from his part- Communities Association, an V 7 C R R X for renters. time job at Disneyland said, “There are industry/lobbying group that works for the N E E O O “I’m 93. I’m one of the veterans that 380 units, but that represents 600-700 interests of mobile home park owners. L S B T R L B O made the invasion of Normandy on D- people—600-700 lives that are being “It is unrealistic to think that a new E P U L O Day,” one resident said, “With this affected by a greedy group of people who investor can continue with below market L F U increase, a lot of people are going to be want to make money. And I hope that the F Continued on page 10 Page 2FULLERTON OBSERVER LOCAL& REGIONAL NEWS EARLY APRIL 2019 Three Charged Following 5-Month Investigation into Gang Murder in Fullerton Three men were arrested on March 7 count of accessory after the fact. after a five-month investigation into a spe - Carlos Castaneda and Navarette are cial circumstances gang murder in being held without bail. Salvador Fullerton. Castaneda is scheduled to be arraigned on On March 11 the OC District April 5 in Department C-55, Central Attorney's Office charged Carlos Justice Center, Santa Ana. He was released Castaneda (35, Buena Park), and Tommy from custody on $20,000 bond. Antonio Navarette (19, Anaheim) with Fullerton Police Department detectives one felony count each of murder and and numerous law enforcement investiga - street terrorism. They also face sentencing tive teams worked together to solve the enhancements for criminal street gang murder of John Doe on Oct. 7, 2018. activity, special circumstances murder Anyone with additional information committed for a criminal street gang pur - about this investigation is encouraged to pose, and gang member vicarious dis - contact Fullerton Police Detective B. Phu charge of a firearm. Navarette is charged at 714-738-6759. Those wishing to pro - with additional sentencing enhancements vide information anonymously can call for personal discharge of a firearm causing the Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1- death. Salvador Duran Castaneda (72, 855-TIP-OCCS or can visit their website Buena Park) was charged with one felony at www.p3tips.com/913. The driver says he lost control after airbags imploded. - PHOTO MIKE RITTO Knife & Drug Bust on Woods Charges Filed against 23-year-old Paraphernalia Fullerton Police detectives assisted with in Sidewalk Accident Injuring 11 Fullerton Police Officers were dis - the service of a federal arrest warrant on a patched to the west alley in the 700 38-year-old man for conspiracy to distrib - Christopher Solis, 23, of Anaheim, ated with police, and passed field sobriety block of N.