wall,” Houchensaid. Even better, tohavenonamesonthat none ofmyfriendswillbeonthatwall. ceremony…I hopethedaycomeswhen rial, andtocalltheirnamesduringthis who Iwashomelesswithonthatmemo- called Hope4Restoration. the headofanon-profitorganization County from2011 to2015andisnow the event,washomelessinOrange photographs ofthedeceased. decorated withflowers,candles,and those whodiedthisyear. The wallis rial wallwhichliststhenamesofall Homeless Persons’ MemorialDay. without permanenthomes,onNational members oftheircommunitiesthatdied “The LongestNight”torememberthe than 160citiesacross America gatherfor Orange County. who diedlastyearonthestreetsof remember themorethan200people at the Anaheim Cemeterytohonorand “I’ve hadtoputmyfriends’ names Tim Houchen,themainorganizer of A centerpieceoftheeventisamemo- Each yearonthewintersolstice,more A ceremonywasheldonDecember21 Died inOrange OR CURRENT RESIDENT County in2019 200 Homeless Submissions: Continued onpage2

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ON THE DEMISE OF OC WEEKLY by Joel Beers And, yes, for dropping the eff bomb with gleeful abandon, and running a Dear Sirs: I wish to express my abhor- cover after a Donald Trump campaign rence of your communist rag. Were I to rally that showed his Royal Orangeness wipe my backside with your paper, I being violated by a donkey. And another would consider it an act too dignified… in which a staffer donned a KKK hood Your left-wing, secular politics disgust and posed in front of one of the many me to the point of sickness. You are hate- buildings that bear the name of OC pio- filled and self-loathing and, as a result, neers who were card-carrying members. you despise America, the capitalistic Rebellious reckless, ridiculed and spirit and Christianity.” respected, OC Weekly was something Letters like that one, published in few people thought would take in 1995, 2001, are what it was like hanging out when this county was still perceived by around the letters section of OC Weekly, those inside, and many outside, as two at least for the first half of its existence, degrees removed from the John Birch before even the immediacy of typing an Society. But it didn’t just last; it thrived. email and pressing send In its heyday, no other was supplanted by the media outlet, in this instant-gratification of County, State and, I’d posting a comment. But argue, the Country, for every letter that took For 24 years, could match its blend alternative to—mainstream newspapers. (Fullertonians: you are fortunate for exception to the fleshy OC Weekly strived of investigative jour- Its business model of relying solely on having the Observer and the student display ads and saucy to live up to that nalism, news and food advertising was blown apart, first by the newspapers at Fullerton College and personal classified ads in writing, outrageous loss of classified ads to sites like CSUF). the back, and the adver- highest of humor and columns, Craigslist and then the migration of so So shed a tear for that commie rag if sarial, hold-no-punches, journalistic and arts and music cov- many display advertisers to the Internet. you want (I know for my part, as the frequently-but-not- callings—to erage that challenged The economic hits might have spelled only person other than Patrice Wirth always-left-of-center afflict the the audiences as much doom on their own, but they were com- Marsters whose name was in the staff journalism in the front, as the artists. It had pounded by the simultaneous erosion in box every single issue—hers an editor, there were just as many comfortable and swagger and attitude, the eyes of many of journalism as a pro- mine as a contributor—it’s the closest thanking it. comfort the talented and dedicated fession. In an age of our roarer-in-chief thing I’ve ever felt to a death without Thanking it for free- afflicted. journalists, a voice and labeling it as the enemy of the people, someone actually dying). But also shed ing innocent people who a mission to, in the when social media is where the majority a tear for the stories that won’t be told. had been wrongly con- words of one of its edi- of people get their “news,” of informa- The governmental corruption that won’t victed and sent to prison. tors, Gustavo Arellano, tion overload and user curation of news, be exposed. The dirty cops who get For toppling corrupt “Save Orange County the role of journalism, whether print or away with it. The skinheads and other politicians, including from itself.” digital, is an indispensable facet to an douchebags who won’t be called out. sending a former OC sheriff to jail. For But it all ended the day before engaged and well-informed citizenry The local band or hole-in-the-wall exposing malfeasance of all kinds in the Thanksgiving, when the fourth owner in and is under assault as never before. restaurant that will never get any cover- OC District Attorney’s office. For rais- its history—and first to actually be But the why of the Weekly’s death is age. The marginalized and overlooked. ing a delirious, defiant middle finger to based in OC—announced its closing. less important than the what. And that The issues that are scarcely reported on whatever passed as the establishment, Effective immediately. The timing was what, for Orange County, means there and then forgotten. whether former U.S. Congressman Bob atrocious, the news sudden. But not are only two media outlets that even pre- For 24 years and three months, OC B-1 Dornan, the idiocy of the El Toro entirely unexpected. Though an alterna- tend to cover the County as a whole: The Weekly strived to live up to that highest Airport, the official narrative of a county tive newspaper—alternative long before OC Register, which under the ownership of journalistic callings—to afflict the that whitewashes so much of its racist the truncated version of the word would of its greedy hedge-fund owners is a comfortable and comfort the afflicted. past, or the rapacious rodent that nests be used to characterize the transparently mockery of itself, and the Voice of OC, a And it raised a lot of hell while doing at its center. And for giving voice to the agenda-driven media outlets of Breitbart non-profit website that does some great so. marginalized and telling the stories and its ilk—the Weekly’s demise was work, but is the last light flickering in a Its death diminishes us all—even its about this county and its people that ironically delivered by the same forces region that is rapidly approaching a new biggest haters. other media outlets wouldn’t touch. that have savaged what it truly was an buzzword in journalism—a news desert. 200 Homeless Died in 2019 Continued from frontpage Hogan read a poem he wrote for the occasion: The event began with a musical per- I dreamed last night of fellows fallen, formance by The Solstice Singers, made Of those I nodded to in passing, and up of local singers and musicians espe- those I called friends. cially for the occasion. Of tents and bags to sleep in, After the music, a few speakers Of clothes and zippered packs addressed the gathered crowd. jammed to bursting, Patrick Hogan emerged as a leader Of bikes with lights and no brakes, and spokesperson for the local homeless Of skateboard and scooters, community during the time of the large Of paper bag lunches I never ate, encampment along the Santa Ana Or gave away to ease hunger. riverbed, and afterward. I dreamed of Sarge and Red Rider, “His was a voice that spoke for many Of Max and Dancing Robert people that were unable to speak for and Buddy, themselves,” Houchen said as he intro- And many more whose names duced Hogan. “His willingness to listen I cannot recall. to them and hear of their needs of his I dreamed of the smile in their eyes, community, and his ability to communi- And the kindness they tried to hide, cate those needs to advocates facilitated I dreamed of cold stinging rain that urgent response in delivering Flowers, candles, and photographs at the Homeless Memorial. And a blazing sun that could resources to this emerging human cri- melt my shoes, sis.” The keynote speaker of the event was She explained how living on the Of a wind that whips and rips Candles, flowers, and photographs Susan B. Parks, president and CEO of streets is “treacherous, stressful, and through my soul, decorated the memorial wall. Orange County United Way. Under her deadly.” And the cold a cloudless night Following the clearing of the home- leadership, the organization launched “It has been proven time and time can bring. less encampment along the Santa Ana United to End Homelessness, an initia- again that the end to homelessness is a Before awakening, I found myself riverbed in 2018, many people were tive committed to end homelessness in home. We are advocating for the produc- at a table feast scattered into motels across the county Orange County by providing housing tion of more permanent supportive hous- With a warm, glowing fire. and shortly thereafter many were back and supportive services. ing in Orange County,” Parks said. And the smiling eyes of fallen friends on the streets. Hogan wrote articles and “Tonight we honor our lost neighbors, Attendees then assembled at the Welcoming me with a kindness created a newsletter that allowed people friends, and family members who died memorial wall with candles as volun- they couldn’t hide. to be informed and reconnect during that this year while experiencing homeless- teers read the name of each person who And I felt homeless no more. time. ness,” Parks said. died homeless this past year.

JANUARY 2020 LOCAL NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 3 New Life for Old Houses on Chapman Avenue by Terry Galvin Those driving along Chapman Avenue some of the houses. Their idea was to east of Harbor Boulevard may have have Fullerton College sell two nearby noticed over the last two months the vacant lots that it owned to a private placement of construction fencing sur- developer with the condition that two or rounding a couple of long-standing three of the boarded-up houses would be boarded-up houses on the south side of moved to these two lots and restored as the street opposite Fullerton College and single-family residences. wondered “What’s going on?” What’s The suggested idea caught the atten- going on is the culmination of efforts by tion of Greg Schulz, President of Fullerton Heritage to have Fullerton College. After the houses behind this much review and discussion, fencing saved and restored. Mr. Schulz approved a plan The effort by Fullerton to sell the two vacant lots to Heritage has been ongoing The houses a developer who would pay for more than four years. to move and restore two or In late 2015, when will be moved three of the boarded-up Fullerton College proposed to vacant lots houses. The proposal, how- its new master plan of the on Wilshire ever, needed the approval of campus—which included and Amerige. the North Orange County will likely take place sometime in the his work, and it may be the only one still the demolition of these two Community College District first part of January. standing in Fullerton. The house would houses and two more it (NOCCCD), the entity that Mr. Bushala selected the two houses easily qualify as a Local Landmark upon owned adjacent to them in oversees Fullerton College. in the best condition to be moved and its complete restoration to its original order to build a new park- The trustees of NOCCCD restored. Both are vintage Craftsman design as a single-family residence. ing lot—Fullerton Heritage first considered the pro- bungalows. Little is known about the From its inception in 2016, it has began a campaign to convince Fullerton posed sale of the two lots in April 2018. corner house at 428 E. Chapman Avenue taken four years to realize a plan to save, College officials to either retain and Due to problems with the procedure to other than it was built in 1914 and has a move, and restore two of the four houses restore the houses on-site for some col- receive bids from interested buyers, the particularly nice stair and porch wall along Chapman Avenue that Fullerton lege function or to find a way to have the NOCCCD was not able to proceed with built of large cement blocks, which Mr. College had planned to demolish. houses moved to another property for the bidding process until May 2019. Bushala has dismantled block by block Fullerton College officials, in particular their restoration as residences. Local contractor Tony Bushala was and will rebuild at the new location. President Schulz, should be commended In letters sent to officials at Fullerton awarded the sale of the lots in However, the second house at 434 E. for pursuing a plan of development that College in 2016, Fullerton Heritage November 2019, one in the 400 block of Chapman Avenue was designed and will result in utilizing two long-standing noted that the houses scheduled for East Wilshire Avenue and one in the 400 constructed by an important early local vacant lots for the reuse of two demolition were in relatively sound con- block of East Amerige Avenue, and has developer Oliver Summerbell Compton. Craftsman bungalows that will be fully dition and could easily be restored, and since been preparing two of the Compton’s early Craftsman bungalows restored and promise to fit well within a two of the houses were historic in Chapman Avenue houses for their move were distinguished by their direct and neighborhood consisting of like-era nature. Moreover, Fullerton Heritage to the two lots. If the move of these two simple styling. This house, built in housing. suggested a possible solution for saving houses has not already happened, then it 1922, is a fine representative example of

An Update on Fullerton’s Infrastructure To compound the challenge, a sub- potential funding sources, including stantial portion of Fullerton’s discre- taxes, fees, other state or federal money, by Patty Tudor, several other critical infrastructure tionary general fund budget goes to pen- sales of assets, and grants. From there INRAC Committee member needs that cannot be ignored, including sions and public safety (police and fire), we discussed alternative solutions to 45 bridges, 31 buildings, 61 parking leaving only about 30% of the budget bring our infrastructure up to a sustain- You no doubt are aware of the poor lots, 6 parking structures, 46 for infrastructure, parks, able level. road conditions here in Fullerton. These parks, 41,000 trees, as well staff, etc. Other funding We will be presenting our findings and road conditions are the most noticeable, as vehicles, equipment, IT, sources such as grants and recommendations at a meeting open to and arguably, the most critical of all of sidewalks, curbs, traffic and developer fees are limited, the public on January 23, at 6:30pm in our infrastructure needs, but we have street lights. INRAC has INRAC will and often must be directed the Fullerton City Council chambers. many other infrastructure needs as well. been tasked with looking at present to specific projects or cate- For more details on the state of our The Fullerton City Council has direct- our budget, current revenue gories of repair or enhance- streets infrastructure, please see the doc- ed the City’s volunteer Infrastructure sources, and at potential findings ments. For instance, if uments posted at and Natural Resources Committee funding sources. We have a at a public Fullerton gets money for www.cityoffullerton.com/gov/depart- (INRAC), in association with City staff, big challenge in that our meeting on park enhancements from ments/public_works/infrastructure_asse to study the problem and make a recom- annual budget and current January 23 at grants or specific developer t_review.asp. mendation to better address our infra- revenue sources are substan- fees, that money cannot be On behalf of the INRAC committee structure needs. This has been a daunt- tially less than is needed to City Hall. used to fix roads. members, I’d like to thank the city staff ing task involving many factors, but the keep all of our infrastructure The city staff and INRAC for their thoroughness and transparency Fullerton staff members have done a (plus staffing and other committee members have in walking the INRAC team through this great job of presenting the facts to the needs) up to the desired reviewed the overall budget complex challenge. Thanks also to my INRAC committee members in a clear level. One result is that for many years, at a general level, and then examined in fellow INRAC members, all willing to manner. we have not repaired roads as quickly as more detail the current budget vs. actual get up very early twice a month to for Though much focus has been placed they wear out. Road repair is much needs for all categories of infrastructure. our 7:30am meetings, to give back to the on roads (we have 294 miles), there are more expensive than most people think. We also have reviewed our current and city of Fullerton and its residents. Page 4 FULLERTON OBSERVER LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEWS JANUARY 2020

FULLERTON CITY COUNCIL NOTES DECEMBER 17 MEETING The Council meets at 6:30pm on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Upcoming agenda information and streaming video of council meetings are available at www.cityoffullerton.com. City Hall is located at 303 W. Commonwealth, Fullerton. Contact council at 714-738-6311 or by email to: [email protected]

Closed Session: Before every public city council meeting, there is a “closed session” in which council meets with various parties to discuss items outside the view of the public. During this closed session, Council met with staff to discuss negotiations with the city’s employee unions regarding salaries, benefits and work- ing conditions. Council also met with legal counsel regarding the following law- suits against the city: Air Combat USA v. City of Fullerton, Joshua Ferguson v. City of Fullerton, City of Fullerton v. Friends of Fullerton’s Future, Joshua Ferguson and David Curlee, Kelly McIlravy v. City of Fullerton, and Francisco Oliveros, et al. v. City of Fullerton, et al. Sunny Hills football team was honored for winning the CIF championship. Closed Session Public Comments City Purchases Two Parcels of Start Time Change Todd Harrison, a homeowner in Rancho La Paz Mobile Home Park, asked council Council voted 4-1 (Whitaker “no”) West Coyote Hills for Preservation for mobile home rent stabilization. He also Continued from frontpage to change the official start time for asked the City to support adding mobile City Council closed session meet- home owners to the new state rent control Despite this vote, in 2015 City of the acquisition is “to protect the open ings from 5pm to 4pm. law. Council approved a revised develop- space and habitat, protect and restore According to the staff report, due Jose Trinidad Castaneda asked Council ment agreement with the option for the urban watershed, health, and provide to the number of closed session to consider community choice energy, a city to purchase parcels of Coyote Hills. environmental education and steward- items for consideration, Council model which allows cities and counties to “Your votes mattered. Your votes are ship.” often needs to convene earlier than purchase power on behalf of their residents the reason Neighborhood 2, which is the The entire open space will have recre- 5pm to conduct all their business. and businesses to provide cleaner power heart of this acquisition, ational trails, vista points and The Brown Act requires that options at a competitive price. has already been saved,” a nature center. The initial Council call a special meeting when Jensen Hallstrom gave an update on our Lindstrom said. trails should be open to the they convene a meeting earlier than city’s urban forest. He asked that the city With this purchase, the public in the summer of the start time adopted by resolution. be more proactive in preventing tree infec- City will own the entire This area is 2020. While satisfying the technical tions. He also cautioned about deodar 217-acre eastern portion of home to more Grant funding for this pur- requirements of the Brown Act, this cedars falling over and hurting people. West Coyote Hills from than 56 chase comes from the fol- format does not allow for the most Several people talked about the positive Gilbert Street to Euclid pairs of the lowing sources: Rivers & efficient use of meeting time nor impact that the Richman Community Street. This also includes Mountain Conservancy, the continuity of discussions. Center has had on their lives. the city-owned 72-acre endangered Warne Family Endowment In practice, Council will continue Robert Ward Nature California Fund, CA Natural Resources to have a 5:00 p.m. target start time Preserve and an additional gnatcatcher. Agency, CA Parks & for closed session, but, when the Agenda Forecast 120 acres of open space Recreation, US Fish and need arises to start the meeting as The next Fullerton City Council meeting that will be deeded over to Wildlife, Wildlife early as 4pm, Council may do so is Tuesday, January 7 at 6:30pm. Agenda the City by Chevron/PCH Conservation Board ($2.8 without calling a special meeting. items include committee appointments, fee as part of their 2015 devel- million), and the CA Coastal Councilmember Bruce Whitaker, increase for solid waste handling services, opment agreement, which allows for Conservancy/State Budget. who voted against the change, said contract consultant traffic engineering construction of 760 homes and a shop- Diane Vena urged council to continue that this may create confusion services, contract for crossing guard serv- ping center on the other side of the prop- to work to save all of Coyote Hills. among the public: “To me this ices, municipal code update for flood zone erty. “People working together saved part change would represent a lean management, and appointment to regional The City secured the necessary grant of West Coyote Hills. People working toward convenience over clarity and advisory bodies. funding to acquire 24 acres together can save the rest,” Vena said. consistency.” (Neighborhoods 1 and 3), whose value To learn more about the Friends of is appraised at $18 million. Coyote Hills’ ongoing efforts to save Two New City Employees According to the staff report, the goal this land, visit www.coyotehills.org.

Antonia Castro-Graham, Deputy City Manager Chosen among 70 applicants, Antonia Castro-Graham Local Landmark at 200 North Cornell Ave. was officially appointed as Deputy City Manager by City Manager Ken Domer on December 9. Ms. Graham Council voted to designate a property With these characteristics, the home comes to Fullerton from the city of Huntington Beach as at 200 North Cornell Avenue as a Local stands out in the College Park Historic their Assistant to the City Manager. With over 17 years Landmark. District, which consists predominantly of extensive public administration experience, Ms. This home was constructed in 1923. of Craftsman bungalows interspersed Graham has led efforts in legislative affairs, telecommu- Its English Cottage architecture is with some Spanish Colonial Revival nications, homelessness response, energy and sustain- reflective of the British Arts and Crafts bungalows. ability, grant administration and economic develop- Movement and is the only example of a The Naylor family, the original prop- ment. She has overseen Huntington Beach's Smart City Yorkshire cottage in Fullerton. erty owner, was one of the first families program, the only one of its kind in the County, and the Its unique English Cottage elements to buy and construct a home in what was Orange County Recycling Market Development Zone include clipped gables, decorative brick, then known as the Walnut Park area of an award-winning regional effort aimed at creating an innovative circular economy. smooth stucco walls, small porch, over- Fullerton. Over time, the residence has She holds a BA in Political Science and American Studies, an MPA with a concen- scaled chimney and bands of double- also become associated with the historic tration in Public Finance from California State University Fullerton and a Master's hung sash windows. The roof form is preservation movement in Fullerton. degree in Sustainability from Arizona State University. Ms. Graham firmly believes designed to simulate a thatched roof. Its current owners, Tom and Kate the end of all education should surely be to serve others. Decorative air vents, unique to Dalton, founding members of Fullerton Fullerton, are positioned along the roof Heritage, have worked to raise aware- Anissa Livas, Administrative Analyst II line on all sides of the residence. Other ness of the value of Fullerton’s history. Anissa comes to Fullerton after serving in several site improvements also adhere to the Their residence has served as the loca- City departments throughout southern California English Cottage theme, including the tion for numerous meetings devoted to including Public Works, Community Development and manicured lawn, brick planters and gar- historic preservation strategies, plan- Administrative Services. Focused on process improve- den paths as well as formal flower beds. ning and review. ment, she has successfully led efforts in enhancing budget preparations, recruitment and hiring practices, and business and community outreach programs. In her Street Improvements new role, she will assist the City Council and City Council voted to award a construction contract to Lucas Builders, Inc. in the Executive Team in policy and program analysis and lead amount of $1,183,154 for a West Chapman Avenue infrastructure improvements City Hall communication efforts. Ms. Livas holds a BA project. from the University of Oregon and a MPA from They also voted to approve an agreement with the city of Anaheim for the California State University, Long Beach. Raymond Avenue Pavement Rehabilitation project. JANUARY 2020 LOCAL NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 5 Leon Owens Foundation Gives Back The Leon Owens Foundation provided over 500 children (ages 5- 12 years old) attending Commonwealth Elementary School with a gift of new shoes and socks for the holiday season, as a prize for their participation in the Foundations’s annual essay contest. The Foundation is a group of family, friends, and community members continuing the legacy of Fullerton community member Mr. Leon "Jack" Owens (1933-1993). In memory and honor of a loved one who believed strongly in fami- ly and in giving back to the com- munity, the Leon Owens Foundation believes in reaching out to others with others for others. To learn more visit Commonwealth students received Christmas gifts of new shoes and socks. Photo by Jere Greene. www.leonowensfoundation.org.

der of the Fullerton airport in an indus- recognition of the leadership of a major- Civic Leadership and Faith-Based trial park. Assemblywoman Sharon ity of the Fullerton Council making con- Quirk Silva was the first speaker and crete progress and securing Illumination Support a Model for OC saluted the innovative proposal of Foundation support to find shelter for Illumination Foundation. Catholic those on Gilbert Street. by Mike Clements civic participation: July 2 and Bishop Thanh Nguyen joined the dozens The Tri-Parish collaborative, for November 5. of faith leaders calling for approval of example, has well over 100 volunteers at The unprecedented confluence of On July 2, over 250 faith leaders the location and $500,000 to ready the its three Catholic parishes (St. Mary’s, civic leadership and deep faith-based urged then Mayor Jesus Silva and the state-of-the-art facility. Council voted 4- St. Phillip Benizi, and St. Juliana) all support for concrete solutions to our City Council to do 3 things: 1) Declare a 1 to approve the proposal. involved with their respective St. homeless crisis has catapulted Fullerton shelter crisis; they did this by a 3-1 vote, The faith community Vincent de Paul confer- as a role model on how to best address 2) Design and approve the first Safe present was an alliance ences, who assist the the growing homeless crisis. Neither Parking project in Orange County by the of various groups, poor and homeless. Each entity—our City Council majority or end of October; Council adopted a plan including the Fullerton have food pantries. The our faith leaders—would have been suc- in early October and it is now opera- Tri Parish/Diocese These religious three conferences spend cessful without each other. Worthy proj- tional, 3) Build a large Navigation Homeless institutions have tens of thousands of dol- ects have been shouted down in city Center in Fullerton as soon as possible; Collaborative, Fullerton lars annually on rental after city in Orange County, because the the location has been approved. their differences Interfaith Ministerial assistance, car repair and faith community support has been tepid. On the second date, November 5, over but at their core Association, Fullerton other critical needs, as do Think back to the proposal to build the 500 leaders from the faith community ACT, OC United, are committed their Protestant and Mercy House Bridges shelter in throughout the City flooded the City OCCCO, and Pathways to positive, Jewish counterparts. Fullerton a few years ago. A failure to Council meeting dressed in white in of Hope. According to Tri- effectively work together then allowed support of helping with the homeless meaningful These religious Parish and FIMA leader, an 11th hour council defection to kill the crisis. At least 160 of the supporters live help to the groups have their theo- Deacon Richard project. just blocks from the proposed site of the logical differences, but homeless in Doubledee of St. Phillip Looking back on 2019, two dates 150-bed Navigation center recuperative at their core are com- Fullerton in Benizi parish “our 2020 should be highlighted with respect to Care facility located on the eastern bor- mitted to positive, Orange County. Agenda is laser focused meaningful help to the on promoting Permanent 400 homeless in Supportive Housing and BALANCE & CHANGE Fullerton and as many having the recommenda- as 10,000 in Orange tions of the Strategic ENJOY THE JOURNEY County. These actions and expanding Plan of the Ad Hoc Homeless the service hours of the Fullerton Committee adopted and implemented. Wow, 2020. Just, wow. A new child, employee? Today is a great time Armory prompted Judge David Carter to We additionally will reach out to other decade. Hard to believe. A time to get to assess your deficits, without beat- permit a limited enforcement of its anti- congregations and faith groups encour- everything into focus. Now is a good ing yourself up and to begin a pro- camping ordinance on the squalid and aging them to become involved in this time to reassess what makes your life gram of improvement. If you do not controversial encampment on Gilbert important Interfaith collaboration.” work in a healthy manner. As you are know how to acquire the missing Street. The Judge’s decision was in focusing in on your life, think about skills, reach out to an expert to help what behaviors you have that are not you! One more time, let’s focus healthy. Do you have any addictions, inward. What is out of balance in your be they food, drugs, sex, or shopping? life? Too much work? Not enough What is a healthier way for you to family time? No time for exercise? cope rather than bury your emotions What about your spirituality? As you in an addiction? Do you have ways to sharpen your focus, determine what nurture yourself that are healthy? “in balance” means for you. Then look There are many ways that we can self- at what changes that you need to make nurture that do not require addictive in order to have a workable and enjoy- behavior, such as taking a walk, aro- able life. While January first is an matherapy, reading a book, spending arbitrary time to decide to make time with friends, and the list goes on changes, it does have meaning for us. and on! Continue to focus on healthy Now, whatever the day is, but NOW is changes. Do you have the skill sets for always a great time to make changes. each of your roles as a partner, parent, And, as always, enjoy the journey!

INDIVIDUAL, COUPLE & FAMILY THERAPY MICHELLE GOTTLIEB Psy.D., MFT 305 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 202, Fullerton, CA 92832 714-879-5868 x5 www.michellegottlieb.com Page 6 OBSERVER The DOWNTOWN Report JANUARY 2020 by Mike Ritto [email protected] © 2020

Remembering 2019 (Part 2)

Last issue, we left off with the begin- “Taste of Mexico” bakery, kitchen and nings of Summer, and now, we recall the wine bar. Still waiting to hear word concerts at Hillcrest Park and the about what exactly brought that on, but appearance of the brightly painted utility the early reviews are very strong. boxes all over downtown. Golden Hill Authentic Mexican food awaits you at won the Junior Little League World 113 E. Commonwealth. We noted the Series and a classic old-town parade venerable Giovanni’s on Williamson took over Harbor Boulevard culminat- was still going strong, and yes, that is ing in a huge downtown celebration of still the case today. what was likely the biggest sports tri- Prospects of a downtown Hotel at the umph in the lives of all of the players. Transportation Center suddenly looked Who knows? Maybe one or more will go very promising, and that plan is still in on to further success in the world of the works. We announced the very sad Ringing in the new year at the First Night celebration downtown. sports; it has certainly happened before passing of Jim Henderson, well-known Next, another downtown parade, the 32nd annual Veteran’s Day Parade, marched when it comes to homegrown talent. Fullerton College instructor, mentor to up from our Downtown Plaza to Hillcrest Park. McClain’s Coffeehouse moved on Think Gary Carter, baseball Hall of many. Some panicked at the loss of a and the Coffee Cup moved ahead with new owners. Lights went up to celebrate the Famer and more—how many can you few downtown trees, and it was holidays and Winter Market took place, once again at the Downtown Plaza, and by think of? announced that a total of 166 dead or the time you read this, First Night will have ushered in 2020, the decade of hind- Murals were restored, Let it Brie and dying trees would be removed citywide, sight? Butterhill Cakes developed a following but we were assured our 33,000 strong downtown, but as we have recently urban forest was in good hands. Our learned, Butterhill is now Corazon recent rainstorms have been beneficial. Photo Quiz

QUESTION: Where was the snowy mountain photo (below) taken? Send your answer to Mike at [email protected]

Friends celebrate at the First Night in Fullerton. Who Moved the Mountains? LAST ISSUE If we’re lucky, a few times a year we have the perfect storm, with cold enough ANSWER: temperatures for snow to fall far down the slopes of our local mountains, followed by incredibly clear skies, so Mt. Baldy and company almost appear to be in North Question: Fullerton. A view all the way to Downtown was impressive too. Downtown LA Rumor is, this (at that is. Photo by Dana King. left) is Sasquatch. What Downtown corner was he on when this photo was taken?

Answer: Reader Laura gave the first correct answer, the building is the Amerige Brothers building when it was just off the cor- ner of Spadra and Commonwealth. JANUARY 2020 LOCAL NEWS & CROSSWORD FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 7

OUR TOWN CROSSWORD © 2020 “JANUARY 2020!” by Valerie Brickey (answer key on page 19)

Above: Students Kate Worrell and Alicia Swanson Below: Their float “Aquatic Aspirations”

ACROSS 42. "No ifs, ___ ..." 1. ___ City, California 43. Long-distance brooch buddy? Two Local Students Help 5. Sandler of "Uncut Gems" 45. Most dull 9. Command to a dog 47. Men's swimwear brief Create Rose Parade Float 14. Russia's ___ Mountains 48. Kal-___ (pet food) 15. "Venerable" English writer 49. "Mr. Bean" actor Atkinson Kate Worrell of Brea and Alicia approval. The Pasadena-based organiza- 16. Barter 52. Forbidden Swanson of Fullerton are both graduates tion had previously set this year’s 17. Princess in "The Witcher" 57. Cleopatra could've been killed by of the Orange County School of the Arts theme: The Power of Hope. 18. Hip bones ___ bite in Santa Ana. These two students helped This year, the underwater theme 19. Dog-___ book 60. January’s zodiac sign, maybe create Cal Poly Pomona’s 2020 allowed the teams to play with underwa- 20. January's flower 63. On the up and up Tournament of Roses Parade float, ter creatures. The completed float, 22. Swann and Whitfield 64. Put on the payroll which featured an underwater explo- which was driven by Walter Trygstad, a 23. "He's ___!" (no good) 65. San ___ Obispo, California ration scene that would have made manufacturing engineering senior from 24. No longer fresh 66. "There was an old lady who lived Jacques Cousteau proud. Davis, California resembled a scene 26. Priest's robe in ___..." The entry featured a submarine navi- from a Cousteau TV special, featuring 29. January's birthstone 67. December 24 and 31 gating around a sunken shipwreck that animated turtles, jellyfish, swimming 33. January's zodiac sign, maybe 68. ___ vera has become home to colorful marine fish, a rocking ray and swaying kelp. 38. White weasel 69. Rise wildlife. The title of the float was While a 9-foot tall Cal Poly submarine 39. Sets down 70. Cabinet div. “Aquatic Aspirations.” rocked back and forth, an octopus glided 40. Industrial city of Germany 71. Left “This year, we started our concept 13 feet high while waving its tentacles contest last January, when we collected toward the crowd. ideas from the community and our In July and August, the team planted DOWN 32. Exam team,” said Sydney Strong, president of varieties of flowers at the San Luis 1. New Mexico's state flower 33. Instagram and TikTok the team at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Obispo campus that were used to deco- 2. Dickens's ___ Heep 34. Bon mot The Cal Poly team worked on the float rate the float during Decoration Week in 3. Ballet rail 35. "___ Reader" (publication) year-round with its counterparts from late December. 4. Skirt style 36. Disparaging remark California State Polytechnic University This was Cal Poly’s 72nd entry to the 5. Not much 37. Leaky balloon sound in Pomona. parade, held annually on New Year’s 6. Sandwich shop 41. "A mouse!" After reviewing 110 concepts, the Cal Day. Last year’s parade was seen by 7. Goodbye, in Guadalajara 44. Taken in Poly universities’ teams narrowed the 700,000 people in person and more than 8. Signified 46. Against list to five and ranked them before send- 70 million worldwide on television. 9. First-rate 50. Longed (for) ing to the Tournament of Roses for 10. Used in Islamic worship 51. Unsophisticated 11. Make 53. "He won the toy in ___ machine" 12. Yemen's Gulf of ___ 54. Chowder bowl, maybe 13. Popular sneakers 55. Hunter in the night sky 21. Banned apple spray 56. Early stage 25. "To do" list 57. "Woe is me!" 27. Stay out of sight 58. Cozy home 28. Greyhound, e.g. 59. Turkish title 30. Supreme Court count 61. Kind of school 31. Concludes 62. Breather Page 8 FULLERTON OBSERVER EDUCATION NEWS JANUARY 2020

IGH CHOOL OARD ied the current ELA honors pathway purchases this year are classroom smart H S B HIGHLIGHTS offered at the comprehensive high boards, additional Chromebooks, and & Commentary by Vivien Moreno schools. Instructional leaders Scott there will be a push for schools to spend The Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board Rosencrantz and Tamara Rodriguez told a majority of their individual discre- information available by calling 714-870-2800 the Trustees they compared the 72 tionary allocations. or visiting www.fjuhsd.net Common Core State Standards skills taught and hopefully mastered by stu- SOHS Logo Update

dents over four years to the bare 50 Sonora High School Principal Dr. skills assessed by the current Advanced Adam Bailey updated his new alterna- December 10 Meeting Placement and International tive logo for SOHS from almost a year Baccalaureate assessments. Many of the ago. The new board-approved logo has The December 10 FJUHSD Board the process go faster. Professional edu- additional skills not tested by formal the school’s navy and gold colors in the meeting covered many topics including cation issues are legally protected under assessments (State, AP, or IB), including shape of the Sonora “S” adding a palm new president and clerk assignments, a teacher contracts and necessitate that oral presentations and Socratic semi- tree logo in the background. It will be first interim report, and facilities update. neither party may comment during the nars, have been determined to be crucial similar to the iconic Stanford University process. This confidentiality and the for students’ success in both college and Trustee organization for 2020 long investigative process often causes logo, but with a definite Southern career these days. The depth and maturi- people outside of the school district to California spin. This logo will not Trustee Andy Montoya was selected ty level that the students are able to wonder why it is so difficult to disci- replace the Sonora Raider mascot on to be president for the 2020 year with delve into in 12th grade AP literature pline or exonerate teachers accused of any buildings, but will be placed on Marylin Buchi as clerk. This gives the better prepares them for college litera- wrongdoing. shirts, hats, and stickers to identify newer Board members ture classes. With many universities Unfortunately, families SOHS spirit. another two years to eliminating required SAT tests, the state and students are the ones familiarize themselves standard CAASPP tests and rigorous hurt by the lengthy proce- Facilities and Bond Project Update with district and school level classes will reflect how well-pre- Trustee dure of fairly determining board procedures. pared students are for their higher edu- Mr. Todd Butcher, Director of the truth about the teacher Outgoing President Andy Montoya cation journey. Facilities, got board approval for a revi- and classroom situation. Joanne Fawley spoke was selected sion to the facilities use policies. Sports Each school district TRHS new “A” level program clubs requiring parents or participants to of her gratitude to serve to be president teacher contract is unique, pay $60 or more a month on average as president and appre- for the 2020 In an effort to engage more students, but most include set time- must pay a higher rate to use the ciated all the support Troy High School Principal, Dr. Will year with lines to clear up any offi- FJUHSD facilities. from the board mem- Mynster, introduced a new program Marylin Buchi cially-filed working dis- Mr. Bucher provided the latest bers and administrators offered at TRHS starting this fall. The putes. Even if the teacher Facilities update concerning projects as she and the trustees as clerk. FJUHSD will now offer the Cambridge is completely exonerated using 2014 Bond I funds. BPHS is fin- implemented various Assessment Advanced International at the end of the various ishing the new stadium, agriculture changes to the existing Certificate of Education. This program investigations (district buildings, and the theater and will begin agenda order, such as is a 4-year track and is known interna- and teacher’s union) all construction on its new aquatics facility bringing public com- tionally as “A” levels. Dr. Mynster and investigations must occur by the beginning of the new year. FUHS ments earlier in the his Troy High School team set up the on the timeline once it starts. This is has their new gym fast-tracked through meeting, cutting meetings per year, curriculum so that students will be able necessary because teachers form emo- the state and is now in the state archi- board meeting regular start time, and to participate in this program through tional and often deep impressions on our tect’s office for approval. Construction adding stakeholder statements from the the regular IB and AP programed classes children and this profession should not may start as early as March 2020. Over teacher and support staff unions as well for the most part, and will be able to par- be haphazardly determined by the whim the winter holiday, FUHS is having the as from the PTA councils that serve the ticipate in sports or other extracurricular of a principal or elected board member. science building elevator installed as FJUHSD families. activities that will provide a more well- The confidentiality of the process is well as a stadium ramp. SHHS is finish- rounded high school experience. This is there to protect the teacher, the students ing the theater upgrades, and Troy HS is Public Comments a supplemental program that will be and the school district, but it is also frus- finishing their theater upgrades. offered, removing no existing programs. During public comments, the La trating to parents and students trying to Using Proposition 39 money, Borrego Mrs. Buchi commented that she was Habra HS Theater Guild parents and put their educational environment back Solar will begin solar installations at all happy that the teachers and administra- students continued to share their frustra- in order. comprehensive high schools and the dis- tion were continually working hard to tion with the trustees for their education- The School district officially trict offices and lease the equipment, provide a challenging high school level al environment and the undetermined acknowledged Matthew Eeles as the which is scheduled to include two curriculum to all students. outcome for Brian Johnson, the La official interim principal for La Habra charging stations at each location.

Habra HS theater teacher currently on High School with no information con- President Fawley led a short discussion First Interim Report leave. cerning the leaving of LHHS Principal about fencing and locking off all high It is unclear if parents are not getting Chad Freeman in late October. Joan Velasco, Assistant school parking lots to the community transparent information from the dis- Superintendent of Business Services, during off school times after installation. trict, or if they still wish to make their English Language Arts (ELA) presented the first interim report for the Trustee Buchi asked Mr. Butcher if the frustrations known directly to the The FJUHSD English Language Art 2019/20 school year. The first interim last bond issuance of $23 million this trustees. At this point in the process (ELA) instructional team recently stud- report takes all the adjusted state and spring will be enough to finish the dis- there is little the trustees can do to make federal money allocated to the school trict’s current projects according to the district and compares it with projected presentation. Mr. Butcher stated that as costs. Ms. Velasco predicts that the dis- of the moment, things look good. He RECREATIONAL SWIM trict will be able to fund all services, went on to mention a chance of state Recreational Open Swim is open to salaries, and benefits for the upcoming matching funds, but had nothing con- persons of all ages from 6pm to 8pm year and still retain a $47 million ending crete to offer. on Monday, Wednesday, & Friday; fund that includes restricted and unre- The next board meeting is January 7, 7pm to 9pm on Tues., and Thurs.; stricted funds. Some of the projected at 6 pm. and from 12:30pm to 2:30pm on Saturday at the Fullerton Community Center. $4 LEARN MORE AT www.fastswimming.net JANUARY 2020 YOUNG OBSERVERS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 9

TEEN OBSERVER FEATURED PET by Francine by Katie, 8th Grade

Why I am Not Buying Meet King! More Clothes This Year King is a domestic Clothing is one and 25% of the world’s population is short-haired cat that of our basic running out of water (New York Times, 6 has a loving and needs. When we Aug 2019) but the fashion industry is affectionate person- become teenagers, we start to care how the second largest consumer of water ality. He is only six others think of our choice of clothing. worldwide (United nations Economic months old, but he is We can be so eager to impress others, Commission for Europe/UNECE). Just very playful and which leads us to buy more clothes one cotton shirt alone uses up 700 gal- loves feather toys. especially when new styles that are lons of water which is equivalent to 8 King can be shy at knock-offs from high-end popular cups of water one could drink for 3.5 first, but will warm brands are introduced in the stores every years. It takes 3 times more water to up to you. This black week and sold at a very cheap price. produce a pair of jeans, which one per- cat hopes to find a This practice of making these knock- son could use to drink for 10 years home soon. offs available in the (UNEP). Besides dry- Learn more at stores within days ing up water www.ocpetinfo.com. after the original resources, the fashion styles are launched by industry also pollutes designer brands is Fast fashion seems rivers worldwide with called “fast fashion” harmless but not after toxic chemicals and LET’S CELEBRATE (Merriam Webster). I learned that this heavy metals coming by Alexandria, 9th grade Seems like a great huge increase in from the factories. deal, right? I thought Lastly, all these cheap so. Fast fashion clothing production clothes are produced seems harmless but is hurting the planet in poor countries National Pharmacist Day, not after I learned that by emitting more where workers’ safety January 12 this huge increase in carbon than all is not protected and clothing production is workers are not paid hurting the planet by international flights enough to cover their Just how important are pharmacists? macist beyond handing out medicine. emitting more carbon and ocean travel basic needs (Wall For one thing, they help save you a trip Pharmacists not only give medicine than all international combined. Street Journal, 29 Aug to your general practitioner for minor and instructions but they can also often flights and ocean trav- 2019). ailments. National Pharmacist Day is make medicine themselves, advise el combined For someone like on January 12. This day was made to patients on a healthy lifestyle, and com- (www.businessinsid- me who loves fashion honor pharmacists and their role in plete third-party insurance forms. er.com, 21 Oct 2019). and dressing up, it is health and medicine. Some pharmacists even specialize in People no longer keep their clothes for a painful to learn all these destructive The role of pharmacists has gone drug therapy areas and keep track of long time so they end up in the dump at effects of fast fashion. But I am grateful from checking and distributing medi- patients. You can celebrate this day by a rate of one truckload every second that I learned about this global issue cine to doctors, to advising patients and using #NationalPharamacistDay on (United Nations Environmental while searching online for fashion healthcare workers about selections, social media. Programme/UNEP). Most clothing trends. dosages, interactions, and side effects items (6 of every 10) are made from As I wrote my New Year’s resolution, of certain medications. Sources: plastic-based fabric called polyester I thought I should include in my list not Pharmacists used to play a minimal www.nationaldaycalendar.com/nation (derived from petroleum). Microfibers to buy more clothes this year unless nec- role in the field of medicine, but now al-pharmacist-day-january-12/ from polyester are released when wash- essary. Whatever clothes I have now I their job is becoming increasingly www.pharmacytimes.com/press- ing clothes and end up in the ocean at a will try to use longer. And, if possible, I important in the field. National room/celebrating-national-pharmacist- rate of 500,000 tons each year, equiva- will buy those that are made from organ- Pharmacist Day was created to spread day- lent to 50 billion plastic bottles (source: ic natural fabric and from companies awareness of the significance of a phar- UNEP) that pollute the ocean. Water is that engage in fair labor practices. a very scarce resource in many countries WHAT’S TRENDING by Irene, 8th grade JOKES By Aaron, 3rd Grade Care for Hamburger or Steak Q: Where are average things manufactured? from Lab Grown Meat? A: At the satisfactory. Nowadays, more and more people stem cells which are placed in growing Q: What is the tallest building in the world? are relying on plant-based, sustainable mediums in a bioreactor, cultured A: The library because it has so many stories. foods for their diet. This change in diet meat does not require any form of is slowly playing a part in our ecosys- slaughter. Currently, scientists all over Q: What do you call security that guards a Samsung store? tem, and setting the future of food for the world are working towards A: Guardians of the galaxy. our economy. improving costs and production of In addition to plant-based foods, lab-grown meat. lab-grown meat (cultured meat) is rap- And in no time at all “clean meat” is COMICS idly gaining attention. Lab-grown expected to hit the markets, and meat first made its public appearance change a worldwide view on food. By Erin, 5th grade in 2013, with a price tag of a whop- The future of food now lies in the ping $330,000. Made from animal hands of these scientists. Page 10 FULLERTON OBSERVER LOCAL HISTORY JANUARY 2020 Remembering Nixonland: How the Modern Republican Party Was (Partly) Born in Orange County

by Jesse La Tour Fertile Ground for Conservatism In the 2018 midterm election, some- thing happened which would have been Right-wing politics were not actually unthinkable just a couple decades earli- new to Orange County. In the 1920s, er—all of Orange County’s congres- there was an active Ku Klux Klan in sional seats went to Democrats. Anaheim, Fullerton, La Habra, and Brea While this might not have been sur- during a national membership surge. prising for younger voters who came of The local rancher elites who pretty age in the increasingly diverse region much ran things for the first half of the that is Orange County, for older voters 20th century were, by and large, a con- the 2018 midterm was servative bunch, downright historic. along with much of This is because in the country in those the second half of the days. 20th century Orange The Cold War, Back when OC County was a very the military, was largely agricul- conservative place— tural, “The home to Richard defense industries, Associated Farmers Nixon and the right- suburban sprawl, of California and the wing John Birch megachurches, and California Farm Society—a place the local press— Bureau, dominated known nationally as a by Southern hotbed of ultraconser- all factored in to California member- vative beliefs and make the OC a ship, allied with reac- politicians. conservative place tionary and conserva- This strange history in the second half tive Republican Party would be of interest politicians and fos- only to local folks of the 20th century. tered a staunch con- servative ethos,” were it not for the fact Congressman Richard Nixon investigating “communists.” that it was here, in especially when it came to government sunny OC, that the denced by the Santa Ana Army Air The very backbone of the local econo- regulations and labor Republican Party Base, a Naval Ammunition Depot at my was shifting from agriculture to mil- issues. began its rightward Seal Beach, the US Naval Air Station in itary and defense industries, fueled by In 1946, Orange Countian Richard shift from the moderate Republicanism Los Alamitos, ad the El Toro Marine an ever-escalating Cold War arms race. Nixon (from Yorba Linda) was elected of Dwight Eisenhower to the ultimate Corps Air Station. These new jobs and industries sparked to congress on a strong “anti-commu- victory and takeover of a far more con- “The military was thoroughly a massive population boom in OC after nist” platform. Nixon rose to national servative variety—a trend that has run entrenched by 1950, and the bases pro- World War II. The population grew from prominence during the McCarthy “Red its course locally, but has gone national. vided one of the county’s main sources 130,760 in 1940 to 703,915 by 1960. Scare” era as an unabashed Red-Baiter. In her book Suburban Warriors: The of income. Thousands of military per- The strong military/defense presence This would presage things to come. Origins of the New American Right, sonnel moved to the area, sparking a in the county fostered a strong conserva-

Harvard historian Lisa McGirr chroni- boom in housing development,” McGirr tive ethos, and a particularly vocal “anti- cles this important piece of local (and How the Cold War writes. communism.” ultimately national) history. Her book Transformed the Local A close auxiliary of the new post-war The great irony at the heart of this offers profound insights worth ponder- Landscape military presence was the rapid growth emerging conservative political consen- ing in these volatile times. of defense industries in the southland, sus was that, while many railed against “This book is a history of the conser- It’s difficult to overestimate the including Orange County. By 1962, “big government” interference in their vative movement, using Orange County impact that the Cold War, and its close 31,000 county residents worked in vari- lives, the fact is that the region’s boom- as the lens through which to explore the cousin the military industrial complex, ous defense industry jobs at places like ing economy was a product of federal social base and ideological waters of had on the landscape and politics of Hughes Aircraft in Fullerton, government spending—military and one of the most profound transforma- Orange County. Autonetics in Anaheim, Ford defense contracts. Conservative Orange tions of 20th century U.S. politics,” By 1950, the U.S. military had a large Aeronautics in Newport, and Nortronics Countians did not see this contradiction McGirr writes. presence in Orange County, as evi- in Anaheim. as problematic.

Anti-Communism on the Map! In the often paranoid Cold War envi- ronment that was the early 1960s, vocal “anti-Communist” figures found wel- come ears in Orange County. In 1961, conservative businessman Walter Knott (founder of Knott’s Berry Farm), sponsored a massive School of Anti-Communism at La Palma Park in Anaheim that drew over 7,000 students. This was just one of numerous anti- communist groups that sprang up in OC in the early 1960s, such as Californians’ Committee to Combat Communism and the John Birch Society (JBS). Thirty- eight chapters of the JBS were formed in OC, with an estimated membership of about 5,000. One local event that sparked a good deal of conservative mobilization was the successful attempt to recall Anaheim School Board trustee Joel Dvorman in 1960. His crime? Hosting a meeting of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). In local schools and churches, conser- vative groups would show anti- Communist films like “Communism on the Map” and “Operation Abolition,” and distribute anti-communist literature JANUARY 2020 LOCAL HISTORY FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 11

The right-wing John Birch Society Walter Knott and Ronald Reagan. enjoyed a large membership in OC. in “Freedom Forum” book stores. ed president in 1964. As it turned out, With the election of John F. Kennedy, his brand of ultra-conservatism didn’t socially isolating suburban sprawl, many Orange Countians found this in a liberal Democrat, in 1960 and the rise resound as strongly with the nation as a a sign of God’s favor. As Robert of the Civil Rights movement some whole. Goldwater was roundly defeated the large churches that began to grow in the area: “In a privatized, physically iso- Schuller put it, “You have a God- Orange Countians saw a threat to their by Lyndon Johnson. ordained right to be wealthy. You are a vision of the American way of life. It would take an aging California actor lated landscape among people who had only recently arrived in their new com- steward of the goods, the golds, the gifts Rufus Pearce, an aerospace engineer named Ronald Reagan to soften the hard that God has allowed to come into your who co-founded the Fullerton chapter of edges of right-wing ideology and bring munities, conservative churches offered a sense of stability and a space for inten- hands. Having riches is no sin, wealth is the JBS, said, “All these things really them to state and national prominence in no crime. Christ did not praise poverty. indicated to us that there was something the years to come. sive social interaction,” McGirr writes. “Mega-churches” like Calvary The profit motive is not necessarily rotten in the US government.” unChristian.” For military and aerospace workers Chapel, Robert Schuller’s Garden Grove The Rise of Reagan Community Church (which later This gospel of comforting the com- like Pearce, their very livelihood was fortable proved very popular locally and directly tied to the Cold War. and Nixon became the Crystal Cathedral), and Melodyland Christian Center, attracted nationally, as Schuller’s TV show “The “Bridge clubs, coffee klatches, and Just two years after Goldwater’s Hour of Power” reached millions week- barbecues—all popular in the new sub- defeat, Ronald Reagan was elected gov- large numbers of social conservatives and preached messages that echoed their ly. urban communities—provided some of ernor of California, capturing 72% of “Orange County was home to some of the opportunities for right-wing ideas to the vote in Orange County. Two years concerns over newly-emerging issues like abortion, sex education, and gay the most important ‘megachurches,’ spread literally from home to home after that, in 1968, Orange County’s prophecy thinkers, and televangelists of throughout the county,” McGirr writes. native son Richard Nixon was elected rights. It was in churches like these that a the day. By the 1990s, the Southern Among the supporters of the local President. Both were Republicans who California region had the highest con- John Birch Society was the prominent succeeded by championing a kind of new constituency began to emerge— evangelicals—who tended to focus on centration of megachurches—large Muckenthaler family. conservative populism. mostly conservative theological church- Also, both were elected at a time when single issue campaigns. For example, Fullerton State Senator John Briggs es—in the nation,” McGirr writes. Orange County for the Democratic Party was being ripped apart from within by the division championed a 1978 proposition that Goldwater between moderate/conservative would have allowed public school to fire Conclusion teachers who were gay. (and Property Rights) Democrats and the growing New Left, Conservative politics in Orange In the 1970s and 1980s, abortion and The 1964 presidential campaign of as demonstrated by student protests and County did not just spring up by acci- gay rights allowed for a marriage of reli- “Mister Conservative” Republican civil rights activism. dent or for no reason. A complex inter- gion and politics that would forge the Barry Goldwater helped to further gal- Stuart Spencer, a campaign manager play of forces—the Cold War, the mili- evangelical movement that remains vanize the conservative movement in for Reagan in 1966, said, “It was the tary, defense industries, a decentralized strong today. Orange County. first time we came up with the category built environment, megachurches, and a The Reverend Louis Sheldon of Goldwater signaled a shift away from of ‘white conservative Democrats’…we conservative press—all factored in to Anaheim founded the Traditional Values the moderate Republicanism of Dwight really went after them.” make the OC a conservative place. Coalition, “which went on to become a Eisenhower and certainly from the liber- In the volatile social climate of the With the election of Ronald Reagan to prominent national organization in the alism of John F. Kennedy. 1960s, concerns over “law and order” the presidency in 1980, the conservative Christian Right’s crusade against gay Goldwater’s opposition to Civil pushed some Democrats into the movement had found its champion and rights, claiming some 31,000 churches Rights legislation, his advocacy of Republican ranks. standard bearer in the highest office of as members,” according to McGirr. states’ rights, and strong anti-commu- There was also the impact of the the land. The conservative strain of Christianity nism resonated with many Orange Orange County Register, which His slogan? Make America Great that grew in Orange County was also a Countians. throughout these years was run by Again. pioneer of what may be called the “pros- According to McGirr, his “support of staunch conservative/libertarian perity” gospel—the notion that wealth is property rights over civil rights as the Raymond Hoiles. This was the main ultimate test of freedom resounded news outlet for many Orange Countians, among white middle class property which also fostered a conservative holders in a state whose Democrats had ethos. recently passed fair housing legisla- tion.” The Evangelicals Also on the California ballot in 1964 Another factor that contributed to the was Prop 14, an initiative to overturn the conservatism of Orange County was the recently-passed Rumford Fair Housing rise of evangelicalism and “mega- Act, which prevented the sort of housing churches.” discrimination that was widespread in One reason for the success of these California at the time. In fact, it was large churches, according to McGirr, practices like racially restrictive housing was the unique suburban environment covenants that kept Orange County rela- that rapidly emerged in OC after WWII. tively racially homogenous up to this “County officials largely left the con- point. trol of development in private hands,” “The epicenter of Southern California McGirr writes. “This resulted in a built conservatism—Orange County—took environment [suburban tract homes] the lead in mobilizing the groundswell that reinforced privacy, individual prop- for Goldwater in 1964,” McGirr writes. erty rights, home ownership, and isola- “The region from Fullerton to Laguna tion at the expense of public spaces and Beach, Yorba Linda to Irvine was town centers that could have created a Goldwater country.” sense of public and community respon- If it had been up to Orange County, sibility.” Barry Goldwater would have been elect- Reverend Robert Schuller of the Crystal Cathedral. 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VIDEO OBSERVER by Emerson Little © 2019 Mysterious Marker Reveals History in Brea Canyon

Driving through Brea Canyon, I rested at the creek for two days, and then noticed a cryptic concrete white obelisk moved through the Santiago Hills east off the side of the road. Pulling off onto of Tustin. On the 28th of July, they a sandy shoulder, I stepped out of my car arrived at the east bank of the Santa Ana to get a closer look. A small brown River. The river was so swift, they had plaque on the obelisk read, “Don Gaspar great difficulty crossing. Once on the de Portola with 60 men camped here western bank, the explorers headed July 31, 1769 on the first exploring northwest, camping at La Brea Canyon march from San Diego to Monterey.” in Fullerton near a pool of water.” I’ve driven down Brea Canyon Road a According to the diary passages of couple of times over the past couple of Father Juan Crespi, a member of the years, especially when I was learning to expedition, by the night of July 24, drive with my grandpa, but I never Portola and his men had reached Aliso The obelisk on Brea Canyon commemorates the Portola expedition. noticed this historical marker until now. Creek near the present site of El Toro. Back in fourth grade at He wrote about climb- Golden Hill Elementary, ing a steep hill, then I remember learning that descending into a fertile Portola was an explorer valley with a small pool who led an expedition of The Portola upon the banks of which Alta California as part of expedition traveled lived many friendly Spanish efforts to estab- “heathen.” According to lish missions in the pre- through what an article titled the Golden State. However, would become “March of Portola” after seeing the historical Orange County written by late historian marker in Brea Canyon, I in 1769, Don Meadows who was inspired to do more traced the path of Father research into California as Spain began to Juan Crespi, the native history. On “A settle “Alta Indian village Father Condensed History” California.” Crespi was referring to page of the City of Brea’s was located in what is Centennial website, I now Hillcrest Park. learned that the first writ- However, the OC ten record describing Weekly reported that “in land that is now Brea are a 1965 article published notes from an early mission expedition in the Pacific Coast Archeological of Portola and Father Juan Crespi in July Society Quarterly, author Helen C. of 1769. “At that time, this was an Smith wrote that there was some dispute undisturbed natural place to camp about where the actual native Indian vil- overnight near a small group of [Kizh], lage was located, though she agreed the which were the largest among the explorers traversed what is now Gabrieleno tribes for about 3,500 years. Hillcrest Park. Archeological activity In subsequent decades, that same Brea unearthed Indian artifacts on a hilltop quently smeared themselves with crude Yorba Linda route,” Hardy wrote. In Canyon outlet was but a small notch near Brea Canyon including fragments oil as medicine. In fact, while Portola 1911, the town’s name was changed to within a broad sweep of territory identi- from a milling stone and a “mano” – a slept at the canyon campsite on his way Brea, Spanish for “tar.” By 1917, there fied for mission expansion,” according large rock used for grinding seeds and to Monterey Bay, Brea’s future bubbled were 732 people in Brea, and the oil to the website. nuts. beneath him. Brea’s early reliance on town was incorporated as Orange In the article “Untold Story: El At the bottom of the plaque on the his- the oil industry has waned since the County’s eighth city. Camino Real,” from the February 1990 torical marker, I read that it had been “black gold” rush first began. But back When I drove through Brea Canyon, I Orange Coast Magazine, “on July 14th, placed and dedicated in June of 1932 by then, the villages of Randolph (Brea’s noticed how dry everything was even 1769, Portola and 63 others left San “Grace Parlor No. 242 Native Daughters first name) and Olinda grew as oil rig- though it had rained recently. On the Diego. The party included Corporal Jose of the Golden West.” The organization gers and their families came to town. stretch of road between Brea and the 57 Antonio Yorba, who later became one of focuses on the care and preservation of Brea’s future began in 1894, when Freeway, there were a lot of oil derricks Orange County’s original settlers. California history. Sherry Farley, a third landowner Abel Stearns sold 1,200 acres standing on the surrounding hills. In Sergeant Jose Ortega rode ahead with a generation member of the Native on the western edge of what was then fact, there was an abandoned oil field scouting guard to locate the best trails Daughters, told the OC Weekly that “the Olinda village to the Union Oil directly across from the historical mark- and easiest routes. They were often marker was placed east of the actual Company. The first well was drilled a er. So, the next time you’re driving forced to cut a wide road out of dense campsite due to private property restric- year later, and soon, the surrounding down Brea Canyon Road, keep an eye underbrush for the heavily laden cara- tions. It was her understanding Portola hills were thick with wooden oil towers, out for the white obelisk off the side of van that followed. On July 22, the expe- chose the spot because of a grove of according to “History of Brea, the road. dition entered modern-day Orange pepper trees (long removed) which pro- California: From Early Oil Field Days to To see what the historical marker and County, making camp in a canyon north vided shade during the summer heat.” 1950” by Purl Hardy. Brea Canyon currently looks like, visit of San Onofre. At a nearby village, the From “The History of Brea” page of “Randolph was built to the west of www.fullertonobserver.com and click fathers baptized two small native Indian OrangeCounty.net, I learned that Olinda in 1908 for oil workers and their the tab labeled “Local.” Underneath that children who were very ill. In their Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portola families. It was reportedly named for tab, click on “Emerson Little YouTube honor, the site was named Los reportedly found the native Indians Epes Randolph, an engineer for the Channel,” which will take you directly Cristianitos (the Little Christians). They “dirty,” but didn’t realize that they fre- Pacific Electric Railway, which stopped to my page. at the little township on its Los Angeles-

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TUES, Jan 7 SUN, Jan 12 cont. THROUGH Jan 19 HITS •6:30pm: Fullerton City located on the northeast corner Arboretum. This is an auspi- Council Meeting. Agenda items of Wilshire and Lemon in cious year for the Fullerton & include: committee appointments, Fullerton. The Dali Quartet Arboretum, celebrating its first agreement for solid waste handling brings its signature mix of 40 years, from germination of MISSES services, contract consultant traffic Latin American, Classical and an idea, through creating and engineering services, contract for Romantic repertoire to stages implementing the plan, its by Joyce Mason © 2020 crossing guard services, municipal and audiences of all kinds. The global impact on the world, and code update for flood zone man- Quartet’s passionate energy is the many groups and collabora- agement, and appointment to poured into everything they do, tions along the way to it com- MARRIAGE STORY: TWO HITS regional advisory bodies. City generating critical and audi- ing home to CSUF and the next Hall, 303 W. Commonwealth Ave. ence acclaim for their Classical 40 years. Curated by a team of Premiering at the Venice Film Festival this past August, •6-8pm: OC Human Relations Roots and Latin Soul. Its tours six CSUF students and Trish writer-director Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” next Commission and Department of include appearances for distin- Campbell, Exhibit Designer screened at the Telluride Film Festival and then in Toronto, Education Forum on Hate guished chamber music and Barbara Thompson and receiving praise and glowing comments in all three presti- Incidents in Schools. Attendees cultural center series in the Graphic Designer Colleen gious venues. Not only has the screenplay received well- will hear how schools are success- United States, Canada, and Tillis. Museum hours are deserved praise but also the movie’s leading actors, Adam fully collaborating with law South America. The concert Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Driver and Scarlett Johansson, the latter being mentioned as enforcement, local nonprofits and will include works by Villa- 12:00 to 4:00 pm. The exhibit a serious Academy Award contender. the community at-large to address Lobos, Schubert, and will run through May 31st, Perhaps more aptly called “The Story of a Marriage hate-motivated incidents and sup- Mendelsson. For more infor- 2020. The Arboretum is open Unraveling,” we first meet Nicole (Johansson) and Charlie port the victims affected. OC mation call either 562-691- daily 8 am to 4:30 pm. 1900 Department of Education. 200 7437 or 714-526-5310. Associated Rd, Fullerton. (Driver) in a therapist’s office where each has written sever- al pages about kindnesses and quirky but charming traits Kalmus Drive, Building D, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. To register visit WED, Jan 15 TUES, Jan 21 they associate with each other. The therapist justifies this •3pm-5pm: Crafts! Crafts! •6:30pm: Fullerton City exercise as a means of mitigating some of the anger and as http://tinyurl.com/ochrc-communi- ty-forum. Crafts! Join us each week for a Council Meeting. Agenda an avenue for getting in touch with a gentler time in their different craft! Including knit- items include: December relationship. The strategy does not work with Nicole, who WED, Jan 8 ting, crocheting, paper crafts, Check Register, Fullerton feels manipulated and leaves the room even more deter- •8am-1pm: Rain or Shine and more! Fullerton Public Successor Agency Obligation mined to end her marriage. However, as a strategy for intro- Farmers Market: Fresh produce Library Teen Area. 353 W. Payment Schedule, City ducing us, the audience, to these protagonists, it succeeds in including fruit, vegetables, plants, Commonwealth. Free. Council Rules of Procedure providing a thumbnail sketch of two high-strung and sensi- eggs, flowers, baked goods, Review, Policy on THURS, Jan 16 tive individuals. tamales, empenadas, kettle korn, Discontinuation of Residential •1pm-3pm: Thursday Not only have they been a married couple, but Charlie, a nuts, and more. Next to the DMV Water Service. City Hall, 303 Matinee “La La Land.” theater director, and Nicole, an actress, have worked togeth- on Valencia between Euclid and W. Commonwealth Ave. While navigating their careers er on many stage productions. Although the marriage has Highland in Fullerton. in Los Angeles, a pianist and an survived several theater productions and the success of •9-10:30am: Yoga Hike. Stretch WED, Jan 22 actress fall in love while birthing and parenting eight-year-old Henry (Azhy your mind and body on this 2.4- •8am-1pm: Rain or Shine attempting to reconcile their Robertson), Nicole now experiences Charlie as judgmental mile hike with a yoga twist over Farmers Market: See Jan 8 aspirations for the future. and controlling. Some of Charlie’s critical behavior can be steep and uneven terrain (100-ft. listing. Next to the DMV on Osborne Auditorium, Fullerton encapsulated in his feedback on her last performance in their elevation gain) led by Laguna Valencia between Euclid and Public Library. 353 W. off-Broadway play, “At the end, I could tell you were push- Canyon Foundation volunteers. Highland in Fullerton. Commonwealth. Free. ing for the emotion.” For Nicole, this was an unnecessary Aliso and Wood Canyons THURS, Jan 23 and stinging comment on her well-reviewed performance. Wilderness Park, Canyon View FRI, Jan 17 •1pm-3pm: Thursday Now freeing the shackles of her marriage, Nicole has Staging Area. 28373 Alicia Pkwy, •7pm-12am: Temperance Matinee “Singing in the flown to Los Angeles to star in a pilot for a new television Aliso Viejo, CA. Free. Bar Launch Party. Orange Rain.” A silent film production series. Taking Henry with her, she is staying with her mother Registration is required; sign up County’s First Booze-Free Bar company and cast make a diffi- (Julie Hagerty) and her sister, Cassie (Merritt Wever). The online at www.lagunacanyonfoun- Opens at Rialto in Fullerton! A cult transition to sound. couple has decided to end their marriage amicably; never- dation.org/yogahike. completely zero-proof menu Osborne Auditorium, Fullerton theless, Charlie is startled when he flies to California to see offers crafted cocktails made THURS, Jan 9 Public Library. 353 W. his son, and his sister-in-law, in one of the movie’s more with the best ingredients and •1pm-3pm: Thursday Matinee Commonwealth. Free. comic scenes, serves him with the divorce papers. with wellness in mind—think “Grease.” Good girl Sandy and •5pm-7pm: “Art for All Noah Baumbach, having survived his own and his parents’ matcha sours, golden milk greaser Danny fell in love over the Ages” Book Launch Party. divorce, refers to the process as “the divorce-industrial com- cocktails, hibiscus tiki drinks, summer. When they unexpectedly Join us for the launch party of plex – emotional, legal, financial, and parental” that takes and more. A speakeasy vibe discover they're now in the same former Muckenthaler board over once a marriage dissolves. Nicole hires a highly recom- without the booze. Rialto Cafe. high school, will they be able to member Corinne Miller mended lawyer, Nora Fanshaw (Laura Dern), smart, tough, 108 W Wilshire Ave, Fullerton. rekindle their romance? Osborne Schaff's new book “Art for All and embellished with style and panache. The point of con- RSVP via EventBrite: Auditorium, Fullerton Public Ages.” Hear Corinne talk about tention is not so much property but the custody and living http://temperancebarlaunch.ev arrangements for Henry. Charlie’s career requires him to live Library. 353 W. Commonwealth. how people of all experience Free. entbrite.com/ in New York, while Nicole has chosen to stay in Los levels can begin making art. Angeles. SAT, Jan 11 SAT, Jan 18 Try out a variety of hands-on Even amidst the wreckage of his marriage, Charlie does •10am-11am Free Fullerton •10am-1pm: Orange arts activities for adults from receive some good news in learning that he has won a Arboretum Nature Tour Every County Women’s March. Run the book’s activity plans, which MacArthur Genius Award for his work in the theater, having 2nd & 4th Saturday. $5 by a local, volunteer-driven, draw from Corinne's thirty five successfully staged a striking update of Sophocles’ donation/per person. Meet at the grassroots coalition of individ- years of experience teaching art “Electra.” But even with the generous award money, he is Nature Center and join knowl- uals and organizations dedicat- in public schools. The still financially strapped. Hoping for an amicable divorce edgeable docents on a guided tour ed to promoting inclusivity and Muckenthaler Cultural Center. settlement, he has originally hired Bert Spitz (Alan Alda), a through the beautiful 26-acre equity in our collective efforts 1201 W. Malvern Ave, to advance the status of women Fullerton. more low-keyed and affordable attorney, but learning that botanical garden. Fullerton and women’s issues. Fanshaw will “eat him alive,” Charlie goes for Jay Marotta Arboretum. 1900 Associated Rd. SUN, Jan 26 Downtown Santa Ana historic (Ray Liotta), whose retainer fee starts at $25,000. Then Free parking in Arboretum parking •8-11am: Bird Walk at district. For more information: there is the expense of maintaining another residence in Los lot. For more information visit Laguna Coast Wilderness www.ocwomensmarch.org. Angeles so that he can see Henry on a regular basis. www.fullertonarboretum.org or Park. Spot local native and •12pm-8pm: LibroMobile Several factors elevate “Marriage Story” to a memorable call (657) 278-3407. winter resident birds with Literary Arts Festival. This film. Both Johansson and Driver create characters that are •1pm Boardgame Empire. Laguna Canyon Foundation festival will unite local & visit- admirable and flawed at the same time. We respect and like Every Saturday afternoon in the volunteer naturalists on this 2- ing artists, art vendors, food them, even as we see their shortcomings, and both pull off teen Area. Learn to play popular mile hike over moderate but pop-ups & all booklovers. The long and sustained soliloquys that give us insight into their board and card games like Catan, uneven terrain (up to 100-ft. day will include live readings, characters’ motivations. The supporting actors also hold our Terraforming Mars, and Unstable elevation gain) through one of theatre performance, musical attention, even those such as Alda, who are on-screen for Unicorns. Bring your friends or the most diverse plant commu- performances & culminate with just moments, while Dern has already received possible challenge FPL’s elite cadre of nities in the United States. the presentation of the Modesta award nods for her dynamic but amusing Laura Fanshaw. game masters. For ages 14+. Main 18751 Laguna Canyon Rd, Avlia award. 220 E. Fourth Enhancing this fine acting and well-written screenplay is the Library. 353 W. Commonwealth. Laguna Beach. Free. Contact: Street, Ste. 107, Santa Ana. lovely, mood-setting musical score by the peerless Randy Free. (949) 923-2235 Registration is Newman. SUN, Jan 12 THROUGH Jan 19 required; sign up at www.lagu- •3:30pm: Fullerton Friends of Fullerton Arboretum nacanyonfoundation.com/bird- TWO HITS: Don’t Miss it! Music present The Dali String Museum Exhibit: The First walk. A HIT & A MISS: You Might Like it. Quartet. A free chamber music 40 Years. Take a look at the first 40 years of the Fullerton TWO MISSES: Don’t Bother. concert at the Wilshire Auditorium Page 14 FULLERTON OBSERVER THEATER, MUSIC & FILM JANUARY 2020

Hannah Kim “Trafficked” Film Screening @ THE MUCKENTHALER Woman’s Club of Fullerton & AIB2B describes as a wolf in sheep’s clothing. CULTURAL CENTER Present a special screening of The afternoon will begin with a cere- “Trafficked: We Are Not For Sale” on mony featuring elected officials and 1201 W. Malvern Ave., Fullerton Sat, January 11 at 1pm at The Frida introductory remarks by Conroy Kanter, www.themuck.org Cinema in Downtown Santa Ana (305 producer of "Trafficked". After the live (714)738-6595 East 4th Street). screening of the 105-minute film, a The Muck’s first 2020 concert is Sex trafficking is a $150 billion dollar post-movie panel discussion will Soprano Hannah Kim who enjoys industry. Youth in Orange County are include Jan Jeffcoat, CBS anchor and performing a wide range of musical being groomed for sex trafficking and media personality, Bishop Gale Oliver styles including opera, art songs, and awareness is the best way to fight it. of Greater Family Life Church in Santa musical theater. She was selected to Released in 2017 and based on real Ana, Andrea Espino, the human traffick- perform alongside Andrea Bocelli as life events, starring Ashley Judd and ing specialist of WTLC, a Fullerton part of his west coast tour in 2009 Patrick Duffy, “Trafficked” revolves based non-profit and Crittenton, another and performs regularly with Pacific around three young women who were nonprofit focused on services for chil- Chorale and the LA Chamber Choir. forced into slavery in the international dren and families. Finally, a survivor Thursday, January 30. 7:30-9:30pm. sex trade, entering the trade from vari- will join us and share her personal story $30 non-member, $20 ous socioeconomic and cultural back- of being trafficked and rebuilding her student/senior, $15 member grounds. Duffy plays the corrupt life after tragedy and abuse. Congressman Christian Conrad, his first Not recommended for those under 14. “Bad Guy” a character which he

“All Shook Up” “The Game’s Afoot” @ BREA CURTIS THEATER @ STAGES THEATER 1 Civic Center Cir, Brea 400 E Commonwealth Ave, Fullerton Tickets: (714) 990-7722 Tickets: (714) 525-4484 www.stagesoc.org

This crowd-pleasing musical is The show is all new, the songs are all It is December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis. Continuing their partnership with for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast mem- Elvis Presley. It’s 1955, and into a Southgate Productions whose past bers to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests square little town, in a square little state, shows have included 9 to 5: The is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly rides a guitar-playing young man who Musical, Sister Act, Bonnie and Clyde, turn dangerous. It is then up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his changes everything and everyone he and Into the Woods, the Curtis Theatre beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The dan- meets in this hip-swiveling, lip-curling presents All Shook Up, a rock and roll ger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas musical fantasy that’ll have you jumpin’ jukebox musical with the songs and holidays. Written By Ken Ludwig. Directed by Jason Sutton. January 10–February out of your blue suede shoes with such swagger of the King. 9. classics as “Heartbreak Hotel,” Inspired by and featuring the songs of “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Don’t Be Elvis Presley and book by Joe Dipietro. Cruel.” February 7 - 23. “The Great Gatsby” @ MAVERICK THEATER 110 E Walnut Ave Unit B, Fullerton “Fun Home” Tickets: (714) 526-7070 www.mavericktheater.com @ CHANCE THEATER Bette Aitken Theater Arts Center, 5522 E La Palma Ave, Anaheim, CA 92807 Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Tickets: (888) 455-4212 www.chancetheater.com Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of obsession, greed and danger. The breathtaking glamour and decadent “Fun Home,” the brilliant, ground- strip “Dykes to Watch Out For.” Both excess of the Jazz Age come to the stage in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, and breaking 2013 musical is based on the stage musical and graphic novel chroni- in Simon Levy's adaptation, approved by the Fitzgerald Estate. January 31 - March intensely personal graphic novel by cle Bechdel’s childhood and youth in 14. Alison Bechdel. Written by Jeanine rural Pennsylvania, and focuses on her Tesori (music) and Lisa Kron (book and complex relationship with her brilliant lyrics), with direction by Marya Mazor but enigmatic father while addressing The Little Mermaid and music direction by Lex Leigh, Fun themes of sexual orientation, gender “ ” Home previews from January 31 roles, suicide, emotional abuse, dys- @ LA HABRA MYSTERIUM THEATER through February 7, with regular per- functional family life and the role litera- 311 S Euclid St, La Habra formances running February 8 to March ture plays in helping people understand Tickets: (562) 697-3311 1 on the Cripe Stage at the Bette Aitken themselves and those in their family. Theater Arts Center. The story is related through a series of Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic The 2013 musical is based on Fun non-linear vignettes connected by narra- animated film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for Home: A Family Tragicomic, a 2006 tion provided by the character represent- the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by graphic memoir by American cartoonist ing Allison Bechdel as an adult as she Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this Alison Bechdel, author of the comic looks back on her life. fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including "Under the Sea," "Kiss the Girl" and "Part of Your World." January 10-February 2. JANUARY 2020 ART FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 15

“Chapter One” Student Art Showcase @ BREA ART GALLERY @ MUCKENTHALER CULTURAL CENTER 1 Civic Center Cir, Brea (714) 990-7730 1201 W. Malvern Ave., Fullerton www.themuck.org (714)738-6595 Explore the art of storytelling in this fantastical exhibition. Dive into original The opening reception for the Fullerton Union High School District Student Art narratives, travel to mystical realms, and meet strange, mysterious characters as Showcase will take place Wed, Jan 29 at6:30pm. Before The Muck officially opens you wander through the exhibit filled with painting, illustration, stop-motion film, its gallery with the accomplished artists in their 2020 season, they celebrate the and more. With interactive art projects and family-friendly activities, this show will artists of tomorrow. This annual exhibition showcases the best work by local stu- engage visitors of all ages. Free opening reception February 1, 7-9pm with drinks, dents from La Habra, Fullerton, Troy, Sunny Hills, Sonora, Buena Park, La Vista, light refreshments, live music, and of course art. February 1-March 27. and La Sierra high schools. Jan 30-Feb 16. Limited Engagement. “Made in California” Call for Submissions Brea Art Gallery’s annual juried To qualify for consideration for the exhibit “Made in California’ is accepting Solo Show, artists must submit a cohe- submissions through February 20. This sive body of work containing between 5 exhibit showcases artwork from all over and 10 pieces. Works not selected for the the state of California. MICA strives to Solo Show will be individually consid- highlight artists in all stages of their ered for the Juried Show. careers and offers them a chance to com- Visit www.breaartgallery.com/mica20 pete for a number of awards, including to submit your work. For any questions the coveted solo show opportunity. This or issues regarding submission, please regional show features artwork from an contact gallery staff at extensive variety of mediums and [email protected] or call (714) explores creative movements happening 990-7731. in California. This year’s exhibition will be juried Open to all living artists ages 18 and and awarded by a panel comprised of up residing in California. All entries Brea Gallery Director Heather Bowling, must be original, completed in the past Curatorial Staff, and guest juror Evan three years, and not previously shown at Senn, curator for the Golden West the Brea Gallery. All mediums are wel- College art gallery. “Instruments of Change: come, no crafts or functional art. An Exploration of Latin American Murals” “A Place for Everything, And Everything in its Place” @ FULLERTON MUSEUM CENTER @ CSUF BEGOVICH GALLERY 301 N Pomona Ave, Fullerton (714) 738-6545 800 N State College Blvd (657) 278-7750 The Fullerton Museum Center’s latest exhibit using local streets as canvases to An exhibition featuring nearly 50 show, “Instruments of Change” trans- experiment, adorn, and transform. years of works of art collected by the ports visitors to the colorful and expres- This ephemeral installation of eight College of the Arts at California State sive urban landscape of Latin America. contemporary murals will showcase the University, Fullerton. Highlights This immersive exhibit features eight artist’s site-specific capabilities to bring include prints produced at the renowned site-specific murals created by eight vis- peoples’ art to the public sphere. Gemini G.E.L. Workshop, photographs iting muralists and will exist for the “The Fullerton Museum center has from the Andy Warhol Photographic length of the exhibit, through February always championed the art of the peo- Legacy Program, and works by distin- 23, after which time the murals will be ple,” Fullerton Museum Center guished artists such as Laurie Lipton, painted over. Association President Kirk San Roman Robert Rauschenberg, Masami Teraoka, The artists featured in the exhibit said. “Our display of work by illustrator and Rachel Rosenthal to name a few. include Alvaro Naddeo, Saner, Hilda Alphonse Mucha is one example, the The collection also brings attention to Palafox, Paola Delfin, Zezao, Fefe exquisite paintings of commercial artist individual artists affiliated with the Talavera, Luiz Chamarelli and Curiot. J.C. Leyendecker is another. We contin- University who made considerable con- Murals allow artists to convey social ue that charge with works that are tributions to contemporary art in south- and political messages in concrete form intended to speak directly to the mass- ern California and beyond. These artists both cheaply and quickly. This has been es—works that exist temporarily in the include former faculty, students, and Art especially true of artists from Latin streets, yet in perpetuity in our minds.” Alliance members (Florence Arnold, America in recent years. A growing For questions or additional informa- Rosalyn Chodos). Through February Self-Portrait by Leo Robinson. campaign for a social practice urban art tion, contact the Fullerton Museum 22. movement has emerged with mural Center at 714-713-6545. artists like the ones featured in this Page 16 FULLERTON OBSERVER COMMUNITY OPINIONS JANUARY 2020 Fullerton Out of My Mind Observer by Jon Dobrer © 2020

The Fullerton Observer Community Newspaper, founded by Ralph and Natalie Kennedy, Roy and Irene The Last Two Decades: Kobayashi, and other friends in 1978, is staffed by local volunteers who create, As the Lights Go Out publish, and distribute the paper through- out our community. It’s customary for columnists to do a fashioned way with our own mouths. This venture is a not-for-profit one - year-end column. This year, however, as Liberals distrusted our intelligence serv- revenues are plowed back into maintain- we end the “teens” and go to the 20s, ices—the FBI and CIA. Meanwhile, ing and improving our independent, non- partisan, non-sectarian community news- I’m reaching back two decades. Conservatives often questioned the paper. Our purpose is to inform Fullerton Twenty years ago, I sat where I’m sit- patriotism of Liberals for not stipulating residents about the institutions and other ting now in beautiful Puerto Vallarta to the essential goodness and trustwor- societal forces which most impact their overlooking Banderas Bay. We were, thiness of the FBI and CIA. Clearly a lives, so that they may be empowered to then as now, taken in by the physical lot has changed in two decades. participate in constructive ways to keep beauty—the warm air, the endless hori- No, it wasn’t by any means paradise and make these private and public entities zon and the occasional whales who (except here in Puerto Vallarta and even serve all residents in lawful, open, just, and socially-responsible ways. Through come here, much as many here, it wasn’t and isn’t our extensive local calendar and other of the tourists do, for breed- paradise for those without coverage, we seek to promote a sense of ing purposes. money). Still, our streets community and an appreciation for the And yet there was and is Two decades were not filled with home- values of diversity with which our coun- an anxiety hanging in the ago, we feared less people—many simply try is so uniquely blessed. air, a disquiet that neither poor, unemployed or ______the physical beauty and the physical underemployed and many lights would go 10,000 issues of the Fullerton Observer infinite horizon nor inex- who are mentally ill. We Flagpole Mystery are distributed throughout Fullerton pensive Margaritas could dark. Instead, didn’t have over 1,000 and sent through the mail to subscribers effectively therapize. we have seen homeless human beings Hi I live by downtown Fullerton and every two weeks except only once Twenty years ago we await- die on the streets of Los have a question about a flag pole that is in January, July & August. ed the disaster that was a slide into a Angeles. We didn’t have at the read of my property. Its about 30ft deemed possible, and even new Dark Age. over 70,000 people in the tall and made of square wood. I would HOW TO SUBSCRIBE likely, by many pundits USA, die per year from like to restore it but would like to ask for Subscriptions are $35 per year. Sign up and pay with Credit Card at who warned of Y2K and drugs. help identifying it. I've reached out to www.fullertonobserver.com feared that the world’s com- Today our seas are ris- the city but they don't have it tracked as or by check with name & address to: puters would have no idea ing. This is inarguable. Our something special. The home was built Fullerton Observer, PO Box 7051, how to deal with two zeroes and the weather patterns are unstable. This too is in 1920 and I feel it has some sort of his- Fullerton CA 92834-7051 world’s electrical grid would freeze and inarguable. Major cities in the world are tory to it. I would like to send pics and nothing would work. all but inhabitable because they’re over- show you what I'm talking about. Please ______Air traffic control would disappear. ly habited and polluted. Breathing is let me know what you think and Happy

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We went to going out as political/economic ambi- ball games and theaters without having tions overshadow our once shared reali- Continued success with the Observer Created & Published in Fullerton our bags, pockets and yet more intimate ty. and best wishes for 2020! by local volunteers since 1978 cavities searched. We didn’t foresee the Two decades ago, we expected a sud- Published by Fullerton Observer LLC endless exercise in futility of den and dramatic catastrophe, fearing -Mike Horn, Fullerton Afghanistan. Saddam Hussein was our the physical lights would suddenly go The early February 2020 issue will friend—against the one constant enemy: dark. Instead, we have a two-decade ED: Thank you, Mike and best wishes hit the stands on February 3. Iran. long slide into a new Dark Age as the to you as well! Your contribution will go SUBMISSION & AD Social Media (so often antisocial metaphorical light of reason fades to toward our continuing efforts to provide Fullerton with a quality local newspa- DEADLINE: January 27. media) didn’t control our opinions and black. disseminate lies. We did that the old per. JANUARY 2020 NEWS & VIEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 17 Killing General Soleimani: Hail Mars! Hail Pluto! by Matthew Hoh people: “I know the danger of where we are, I respect Iran’s grievances and I ask The United States killed Iranian Quds them to respect ours, I am going to Forces Commander General Qassam Tehran to meet with President Soleimani. There is no hyperbole or Rhouhani. I have seen what Bush and exaggeration too great to encapsulate Obama wrought, I will do different.” what may befall tens of millions of fam- And what if then he told every mem- ilies. ber of Congress or the media who criti- The equivalent of the killing of cized him to stand and to offer up what General Soleimani would be as if the they had sacrificed in the last 20 years. Iranians assassinated General Richard Would not that kind of leadership get Clarke, the US four-star general in him re-elected? Would there ever be a charge of all US special operations, but tally of the bodies, minds and souls only if General Clarke had the name saved? Yes, a late night fantasy of mine, recognition of Colin Powell pushed by the eternal hope and the competency of of the too many unforgiving Dwight Eisenhower. ghosts of these wars, but Those Iranians in govern- In these times hope seems to be all we ment and civil society who it seems neither have right now. want restraint, de-escalation Mars nor Pluto 2000 years ago in Rome a and dialogue will find it hard bull would have been to argue against retaliation. seems sated by slaughtered in the Temple of After more than 20 years of the bodily and Mars to placate and appeal Rep. Cisneros Statement Iran enduring insult after spiritual forms to the God of War. This on Articles of Impeachment insult, provocation after of the dead. weekend in DC, as well as provocation, and attack after most assuredly in Tel Aviv, Representative Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. elections for his own personal benefit. attack, I find it hard to and quite possibly London, (CA-39) released the following state- He asked a foreign government to inves- believe there are many the finest wines and liquors ment regarding his support for articles tigate a political rival, and he endan- Barbara Lees in the Islamic Consultative will be opened, without a seeming care of impeachment against the President. gered our national security by withhold- Assembly (she was the only member of that the sacrifice required will not be “I was elected to Congress to be a ing taxpayer-funded military aid that the US Congress to vote restraint after measured in a single animal, but in mil- voice for all my constituents, to work was meant to be used to counter Russian 9.11.01). lions of dead and destroyed humans. across the aisle for bipartisan results, aggression against an American ally. A young man, better and brighter than In Rome they worshiped Pluto as the and to give the 39th District the repre- “This was not a decision I took light- those who sent him to Iraq to be in my God of the Underworld and of Death. sentation it deserves. I have always ly, but I swore an oath to serve our coun- command in the Marines in 2006, asked Fittingly, Pluto was also the God of maintained that impeachment is a seri- try and defend our Constitution when I me last evening: Money and Wealth. In these times it ous undertaking and must be done with enlisted in the United States Navy, and “So let’s assume Soleimani is respon- seems neither Mars nor Pluto seems incredible care. When the unprecedent- again in January when I was sworn in as sible for the embassy raid on the 27th. sated by the bodily and spiritual forms ed allegations against the President and a member of Congress. For me, this is What should the proper response be? I of the dead. If we pull down Lincoln and his interactions with Ukraine were first not about personal politics or party affil- think it would have been a great reason Jefferson in DC and hoist Mars and reported, I felt it was Congress’ duty to iation. It is about upholding my oath to to talk to the Iranians and start from a 0- Pluto in their places I doubt Mars and investigate and find out the truth. put our country and our Constitution 0 standpoint.” Pluto’s appetites will be met, but as least “Following the focused investigative first and protect our national security. That is what we are promised each we would be honoring those who are process by the Intelligence and Judiciary That is why I will vote to move forward election cycle by the two war parties: served. Committees, the facts are before with the impeachment of the President. I thoughtful, wise and judicious leader- Congress and the American people. The hope all my colleagues will join in rec- ship – recognize the abyss and don’t step Matthew Hoh is a Senior Fellow with President betrayed his oath to support ognizing this grave threat and stand up into it. the Center for International Policy and defend the Constitution by attempt- to this Administration in defense of our Imagine if President Trump were to and a Marine combat veteran ing to undermine the integrity of our Constitution.” say before Congress and the American of the Iraq War.

Oakmont Concerns development and support for those I attended a small gathering of those Piñata neighbors’ request for planting living in the President’s Home neighbor- I want to share a few updates about the half-installed with privacy glass. mature trees along the joint property hood and shared some of what we’ve Oakmont Assisted Living project (old The second issue of concern has to do line. learned about dealing with developers St. Jude Med bldg on with the repeated request of those home- Update: Brandywine Developer has and the City. They hope others outside Bastanchury/Morelia) and let you know owners to at least plant mature trees submitted a proposal for a 33 2-story their neighborhood review this plan and of a new proposal for a 33 2-story condo along the back wall vs more immature condo complex in the 2.4-acre space help support their concerns about how complex in the 2.4-acre space below trees in order to create privacy in a more below Beechwood school on 33 homes built street level, with only a Beechwood school on Bastanchury timely way. At this moment, those Bastanchury adjacent to Puente St. A 20-foot set-back, on a 2.4-acre plot will adjacent to Puente St. (next to the ceme- requests have been denied. Homeowners Planning Commission hearing is set for impact their neighborhood of single- tery). have met numerous times with the City January 8 at 6:30pm although the neigh- family homes on .25 -.3 acre lots and the Oakmont Assisted Living project: Manager, several City Council mem- bors are trying to get a date change. The effect on overall traffic and Beechwood As many of you have noticed, the proj- bers, Director of Community project ref # is PRJ19-00087 School traffic. (https://www.cityoffullerton.com/gov/ ect is well underway. However, between Development and Oakmont to no avail. Carol Edmonston, Fullerton the time we last communicated with Aside from the tremendous lack of departments/dev_serv/development_acti City Community Development and privacy, their property values have been vity/brandywine_bastanchury.asp) ; Developer, and the time they actually tremendously and negatively impacted, Project ref # is PRJ19-00087. broke ground, some changes have been which is such a shame and something made with the plans that have had a that did not have to happen to this tremendous negative impact on the degree. homes directly behind the site on Piñata. Apparently, there was also a City HOW TO VOICE YOUR OPINION As a result of the site pad not being low- Council mtg on September 17 to discuss ered to the degree that was originally amending a condition of approval for The Community Opinion pages provide a free forum for the commu- indicated, those homeowners have virtu- work to be done to widen the bridle trail nity. The Observer welcomes letters on any subject of interest. ally lost all privacy from both the second on Morelia. However, the notice was Opinions are those of the writer. We must verify your identity, but we and third floors. The builder actually only sent to those within 300 ft of the allow initials only and town to be printed if desired, or anonymous in installed floor to ceiling windows on the property, even though City third floor. When we attended the City Development staff never notified me, print if a reasonable case can be made as to why that is necessary. Council meetings, the developer pointed knowing full well that I was the conduit Opinions sent to us without name, address and phone number will not out that the site lines into the neighbor- to those neighbors living outside a 300 be printed. Due to space issues shorter letters have a better chance of ing properties would be “Roof Level,” feet radius. getting in. Please add your contact information so we can verify. yet it was obvious to anyone who could A Neighborhood Request: In the Thanks! see the obvious flaw in their statement spirit of community and helping our Email: [email protected] as those site line views were done with a neighbors on Pinata, it would be incred- person sitting on a couch looking out the ibly helpful if everyone would take a or mail to: Fullerton Observer, window, not standing near the window. moment and send a short note to city PO Box 7051, Third story windows should have been council ([email protected]) Fullerton CA 92834 half the size, or at least had the bottom expressing concern with the scope of the Page 18 FULLERTON OBSERVER TRIBUTES JANUARY 2020

Bro. Christopher M. (Richard) Moran Don Bankhead Bro. Christopher M. (Richard) Moran, a solemn professed friar of the Order of James D. “Don” Bankhead was Friar Servants of Mary (Servites) - USA born July 4, 1932, in DeLeon, Texas, Province, died Saturday evening, and graduated from Valley Mills December 21 at St. Jude Medical Center High School in Valley Mills, Texas. in Fullerton. He was 85 years of age and Following high school, Don enlisted a friar for 61 years. in the Navy, and was assigned to the Bro. Christopher M. (Richard) Moran aircraft carrier U.S.S. Bataan, which was born October 25, 1934 in Howrath, saw action in the Korean War. Carlanstown, Kells, Co. Meath, Ireland, California became Don’s home in the son of the late Peter and Margaret 1954, when he was discharged from (Tully) Moran. the Navy. He worked for awhile in He attended Kilbeg Elementary the U.S. Postal Service, General Motors and Union Oil before he was School, Ireland. He entered the Order of November 19, 1961 at Our Lady of the Friar Servants of Mary (Servites) on hired by the Fullerton Police Lake (Stonbridge Priory), Lake Bluff, Department in February 1957. September 1, 1956 at Our Lady of IL. Benburb Priory, Benburb, Ireland and After joining the Police The wake will be held Friday, January American Legion, the Fullerton the Servite Novitiate on September 15, Department, Don quickly began to 10, from 5pm to 9pm and the Mass of Chamber of Commerce, the 1957 at Our Lady of Benburb Priory, move up the ranks. He was promoted Christian Burial will be celebrated on California Peace Officers’ Benburb, Ireland and received the name to Sergeant in 1962, to Lieutenant in Saturday, January 11, at 10am both at St. Association, and the Sunny Hills Christopher. 1964, and to Captain in 1978. After Philip Benizi Catholic Church, 235 S. Church of Christ. He has also been He professed first vows on September his promotion to Captain, he com- Pine Dr., Fullerton (714-871-3610) a long-time supporter of youth 21, 1958 at Our Lady of Benburb Priory, manded the Uniform Division until Interment will be in the Servite Section activities, including local Little Benburb, Ireland and solemn vows on 1980, and was then assigned to com- of Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Orange. mand the Investigation Division, a League and soccer programs as position he held until his retirement well as the PTA and Boy Scouts. from the force in September 1988. Honors received include being Bernard Earl Couch While he moved up the ranks, Don named a Paul Harris Fellow by the continued his education, earning a Rotary - Main. He was also hon- ored by the North Orange County Bernard (Bernie) Couch passed away bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s in public administra- Community College District as the on Sunday December 15, 2019 at the 2002 Distinguished Alumnus for age of 95. He was preceded in death by tion, both from California State University, Fullerton. the College, and by the North his wife Helene, brother Morey, daugh- Orange County YWCA as the 2004 ter Susann, granddaughter Crystal A Fullerton resident since 1957, Don was elected to the Fullerton City Man of the Year. Billow, and longtime partner Gloria Don is survived by his wife, Foster. Council in 1988, and served until July 2012. Immediately upon his Carol, his children, Cheryl, Jamey, Bernie was born on a rainy Easter Donny, Evelyn, Melissa and Sunday April 20, 1924 at his home in election to office, Don became involved in a variety of committees Debbie, his grandchildren, Bo, Yorba Linda. He graduated from Cody, Samantha, Sophia, Paige Fullerton High School in 1942. While and commissions, and served count- These clubs and organizations made for and Skyler and his great-grandsons in high school, at the age of 16, he pur- less hours in behalf of the city of very special times with very special peo- Shawn and August. chased a 1932 Ford Roadster that would Fullerton. ple that would continue for the rest of A Celebration of the life of Don go on to be one of the many things that Active in the community, he was a his life. Bankhead took place January 4 at defined his life and experiences. member of the Fullerton Rotary - Bernie cherished life to the fullest. Sunny Hills Church of Christ. Bernie enlisted in the Navy after turn- Main, the Fullerton Elks Lodge, the His roadster brought him great joy and ing 18. He proudly served during World his family brought him great pride. He War II on board the Light Escort Carrier, passed away with his family by his side USS Coral Sea (later named the USS and with peace in his heart. He will be Anzio). With the money he earned dur- missed by not only his family but a great ing the war, Bernie bought his parents a many people who meant so much to house in Yorba Linda. him. He is survived by his daughter After returning home at wars’ end, Carolyn Thatcher, son Bryan Couch, Bernie modified his roadster for racing son-in-law Michael Thatcher, daughter- and began doing so, mostly in the dry in-law Angie Couch and six grandchil- lakes at El Mirage. He loved the racing dren. life and the numerous friends he made. A Celebration of Bernie’s life is being In 1953, Bernie and his brother, planned for Sunday, January 19. For Morey, opened “Couch’s Printing” in anyone who wishes to be made aware of Fullerton. Bernie would meet and marry the plans and/or attend, please leave a Helene and start a family. Daughters short e-mail at bcouchcelebra- Susann, Carolyn and son Bryan would [email protected]. complete it. In 1989, Helene passed If you would like to sign his guest away. The printing business was sold book, please go to mcaulaywallace.com. soon thereafter and the roadster, which Bernie was able to participate in an had been stored in the garage since the Honor Flight in April of 2018. He very fifties, was rebuilt, mostly by Bernie much valued the experience and hoped himself. other Veterans could be a part of one as Bernie was a charter member of well. In memory of Bernie, please con- Fullerton Elks Lodge #93 and a member sider a donation to Honor Flight of the Fullerton Kiwanis Club. He Southland. To donate, please visit hon- joined the “Ford Early V-8 Club” and orflightsouthland.org. rejoined the “California Roadster Club.” JANUARY 2020 NEWS, CROSSWORD, CLASSIFIEDS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 19

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FIRST NIGHT IN FULLERTON The 28th Annual “First Night Fullerton” took place on New Years Eve, December 31 in Downtown Fullerton, beginning at 7pm and ending with a fireworks show at midnight. There were roaming stilt walkers, carnival games, food vendors, the Kids Lane, and back by popular demand, Zip Lining was the main attraction on Harbor Blvd. This year’s New Years festival featured four musical stage performances: Soundbytes, The Deloreans, Jasmine Fields Band, and Arena Red Band. A good time was (hopefully) had by all. Happy New Year, Fullerton! Here are some photos of the festivities by Jere Greene and Jesse La Tour.