Mid April - Fullerton Observer

What Do You Want 

Your Town to Be Like? 

FullertonPlanningForum.com 

A new online site, FullertonPlanningForum.com, 

allows residents to keep updated and speak up about 

proposed development within the 1,100-acre 

Fullerton Downtown Core and Corridors area. 

That area includes Downtown Fullerton and its 

major entry corridors, including Harbor, 

Commonwealth, Chapman, Euclid and 

Orangethorpe (see map page 10). 

The specific plan for the area will provide clear 

direction on how properties within the various districts 

should be developed, as well as address a variety 

of issues including traffic, bike and pedestrian 

improvements, streetscape enhancements, sustainability, 

infrastructure, historic resources, and architectural 

character. The process is expected to take 

about eighteen months. 

The project called “Downtown Core and 

Corridors Specific Plan” will follow the recently 

adopted Fullerton General Plan but provide more 

specifics. The project is funded through a California 

Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and will 

focus on developing a community-based vision. 

When adopted, the specific plan will take the 

place of the city’s current zoning for the project area, 

so it will serve as the new guide to how the city 

looks, feels and presents itself to the outside world, 

what Fullerton wants to be and what the built environment 

will look like. The study area includes 

many historic resources and the resulting plan will 

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Oil 30x42 From One Bus to Another Nancy J. Johnson 

The painting above is one of the works by 86 artists on exhibit at the LOVE.SEX.UNITY.RESPECT art show in support of 

equal marriage opening Friday, May 3 with a reception from 6pm to 11pm at the PAS/Hibbelton Art Galleries on West 

Santa Fe in Fullerton. The show also features an 8-foot wedding cake by artist Katherine England decorated with 200 

engaged couples. Proceeds from the show will be divided between the artists and the OC AIDS Walk. More on page 12 

Love. Sex. Unity. Respect. at First Friday ArtWalk 

Let’s talk love, art, and marriage- something 

Stephan Baxter, creator and co-curator 

of Art With An Agenda - Love. Sex. 

Unity. Respect. knows a lot about. This 

48-year-old Fullerton resident is on a mission, 

and he’s hoping to take 300,000 

members of Orange County’s LGBT 

community with him. How’s he doing it? 

With the biggest and arguably most 

important private gallery exhibits to ever 

hit Orange County. 

Featured at this event will be the highly 

anticipated eight-foot wedding cake instillation, 

created by local artist Katherine 

England. She is the artist behind the All 

Arts for Kids Hearts, (the campaign in 

which mosaic hearts were featured around 

Fullerton last summer). The cake will fea- 

ture 200-300 pictures of 

same-sex couples that are 

affected everyday by laws like 

Proposition 8; couples like 

Tom and Al, who started dating 

in 1974 and plan to get 

married as soon as Proposition 

8 is overturned. 

“It’s been close to four 

decades since these two first 

fell in love, four decades in 

which they shared both the 

ordinary and extraordinary 

things in life, and four decades 

of advocating for each other. 

All of this, and Tom and Al 

still cannot legally marry in 

the State of California,” says 

Baxter. “Be you gay or straight, that has to 

change.” 

FAA Extends Tower Closure to June 

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

announced on April 5th that it will delay 

the closures of all 149 federal contract air 

traffic control towers until June 15. Last 

month, the FAA announced it would 

eliminate funding for these towers as part 

of the agency’s required $637 million 

budget cuts under sequestration. 

This additional time will allow the 

agency to attempt to resolve multiple legal 

challenges to the closure decisions. As 

part of the tower closure implementation 

process, the agency continues to consult 

with airports and operators and review 

appropriate risk mitigations. Extending 

the transition deadline will give the FAA 

and airports more time to execute the 

changes to the National Airspace System. 

“This has been a complex process and 

we need to get this right,” said U.S. 

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. 

“Safety is our top priority. We will use this 

additional time to make sure communities 

and pilots understand the changes at 

their local airports.” 

Approximately 50 airport authorities 

and other stakeholders have indicated 

they may join the FAA’s non-Federal 

Contract Tower program and fund the 

tower operations themselves. This additional 

time will allow the FAA to help 

facilitate that transition. 

On March 22, the FAA announced that 

it would stop federal funding for 149 contract 

towers across the country scheduled 

to begin Sunday, April 7. That phased closure 

process will no longer occur. Instead, 

the FAA will stop funding all 149 towers 

on June 15 and will close the facilities 

unless the airports decide to continue 

operations as a nonfederal contract tower. 

Taking over operations to keep the 

Fullerton Airport tower open would cost 

the city up to a half million per year. See 

page 4 for the discussion of issues. 

Baxter, along with cocurator 

Valerie Lewis, and 

friend Teryn Boyer (who is 

interning for the exhibit 

from Fullerton College), are 

passionate about standing 

up for what they believe in: 

equality for all. “I’m married 

to my wife Noele and we 

have a wonderful life. 

Marriage matters to me. 

The fact that so many same 

sex couples want to be married 

after years of commitment 

together, but cannot, 

is California’s shame. 

Noele and I certainly do not 

believe that the love we feel 

for each other is more valid or more anything 

than any other couple, straight or 

LGBT. I would never join an exclusive 

country club that denied other members 

of the community entry based on race, 

religions or sexual orientation. 

Proposition 8 diminishes my own marriage 

and that is why this is not only the 

fight of our friends who are LGBT, this is 

on all of us,” says Baxter. 

Art With An Agenda will host more 

than 80 artists and 100 works of art that 

will celebrate love and hopefully open 

once closed minds. “This won't be a gay 

pride show,” Baxter comments. 

"Although the organizer of this event supports 

gay pride, this exhibit will elevate 

love and connect people with the LGBT 

community through all the things we have 

in common. We want to celebrate the 

ordinary lives of these couples. My wish is 

for people to be moved by what they see 

and experience.” There will be food, poetry 

and live music from soul singer 

Heather Evans, performing with one of 

the most established Orange County 

Roots-Rockabilly bands: Russell Scott and 

The work of 

over 80 artists 

celebrating 

equal 

marriage opens 

May 3rd, 

6pm to 11pm, 

at the Magoski 

Art Colony on 

West Santa Fe 

in Fullerton. 

His Red Hots. 

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DEADLINE April 22, 2013 

California ratepayers are bearing the 

financial burden of the San Onofre 

nuclear generator failures. If your home, 

business, school, shopping center or city 

hall is powered by Southern California 

Edison, you are paying for the defective 

nuclear generators and management failures 

at San Onofre. 

A variety of critical and complex problems 

related to the non-operating San 

Onofre nuclear power plant have raised 

new questions about fairness to ratepayers 

– a goal that cannot be achieved without 

requiring financial accountability of utility 

management and shareholders. 

As a California resident living in the 

service area of Southern California 

Edison, tell the PUC that it is not fair to 

ratepayers to continue letting the power 

utility and its shareholders avoid financial 

responsibility for the failed San Onofre 

nuclear generators 

Take action as a resident by calling on 

the California PUC to stop billing 

COMMUNITY OPINIONS 

The Grand Jury on Police Oversight Alternatives 

Referencing your article on Police 

Oversight alternatives, Michael Gennaco 

prefers "a regular audit of the dept. by a 

professional investigator..." 

This was also the conclusion of the 

2005-2006 Orange County Grand Jury 

report "Oversight of Orange County Law 

Enforcement Agencies, Resolving a 

Dichotomy!" 

The report established that citizen 

review boards are a disappointment 

because of inadequate member training, 

political pressure and bias. However, 

independent in-depth review of a law 

Why not move Hunt Library to a strip 

mall? Here’s plenty of vacant retail 

spaces, other cities have done this with 

great success…You’d increase the Hunt 

Library’s visibility, accessibility, convenience, 

usage, patrons and staff's safety, create 

more community togetherness, all 

“good things”! 

Who wants to use Hunt Library anyways? 

It’s difficult to get to; you have to 

drive or walk past an elementary school, 

down a winding road by the railroad 

tracks. There’s limited parking, it’s now 

fronted by a dog park (how lovely!) and 

enforcement agency (Fullerton Police 

Department) would determine how it is 

managed, whether it is evolving into a 

"best practices" organization, whether it 

complies with these practices and meets 

the goal of oversight to establish accountability 

and visibility. Public reporting of 

the review, as supported by Mr. Gennaco, 

is imperative. 

The Grand Jury report and answers to 

the recommendations by the cities may be 

reviewed at www.ocgrandjury.org, 2005- 

2006 reports. 

Fritz von Coelln Fullerton 

Move Hunt Library to a Strip Mall! 

surrounded, I now understand, by a 

homeless encampment… 

Wow, how appealing! I can hardly wait 

to drive over and take out a book. 

The present location is a white elephant, 

way past its prime as viable, useful… 

A mausoleum to the past…Why it’s 

kept open when there are other creative, 

wonderful alternatives, like a strip mall 

location, is beyond me. 

Be Creative Fullerton, Move Hunt 

Library to a Strip Mall! A Fresh, Creative 

Start! 

Susan L. Petrella Fullerton 

Stop Billing Ratepayers for 

Failed San Onofre Nuclear Generators 

ratepayers for the failed San Onofre 

nuclear generators. 

If you also own or run a California business, 

don't let the Chamber of Commerce 

monopolize this debate with superficial 

arguments about how the faulty San 

Onofre nuclear generators provide "safe 

and reliable power." Speak to the facts as 

you see them as a business ratepayer, and 

how public investments in renewable 

energy sources and efficient energy standards 

are much better for the long term. 

Take action as a business owner/operator 

to tell the California PUC that continuing 

to bill San Onofre ratepayers for the 

utility's mistakes at San Onofre is unfair 

to your business and must end. 

Thank you for your support. 

Glenn Pascall, Chair 

San Onofre Task Force 

Read more at http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/san_onofre_task_force 

Dear Vince, 

Vince’s Article on Cuba - a Pleasure 

el guide, Michael Palin, and his crew, 

Your article about your trip to Cuba whom we'd seen earlier in the day filming 

(Early March Observer, page 20) was a on a street west of the Ambos Mundos 

pleasure to read, not only to enjoy vicari- hotel, where we stayed (because 

ously your experiences there, but also to Hemingway had stayed and written 

be reminded of my visit in 1998. The there). 

occasion was a conference on Ernest We also, of course, had to pay a couple 

Hemingway, just before a series of of visits to the Floridita bar and relish the 

Hemingway centennial events in 1999. Hemingway-style frozen daquiris, as well 

My teaching colleague Herb Guthmann as trying mojitos at another bar that 

and I had recently retired from Fullerton claimed to have invented them. Every 

College, which permitted us to plan for evening we topped off our rum intake on 

the September conference and apply to the roof of the Ambos Mundos, enjoying 

the US Treasury Department for a travel the balmy air, the few city lights around 

permit well ahead of time. (It took a year!) us, and the occasional music of a strolling 

I agree with you about the limitations of guitarist. And another highlight was visit- 

group tours, having taken a couple and ing Hemingway's finca vigia, and having a 

led a few myself. My wife and I much pre- personal tour with the current curator. 

fer to meander on our own, staying as The lovingly preserved pre-1959 

long as we like and moving on when we're American cars - 1957 Chevys the most 

ready. Still, your group managed to see popular - and the sadly decaying buildings 

and do a great variety of things, still leav- made us feel great sympathy for the 

ing you time to meet some locals on your Cubans, as well as regret for the political 

own. I've forgotten the Spanish word for antipathies that had isolated the country. 

the in-home dinners, but through the aid Your report let me exercise my memory 

of our local guide, Jorge, Herb and I and imagination for awhile. May you real- 

enjoyed a couple. At one, we sat next to a 

table with the English actor and TV travize 

your own hopes for a return visit! 

Jim Armstrong Placentia 

MID APRIL 2013 

AP Drops the I-Word 

The implications are significant relative 

to the practice of labeling people as 

opposed to an action. Kudos for the AP 

folks!!!!! Perhaps, the Register folks will 

exercise the same rationale as the AP folks 

(see below). 

Peace, 

Richard M. Ramirez, Ed.D. 

Fullerton 

Dr.Richard.Ramirez@att.net 

NHMC (National Hispanic Media 

Coalition) Applauds the Associated Press 

(AP) which announced important 

changes in the AP Stylebook that include 

a direction to stop using the word "illegal" 

to describe a person or using the term 

"illegal immigrant." This is a notable 

departure from earlier versions of the 

Stylebook and a change of an earlier policy 

that was reaffirmed as recently as last 

fall. 

AP Senior Vice President and 

Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll 

explained: "The Stylebook no longer 

sanctions the term "illegal immigrant" or 

the use of "illegal" to describe a person. 

Instead, it tells users that "illegal" should 

describe only an action, such as living in 

or immigrating to a country illegally." 

Alex Nogales, President & CEO of the 

National Hispanic Media Coalition said: 

"We applaud AP for its decision to 

stop using the word "illegal" to describe 

human beings. For far too long, this term 

has been accepted as a politically correct 

way for some to spew hatred, xenophobia, 

and fear throughout our communities. At 

a certain point, it lost any descriptive 

qualities and became nothing more than a 

slur used to dehumanize and degrade a 

very important part of our country. I'm 

pleased to see the word "illegal" following 

the path of other slurs such as "wetback" 

as words that are not acceptable to use in 

our discourse. We hope that outlets that 

continue to use this word will follow the 

lead of the AP and do away with it in 

short order." 

NHMC is a core member of the "Drop 

the i-Word" campaign led by Applied 

Research Center. As part of this campaign, 

Alex Nogales has met with editors 

at the AP, the New York Times, and the Los 

Angeles Times to ask them to stop using 

"illegal" to refer to immigrants. 

In 2012, NHMC commissioned a 

national poll that confirmed that media is 

hugely influential in shaping opinions 

about Latinos and others. The poll 

found that in discussing those in this 

country without documentation, the 

term "illegal alien" elicited much more 

negative feelings than the term "undocumented 

immigrants." 

The National Hispanic Media 

Coalition is a non-partisan, non-profit, 

media advocacy and civil rights organization 

established in 1986 in Los Angeles, 

California. Its mission is to educate and 

influence media corporations on the 

importance of including U.S. Latinos at 

all levels of employment. Learn more at 

http://www.nhmc.org. 

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We used to assume that when we 

ordered a particular food, we actually got 

that food. Oh, sometimes we joked about 

the “mystery meat” in the school cafeteria, 

but we thought we were kidding. It now 

seems that we knew more, or at least intuited 

more, than we thought. 

Recent scandals call into question what 

we are actually eating, and while it 

is the “yuck factor” that amuses us, 

with a kind of gallows humor, the 

larger story calls into question the 

provenance of our food and the 

safety of the whole food chain. 

Forget, for a moment, the various 

GMO (genetically modified 

organisms) and the Frankinfoods, 

like tomatoes with a squid gene, or 

salmon that grow to twice normal 

market size in half the normal time 

(the biological version of Moore’s 

Law). Let’s just deal with kind of normal 

foods. 

All over Europe, folks who were ordering 

pre-packaged ragu were getting their 

beef mixed with Old Paint. No, not old 

paint, but I’m referencing a once famous 

horse. Now horse meat, whether you love 

it or are revolted, is a cultural issue. I’m 

not interested in the revulsion so many 

Americans feel about eating horse. The 

French don’t have the same issue with eating 

horse, but then they eat snails–so we 

really can’t judge by their standards. 

But the idea that horse meat “somehow 

found its way” into Ikea’s meatballs is 

both risible and disturbing. The passive 

voice seems to put the onus on the wandering 

horses getting lost, instead of the 

greedy humans getting, well, greedy. 

And speaking of “onus.” NPR, on This 

American Life, had a episode on pigs rectums 

being sold as “artificial squid.” 

Apparently some folks, believing correctly, 

that trying to market Pigs Bung Hole (Yes, 

that is the real name) might present some 

cultural difficulties here, came up with a 

plan. They boiled it and sliced it into rings 

to be breaded and fried up as squid. I 

don’t know about you, but from now on 

I’m going to be making sure my squid has 

the little tentacles. Although, if otherwise 

I couldn’t tell the difference, it does raise 

the philosophical question if the there 

actually is a difference? I’d say, “Yes there 

is!” 

Still, we could get used to bung hole, 

though I’d suggest finding a better 

name–one that may be misleading without 

actually being fraudulent. I do go to a 

Chinese restaurant that proudly advertises 

bung hole on its blackboard of featured 

treats. And no, I haven’t ordered it. 

OUT OF MY MIND 

by Jon Dobrer © 2013 JonDobrer@mac.com 

Who’s Been Horsing Around with My Sushi? 

COMMUNITY OPINIONS & NEWS 

The mystery protein sources in 

European foods gets even yuckier. Only 

this week DNA studies on another Ikea 

"meat product" showed dog and cat 

mixed in. Apparently some pet cemetery 

in Spain was not burying Little Fifi the 

Cat or my beloved Fido, but instead cutting 

them up and shipping them off to 

Northern Europe to join in 

a witches' brew of other 

various cadavers. This 

makes me lack all confidence 

that I'm eating what 

I think I'm eating. To add 

to the confusion, there are 

times when I may think 

something is truly yucky 

and it turns out to be relatively 

benign. For example, 

catgut, the stuff that 

guitar strings and tennis 

rackets sometimes use, contains no actual 

cat gut or any part of a cat. It is supposed 

to come from the fibrous tissue that lines 

the intestines of sheep, goats and sometimes 

horse or donkey. Hmmm, maybe 

not an improvement in the yuck factor. 

Recent stories indicate that we mostly 

have no idea what we’re eating, but only 

follow trends. A study of fish in markets 

and restaurants found that over 35% of 

fish is mislabeled–meaning we may be 

paying more money for cheap fish. The 

truly embarrassing part of this story is that 

nowhere is the fraud greater than in Sushi 

Bars, where it reaches 50% across the 

nation and over 70% in Southern 

California, where nearly all of us consider 

ourselves to be sushi mavens. 

Sushi is the ultimate proof of the fact 

that we can be acculturated into accepting 

nearly anything as a food–even a fashion. 

If when I was growing up, someone had 

told me that non-Japanese would be 

standing in long lines to pay big bucks for 

what we considered to be bait, I’d have 

called him a fool. But now I’m the fool 

waiting to pay a C-note for toro that may 

be tilapia, maguro that is probably escolar 

and scallops that were stamped out of 

sting ray wings. Needless to say half the 

California Roll crab is actually Krab(tm), 

aka pollack (the fish not either Sidney the 

director or Jackson artist). 

Really, sushi is the ultimate proof that if 

you’re hungry enough you’ll eat anything 

and if you’re trendy enough, you’ll even 

become an effete snob about it. So before 

you scorn a new food craze (or embrace it, 

for that matter) maybe you should just 

hold your horses! 

Read more of the thoughts of Jon Dobrer at 

http://blogs.dailynews.com/friendlyfire 

Recent stories 

indicate that 

we mostly 

have no idea 

what we’re 

eating, but 

only follow 

trends. 

Pfc. Manning: The Source Thrown Under the Bus 

by Terry Francke, General Counsel 

Californians Aware: The Center for Public 

Forum Rights www.calaware.org 

The major news media have taken great 

advantage of the wealth of information 

from Bradley Manning’s dump of secret 

military and diplomatic files to Wikileaks, 

doing scores of stories they could not have 

otherwise done. But they have paid relatively 

little attention to what has happened 

to their ultimate source, Pfc. 

Manning, or even what may well happen 

to him, which would be the first execution 

of an American for the crime of “aiding 

the enemy.” They also have engaged in 

little or no public examination of the consequences 

that journalists themselves may 

face, if not soon then eventually, for being 

parties to disclosures that enrage the 

national security apparat. 

If Manning aided the enemy, then how 

does one describe what the journalists 

who published his releases did? They 

are the ones, not Manning, who presented 

the secrets to “the enemy”- along 

with the rest of the world. But even if, 

for political reasons, the government 

would never pursue criminal charges 

against the press but instead wage draconian 

prosecutions against the leakers 

and whistleblowers that supply the 

press with its grist, that very strategy 

should both alarm and anger a press 

that still had a sense of responsibility— 

or at least a sense of shame. 

Go to www.calaware.org to read the rest 

of the story and see related videos. 

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Grace and Lou Kurkjian, 53 year 

Fullerton residents, took the Fullerton 

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Because I, and many others, care about 

you and want to empower you to be in a 

position to receive help, we would like to 

bring some things to your attention. 

There are some behaviors that you have 

adopted during the ten years of people 

ignoring you that we would like to have 

you change in order to be helped. 

1) There are responsibilities involved in 

receiving help; it is not a divine right. 

2) You need to convince others of your 

desire to become a positive member of 

this community, Fullerton, or elsewhere. 

Please do the following: 

a) Keep your area clean of papers, trash, 

and waste. 

b) Work with Corporal J.D. DeCaprio 

and the officers in the homeless detail by 

finding out the steps necessary to get 

records or citations removed. 

3) Thank the people who allow you 

access to their bathroom facilities (i.e. the 

library and churches that feed you). The 

times you consistently do this will set up a 

pattern where they will be aware that you 

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WAR COSTS in Life & Money 

IN IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN 

Civilians killed by Violence www.iraqbodycount.org (4/13/2013) 

US Soldiers killed in Iraq: (DoD 5/11/2012) 

It is an unfriendly place with a dark 

history including executions by guillotine. 

A majority of the prisoners died 

in the hot and humid climate that was 

aggravated by mosquitoes and other 

animals and insects. 

Open Letter to the Homeless Community 

of this community and a positive example 

for the homeless community. 

a) You are able to keep yourself clean by 

using Mary’s Kitchen in Orange (until we 

get our shelters) 

b) Register at any One-Stop Center 

near where you are. Seek their help in 

obtaining work and referrals for clean 

clothes, bus passes, etc. 

c) You may try different short-term 

employment options through Labor 

Ready (you need a current ID and must 

fill out an I-9 form). 

d) When you receive payment, use your 

money responsibly and do not use it to 

fund your addiction. 

It isn’t easy, but I know you can do it. It 

took me 5 years to find a full-time job. 

The more you help yourself, the more 

people will come alongside you to 

empower you to be the person I know you 

can be. 

Thank you to those who are quietly 

doing just that. 

Love, Susie Wright Fullerton 

US Soldiers killed in Afghanistan (4/13/2013) www.icasualties.org 

US Soldiers wounded (DOD reports) www.icasualties.org 

Iraq (3/2003 thru 11/2011) 

Afghanistan (10/2001 thru 10/13/2012) 

Cost of Wars Since 2001 www.costofwar.com (4/13/2013) 

(rounded down) (Iraq $812.7 billion) (Afghanistan $629.8 billion)


CITY COUNCIL NEWS 

The City Council meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. 

Upcoming agenda info and streaming video of council meetings are available at 

www.cityoffullerton.com. Meetings are broadcast live on Cable Channel 3 and 

rebroadcast at 3pm and 6pm the following Wed. & Sun. and at 5pm Mon. 

City Hall is located at 303 W. Commonwealth, Fullerton. 

Contact Council at 714-738-6311 or by email to: council@ci.fullerton.ca.us 

Upcoming Council Agenda 

Tuesday, April 16 at 6:30pm: Joe 

Nation Report on Pension Liabilities; 

Towing RFP; Revised OCTA 7-year capital 

improvements plan; Award of Berkeley 

Ave. reconstruction from Harbor Blvd. to 

Korean Trade 

City council voted unanimously 

to enter into a memorandum 

of understanding 

with KOTRA, a non-profit 

governmental agency of the 

Republic of Korea to promote 

free trade between the US and 

South Korea through mutually 

beneficial marketing and 

promotion of each party’s 

region. Mr. Ted Kim, chair of 

the Korean Business 

Community with the 

Chamber of Commerce said 

that the agreement would 

make Fullerton a destination 

for Korean companies inter- 

ested in investing. 

east of Lemon Street; Towing Request for 

Proposals; Fair housing proclamation. 

Tuesday, April 30: Budget Study 

Session in the Library 

APRIL 2, 2013 COUNCIL MEETING 

Due to sequestration cuts the FAA 

announced it would be closing the 

Fullerton Airport control tower along 

with 137 others. Fullerton appealed the 

decision but the appeal was denied. 

However, an extension to keep the tower 

open temporarily over the next few 

months while the city searches for a longer 

term strategy was offered at a cost to the 

city of $50,000. The time limit to accept 

the extension made the item an urgency 

item and council agreed to hear it. 

The cost of Fullerton taking over the 

contract with current tower control vendor 

Serco out of Tennessee is $400,000 to 

$500,000 per year. The council took 

action to authorize City Manager Joe Felz 

with the $50,000 extension. 

Mayor Protem Doug Chaffee brought 

up the issue of liability which would fall 

to the city if direct contracting with the 

vendor occurred. If the city allows the 

tower to be closed the liability for any 

accidents occurring remains with the FAA 

according to City Attorney Richard Jones. 

In addition to safety concerns, how the 

tower closure would affect the city leases 

of space to operators of businesses at the 

airport was discussed. 

About 7,000 operations involving the 

tower occur each month said Bill Griggs 

Sr., who operates a 50-year-old business 

out of the airport which teaches pilots to 

fly. He said he pays the city $12,000 a 

month to lease his space. He said that the 

airport can operate safety without a tower 

but suggested that expenses could be cut 

by reducing tower open hours to the 

MWD Appointment 

The council voted 3 to 2 to allow Thom Babcock to 

continue to represent Fullerton on the Metropolitan 

Water Board even though three councilmembers 

agreed that applicant Pete Beard was the most qualified. 

(Chaffee & Flory voted for Beard noting that his 

father had helped build the CA Water Project.) 

Council Compensation 

The maximum annual pay and benefits eligible for 

council members is $36,479 per year. That includes 

health, pension, life insurance and salary. Current 

councilmembers have opted out of the health benefits 

and some have opted out of the CalPERS retirement 

plan. The mean compensation for current members is 

$10,925. Members also receive from $100 to $221 

per meeting of certain boards they sit on. 

Councilmember Fitzgerald asked that compensation 

reform be adgendized for a future meeting. 

Airport Tower Emergency Item 

busiest - from 7am to 3pm. Currently the 

tower is open from 7am to 9pm. 

Councilmember Jan Flory asked if 

operations can be handled safety without 

a tower. Jim Gandy, president of Fullerton 

Airport Pilots Assoc. and a 30-year pilot 

and flying instructor at the airport, said 

that Fullerton operates in the midst of the 

busiest airspace in the world with LAX, 

OC, Long Beach, and others nearby. He 

said the FAPA provides monthly safety 

education to pilots which includes the 

rules & regulations of flying without 

tower assistance. He said most airports in 

the US are non-towered. 

Pilot Tom Moss pointed out that there 

are numerous safety organizations including 

OC Fire Authority, Anaheim PD, 

Mercy Rescue, Highway Patrol and OC 

Sheriff’s - with helicopter operations flying 

out of Fullerton Airport. 

Mike Blackstone, owner of Air Combat 

USA at Fullerton Airport said that safety 

would be diminished significantly in this 

congested airspace area if the tower was 

lost. A number of other comments by the 

public ran along the same lines. 

Councilmember Jennifer Fitzgerald’s 

suggestion that folks at the airport might 

share in the cost of keeping the tower 

operating if it is important, brought audible 

groans from airport-connected audience 

members. She asked if the city lobbyists, 

Townsend Public Affairs (for which 

her husband works), had been utilized to 

work on reversing the tower closure decision 

and if the sequester cuts were permacontinued 

on page 10 

CITY NEWS 


1601 E. Orangethorpe, Fullerton 

This property was listed as 28,000 sq ft at $94 sq ft/ including warehouse, 4,010 foot 

office, large fenced yard, frontage on Orangethorpe, and access to 91 and 57 freeways. 

(however current info on loopnet.com has the list price as $5,633,044 and the building 

size as 59,926 sq ft) 

1005 E. Orangethorpe, 

Anaheim 

$3,402,000 

25,200 sq ft warehouse on 

1.52 acre property, includes 

shop, restrooms, secured 

yard, 30 parking spaces, 

Orangethorpe frontage, 

access to 91 & 57 freeways. This property, 

the former Equipment Company of Los 

Angeles, was included as a comparable 

property by assessor who did the assess- 

Figures on Alternative for Homeless Shelter 

Still Not Made Public 

According to OC Supervisor Shawn 

Nelson’s March 22 newsletter, several 

alternative locations for the 24-hour yearround 

homeless shelter were submitted by 

the public and looked into but “appeared 

to be in excess of the acquisition budget.” 

The newsletter states, “Supervisor 

Nelson and county staff have been 

researching alternative sites along with 

their cost and viability.” Why that 

“research” is not made public has not been 

explained. 

The Observer asked both Nelson and his 

office representative Scott Carpenter 

what “appeared to be in excess” meant and 

for a copy of the “research” done on the 

properties. Neither answered those questions 

- first asked on March 25th. 

In a phone call April 10th, Nelson’s representative 

Scott Carpenter said he would 

send the county research on the properties 

to the paper - however that has not been 

done to date. 

Carpenter asked how the Observer 

found the price of the 1601 E. 

Orangethorpe property and asked the 

paper for the realtor’s contact. The 

Observer found the price on the loopnet 

site on March 25. The site stated that the 

property is 28,000 sq ft and the asking 

price is $94 a sq ft. equaling $2,632,000. 

However a re-visit to the site on April 

11, shows the list price as $5,633,044 

and the building size as 59,926 sq ft. So 

perhaps the first listing was in error or the 

Observer found erroneous info elsewhere. 

The County Proposed Site 

301 S. State College $2,903,200 

29,032 sq ft former Linder’s 

Furniture sales room corner of Walnut. 

Commercial zoning with 112 parking 

spaces (shared) and rated at an average 

minus quality of construction according 

to the assessor's report done by 

California Commercial Appraisers. 

http://cams.ocgov.com/Web_Publisher 

_Sam/Agenda01_15_2013_files/image 

s/O00713-000002E.PDF 

901 E. Orangethorpe, 

Anaheim 

Former Hostess Bakery 

retail outlet. 20,849 sq ft free 

standing building on 1.57 

acre. Office space and warehouse. 

Part of the Hostess 

Bankruptcy. For more info 

www.hostessrealestate.com, 

register & fill out non-disclosure 

agreement. 

ment of the current homeless shelter site 

on corner of St. College and Walnut. It is 

located next to CM School Supply on the 

Anaheim/Fullerton border. 

Carpenter said the county had checked 

on loopnet and was under the impression 

that the property was in excess of $5 million. 

He said that county staff and their 

realtor (Cameron Irons/Vanguard) were 

taking another look into the locations. 

Releasing the “research” would certainly 

go a long way in assuring the public that 

Nelson is serious when he states: “We are 

eager to evaluate any alternatives brought 

to our attention. Please submit any recommendations 

by June 1st to Fourth 

District Policy Advisor Scott Carpenter at 

Scott.Carpenter@ocgov.com.” 

According to the newsletter, “When 

considering alternative sites, certain criteria 

must be met which includes, but not 

limited to: 20,000 to 30,000 square feet 

in size, less than 3 million dollars in cost, 

accessibility to public transit, meets environmental 

and regulatory requirements 

and currently on the market for sale.” 

Many parents of students of 

Commonwealth School, a block from the 

current proposed site, wish that “not 

within a block of a school” was also a criteria 

and suggested the alternatives. 

While waiting for the county research 

to appear - the Observer (which has submitted 

a public records request) looked into 

locations suggested by the public (excluding 

the former Albertson’s site on Imperial 

and Harbor which is not for sale). The photos 

above show what we were able to find 

out. The county’s proposed choice is 

included below.


Comedians Adam Ray and Brad Williams, Fullerton Cares founder Larry Houser, and 

comedians Skylar Stone and George Perez at Heroes Comedy Night for Autism. 

Comedy Night Raises $20,000 for Autism 

In observance of Autism Awareness 

Month in April and in support of 

Fullerton autism charities and special education 

programs, 600 attendees helped to 

raise $20,000 net at the sold-out Fullerton 

Cares 3rd annual ‘Heroes Comedy Show 

for Autism,” at the Fox Theater. 

The event with Brad Williams and 

Friends’ featured nationally headlining 

comics Carlos Mencia, George Perez, 

Brad Williams, Adam Ray and Skylar 

Stone on Wednesday, April 3. 

The show was the first ever stand up 

comedy show held in the historic Fox 

Theatre, a venue that has been a central 

feature in Fullerton for over 80 years. 

Says Summer Dabbs, Director at 

Fullerton Cares, “Comedy Show for 

Autism benefits a cause that is very special 

to me and I am proud that we have the 

ability to make a difference and spread 

autism awareness in our community.” 

Larry Houser, founder of Fullerton 

Cares said, “When I first found out my 

son had autism I felt alone. I received an 

enormous amount of support from local 

business owners and friends including 

Fullerton resident Dan Ebert, comedy 

event director, and Orange County resident 

Brad Williams, an incredible comic, 

autism supporter, and a person who has 

been instrumental in providing the topquality 

talent we have each year. They 

have been with us since the beginning and 

we are eternally grateful for the time and 

talent they have lent to our local families 

affected by autism.” 

Heroes Bar and Grill, of Fullerton, was 

the presenting sponsor of the event. 

Awareness, acceptance and fundraising are 

the pillars of Fullerton Cares, which 

spreads the message of autism throughout 

North OC. The non-profit was founded 

by Houser in 2009 and has raised over 

$33,000 to support autism initiatives. For 

more information on the organization go 

to http://fullertoncares.com. 

According to the U.S. Centers for 

Disease Control (CDC), autism now 

affects about 1 in every 88 American children, 

including 1 in 54 boys. Autism is a 

complex condition that affects a person’s 

ability to communicate and develop social 

relationships, and is often accompanied 

by behavioral challenges. Learn more at 

www.autismspeaks.org 

Police Seek Rent Today Scam Victims 

Fullerton Police Dept. is asking for the 

public’s help in locating additional victims 

of a rental scam involving Rent Today, a 

business located in Fullerton. 

Fourteen victims have been identified 

so far. Detective served a search warrant at 

the offices of Rent Today, 2701 E. 

Chapman Ave., Suite 210, and located 

over 150 completed contracts, totalling 

close to $24,000 for the period between 

March 2 and April 2, 2013. 

Four individuals were arrested for 

involvement in the scam so far and face a 

variety of charges including theft and narcotics-related 

offenses: Fidelina Flores 

(aka “Ibon” or “Yvonne”, 29; Maria 

Velazquez (aka “Jovana”), 22; Julio Flores, 

23; and Charpel Hamilton, 35. 

According to Sgt. Jeff Stuart, “Rent 

Today acted as a prepaid rental listing 

service offering customers a list of available 

properties for a fee of $160, which 

FERN DRIVE 

FOUNDATION’S 

FUNDRAISER 

Wed., April 24th, 6-8pm 

The Old Spaghetti Factory 

110 E. Santa Fe Ave, Fullerton 

Proceeds go to improve and advance 

the education of our students 

through technology and supplies. 

Call 714-420-7035 

would allegedly then be applied to the 

first month’s rent. However, many of the 

properties provided were already rented or 

did not exist and when customers complained 

and tried to get their money back 

they were told to come back in 90 days, 

but were never refunded.” 

During the investigation it was discovered 

that Rent Today is not licensed to 

conduct business in California as is 

required. The scam business advertised in 

several Spanish language publications and 

is believed to have targeted Spanish speaking 

victims., perhaps believing they would 

be reluctant to contact police. 

Anyone with information about Rent 

Today or who thinks they may have been 

victimized may contact Detective Johnson 

at 714-738-6880. Those wishing to 

remain anonymous may contact OC 

Crime Stoppers at www.occrimestoppers.org 

or by calling 1-855-TIP-OCCS. 

SCHOOL DISTRICT 

FSD Board meetings are held at 

6pm on 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of 

each month at District 

Headquarters, 1401 W. Valencia 

Dr., Fullerton, 92833. See 

www.fsd.k12.ca.us for agenda or 

call 714-447-7400 

NEXT FULLERTON SCHOOL 

DISTRICT MEETING IS APRIL 30. 

EDUCATION 

Three new candidates who have been 

selected through a process which began in 

mid-February will come before the 

Fullerton Joint Union High School Board 

for approval at the April 16th meeting at 

district headquarters at 1051 W. 

Bastanchury. The meeting begins at 7:30. 

If approved, the new principals will 

begin their appointments effective July 1, 

2013. 

Eight of the 63 candidates applying for 

the open positions were invited to interview 

before panels from each school. 

Panels included certificated, classified, 

student, parent, and administrative representatives. 

Based on the ratings of each panel, five 

candidates were invited to interview with 

cabinet members on April 1st and 2nd. 

Extensive reference checks were completed 

before Superintendent Giokaris completed 

his recommendation of the final 

three below: 

Fullerton Union High School 

Rani Goyal grew up in Fairfax, 

Virginia, and earned a BA in history and 

a teaching credential at James Madison 

University in 1990. She went on to earn 

an administrative credential and a master’s 

degree at George Mason University. 

Between 1990 and 2004, Rani taught history 

for nine years and served as an assistant 

principal for four years in Virginia. In 

2004, she came to Northern California 

and served as the principal at two high 

schools and the director of professional 

development for a charter school organization. 

She then moved to Temecula 

Valley High and served as assistant principal 

for six months and principal for three 

and a half years. Most recently Rani 

served as the Executive Director of Helix 

Charter High in San Diego County. She is 

currently working on her doctorate in 

Industrial Organizational Psychology, but 

says she will slow down on her studies to 

focus on her duties as principal of 

Fullerton High. Rani currently lives in 

Temecula, but plans to move to the 

Fullerton area as soon as possible. 

On Monday, April 15th, before lunch, 

Rani will be introduced to Fullerton High 

staff, parents, and students in the staff 

lounge. 


New Principals for Fullerton, Troy & Sonora 

High Schools Up for Board Approval 

Sonora High School 

Dr. Adam Bailey grew up in the Chino 

area and graduated from Don Lugo High. 

Adam earned a BA in liberal arts in 1993; 

a teaching credential, administrative services 

credential, and master’s degree at 

California State University San 

Bernardino; and a Doctorate of 

Philosophy in Urban Leadership at 

Claremont Graduate University in 2011. 

Adam started his career as a middle school 

educator and subsequently served as the 

principal at two different elementary 

schools in the Chino Valley Unified 

School District. Adam also served as the 

principal of Chino High for three years 

and most recently has served as the vice 

president of school development for the 

Oxford Preparatory Academy Charter 

Schools. Adam and his wife Kellie have 

been married for almost 15 years and have 

three children ages 11, 9, and 7. He and 

his family currently live in Rancho 

Cucamonga and have plans to move to 

North Orange County as soon as possible. 

Adam will be introduced to the Sonora 

staff, parents, and students on Tuesday, 

April 16 during break in the staff lounge. 

Troy High School 

Dr. Amy Avina grew up on the central 

coast of California. She earned a BA in 

visual and environmental studies at 

Harvard University in 1990; then completed 

a certificate in English/linguistics at 

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; a master’s 

degree in dramatic art/directing at UC 

Davis; and a doctorate in educational 

leadership at USC in 2008. Amy began 

her professional career as a teacher at a 

private high school in San Luis Obispo for 

six years. She also served as an assistant 

principal at Workman High in the 

Hacienda-La Puente Unified School 

District and assistant principal at 

Segerstrom High in Santa Ana. For the 

past five years, Amy has served as the principal 

of Segerstrom High. She lives in Brea 

with her 7-year-old daughter. 

Amy will be introduced to Troy staff, 

parents and students during break in the 

staff lounge. 

Art Day Grand Central Art Center 

SAT., APRIL 20, 11AM TO 1PM 

Ryman Arts presents a day of art making activities, tours, presentations and information 

on their free 12-week art program for high school students. They are eager 

to meet young talented artists, community supporters and art teachers in the Orange 

County community. Art Day is in association with Imagination Celebration, a 

month long arts festival for families and children presented by Arts Orange County 

and the Orange County Department of Education. Go to www.ryman.org for more 

information. Grand Central Art Center, 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, 92701

Page 6 OBSERVER MID APRIL 2013 

Prescription Drug 

Drop Off Event Sat., 

April 27, 10am-2pm 

The Fullerton Police Department will 

be participating in the National 

Prescription Drug Take Back Day on 

Saturday, April 28, from 10am to 2pm. 

This free, anonymous service is offered 

to the public to help the community get 

rid of unused or expired medications. 

Bins will be set up on the west side of 

the police dept. on Highland. People can 

pull up to the bins and unload the prescriptions. 

The Fullerton Police Dept. is located at 

237 W. Commonwealth Ave. at the corner 

of Highland. Call 714-738-6800. 

Mayor’s Talk Around 

Meet Mayor Whitaker for his monthly 

casual talk session on Tuesday, April 23rd 

at 6:30pm scheduled at the Museum 

Center on E. Wilshire (corner of 

Pomona). Drop by for the mayor’s update 

on key issues and bring your questions, 

concerns and ideas. 

20th Annual 

All the Hearts Art 

Auction 

Call for Artists 

There is an open call to artists to adorn 

the smaller hearts for the upcoming All 

the Hearts Art Event which supports art 

lessons in Fullerton public schools. For 

complete information email: alltheartsfoundation@gmail.com 

To find out more about All the Arts for 

All the Kids Foundation go to 

allthearts.org or “like” them on Facebook 

at “All the Arts for All the Kids 

Foundation”. 

Kids play in the fountain as the band begins to perform at Downtown Fullerton Market’s 

first day of the season, April 4th. PHOTOS BY ADAM JAMES www.AJStills.com 

First Downtown Market Day of the Season 

"Bubba and the Big Bad Blues" played 

on the opening evening of the Downtown 

Fullerton Market located along Wilshire 

and the plaza next to the Museum Center 

between Harbor and Pomona. 

The market is open every Thursday 

through October 31st from 4pm to 

8:30pm. Features include fresh produce 

(including an organic produce stand), hot 

Bubba & the Big Bad Blues got the party started. 

food sold by vendors, outdoor beer & 

wine garden, craft vendors, kids activities 

and live music. 

Admission to the Museum Center is 

discounted on Thursdays and admission 

to the market and parking are always free. 

Come downtown and enjoy music, dinner, 

and crafts outdoors. Bring neighbors, 

family and friends and mingle with fellow 

Fullertonians 

every Thursday. 

Upcoming 

bands 

include: 

•April 18: 

Tombstone 

Shadow 

(a Creedance 

Clearwater 

Revival tribute 

band) 

•April 25th: 

Deke 

Dickerson and 

the Echophonics 

• May 2: 

The blues of 

the Chris 

Anderson Group 

•May 9: 

The Answer 

• May 16: 

Calypso & 

Reggee music 

with Upstream 

Help for Vets in Need 

of Home Repair 

Do you know a low-income US military 

veteran in Fullerton who is in need of 

home repairs? 

The Home Depot Foundation hopes to 

partner with Habitat for Humanity of 

Orange County to fund home repairs for 

several low-income veterans in Fullerton. 

The timeframe in which the homes can be 

identified is limited. We are looking for 

home-owning veterans living anywhere in 

Fullerton – although preferably in south 

or southwest Fullerton. Active duty military, 

spouses of deceased veterans, and 

veterans living in south Orange County 

are also eligible. 

If you know a low-income veteran in 

need of home repair, please contact Alex 

Osborne, Habitat for Humanity OC, 

Neighborhood Revitalization Manager at 

714-434-6200 ext. 212 or 949-742-0436 

or by email to alex@habitatoc.org or by 

mail to: 2200 S Ritchey St., Santa Ana, 

CA 92705 

Are You Concerned 

About a Veteran? 

Veterans Crisis Line Can Help 

The Veterans Crisis Line connects veterans 

in crisis and their families and friends 

with qualified, caring Department of 

Veterans Affairs responders through a 

confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, 

or text messaging. 

Veterans and their loved ones can call 1- 

800-273-8255 and Press 1, chat online, or 

send a text message to 838255 to receive 

confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 

days a week, 365 days a year. Support for 

deaf and hard of hearing individuals is 

also available. Get help for a veteran now 

go to http://veteranscrisisline.net


LOCAL NEWS 

2013 Garden Tour Not to Be Missed 

by Nancy Spencer 

Come join us in cerebrating the beginning 

of Spring with a stroll through lovely 

and inspiring gardens. This year 

Fullerton Beautiful presents its annual 

garden tour on Sunday, April 28 from 

11AM to 4PM. 

The tour will begin at Fullerton College 

Horticulture Department on Berkeley 

Avenue, east of Lemon Street. Visitors 

may purchase maps for the self-guided 

tour for $10 while shopping for plants at 

the Horticulture Department before 

departing on the Tour. Flower purchases 

may be left at the Dept. and picked up 

after touring the gardens. 

There are eight beautiful gardens on the 

tour with many clever ideas. One homeowner 

turned a swimming pool into a koi 

pond, some entertainment areas incorporate 

planting of flower gardens within 

hardscape, slope plantings, grottoes, different 

types of vegetable gardens, recycling 

of water and, of course, lovely rose, perennial 

and drought tolerant flower gardens. 

Features at last 

year’s Garden 

Tour included 

hanging gardens, 

a tree-well patio, 

a tiered fountain 

garden, and the 

lovely sun-dappled 

garden 

chair pictured 

here - as well as 

drought tolerant 

and other types 

of gardens. 

PHOTOS 

BY ERIK VOSS 

Local Author Peggy Hesketh will present 

her latest novel “Telling the Bees” at a 

reading and book signing on Saturday, 

April 20 at 2pm at the Fullerton Barnes & 

Noble Book Store, 1923 W. Malvern, in 

the Amerige Heights shopping center. 

“I grew up a few miles away (down 

Dale Avenue to a little Cinderella housing 

tract off Orange Avenue) in West 

Anaheim,” says Hesketh. “My oldest 

friend lives just off Malvern in the old Los 

Coyotes neighborhood. We used to play 

softball up the hill near Gilbert and 

Rosecrans on the other side of Ralph B. 

Clark park.” 

Her latest book “Telling the Bees,” is set 

just down the road in old Anaheim. “If 

you have lived in this neck of the woods, 

as I have since childhood, you may 

remember the scent of orange blossoms, 

jasmine and eucalyptus that used to infuse 

the nights with such possibilities.” 

“I grew up watching Johnny Carson. I 

remember thinking: I must have interesting 

jobs so that when I sit on the couch 

next to Johnny and he asks me what I did 

before I became an author I would have 

glorious stories to tell. 

So my first job straight out of high 

school was an incense stick dipper, my 

second a waitress in a coffee shop that 

shared a bathroom with a whorehouse 

upstairs, my third a window blind repair 

person, my fourth a typesetter, my fifth a 

freelance ad copywriter, my sixth a computer 

graphics artist, and so it went. 

And meanwhile, I dropped out of several 

colleges, got married on a volcano in 

Guatemala in a Mayan ceremony presided 

over by a Catholic priest who was murdered 

five years later by a right-wing death 

squad, had two glorious children, nursed 

both my parents through fatal cancers, 

earned a BA in journalism, spent a dozen 

years as a reporter and editor, traveled 

around the world, broke several major 

bones playing softball, went back to 

school, earned an MA and MFA, started 

writing fiction and teaching full time at 

the University of California, Irvine, 

(which by the way, was one of the colleges 


Author Peggy Hesketh 

PHOTO BY CHRIS GRIFFITHS 

www.peggyhesketh.com 

Local Author Peggy Hesketh 

I dropped out of as an undergrad), spent 

the last year undergoing treatment for 

breast cancer, and ultimately celebrating 

this crazy life. Oh, and I'm back playing 

softball twice a week.” 

ABOUT THE BOOK 

Albert Honig's most constant companions 

have always been his bees. A nevermarried 

octogenarian, still residing in the 

house in which he was born, Albert makes 

a modest living as a beekeeper, just as his 

father and his father's father had done 

before him. Deeply acquainted with the 

ways and workings of the hives, he knows 

that bees dislike wool clothing and foul 

language; that the sweetest honey is made 

from the blooms of eucalyptus; and that 

bees are at their gentlest in a swarm. But 

Albert is less versed in the ways of people, 

especially his beautiful, courageous, and 

secretive friend Claire. 

A friend and neighbor since childhood, 

Claire was a hovering presence—and then 

a glaring absence—in Albert's life, a 

change that has never been reconciled. 

When she is murdered in a seemingly 

senseless accident during a burglary gone 

wrong, Albert is haunted by the loss. In 

the aftermath of this tragedy, he is left to 

piece together the events of their lives, to 

attempt to make sense of their shared past 

and the silence that persisted between 

them for a decade before her death. What 

Albert comes to learn is that Claire's 

secrets were far darker than anything he 

could have imagined . . . and the mystery 

behind her murder lay not so much in 

who did it, but why. 

Spanning the arc of the twentieth century, 

set in the transforming landscape of 

Southern California, Telling the Bees is a 

beautifully imagined novel about the farreaching 

consequences of words left 

unspoken, the persistence of regret, and 

the power of truth both to wound and to 

heal. 

The book is available at Barnes & 

Noble, Amazon.com, and IndieBound. 

For more information go to 

www.peggyhesketh.com

Page 8 FULLERTON OBSERVER REGIONAL NEWS MID APRIL 2013 

Bell Ringing for those killed in gun violence. PHOTO BY TITO FUENTES 

At Left: Participants carried signs. PHOTO BY NORMA RICHMAN 

Moms Against Gun Violence Rally by Deborah Hernandez OC Chapter Leader Moms Demand Action 

The Rally to Stop Gun Violence organized 

by Moms Demand Action for Gun 

Sense in America drew about 250 people 

from 24 different cities around Orange 

County to Irvine on April 4th. Many 

attending a rally for their first time, came 

because they felt strongly about the need 

to put common sense laws in place to help 

reduce the senseless carnage we see every 

day related to guns. We were joined by 

Hieu Nguyen Named New Clerk-Recorder 

by Norberto Santana Jr. 

Photo by: Nick Gerda 

voiceofoc.org 

Hieu Nguyen, a longtime Orange 

County worker, was appointed as the 

county’s next clerk-recorder by the Board 

of Supervisors Tuesday following a daylong 

session of public interviews. 

Supervisors voted 4-1 for Nguyen, who 

unsuccessfully sought election to the post 

in 2010. Supervisor John Moorlach, who 

said he preferred another candidate, was 

the lone dissenter. 

Nguyen – who also owns a local Lees 

Sandwich franchise - came out on top of 

11 finalists for the position, which was left 

vacant after incumbent Democrat Tom 

Daly won election to the state Assembly. 

by David Washburn 

voiceofoc.org 

Costa Mesa City Council approved 

plans to develop permanent housing for 

homeless city residents, and in doing so 

took a step in repairing a reputation for 

hostility toward the homeless. 

On a 4-0 vote, Council members gave 

the go-ahead for Mercy House Living 

Centers, which runs the county's two 

temporary homeless shelters, to partner 

with developer Wakeland Housing on a 

project that could create as many as 50 

permanent housing units specifically for 

the city's homeless population. 

“It’s a great moment in our history 

here,” said Councilwoman Wendy Leece. 

“We are serious and want to do something 

to help homeless people get their lives 

back together and get off the street.” 

Councilman Jim Righeimer abstained 

from voting because he serves as a volunteer 

board member of Mercy House. 

In addition to housing, the project 

would include support services, potentially 

provided by “wrap-around centers” 

where homeless people can apply for 

Supplemental Social Security benefits and 

mental health services. 

Another option is to have church members 

provide the support services. 

Costa Mesa is prepared to invest "a few 

hundred thousand" dollars from its gener- 

both Republicans and Democrats, gun 

owners and non-gun owners, various faith 

affiliations and people of all ages. 

Speaker of the House John Boehner and 

US Representatives Ed Royce, John 

Campbell, and Dana Rohrabacher were 

attending a major Republican fundraiser 

near the park where the rally was held but 

all failed to come by and speak to the 

group. The photo above is from our bell- 

He will have to run for the post in 2014. 

After County Supervisor Janet Nguyen, 

he becomes the county’s highest ranking 

elected official of Vietnamese descent and 

is likely the nation’s first Clerk Recorder 

from that community. 

Several other known politicians – such 

al fund on the project, in addition 

to hundreds of thousands in 

state and federal funds, said 

Muriel Ullman, the city's consultant 

for housing and homeless 

issues. 

A pre-development agreement, 

which is required for the city to 

receive $411,000 in federal 

Housing and Urban 

Development funds, is expected 

to come for Council approval on 

May 21. A location for the project hasn’t 

yet been selected. 

The plans in Costa Mesa follow a decision 

by the Orange County Board of 

Supervisors earlier this year to put a permanent 

homeless shelter in Fullerton. The 

Fullerton City Council has yet to approve 

those plans. 

The Costa Mesa project’s approval is 

certainly a departure from the attitude 

that city leaders displayed in the recent 

past toward the homeless population. 

Last October, Mayor Eric Bever proposed 

closing down the city's soup 

kitchen because he saw it as an "attractive 

nuisance" that drew homeless people from 

elsewhere. Three months later a homeless 

man and woman were found dead from 

exposure on the street in front of Costa 

Mesa's Triangle Square shopping center. 

Beyond these specific examples, there is 

ringing ceremony, where we rang the bell 

for those lost to gun violence, including 

the victims of the 2011 Seal Beach massacre 

at Salon Meritage. For more information: 

MomsDemandAction.org or 

facebook.com/MomsDemandActionCA 

OrangeCounty. For an easy link to send a 

message to your congress members go to 

http://action.momsdemandaction.org/pa 

ge/speakout/email-legislators. 

as former Assemblyman and Supervisor 

Chris Norby, former State Senator Dick 

Ackerman and Newport Beach 

Councilman Steve Rosansky – also vied 

for the job. 

Nguyen, a Republican, started working 

in the Clerk Recorder’s office beginning in 

1993 but left in 2006 to work with the 

Clerk of the Board office. He tried to run 

for the office in 2010 by using the ballot 

title of Assistant County Clerk but was 

successfully challenged by Daly in court 

and later bested in the election. 

Nguyen – whose father was an 

American soldier killed in Vietnam and is 

a 34-year resident of Orange County – is 

now charged with revitalizing an embattled 

Clerk Recorder department. 

This is an excerpt. Read the entire report 

at voiceofoc.org 

Costa Mesa to Develop Housing for Homeless Residents 

...the project 

could create 

as many as 

50 permanent 

housing units 

specifically 

for the city's 

homeless... 

a general sense that the city's 

council majority has been more 

interested in developing policies 

that push homeless people 

out of the city than those that 

serve them. 

In addition to approving the 

housing plan Tuesday, the 

Council approved updates to 

its ban on camping and storing 

personal property in public 

places. 

Advocates for the homeless say that laws 

like this result in the "criminalization" of 

homeless people. 

"Of the 250 largest cities in the country, 

over half of them have laws on the books 

that criminalize homelessness," said Neil 

Donovan, the executive director of the 

National Coalition for Homeless, in a 

recent interview. "And in recent years that 

number has grown exponentially." 

At a conference on the issue this past 

weekend at the UC Irvine School of Law, 

homeless advocates spoke of cities 

employing security guards and taking 

other extreme measure to rid their streets 

of homeless people. 

The above is an excerpt. Go to 

voiceofoc.org to read the entire article 

Nick Gerda contributed to this report. 

Contact David Washburn at dwashburn@voiceofoc.org. 

News from 

Assemblymember 

Sharon Quirk-Silva 

The 65th District which includes the 

cities of Fullerton, West Anaheim, Buena 

Park, Cypress, Hawaiian Gardens, La 

Palma, and Stanton. The local office is at 

1440 N. Harbor, suite 601, Fullerton. 

Contact Assemblymember Quirk-Silva at 

714-562-7272 or visit her website at 

www.asmdc.org/quirk-silva 

•HOW WOULD YOU BALANCE THE 

CALIFORNIA STATE BUDGET?: What 

would you do if you were in charge of the 

California State Budget? Assemblywoman 

Sharon Quirk-Silva invites you to take the 

challenge and participate in the “Next 10 

Budget Workshop” on Saturday, April 27, 

at 10:30am to noon, in the North Orange 

County Community College District’s 

board room, located at 1830 W. Romneya 

Dr., Anaheim, CA 92801. 

The workshop allows participants to 

create their own version of the California 

budget and examine issues concerning 

education, health-care, prisons, raising or 

lowering taxes, and small business. RSVP 

for the workshop at 

www.asmdc.org/quirk-silva. 

•LEON LEYSON HONORED AT STATE 

ASSEMBLY CEREMONY: Assemblywoman 

Sharon Quirk-Silva honored the late holocaust 

survivor Leon Leyson on April 8th 

during the California Assembly’s 

“Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony” at 

the capitol in Sacramento. Representing 

her husband was Lis Leyson. 

Mr. Leyson, who passed away earlier 

this year, was the youngest of the survivors 

saved by German industrialist Oskar 

Schindler (an event memorialized in the 

1991 film “Shindler’s List.” 

After being rescued by Shindler, Leyson 

made his way to Fullerton and taught in 

the LA Unified School District for 39 

years. 

“It is my distinct pleasure to honor 

Leon. He was such a wonderful person 

who rarely spoke of his extraordinary life 

story. It wasn’t until I had known him for 

some time that I found out about his 

incredible story,” said Assemblywoman 

Quirk-Silva. “His life was a testament to 

the exultation of the human spirit as he 

never let the Nazi cruelty he faced in his 

early life dampen his spirit and passion for 

his family, friends and students.” 

•QUIRK-SILVA’S CAL GRANT BILL 

PASSES HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE: 

AB 1287 authored by Assemblywoman 

Sharon Quirk-Silva which seeks to expand 

access to Cal Grants among lower and 

middle income students passed out of the 

Higher Education Committee on a 11 to 

0 vote. The bill provides students and 

their families with the guarantee that they 

will receive full financial assistance for 

which they are eligible. 

Students can now lose as much as 

$13,000 in the middle of their college 

attendance if the student or their parents 

receive just a small bump in their income 

due to a 2011 rule change. This has resulted 

in 20,000 previously eligible recipients 

to lose their Cal Grants, including 1200 

such students whose income, or family 

income was increased by less than $1,000. 

“This is having a devastating effect on 

students and potentially forcing many 

who still have financial need to leave 

school for lack of funds or placing middle 

and low income families in dire financial 

straits,” said Quirk-Silva. 

AB 1287 is one of four Cal Grant bills 

currently going through the State 

Assembly which seek to improve or 

expand the program.


by Sarah Mosko, PHD 

Perhaps you already bring your own 

reusable grocery bags, have kicked the 

bottled water habit and know better than 

to microwave in plastics, but still find 

daily life swimming in plastics and want 

to use less of it. After recycling, the average 

American still generates a half pound 

of plastic refuse daily, a concrete indicator 

of how deeply entrenched are plastic 

materials in our 21st century lifestyle 

(USEPA, 2010). 

Rational reasons to cut back on plastics 

fall into one of two spheres: limiting exposure 

to hazardous chemicals associated 

with plastics – like bisphenol-A, phthalates 

and flame retardants – or reducing 

the harm to the environment incurred at 

all stages in plastics’ lifecycle, from extraction 

of the petroleum needed for manufacturing 

to disposal of the nonbiodegradable 

finished products. 

Short of adopting a Tarzan-like jungle 

existence, it’s probably impossible to completely 

eliminate plastics from modern 

day life, but with a little digging and 

shopping savvy, you can enlarge that dent 

in your plastics consumption. Some ideas 

follow. 

GROCERIES: It can be daunting to 

find anything at conventional supermarket 

chains (e.g. Albertsons, Ralphs, 

Vons/Safeway) not packaged in plastic. 

Stores select inventories based on their 

market niche which, for conventional 

supermarkets, is mainstream brands that 

emphasize value at competitive prices. 

Plastic packaging is simply cheaper to produce 

and transport than, say, glass, so 

packaging choices are limited for most 

products. 

Avoiding plastic packaging is much easier 

at so-called natural foods markets that 

ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS 

Plastics-Free Living: 

Beyond the Low Hanging Fruit 

serve a different market niche. They stock 

a plethora of brands where the manufacturer 

has responded to consumer interests 

in a healthier lifestyle and alternative 

packaging. Non-plastic options are available 

for most items storewide, many of 

which are also organic, though you can 

expect to pay more than for the mainstream 

brands. Here are some specifics I 

found perusing my local Mothers, Sprouts 

and Whole Foods markets. 

There are anywhere from a few to many 

options in glass containers for common 

pantry items including ketchup, mustard, 

mayonnaise, molasses, spices, nut butters, 

steak & barbeque sauces, vegetable oils, 

vinegars, fruit juices, sodas and bottled 

water. Many of the labels might be less 

familiar to mainstream shoppers, like 

Cadia, Annie’s Naturals, Lakewood 

Organic, and OOgavé. A wide assortment 

of vitamins and dietary supplements 

are sold in glass too. 

Milk typically comes in plastic jugs or 

plastic-coated paperboard cartons. I 

located four brands in returnable/refillable 

glass bottles: Straus Family Creamery, 

Broguiere’s, Claravale Farm and Whole 

Foods label. Likewise, two yogurt brands 

come in pint or quart glass jars, White 

Mountain and Saint Benoit, and the latter 

also offers single servings in ceramic cups. 

Though butter in paper or foil-wrapped 

sticks is commonplace, I found only one 

margarine brand, Earth Balance, in sticks 

instead of plastic tubs. 

No matter where you shop, you’ll cart 

away less plastic by investing in a handful 

of reusable bags designed for fresh produce 

and bulk items like nuts and dried 

fruits. Many washable produce bags are 

available on the web, made from mesh or 

cloth. Or, they are easy enough to sew 

yourself from fabric scraps. 

PERSONAL HYGIENE: Natural 

foods stores also stock several lines of 

facial care products (cleansers, toners) and 

skin moisturizes offered in glass, like Suki, 

John Masters Organic and Evanhealy. 

Some cosmetics brands have committed 

to using glass or metal containers too. 

There is even a brand of deodorant sold in 

glass spray bottles (Weleda), or you can go 

for a deodorant bar made of Himalayan 

crystal salt in paperboard packaging (Deo- 

Bar). All-cotton swabs, without 

the plastic stick, are available 

too. 

My personally favorite find is 

Eco-DenT, a brand of dental 

floss offering silk floss and vegetable 

oil wax alternatives to 

mainstream nylon floss with 

petrochemical wax. It comes in 

a recyclable cardboard case. 

DINING: Keep a few sets of 

silverware in the car’s glove box 

for visiting eateries that serve 

plastic utensils, and carry 

reusable take-out containers in 

the trunk for leftovers. If frozen 

coffee store drinks are your 

weakness, keep a travel drink 

container handy too. When 

throwing parties, do like our 

grandmothers did, use real dishes 

and silverware, or at least 

choose service items carried at natural 

foods stores made from renewables, like 

corn starch and wheat straw. 

HOME MAINTENANCE: Though 

powder detergents are sometimes packaged 

in cardboard, even environmentally 

friendly liquid cleaning agents are sold in 

plastic. However, it’s quite easy to make 

your own cleaning supplies from simple 

ingredients like vinegar, baking soda and 

lemon. Enter “homemade cleaning products” 

in your search engine for recipes to 

tackle every household cleaning job. 

When undertaking home remodeling, 

choose renewable materials whenever possible, 

like wood windows & doors, cork 

flooring and cellulose or cotton insulation. 

Be aware that plastic decking lumber 

can’t be recycled so will eventually be 

landfilled. 

SCHOOL AND OFFICE: Choose 

backpacks made of canvas over vinyl ones. 


How to 

rethink 

our 

consumer 

choices 

and opt 

for 

materials 

we know 

are safer 

for our 

children 

and the 

rest of the 

planet too. 

•Pot & Pan Cleaner: Remove bakedon 

crud from pots and pans. Combine 

hydrogen peroxide with enough baking 

soda to make a paste, then rub onto the 

dirty pan and let it sit for a while. Come 

back later with a scrubby sponge and 

some warm water, and the baked-on stains 

will lift right off. 

•Clean Toilet: Pour half a cup of hydrogen 

peroxide into the toilet bowl, let stand 

for 20 minutes, then scrub clean. 

•Brighten dingy floors: Combine half 

a cup of hydrogen peroxide with one gallon 

of hot water, then go to town on your 

Use paper lunch bags or reusable cloth 

totes in lieu of vinyl lunch boxes. Waxed, 

parchment and butcher papers are all 

good substitutions for plastic sandwich 

bags and cling wrap. 

The Center for Health and 

Environmental Justice in New York maintains 

an extensive online inventory of 

non-plastic alternatives for every sort of 

school/office supply and where to purchase. 

In addition to necessities like 3ring 

binders, files, organizers and 

address books, the listing includes 

some surprising options, like bamboo-cased 

flash drives and highlighter 

wood pencils. Many items 

are available at mainstream office 

supply stores. 

DRIVING: A vehicle’s interior 

plastics (dashboard and seating, 

e.g.) contribute to that infamous 

“new car smell” by off-gassing 

dozens of volatile chemicals, many 

known to be hazardous. To help 

car buyers avoid the biggest 

offenders, last year the Ecology 

Center in Michigan released its latest 

rankings of over 200 recent 

models. The Honda Civic and 

Toyota Prius were rated first and 

second best. Eliminating polyvinyl 

plastics from interior components 

contributed to the Civic’s high status, 

though other plastics were substituted. 

So consumers might still be limited to 

selecting a car with safer, but not less, 

plastics. 

The explosion of consumer plastics was 

an outgrowth of petroleum-based industries 

developed in World War II. That 

plastics are so durable and do not biodegrade 

seemed a good thing at the time, 

and the toxic nature of many chemicals 

associated with plastics was unknown. 

Today, the wisdom of a culture so 

entrenched in plastic materials is being 

reevaluated. While scientists continue to 

delineate all the health and environmental 

impacts of plastics, we already know that 

fetuses and young children are most susceptible 

to toxins and that plastics are 

amassing in even remote ocean regions. 

It’s incumbent on us all to rethink our 

consumer choices and opt for materials 

we know are safer for our children and the 

rest of the planet too. 

Go to www.boogiegreen.com for more articles by Sarah Mosko 

Tips from www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com 

Numerous recipes for non-toxic home-cleaning products can be found online. 

Of course try any new product out on a small area first. 

flooring. Because it’s so mild, it’s safe for 

any floor type, and there’s no need to 

rinse. 

•Toothpaste: Use baking soda and 

hydrogen peroxide to make a paste for 

brushing teeth. Helps with early stages of 

gingivitis as it kills bacteria. Mixed with 

salt and baking soda, hydrogen peroxide 

works as a whitening toothpaste. 

•Household Cleaner: Combine Witch 

Hazel with lemon juice and baking soda 

to create an eco-friendly cleaning agent. 

Use undiluted Witch Hazel on chrome, 

glass and mirrors. No need to rinse. 

Are You Bringing Toxic Chemicals 

into Your Home through 

Cleaning or Skin Care Products? 

Check out the ingredients of over 2,000 household 

cleaning products plus a list of the Top Green Cleaning Products in EWG’s 

Guide to Healthy Cleaning and the safety of 80,000 personal care products 

EWG’s Skin Deep Guide to Cosmetics on the Environmental Working Group 

website at www.ewg.org

Page 10 FULLERTON OBSERVER MEETING REPORTS 


Downtown Core & Corridor Report 

First Community Meeting Kicks off Planning Effort for 

Downtown Core and Corridors Specific Plan (DCCSP) 

by Jane Rands 

More than two years after Fullerton 

won a $1 million grant from the 

state’s Strategic Growth Council to 

fund a specific plan for downtown 

Fullerton and connecting arterials, the 

first community meeting was held at 

the First Christian Church next to the 

Museum Center Plaza on April 11. 

The meeting was facilitated by Erik 

Justesen, a landscape architect and 

president and CEO of RRM Design 

Group. RRM was selected 

from among 20 applicant 

design consulting firms by a 

17 member evaluation committee 

in April of 2011. 

Since that time, the city had 

been awaiting approval from 

the state to use an additional 

$600,000 of former 

Redevelopment Agency funds 

to begin the planning process. 

Twenty-five people participated 

in the meeting including 

a contingent representing 

the Woodcrest neighborhood which 

lies within a portion of the plan area 

along Orangethorpe between Euclid 

and Harbor. Habitat for Humanity 

of OC manager, Alex Obsborne, had 

organized and identified community 

leaders within the Woodcrest neighborhood 

to participate in the DCCSP 

process. To ensure their full participation 

at the meeting, he provided 

Spanish language translation. 

The Request for Qualifications document 

to which the planning consultants 

responded in 2011 states, “The 

current zoning standards for properties 

within the area will likely need to 

be updated to allow and encourage 

compact, urban development patterns 

that are contextually appropriate to 

Fullerton.” Whether and how much 

this initial vision will be implemented 

will be decided by the community. 

Mr. Justesen explained that the 

DCCSP is intended to be the community's 

vision of what the area 

should look like or function like in 

the future. The grant includes an 

outreach component to residents and 

business owners. He said that the 

plan “represents the primary areas of 

commerce, non-residential commercial 

and office.” The plan area 

includes Commonwealth, Chapman, 

Harbor, and Euclid corridors and all 

the major intersections along 

Orangethorpe from Magnolia to 

Harbor. (map on page 11) 

Fullerton Planning Manager 

The 

second 

phase 

will be 

"visioning" 

to imagine 

"our ideal 

vision 

of the 

future." 

Heather Allen described the plan as 

an “opportunity for change.” She 

said that they want to work with the 

community to find different uses for 

“under-utilized areas” and ways to 

better connect neighborhoods to 

commercial areas, parks, and schools 

by all modes of transportation. 

Mr. Justesen presented the three 

phase planning effort, beginning with 

brainstorming and issue identification. 

The second phase will be 

"visioning" to imagine "our ideal 

vision of the future." 

He explained that this 

would be an interative 

process in which input gathered 

at one meeting would 

be brought back to the next 

to show how input is being 

incorporated into the resulting 

plan. The third phase 

will complete the process 

with an implementation 

program that includes zoning, 

design standards, sustainability 

programs, and 

creation of a Specific Plan, according 

to the grant proposal documents submitted 

by the city. 

For the Phase one exercise, participants 

were handed colored pens and 

invited to identify geographic areas 

and give suggestions to the planners. 

Super-sized note sheets titled, 

“essence, identity, circulation, public 

spaces, change, and miscellaneous” 

were posted on the walls. Giant 

maps of the plan area were taped to 

tables. 

In addition to the in-person meetings, 

Fullertonians may express their 

ideas via the MindMixer website, 

www.FullertonPlanningForum.com. 

After creating a account using any 

email address, Facebook, LinkedIn or 

a Google account, participants can 

communicate ideas through polls, 

questionnaires, posting ideas, or comment 

on other people's ideas. 

Next Meeting & 

Committee Applications 

The next meeting will be a 

Downtown Planning Advisory 

Committee (DPAC) meeting on May 

9 at the Community Center. 

Applications for the DPAC are due 

April 22. Contact Heather Allen, 

Fullerton Planning Manager at 714- 

738-6884, or via email at 

HeatherA@ci.fullerton.ca.us to 

receive an application. 

(also see frontpage story) 

Parks & Rec Commission Orders 

Study of Muckenthaler Expansion Plan 

by Carolyn Druiff 

On April 8, the Parks and Recreation 

Commission met for a second time to review 

and give its recommendation regarding the 

proposed Muckenthaler Master Plan. 

At the Commission's earlier meeting, held 

March 11, Muckenthaler director, Zoot 

Velasco, gave a detailed presentation of the 

plan and a timeline for construction (see page 

2 of Mid-February Observer at 

www.fullertonobserver.com). Chairman Van 

Gorden stated the Commission needed time 

to study the plan and scheduled the followup 

April 8 meeting. 

At the meeting on April 8, the Commission 

called for a feasibility study with public 

input. Chairman Van Gorden said more 

information about "the wants and needs of 

the community" regarding the Muckenthaler 

should be gathered before sending this Plan 

before the City Council. City staff and 

Muckenthaler, he said, should work together 

to meet with surrounding residents to discuss 

"the pros and cons" of the Plan. Residents 

of the area bordered by Euclid and Stephens, 

east to west; and Fern to Chapman, north to 

south, will be notified by postcard of meeting 

times and dates. Typically, two or three large 

meetings are held during such studies. 

Though the Commission had already stated 

the need for further study and was ready 

1-Day Local Trash Workers Strike 

On Tuesday, April 9, over 400 workers at 

Republic’s Anaheim facility refused to cross 

picket lines in support of a strike that began 

at Republic’s landfill in Ohio on March 27 

and spread across the US. 

As a result there was no residential trash 

pick up services on Tuesday in the cities of 

Fullerton, Anaheim, Brea, Chino Hills, 

Garden Grove, Placentia, Yorba Linda and 

Villa Park. Republic Services is the parent of 

MG Disposal. 

According to the union, although 

Republic/Allied earned profits of more than 

$572 million in 2012, it is squeezing workers 

out of pay, ignoring health and safety protections, 

raising their health care costs, and cutting 

retirement benefits. "Sanitation work is 

the 4th most dangerous job in the country," 

said Robert Morales, director of the 

Teamsters Solid Waste, Recycling and Related 

Industries division. "These workers are twice 

as likely to be killed on the job than police 

officers, and seven times more likely to be 

to move to the next item on the agenda, 

people attending the meeting were given 

three minutes to express their support or displeasure 

with the Plan. In support were those 

who praised Muckenthaler's programs in art, 

music and dance and Zoot's outreach into 

the Fullerton community. Those against the 

project expressed concern about potential 

problems with Grasscrete and added traffic 

and noise, and existing problems with excessive 

noise from weddings held on 

Muckenthaler grounds. Muckenthaler staff 

responded that the Plan's new construction 

would reduce noise by moving weddings 

indoors, and that revenue from the weddings 

provided funds needed to run its programs. 

Without revenue and more space, said staff, 

the Muckenthaler could not continue its mission 

of providing programs and events and 

art gallery shows. 

Muckenthaler director Zoot Velasco said 

there had already been meetings with residents 

to get their input. He said the timeline 

for the project is very important and the 

study being requested would delay it even 

further. Nevertheless, the Commission voted 

unanimously to begin the feasibility study as 

soon as possible. 

A date for the next meeting will be set 

when the study is completed. 

killed on the job than firefighters. Yet for 

more than a year now, Republic has been trying 

to squeeze every last cent out of its workers." 

Demonstrating the depth of the divide, 

Ron Krall, Republic Services region president, 

said in a prepared statement, “For 

unknown reasons, the local union elected to 

picket.” 

MG Disposal stated that the company 

would be picking accumulated trash on 

Saturday before the next regular Tuesday collection 

for anyone with bins out by 7am. For 

those who did not get the message in time, 

the company will pick up all trash from bins 

and any trash in plastic bags set next to bins 

on the regular Tuesday, April 16th pick up 

day also. 

Updates on the strike issue from each side 

are available by going to 

www.facebook.com/RepublicServicesTeamst 

ers for the union’s view or 

DisposalServices.net for Republic Services 

view. 

Airport Tower Emergency Item continued from page 4 

nent. City Manager Felz said that the city had 

worked directly with Senator Ed Royce who 

said that the cuts may be partially restored in 

the future. 

Mayor Protem Chaffee and 

Councilmember Flory were concerned about 

the liability to the city during the 

extension period. Felz said that it was 

his understanding that liability would 

remain with the FAA but that would 

need to be confirmed. 

Councilmember Flory said she was 

for the extension if approval could be 

contingent on the liability remaining with 

the FAA. “One accident would be a disaster if 

the city were liable.” She said that Royce’s letter 

to the FAA beautifully laid out the reasons 

that the tower should not be included in the 

cuts. 

Mayor Bruce Whitaker agreed and said 

that the city needed to include the cost in a 

budget item. Mayor Protem Chaffee added 

that if we don’t go for the extension it will 

create a gap which may keep a renewal of 

funding by FAA from happening. The council 

voted unanimously to fund the extension.


Fullerton Downtown Core & Corridors 

Specific Plan Study Areas 

guide how new uses and construction 

may be compatible with valued historic 

character. Concerns related to street 

improvements and conditions, pedestrian 

access and parking have been voiced in 

the past, and the specific plan process will 

be an opportunity for residents, businesses 

and property owners to set priorities 

and communicate needs, concerns and 

improvements they would like to see. 

The entry corridors to the city reflect 

unique and independent elements of the 

community. Representation is being 

sought from folks within the study area 

and the surrounding neighborhoods to 

ensure that the plan is reflective of the 

desires of the specific neighborhoods as 

well as determining how to tie neighborhoods 

together and create continuity 

throughout the city. 

Public engagement is an important 

foundation for this planning effort and 

the community is encouraged to participate 

in a variety of ways. Residents and 

business owners should participate in this 

process if interested in: 

Better landscaping, lighting, sidewalks. 

Thriving stores, restaurants, businesses. 

Connections to neighborhoods. 

Enhanced city gateways 

Improved public spaces. 

What re-investment will look like. 

Helping shape the vision 

An advisory panel for this effort is being 

formed to shape the vision and content of 

the plan, and applications are currently 

available. The Downtown Core and 

DEVELOPMENT PLANNING NEWS 

COMMONWEALTH AVE 

ORANGETHORPE AVE 

Fullerton Downtown Core & Corridors Specific Plan Study Area: This map shows the plan study areas. 

All residents in and around the study area are invited and encouraged to participate in the planning process. 

What Do You Want Your Town to Be Like? 

FullertonPlanningForum.com continued from frontpage 

Corridors Specific Plan Advisory 

Committee (DPAC for short) will consist 

of approximately 20 community members 

representing a range of interests and 

neighborhoods. Approximately ten 

DPAC meetings are planned throughout 

the project process, with additional 

opportunities for the community to participate 

including over five community 

workshops. Everyone is invited to participate 

including Fullerton’s growing and 

changing population of Latino community 

members, Korean community members, 

seniors and students. This work 

effort is aimed at involving all facets of 

Fullerton so the resulting plan is reflective 

of the needs and vision of the community 

as a whole. 

Attending meetings is one way to participate, 

going online to provide comments 

and keep abreast of project progress 

is also encouraged at 

FullertonPlanningForum.com. This 

online forum provides the opportunity to 

submit ideas, comment on recommendations, 

and keep abreast of project 

progress. The interactive website serves 

not only the Downtown Core and 

Corridors project, but also related concurrent 

planning efforts including the 

College Town Specific Plan and College 

Connector Study. For more information, 

please visit this website or contact 

Heather Allen, AICP, City of Fullerton 

Planning Manager, at 

HeatherA@ci.fullerton.ca.us. 

CHAPMAN AVE 

HARBOR BLVD. 


BOOK REVIEW by David Spargur 

Ever been to another city with a vibrant 

downtown? One full of pedestrians, inviting 

restaurants, with a people-scaled, 

comfortable vibe? A place that made you 

want to hang out and watch the scene - 

perhaps in a sidewalk cafe, or on a bench 

in a park or plaza? 

Fullerton has wonderful 

spaces, but I have found myself 

occasionally thinking that, 

compared to some downtowns, 

we have so much unfulfilled 

potential in achieving a more 

comfortable community aura. 

But that is easier said than done 

- how does one even begin to 

create an environment like this? 

Well, after first offering the 

disclaimer that I have zero background 

in city planning, I can 

say that I discovered a book that 

at least made me feel I could 

design a city like this. Frankly, it is so full 

of insights and how-tos that I wish everyone 

involved in Fullerton community 

planning had this book. 

It is titled “A Pattern Language - Towns 

* Buildings * Construction”, by 

Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, 

and Murray Silverstein. (Oxford 

University Press) It is written as a series of 

short vignettes (that the authors call “patterns”), 

each describing a concept that, 

like elements of a language, build on each 

other. There are over 250 “patterns”, and 

they are presented ordered in descending 

scale - applying first to towns, buildings, 

and finally, homes. A pattern might link 

to a larger one and in turn be referenced 

by a more specific one: for example, 

“Accessible Green” links up to 

“Identifiable Neighborhoods” and “Work 

Community” and also links down to 

smaller patterns: “Outdoor Space,” “Tree 

Places,” and “Garden Wall.” 

Some of my favorite patterns include 

“Small Public Squares,” “Dancing in the 

Streets,” “Children’s Home,” “Four Story 

Limit,” “Teenage Society,” and “Old 

People Everywhere.” 

“A PATTERN LANGUAGE”: 

Designing a City, Neighborhood or Home 

...I have zero 

background 

in city 

planning, 

but... 

I discovered 

a book 

that makes 

me feel 

I could 

design 

a city. 

STATE COLLEGE BLVD. 

The book isn’t just a series of essays - it 

presents a formula for solving your particular 

project - selecting patterns from toplevel 

down to specifics, and then implementing 

them. But the book is also fascinating 

just browsing the ideas - it is amus- 

ingly and informally written, and 

will give you a continuous stream 

of insights and inspirations. 

Here is an excerpt from 

“Pedestrian Density” on the “liveliness” 

of a plaza: “. . . factors such 

as the nature of the land around 

the edge, the grouping of people, 

what the people are doing - obviously 

contributes greatly . . . A 

small group attracted to a couple of 

folk singers in a plaza give much 

more life to a place than the same 

number of sunning on the grass” 

Here is another from “Stair 

Seats”: “Whenever there is action 

in a place, the spots that are most inviting 

are those high enough to give people a 

vantage point, and low enough to put 

them in the action . . . In any public place 

where people loiter, add a few steps at the 

edge where stairs come down or where 

there is a change in level. Make these 

raised areas immediately accessible from 

below, so that people may congregate and 

watch the goings-on.” 

Being more of a home planner than a 

city planner, the book has been inspiring 

to me and my wife with patterns like 

“Sitting Wall,” “Raised Flowers,” “Pools 

of Light,” and “Front Door Bench.” 

At well over a thousand pages, the book 

is comprehensive in its scope, and the 

price is reasonable. Although first published 

in 1977, the concepts are as timeless 

as Rome’s Spanish Steps, and the book 

is a #1 best seller in Amazon’s 

Architectural Criticism category. 

So I encourage you to check out this 

book, and start designing your own better 

living environment. And I especially 

encourage everyone interested in or tasked 

with molding Fullerton’s environment to 

read it as well.

Page 12 FULLERTON OBSERVER ART NEWS MID APRIL 2013 

oil /canvas Molly & Brittany 

John M. Sollum 

acrylic/canvas Oscar Wilde 

Melinda Hagman 

Digital Media “Be Yourselff” 

Susan Olsen 

Fullerton Arboretum 

Green Scene Art Show 

The Fullerton Arboretum’s annual Green 

Scene Plant and Garden Show takes place 

Sat. & Sun., April 20-21, and features 100 

exhibitors offering plants, garden art and 

pottery as usual. New this year are free sessions 

featuring lectures and demonstrations 

by prominent speakers on a variety of garden 

topics. 

Another new feature is this year’s 

“Springtime at the Arboretum” juried art 

exhibit showcasing Arboretum-inspired 

watercolor paintings by CSUF students of 

Professor Lawrence Yun. 

The Arboretum is located at 1900 

Associated Road, at the edge of the CSUF 

campus. Green Scene admission is $8. 

Holly Bliss Rogers and photographer Josué Rivera with show curators Stephan Baxter 

and Valerie Lewis, and Steve Cordero and Roxana Mostatabi 

work to get the Love.Sex.Unity.Respect show ready to open at the 

Magoski Art Colony on W. Santa Fe in Fullerton on May 3rd. 

LOVE.SEX.UNITY.RESPECT 

continued from frontpage 

Although some big-name artists and 

other famous names will both be submitting 

work and attending, Baxter 

cares more about the art of social conscience 

than anything else. Pieces are 

priced from $100 to $15,000, and proceeds 

from the sale and auction of art 

will be split evenly between the artists 

and the upcoming OC AIDS Walk 

(AIDS Service Foundation). In fact, Art 

With An Agenda will also feature a special 

memorial wall dedicated to AIDS 

Walk organizer Pearl Jemison-Smith’s 

son, Jamie Jemison, who contracted the 

disease in the early 1980’s. Jamie accomplished 

great things in his advocacy on 

behalf of those living with HIV and 

AIDS before succumbing to the disease 

himself in 2008. 

"He has an amazing energy and belief 

in social justice," Jemison-Smith said of 

Baxter. "I am very touched that he wants 

to include a memorial corner for my 

son." 

The OC AIDS Walk will take place 

the morning after the exhibit opening 

and Baxter hopes the readers who do not 

visit the gallery will consider donating to 

the Art With An Agenda Aids Walk 

team. Equally important to him is that 

with a substantial show of support for 

marriage equality and the exhibit, the 

community will be getting Fullerton, a 

city he loves, on the right side of history. 

Baxter points out that Fullerton voted 

PÄS, HIBBLETON, VIOLET HOUR, DICKY JONES GALLERIES 

223/225 W. Santa Fe, Fullerton 

LOVE.SEX.UNITY.RESPECT. 

Opening Reception 6-11pm, Friday, May 3 

Work by 86 artists will be on exhibit. Proceeds of sales shared between the artist 

& OC AIDS Walk. ArtWithAnAgenda.org 

Watercolor 15 x 22 by Thinh Nguyen 

for Proposition Prop 8 by 60%, while it 

only passed by 52.4% statewide. “The 

exhibit is in part Fullerton’s contrition 

for our past. We can’t undo our history 

but we can change like so many other 

communities did when separate but 

equal was put to bed in the south. We 

want people to see that this is a new 

Fullerton. A post Kelly Thomas 

Fullerton… which is more accepting, 

more loving and more creative and on 

May 3rd there will be plenty of evidence 

to support this at the Magoski Arts 

colony.” 

If being part of history is your thing, 

this event is not to be missed. Whether 

you show up to be part of the scene or to 

support the cause, one thing’s for sure: 

Art With An Agenda is planning to 

unite people of all orientations and 

inspire acceptance and love. 

“Art buyers should know that every 

time they look at their painting or sculpture 

that they didn’t just buy a piece of 

art, but that they took a stand. They 

were on the right side of history,” says 

Baxter. 

Art With An Agenda – Love, Sex. 

Unity. Respect. runs May 3-25 at the 

Magoski Arts Colony, which is home to 

PÄS, Hibbleton, The Violet Hour and 

the New Dicky Jones Galleries. The 

Magoski Art Colony is located at 

223/225 West Santa Fe in Fullerton. 

BEGOVICH GALLERY 

http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/events 

Cal State Fullerton, 

800 N. State College 

Hours: Mon.-Thurs: Noon to 4pm 

& Noon to 2pm on Saturdays 

G. Ray Kerciu: 

Radical Retrospective 

thru May 25 

Kerciu rose to prominence in the art 

world in 1963 after a solo exhibition at 

the University of Mississippi. On 

exhibit was a series of paintings that 

depicted the Confederate flag surrounded 

by segregationist slogans that were 

being echoed around him. These 

works were a response to the unrest that 

ensued as the institution attempted to 

desegregate. Kerciu was arrested and 

charged with desecration of the 

Confederate flag. The exhibition will 

feature more than fifty works including 

paintings, prints, glasswork and sculpture 

from all phases of the artist’s development. 

(See page 14 for a story on this 

artist and the show) 

GRAND CENTRAL ART 

125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana 92701 

Facebook event page 

for the exhibition: https://www.facebook.com/events/511004472270586/ 

Saskia Jorda: 

Unraveling Tradition 

Reception Sat., May 4, 7pm-10pm 

Unraveling Tradition is an installation 

that sets out to explore the coming-ofage 

tradition of the Quinceañera, popular 

in Latin American cultures. Artist 

Saskia Jorda reflects on what it means 

for a young girl to experience this rite of 

passage, and examines the impacts on 

families and communities. During the 

artist’s two-month Grand Central Art 

Center residency, Jorda engaged in questions 

such as: “How do we hold on to 

tradition and retain cultural identity 

while assimilating a new culture?” “How 

does tradition change and evolve over 

time in a new cultural setting and how is 

that expressed through second and third 

generations?” and “What socio-economic 

impact does this celebration have on a 

family or community?”– thru July 14


At Right: 

Angela 

Griswold, 

and Jordan 

Killion in 

Legally 

Blonde 

playing 

through 

May 25 at 

the Maverick 

Theater. 

Tickets: 

714- 

526-7070 

PHOTO 

BY AUSTIN 

BAUMAN 

REVIEWED by Mark Rosier 

Legally Blonde at the Maverick 

It takes a great many ingredients for a 

local theater to thrive with a musical production. 

Some directors have made the 

mistake of casting singers who lack acting 

ability or vice versa. It is a false notion that 

the acting aspect is secondary to a successful 

musical performance. 

The Maverick Theater's latest musical 

comedy production of Legally Blonde has a 

winning formula for a crowd to escape 

their everyday reality and be delightfully 

drawn in to a two-hour journey of 

escapism with just the appropriate mixture 

of ingredients for a highly energized, 

foot stomping, heart warming evening at 

the theater. 

First step to success is a worthwhile 

script (and subsequent story) filled with 

an eclectic assortment of characters who 

can engage the audience and hold their 

attention and enthusiasm. 

Legal Blonde was initially introduced to 

the world at large as a novel written by 

Amanda Brown. It's second and most 

acknowledged incarnation was the 

immensely successful motion picture of 

the same name. The success of the film 

spawned a sequel and a Tony Award 

nominated Broadway musical production 

on which The Maverick's production is 

based. 

The story is the simple yet engrossing 

tale of Elle Woods, a superficial yet 

spunky sorority girl who enrolls at 

Harvard Law School to become the kind 

of woman her ex-boyfriend Warner would 

desire to settle down with for the long 

haul. 

Secondly, a musical score filled with 

catchy, and at times, heart-tugging and 

emotionally diverse lyrics is a necessity. 

Laurence O' Keefe and Nell Benjamin 

have crafted many a memorable song 

that will leave numerous audience participants 

with a desire to purchase the 

soundtrack once their evening at the the- 

THEATER NEWS 

ater has concluded. 

Thirdly, it takes a skilled craftsman at 

the directing helm to cast performers who 

can excel with ease at the daunting trifecta 

of tasks including acting, singing and 

dancing. 

Director Curtis Jerome obviously has a 

supreme eye for multi- faceted talent and 

has assembled a first class group of local 

talent to tell the tale of the young lady 

who far reaches potential she never knew 

resided within her growing soul. What is 

particularly refreshing about Mr Jeromes 

cast is that the leads, supporting roles and 

ensemble members all have noteworthy 

moments where their shine is undeniable. 

Angela Griswald has been given the task 

of portraying Elle Woods and she does so 

with a comedic charm, impressive ability 

and emotional range that places the audience 

within her corner from moment 

one. 

Other stand out performances include, 

but are not limited to, Glenn Freeze as the 

enchantingly iniquitous Professor 

Callahan and Jenny Swoish who adds an 

extra degree of adrenalized energy and a 

pitch-perfect comedic subtlety to the role 

of Brooke Wyndham. 

Legally Blonde's ensemble members 

have risen to the occasion of portraying 

various characters, and they dazzle amid 

full-throttled numbers that raise the bar 

of local theater (choreography by 

Cassandra Cade, Curtis Jerome). Luke 

Pena, Bryant Watson and Sabrina Zellars 

add some scene stealing precision within 

the supremely strong ensemble. 

A live band adds an extra dimension of 

quality to the proceedings. Legally Blonde 

may be a simplistic story on the exterior 

but The Maverick Theater's rollicking 

production is one that will satiate many 

an audience member whether or not they 

have been introduced to it's previous narrative 

mediums. 

•ALL SHOOK UP inspired by and featuring 

the songs of Elvis Presley. Book by 

Joe DiPietro, directed by Patrick Pearson, 

musical direction by Diane King-Vann, 

choreography by William F. Lett in the 

Little Theatre through April 27 at 8pm 

and April 20, 21, 27, 28 at 2pm. When 

rebellious Chad rides into town, he shakes 

things up with guitar in hand, challenging 

the “no tight pants, no public kissing, and 

no loud music” laws of this sleepy 

Midwestern town. 

•ROUGH MAGIC by Roberto 

Aquirre-Sacasa, directed by Travis 

Donnelly in the Young Theatre April 26, 

27, May 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 at 8pm, and 

April 28, May 4, 5, 11, 12 at 2pm. A 

romantic and darkly funny takeoff of 

Shakespeare’s The Tempest. The evil sorcerer 

Prospero arrives in New York in 

•FUN & NOBODY 

Written by the acclaimed author of the 

1988 coming-of-age play Boy's Life 

Howard Korder, and directed by Jeffrey 

Kieviet, Fun & Nobody performs May 4 

through May 25, Saturdays and Sundays 

at 5pm. 

In FUN, two bored teenagers look for a 

good time in their small city of tacky 

shopping malls and fast-food outlets. Told 

in a series of short, fast-moving scenes, 


CAL STATE CLAYES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 

800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton 

Tickets: 657-278-3371 

http://www.fullerton.edu/Arts/theatredance/events2012-2013.html 

search of his stolen book of spells. 

Who’s to defend New York City from 

the forces of evil? 

•SPRING DANCE THEATRE coordinated 

by Gladys Kares, performs in the 

Little Theatre May 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 

at 8pm; and May 12, 19 at 2pm. 

•SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS for 

the Theatre and Dance season at 

California State University, Fullerton are 

available now. The FlexTix subscription 

offers 6 redeemable credits, to use all at 

once or one-at-a-time. Patrons can create 

their own unique season with the “paperless” 

FlexTix credits. Subscriptions covering 

the Spring Season are $55 each and 

single tickets range from $10 to $22. 

Tickets are available at the Joseph Clayes 

III Performing Arts Center box office by 

calling (657) 278-3371. 

STAGES THEATER 

400 E. Commonwealth, Fullerton 

Tickets: 714-525-4484 www.stagesoc.org 

•THE UNCERTAINTY FILES 

& WHAT LOVE IS 

Written by Linda McLean, directed by 

Dave Barton The Uncertainty Files performs 

April 26 through May 26, Friday & 

Saturday at 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm. 

Based on a series of intimate interviews, 

acclaimed Scottish playwright Linda 

McLean talked with Americans, transcribed 

the discussions--as well as the 

sounds around them--creating a one-act 

play about love’s uncertainty, the uncertainty 

of the hereafter and our uncertainty 

about ourselves. 

The comedic one-act What Love Is, as 

an opener for Uncertainty Files, examines 

the loving, gently acrimonious relationship 

between a husband and wife growing 

old together, their grown daughter and 

memories of past love and loss. 

with biting, dialogue capturing both the 

laid-back and the pseudo sophistication of 

the boys, the action of the play follows 

them, boom-box in hand, as they move 

from one locale to another in search of 

excitement, sex, booze, drugs, or whatever. 

In NOBODY, Carl loses his well-paying 

factory job and as his family life 

plunges into turmoil, he finds his growing 

despair leads to drinking, violence, and 

the eventual destruction of his marriage. 

MAVERICK THEATER 

110 E. Walnut Ave., Fullerton 

Tickets: 714-526-7070 www.mavericktheater.com 

•LEGALLY BLONDE: The Musical 

Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 

8pm and Sundays at 4pm (April 21st 

starts at 6pm). 13 & up. -thru May 25 

Book by Heather Hach, music & lyrics 

by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin, 

directed by Curtis Jerome and based on 

the novel by Amanda Brown and the 

MGM motion picture, this is the Orange 

County Premiere. 

Harvard’s beloved blonde takes the 

stage by pink storm in this fun, upbeat 

musical about self-discovery. 

•THE STING Written by David Ward, 

directed by Brian Newell, this show takes 

place in Chicago during the years of the 

1st Depression. Small time grifter Johnny 

Hooker (played by Redford in the film) 

joins a friend in a successful con of a “runner.” 

After things go wrong Johnny enlists 

the aid of the master con man Henry 

Gondorf (played by Newman in the film). 

Together they try a big con to take powerful 

racket boss Doyle Lonnegan for hundreds 

of thousands. May 31-July 14, Fri 

& Sat at 8pm, Sundays at 5pm.

Page 14 FULLERTON OBSERVER EVENTS MID APRIL 2013 

‘Radical Retrospective’ G. Ray Kerciu’s Art 

On Display in Begovich Gallery, CSUF 

by Mimi Ko Cruz 

When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 

that James Meredith was legally entitled 

to attend the University of Mississippi in 

1962, the arrival of the first African- 

American student at the segregated school 

sparked a significant flash point in the 

civil rights movement. At the same time, a 

young newly appointed art instructor at 

Ole Miss, G. Ray Kerciu, used his oversized 

canvases to capture the rioting that 

engulfed the campus as Federal marshals 

faced off against militant segregationists. 

Fullerton Friends of Music Free Concert Series 

Presents the Bennewitz Quartet 

Fullerton Friends of Music will present 

the Bennewitz String Quartet in a program 

of chamber music at 3pm, Sunday 

April 21st at Sunny Hills High School 

Performing Arts Center, Warburton Way 

(off Bastanchury) in Fullerton. The program 

will include works by Ravel, 

Martinu, and Schuman. Admission is 

free. 

The Bennewitz Quartet, founded by 

young musicians at the Academy of 

Performing Arts in Prague in 1998, and 

named after the famous Czech violinist 

and teacher Antonin Bennewitz (1833- 

1926), is today one of the leading Czech 

chamber music ensembles. 

A photo of Kerciu in front of “America 

the Beautiful,” his oil painting of a graffiti-covered 

Confederate flag, was featured 

on the covers of newspapers and magazines, 

including Time and Artnews. That 

image and others in his 1963 Ole Miss 

solo exhibition drew the ire of infuriated 

segregationists and propelled Kerciu into 

the national spotlight. 

“I was only a reporter,” the 79-year-old 

Laguna Beach resident recalled. “I just 

recorded all that really nasty, nasty stuff. . 

. . I just put it on canvas.” 

His paintings were “really in-your-face, 

tough kind of paintings that 

brought down the house,” 

Kerciu said in a recent oral history 

interview, adding that he 

was arrested and charged for 

“desecrating the Confederate 

flag.” 

Kerciu’s supporters were 

numerous and included luminaries 

like Malcolm X, John 

Steinbeck and Andy Warhol. 

Months later, the charges 

against Kerciu were dropped and 

he joined the faculty at Cal State 

Fullerton. For the next 39 years, 

he championed multiple causes 

on campus and in the larger 

community. Kerciu, who founded 

the university’s printmaking 

area of study, was instrumental 

in founding the Grand Central 

Art Center in Santa Ana. He 

retired in 2002. 

At Left: Kerciu in shot from 50 years 

ago with one of his Ole Miss paintings 

for which he was arrested and 

charged for “desecrating the 

Confederate flag.” 

In 2005 the Bennewitz Quartet was the 

gold medal winner at the International 

Chamber Music Competition in Osaka 

which was followed by a tour of Japan. In 

2008, the tenth anniversary of their 

founding, the group was given the first 

prize of the renowned Borciani competition 

in Italy. The enthusiastically received 

winner’s tour took the four string players 

to the most important stages in Europe, to 

the USA, and Japan, including performances 

in Brussels, Hamburg, Bremen, 

Stuttgart, Basel, Florence, Rome, New 

York, Los Angeles, and Tokyo. 

Besides its focused, balanced and richly 

differentiated sound culture, its interest- 

Today, the emeritus professor 

of art, and curators Mike 

McGee, professor of art, and 

Concepción Rodríguez, art graduate 

student, are presenting “G. 

Ray Kerciu: Radical 

Retrospective” in Begovich 

Gallery on campus. Among the 

artworks representing his career 

are those 50-year-old paintings 

capturing the uproar that roiled 

that bastion of the Old South. 

In his forward to the exhibition 

catalogue, McGee writes: 

“It is generally not in Kerciu’s 

nature to be a passive observer. 

In most of the places he has found himself, 

he has been, at a minimum, an active 

participant and, more often than not, in 

the middle of things, stirring the pot and 

rallying others to get involved.” 

Kerciu said that when he was young and 

idealistic he thought that “by 40, 50 years, 

we won’t even be talking about race and n- 

ing programming is also characteristic of 

the quartet. Although it is still a young 

ensemble, it has a broad repertoire from 

Bach fugues to the classical canon to modern 

works, and includes a long list of less- 

Artist G. Ray Kerciu in his studio today. 

words and about cultures that 

are threatening the great 

white population. I really 

thought that it would be 

over, but I was wrong. It’s not 

over.” 

The fight for social justice 

continues, Kerciu stresses. 

“When you see injustice, 

you have to stand up and 

fight,” he said. “There’s just 

too much injustice in this 

world, and my message to 

young college students is that 

they must fight for equality. 

That’s the importance of 

knowledge and wisdom.” 

The exhibit is free and continues 

through May 25 at the Begovich Gallery, 

Cal State Fullerton, 800 N. State College 

Blvd., Fullerton. Gallery hours are noon 

to 4 p.m. Mon.-Thurs. and noon to 2 

p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 

657-278-2434. 

“When you 

see injustice, 

you have to 

stand up 

and fight.... 

That’s the 

importance 

of knowledge 

and wisdom.” 

G. Ray Kerciu 

The Bennewitz Quartet performs 3pm Sunday, April 21st at Sunny Hills. 

er-known works - among them those of 

Czech composers such as Olga Jezkova 

and Slavomir Horinka. 

For additional information call 714- 

525-5836 or 7140-525-5310.


HITS & 

MISSES 

© 2013 

by Joyce Mason 

RENOIR: Two Hits 

The title refers to both Pierre-Auguste, the 

Impressionist painter, and his son Jean, the 

future filmmaker, for the movie traces the arc 

of both men’s lives, one facing the debilitation 

of old age and the other seeking a new avenue 

for artistic expression. Languorous in his pacing, 

director Gilles Bourdos, who co-wrote the 

screenplay, creates a film lush with the beauty 

of southern France and the still pristine Cote 

d’ Azur. 

In the summer of 1915, a young woman 

pedals her bicycle down a country road as she 

passes the hanged effigy of a German soldier, a 

jar to the tranquil landscape and a hint of the 

war waging to the north. Arriving at the estate 

of 75-year-old Renoir, Andree (Christa Theret) 

announces she has been sent by his wife to 

pose for him. At first puzzled, the recently 

widowed artist observes Andree’s reddish 

blond hair and glowing white skin, and welcomes 

her with “a girl out of nowhere sent by 

a dead woman.” 

Amused by Andree’s imperious attitude and 

truculent personality, Pierre-Auguste (Michel 

Bouquet) takes inspiration from the perfection 

of the young model’s nude body. His hands 

crippled from arthritis, the aged artist has a 

servant tape his fingers to the brushes so he can 

paint Andree as she lounges on a divan, wades 

in a stream, or twirls a parasol. She becomes 

muse and model for all of his late-in-life paintings, 

many of which are still viewed among his 

best work. 

With two sons fighting in the Great War, 

Pierre-August worries for their safety. His oldest 

son has already lost a leg when 21-year-old 

son Jean hobbles home on crutches to convalesce 

from a serious injury to his left leg. 

Having grown up in the shadow of his famous 

father, young Jean Renoir (Vincent Rottiers) 

struggles with his own life goals, describing 

himself as “dabbling in things.” 

Socially uncomfortable and shy with 

women, Jean is attracted to the beautiful 

young woman posing for his father. Andree 

and Jean begin a wary flirtation, become 

friends and then lovers, also discovering that 

they are both fascinated by the one-reel silent 

films brought weekly by a peddler in a cart. 

They view the films at home with a handcranked 

machine that projects the flickering 

images onto a white sheet. 

Andree, though younger than Jean, exudes 

the confidence he lacks. Noting Jean’s ideas 

and artistry, she encourages him to use his talents 

in the fledgling industry of film-making. 

But the two frequently quarrel and the war 

interferes as Jean, noting that his wound has 

healed, feels he must return to his comrades 

still fighting. 

The events of this story are true inasmuch as 

Andree did become Pierre-August’s last significant 

model and eventually became Jean’s first 

wife. How much she was responsible for his 

early interest in silent cinema is less clear. But 

the attraction for seeing this movie lies in the 

beauty of the filming and the charm of the 

actors. 

Taiwanese cinematographer Mark Ping Bing 

Lee not only catches the splendor of the 

Mediterranean landscape, but he photographs 

the luscious Theret as lovingly as Pierre-August 

had one day painted Andree. We are also treated 

to the creation of several Renoir canvases as 

the camera follows contemporary art forger 

Guy Ribes replicate the painting process. It is 

his hands we see applying paint to canvas. 

“Renoir” is in French with English subtitles. 

Two Hits: Don’t Miss It! 

A Hit & A Miss: You Might Like It 

Two Misses: Don’t Bother 

EVENTS CALENDAR 

MON., APRIL 15 

•7pm: OLLI Poetry for Pleasure 

OLLI poets read and discuss their original 

works in the Community Room of 

the Main Library, 353 W. 

Commonwealth. Free 

TUES., APRIL 16 

•9am: Braille Institute Free 

Workshop on Understanding Vision 

Loss Learn about four basic eye conditions 

that can lead to vision loss and 

non-medical signs and symptoms of 

vision loss and the services offered by 

the Institute. Fullerton Community 

Center, 340 W. Commonwealth. Free 

but RSVP 714-738-6305. 

•9am-2pm 5th Annual Health Fair 

free screenings, info booths, fitness 

classes, health food samples on the lawn 

south of Student Health & Counseling 

Center at CSUF, 800 N. State College, 

Fullerton. Parking $2/hr or $8/day 

•9:30am-2pm: What Twin Studies 

Reveal free lectures: Laura A. Baker on 

“Origins of Antisocial Behavior” at 

10:45am; and Henrik Cronqvist on 

“Individual Differences in Investments 

and Savings” at 9:30am. Plus twins 

expert Nancy L. Segal CSUF professor 

of psychology whose article on twin survivors 

of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration 

camp is featured in the 

March 21 edition of Psychology Today. 

CSUF, Titan Student Union, 800 N. 

State College, Fullerton. Parking $2/hr 

or $8/day 

•11am-2pm E-Waste Collection 

northside of Titan shops at CSUF, 800 

N. State College, Fullerton. Continues 

through April 18. Parking $2/hr;$8/day 

•6:30pm: City Council Meeting 

City Hall, 303 W. Commonwealth, 

Fullerton. Go to www.cityoffullerton to 

check the agenda. 

WED., APRIL 17 

•8am-1:30pm: Certified Farmers 

Market Independence Park, 801 

Valencia Dr., Fullerton (between Euclid 

& Highland next to the DMV). Fresh 

fruit, vegetables, eggs, honey, nuts, 

flowers, plants and more. 714-871- 

5304 

•10am-4pm Green Vehicle Expo 

info booths, displays of electric vehicles 

from Tesla and others, in the Quad at 

CSUF, 800 N. State College, Fullerton. 

Free. Parking $2/hr;$8/day 

THURS., APRIL 18 

•4pm-8:30pm: Downtown Market 

& Beer Garden at Downtown 

Museum Plaza on Wilshire (between 

Harbor and Pomona) in Fullerton. 

Fresh vegetables and fruit, food vendors, 

craft booths, kids crafts & activities, 

wine & beer garden, live music by 

Tombstone Shadow. Free 

•8am-11am & 2pm-4pm: 

Sustainability Forum presentations & 

exhibits at Pollak Library, CSUF, 800 

N. State College, Fullerton. Parking 

$2/hr;$8/day 

•5:30pm-8:30pm: SCORE 

Marketing Fundamentals Fullerton 

Public Library Conference Center, 353 

W. Commonwealth. 

•6:30pm-8:30pm: Family Movie & 

Game Night Fullerton Public Library 

Osborne Auditorium, 353 W. 

Commonwealth. Free 

•6pm-8pm “Environmental 

Capitalism” a panel discussion featuring 

speakers L. Hunter Lovins, Jeffrey J. 

Mosher on water issues, and Marcela 

Oliva on architecture at Pollak Library, 

CSUF, 800 N. State College, Fullerton. 

Free. Parking $2/hr;$8/day 

•6pm-8:30pm: California SBDC 

Creating a Successful Business Plan 

Rancho Santiago Community College 

District, 2323 N. Broadway, Rm. 107, 

Santa Ana 92706. $25. Call 714-564- 

5200 or visit www.ocsbdc.org for info. 

THURS. & FRI., APRIL 18-19 

•9am-5pm: Iraq After a Decade of 

War & its Consequences free conference 

at Pollak Library, CSUF, 800 N. 

State College, Fullerton. Go to 

http://hss.fullerton.edu/events/intlconference.asp 

to see complete schedule. 

Parking is $2/hr or $8/day. 

SAT., APRIL 20 

•9am: Fullerton Heritage Tour of 

Hillcrest Park Hillcrest Park Rec 

Center, 1200 N. Harbor Blvd. Free but 

register by calling 714-740-3051 or 

emailing tours@fullertonheritage.org 

•10am-3pm: Faces of Fullerton 

Festival a free festival featuring free 

interactive activity booths for all ages, 

live entertainment, free food and more. 

Fullerton Downtown Plaza on Wilshire 

between Harbor & Pomona. 

SAT. & SUN., APRIL 20-21 

•10am-4pm: Green Scene Plant & 

Garden Show at the Arboretum a 

great family outing featuring hundreds 

of exhibitors with a wide variety of 

unique plants, garden art, and pottery 

for sale; demonstrations; children’s 

activities and more. $8. Fullerton 

Arboretum, 1900 Associated Road, at 

Yorba Linda on the CSUF campus. 

657-278-4010 www.fullertonarboretum.org 

TUES., APRIL 23 

•6pm-8pm: Parents of Children 

with Disabilities Forum Rancho 

Santiago Community College District 

building, 2323 N. Broadway, Santa 

Ana. Understanding the Individual 

Education Plan process helps parents be 

active participants. Speak with experts 

about concerns. Child care provided. 

Free. To RSVP call Senator Correa’s 

office at 714-558-4400 or email 

Arthur.Sandoval@sen.ca.gov 

•9am-11am: Braille Institute Free 

Workshop on Solutions to Handling 

Vision Loss a 4-week series will teach 

the visually impaired and those caring 

for them, new techniques in personal 

management. Fullerton Community 

Center, 340 W. Commonwealth. Free 

but registration is required. Call 714- 

738-6305 to reserve your spot. 

WED., APRIL 24 

•8am-1:30pm: Certified Farmers 

Market Independence Park, 801 

Valencia Dr., Fullerton (between Euclid 

& Highland next to the DMV). Fresh 

fruit, vegetables, eggs, honey, nuts, 

flowers, plants and more. 714-871- 

5304 

THURS., APRIL 25 

•11:30pm: League of Women 

Voters Luncheon at the Meridian 

Club, 1535 Deerpark Drive, Fullerton 

features speaker Neal Kelley. As the 

Registrar of Voters of OC, Mr. Kelley 

has been instrumental in streamlining 

voter registration and making voting 

more efficient and speedy so that today 

it is a standard for others. If you are 

interested in any aspect of our rights 

and responsibilities as a voting citizen, 

please be sure to attend. Lunch will be 

served after he speaks. Make reservations 

by calling 714-254-7440 or going 

to lunchwithleague@lwvnoc.org 

•4pm-8:30pm: Downtown Market 

& Beer Garden at Downtown 

Museum Plaza on Wilshire (between 

Harbor and Pomona) in Fullerton. Live 

music by Deke Dickerson and the 

Echophonics. 

•7pm-9pm: Author Pilar Marrero 

presented by Gustavo Arellano at 

Fullerton Library Conference Center, 

353 W. Commonwealth. The legendary 

political reporter for La Opinión and 

author of “Killing the American Dream: 

How Anti-Immigration Extremists are 

Destroying the Nation. Free 


SUNDAY, MAY 2 • 2PM: 

NOVELIST TATJANA SOLI 

AT FULLERTON 

PUBLIC LIBRARY 

Tatjana Soli, author of The 

Lotus Eaters and The Forgetting 

Tree will speak and be available to 

sign books which may be purchased 

at the event. Also save the 

date Sept. 15, when true-crime 

author Caitlin Rother author of 

Dead Reckoning and Lost Girls 

speaks. 714-738-6327, or 

www.fullertonlibrary.org. Free 

SAT., APRIL 27 

•9am: Fullerton Heritage 

Downtown Historic Walking Tour: 

begins at Fullerton Museum Center, 

301 N. Pomona (at Wilshire) in downtown 

Fullerton. $5 - call 714-740-3051 

or email tours@fullertonheritage.org. 

•10:30am: California State Budget: 

What would you do to balance the 

budget? Assemblymember Sharon 

Quirk-Silva is holding a workshop 

where residents can weigh in on priorities 

they would like to see. The Next 10 

Budget Workshop takes place at the 

North OC Community College boardroom, 

on Romneya in Anaheim. RSVP 

at www.asmdc.org/quirk-silva 

•1pm-4:30m: Free OC Ragtime 

Society Musicale: featuring ragtime 

pianists playing in the style made popular 

in the US from 1897 through the 

early 1920s at Steamers Jazz Club, 138 

W. Commonwealth, downtown 

Fullerton. Upcoming performances are 

also scheduled for May 18, June 15, and 

July 20. For more info go to ragfest.com 

or contact Eric Marchese at 714-836- 

1104. 

•2pm & 7pm: Orange Empire 

Chorus “Go West Young Men” The 

Melodious Misadventures of 4 

Barbershop Bumpkins in Search of 

Perfect Harmony at Plummer 

Auditorium (corner of E. Chapman and 

Lemon in Fullerton. Call 714-871- 

7675 or go to oechorus.org for tickets. 

•6pm-9pm: Opening for Fullerton 

College Centennial Exhibit “Legends 

& Legacies: The First 100 Years of 

Fullerton College”an evening of live 

entertainment, refreshments, curator’s 

talk, tour the exhibit exploring the historical, 

social and cultural growth of the 

college through personal histories and 

collections and the growing role of technology 

in education. Fullerton 

Museum Center, on the corner of 

Wilshire and Pomona in downtown 

Fullerton. $10. 714-992-7150 (9:30- 

3:30pm) for tickets. -through July 14 

SAT., MAY 4 

•1pm: Friends of Coyote Hills is 

hosting a QuarterMania Party at 

Laguna Road School in Fullerton. The 

$10 admission ($15 at the door) is a 

fundraiser to help preserve Coyote Hills 

for a park, and includes bid paddle and 

light refreshments. Tickets 

CoyoteHills.org or 714/871-5133


by Mimi Ko Cruz 

Outstanding Professor John A. Bock 

Gives Annual Lecture April 18 

John A. Bock, professor of anthropology, 

director of the Center for 

Sustainability and coordinator of the 

environmental studies program, will 

deliver his Outstanding Professor lecture 

April 18, 11am to noon, at the Fullerton 

Marriott. 

It was one of John A. Bock’s classes 

CSUF Musical Theatre Students Back from NYC 

Nine Cal State Fullerton theatre arts 

majors are back from New York City 

where they took to the stage at Snapple 

Theater Center to showcase their talents 

and possibly launch their careers on 

Broadway and beyond. 

As a preview, the undergrads, all 

expected to earn a B.F.A. in theatre artsmusical 

theatre this spring, previously 

performed for members of the MAMM 

Alliance, an affinity group that provides 

resources for visiting artists and special 

programming for CSUF’s College of the 

Arts. Jim Young, emeritus professor of 

theatre, and a MAMM board member, 

said that “Their wonderful talent speaks 

highly of CSUF’s high-quality pro- 

that inspired Sama Wareh to find a way 

to satiate her own curiosity about the 

world’s cultures. 

Bock, professor of anthropology and 

Cal State Fullerton’s 2011-12 

Outstanding Professor, “taught me to 

push the envelope, make things happen 

and immerse myself in learning about 

other cultures from around the world,” 

said Wareh, ’06, ’09 (B.A. radio-TV- 

grams.” 

The students, all Fullerton residents, 

are: Audrey Curd, Tim Fitzsimons, 

William Hoshida, Caitlin Humphreys, 

Edgar Lopez, Laurel Petti, Amanda 

Sylvia, Amy Trgovac, and Gina Velez 

Six of them, Curd, Fitzsimons, 

Hoshida, Lopez, Petti and Sylvia, starred 

in the award-winning CSUF musical 

production of “Godspell.” That production’s 

director and student choreographer, 

who also won individual honors, 

will be in Washington, D.C., later this 

month to pick up the awards at the 

national Kennedy Center American 

College Theater Festival. -Mimi Ko 

Cruz 

LOCAL NEWS 

film, M.S. environmental studies). Wareh is 

one of the county’s leaders cited by this year's 

OC Metro’s annual “40 Under 40” for her 

humanitarian work helping Syrian refugees. 

“Dr. Bock has a passion for his students, 

and it transcends beyond the paycheck,” the 

29-year-old artist and environmentalist 

added. “He helps you guide yourself to the 

questions you need to ask, and he is there 

beside you to piece them together. He wants 

to share his ideals, findings about the world, 

and environmental ethics and standards. 

And, his passion is contagious.” 

Bock, who has a Ph.D. and M.S. in 

anthropology from the University of New 

Mexico as well as a B.A. in political science 

from Rhodes College, delivers the annual 

Outstanding Professor Lecture April 18 at 

the Fullerton Marriott. The 11 a.m.-12:15 

p.m. lecture, “Being and Becoming in 

Botswana,” is free and open to the public. 

“I think my research leads to some new 

understandings of childhood that move us 

beyond the conceptualization that grew from 

our own society,” said Bock, whose research 

for the past 25 years has focused on the influences 

of social, ecological and cultural contexts 

on children’s development among the 

Okavango Delta Peoples of Botswana. “For 

instance, I see the distinction between work 

and play to be a false dichotomy. In many 

places and times, children’s activities are 

embedded within a larger cultural context, 

and they may be participating in things that 

appear to be play but are actually producing 

or preparing a child to be productive later in 

life.” 

Bock is “an exceptional teacher and 

researcher, yes, but also a most effective 

leader for his department and the campus,” 

said Thomas P. Klammer, emeritus dean of 

the College of Humanities and Social 

Sciences, who hired Bock in 2000. “He 

makes us proud.” 

On teaching, Bock, director of the university’s 

Center for Sustainability, said: “It gives 

me an opportunity to connect with younger 

people, whose minds are alive and open. It 

energizes me and gets me thinking as well. I 

always incorporate examples from my own 

research since it helps make the topic come 

alive for students.” 

Rachel Quaill, ’11 (M.A. anthropology), 

who recently completed a second master’s 

degree at USC, agrees. 

“I still keep in touch with Dr. Bock 

because he is so knowledgeable,” she said. “If 

you have an anthropological subject you 

want to explore, he’ll give you five sources of 

research, if not instantly, then soon after.” 

FULLERTON’S CONGREGATIONS WELCOME YOU 

Orangethorpe 

Christian 

Church 

(Disciples of Christ) 

Dr. Robert L. Case, Pastor 

Sunday Service: 10AM 

2200 W. ORANGETHORPE 

FULLERTON (714) 871-3400 

www.orangethorpe.org 


Survivor Emergency 

Bag Program 

Seeks Help to 

Replenish Supplies 

The nonprofit organization Crime 

Survivors and the Fullerton Police 

Department have partnered for the past 

10 years to provide Victim Emergency 

Bags for victims and other crime survivors 

in the city of Fullerton. These bags are distributed 

through police and fire depts., 

ambulance, medical services, and by nonprofit 

organizations assisting victims / survivors 

of crimes. 

Each child or adult victim emergency 

bag is filled by crime survivors. These volunteers 

know what it is to be victimized 

and which items will be most helpful during 

the crucial 48-72 hour time frame 

after a trauma. 

Please help us to replenish 200 Victim 

Emergency Bags by becoming a sponsor 

or by making a donation to Crime 

Survivors. All donations are tax deductible 

and greatly appreciated. (Crime Survivors, 

PO Box 54552 Irvine, CA 92619-4552, 

Phone: 949-872-7895, Website: 

http://www.crimesurvivors.org) 

About Crime Survivors: The mission of 

Crime Survivors is to ensure the public 

knows victims’ rights and needs and to 

provide resources, support, and information 

to empower crime victims to survive 

and thrive. If you are victim of crime, 

please contact us. 

Emergency bags contain personal 

hygene items, first aid kits, flash lights, 

emergency phone cards and books including 

“Steps of Going from a Victim to a 

Survivor.” Kids bags also have comforting 

items like stuffed animals, coloring book 

and crayons and a deck of cards. 

Unitarian Universalist 

Congregation in Fullerton 

1600 N. Acacia Ave. 

Welcome 10:15am • Service: 10:30am 

CHILDCARE (infant & toddlers) & Programs for Pre-K thru Teen 

SUN., APRIL 7: Taxation with Representation- Rev. Jon Dobrer 

SUN., APRIL 14: Mixing Memory and Desire - Rev. Jon Dobrer 

SUN., APRIL 21: Earth Day Music Service 

Rev. Jon Dobrer www.uufullerton.org 714-871-7150

MID APRIL 2013 LOCAL NEWS 

Antibiotic Resistance Research 

Garners Biotech Award for CSUF Biology Major 

A study of antibiotic resistance 

in pathogenic bacteria that causes 

lethal infections has won Cal 

State Fullerton grad student 

David Lin the Master’s Level 

Award for outstanding research 

at the student colloquium of the 

Southern California Branch of 

the American Society for 

Microbiology. 

“This award shows that I can 

contribute to the scientific community 

and that hard work and 

diligence pay off,” said the biology 

major, whose research is 

titled “Overcoming Resistance to Clinically 

Important Aminoglycoside Antibiotics: Search 

for Inhibitors of Resistance Enzymes.” 

Marcelo E. Tolmasky, professor of biological 

science and director of CSUF’s Center for 

Applied Biotechnology Studies, is Lin’s faculty 

mentor. 

“Some bacteria become resistant to antibiotics 

by creating enzymes that can disable our 

antibiotics. I have been searching for ways to 

inhibit an enzyme that grants resistance to 

Fundraiser to Help Local Family 

Struggling with Medical Costs 

Clean out your closets, garages, and backyards, 

then bring your gently used items to the 

Goodwill trucks on April 6th from 9am to 1pm 

in the parking lot of Century 21 Discovery at 

100 West Valencia Mess Drive in Fullerton. 

We will be filling up as many trailers as we 

can to assist past Woman’s Club of Fullerton 

President Barb Leonhardt’s husband Dennis, 

who has been diagnosed with Stage 4 

Melanoma. You may be familiar with Dennis as 

the owner of Batteries Express. The family is in 

need of donations to assist with rising medical 

costs. "Barb and Dennis have helped so many 

in the community", said current Woman’s Club 

of Fullerton President Norma Ames, "We are 

now reaching out to help them during this challenging 

time". For more information on items 

that can be donated to the Goodwill trucks, or 

amikacin, a powerful antibiotic 

that was once used extensively 

to treat infections,” 

explained Lin. “The ultimate 

goal of my research is to create 

a combination therapy where 

an inhibitor, coupled with 

amikacin, can overcome this 

resistance to amikacin.” 

Lin earned a bachelor’s 

degree in biotechnology from 

UC Davis, in 2009 and plans 

to pursue a doctorate following 

completion of his master’s 

degree at Cal State Fullerton. 

“I hope to continue doing important and relevant 

research in the biomedical sciences,” he 

said. 

As a winner of the research poster competition, 

Lin receives an all-expense-paid trip, funded 

by bioMerieux Inc., to attend the May 18-21 

American Society for Microbiology national 

conference in Denver. He will present his 

research May 21 to the general meeting. 

Microbiologists from around the world attend 

the annual conference. 

Fullerton College Centennial 

Photography Exhibit May 5th 

The Fullerton College Centennial 

Photography Exhibit opening reception will be 

held May 5th from 1pm to 4pm at the La 

Habra Art Gallery, 215 N. Orange St., La 

Habra. An awards ceremony will be held at 

2pm. 

The exhibit features work of past/present faculty 

and students of the photography department 

and Centennial Photo Contest winners. 

The exhibition runs through May 30th on 

weekends, noon to 4pm. 

Participating Photographers are John 

Humble, Al DeVito, Melody La Montia, Matt 

Brown, Justin Post, William Camargo, Nicole 

Alfonso, Andre Wilson, Jessica Soltero, Linda 

Briney, Amanda Sannes, Aaron Perez, Elena 

Villagrana, Jadyn DeNatale, and Letticia 

Ramirez. Call the gallery at 562-691-9739 for 

info. 

to make a donation of any amount via Paypal, 

visit our website at www.womenscluboffullerton.org 

The fundraising event is being organized by 

the Women’s Club and Century 21. 

The Woman’s Club of Fullerton was founded 

in 1902. The Club has created a multitude of 

ways local women can get involved and create 

lasting friendships, while being an integral part 

of moving the community forward. The Club 

offers women of all ages opportunities to 

exchange ideas, promote learning and challenge 

our thinking. The members work for people in 

need, creating a place to fellowship with other 

women in the Fullerton and North Orange 

County area. 

For more information please visit: www.womenscluboffullerton.org 


HAPPY COUPLES 

Happy 5th Anniversary! 

John & Saskia 

Happy 15th Anniversary! 

Kristi & Zac

Page 18 FULLERTON OBSERVER LOCAL NEWS MID APRIL 2013 

How You Can Help Fullerton’s Cat Population 

by Wendy Mueller 

I have a bumper sticker on my car that 

reads, “PET OVERPOPULATION IS A 

PROBLEM YOU CAN HELP SOLVE. 

SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PETS.” 

It’s really such a simple answer to a very 

big problem, both here in Fullerton and 

throughout the U.S. The simple truth is: 

If you own a pet cat, it is your responsibility 

to spay/neuter that cat by the time it’s 

6 months old. The main reason for this 

would be to prevent further over- 

population of homeless cats by 

preventing unwanted litters of 

kittens. However, most people 

don’t realize all the secondary 

benefits of having a pet cat 

spayed or neutered, such as the 

following, which are a few of the 

reasons for spaying/neutering 

from the web site of the ASPCA 

(American Society for the 

Prevention of Cruelty to 

Animals) at www.aspca.org: 

Your female cat will live a longer, 

healthier life. Spaying helps prevent uterine 

infections and breast cancer, which is 

fatal in about 90 percent of cats. Spaying 

your pet before her first heat offers the 

best protection from these diseases. 

Neutering provides major health benefits 

for your male. Besides preventing 

unwanted litters, neutering your male cat 

prevents testicular cancer, if done before 6 

months of age. 

Your spayed female won’t go into heat. 

Female cats usually go into heat for 4 to 5 

days every 3 weeks during breeding season. 

In an effort to advertise for mates, 

OC Human Relations will honor people 

and groups who have helped combat 

prejudice, intolerance and discrimination 

countywide at The City National Grove 

of Anaheim on May 2, 2013. Categories 

include Community Leaders, Diversity in 

Business, Community Policing, and 

Distinguished Schools. Go to ochumanrelations.org 

to see the entire list of 

awardees and their stories. 

Heading the list of Community Leaders 

this year is Jonah Mowry. 

In August 2011, then 14-year-old Lake 

Forest resident Jonah Mowry posted a 

heart-wrenching video on YouTube, it 

went viral. In this video, that has now 

been viewed by more than 10 million people 

worldwide, Jonah poignantly describes 

his despair and turmoil over being bullied 

for being gay since he was in the first 

grade. The video was made at 4am before 

Jonah went back to school at Serrano 

Intermediate School. In it he spoke of the 

impact bullying has had on his life. 

Not only did Jonah have the courage to 

they’ll yowl and urinate more frequently—sometimes 

all over the house! 

Your neutered male will be much better 

behaved. Neutered cats focus their attention 

on their human families. On the 

other hand, unneutered cats may mark 

their territory by spraying strong-smelling 

urine all over the house. Many aggression 

problems can be avoided by early neutering. 

Spaying or neutering will NOT make 

your pet fat. Lack of exercise and overfeeding 

will cause your pet to 

pack on the extra pounds— 

not neutering. 

It is highly cost-effective. 

The cost of your pet’s 

spay/neuter surgery is a lot 

less than the cost of having 

and caring for a litter of kittens. 

It also beats the cost of 

treatment when your 

unneutered male cat escapes 

and gets into fights with the 

neighborhood stray! 

Spaying and neutering helps fight pet 

overpopulation. Every year, millions of 

cats are euthanized or suffer as strays. 

These high numbers are the result of 

unplanned litters that could have been 

prevented by spaying or neutering. 

Another very important fact that many 

cat owners ignore is this: Pet cats should 

be kept indoors ALL the time. Cats do 

not “need” to go outdoors. There is no 

reason your pet cat needs to roam outdoors, 

where it is subject to diseases, parasites, 

cars, dogs, wild animals, and other 

hazards. If you provide your pet cat with 

regular food and clean water, a daily- 

Every year, 

millions 

of cats are 

euthanized or 

suffer as 

strays...that 

can be 

prevented. 

stand up for himself and become the face 

of courage against bullying, but he also 

became a national icon. At a time when 

the headlines were full of stories of other 

young people being bullied - some of 

whom committed suicide, like Tyler 

Clementi, Amanda Todd, and others - 

Jonah had the courage to go public with 

the impact of bullying. He stood up 

against bullying at a time when teen bullying 

had reached epidemic proportions. 

Last summer, Jonah started posting 

weekly videos called, “Jonah Mowry 

Advice.” The first one dealt with depression 

and answered questions he had 

received on Twitter. He talked openly 

about how much therapy was helping him 

deal with depression. Many, many teens 

grapple with depression and feel that they 

are alone. His candor is encouraging 

many of them to seek the help that they 

need. Another video installment dealt 

with self-harm and emotional triggers. 

He started the advice videos because he 

wanted to turn the 55,000 subscribers 

Squirt, a feral cat that Wendy trapped/spayed as a kitten and has cared for for the last 7 years 

cleaned litter box, regular veterinary 

checkups, regular playtime with family 

members, and interesting stimuli (like a 

window through which to watch the outdoor 

birds and a variety of safe cat toys), 

you are providing everything your pet cat 

needs for a good, healthy life. Letting a 

pet cat roam outdoors is bad for your cat 

and bad for the community as a whole. 

Unfortunately, there remains the problem 

of feral cats. Feral cats are “wild” cats 

who have never been part of a human 

home. They are cats that were born in the 

wild and live their lives in the wild. But 

you can do a lot to help feral cats as well. 

Again, the best thing you could do for a 

feral cat and for your community is to 

trap the cat in a humane trap, get the cat 

spayed/neutered at a low-cost clinic (there 

are many of them in the Fullerton area), 

and then release the cat back into its own 

environment, thus ensuring that the cat 

BULLIED STUDENT WHOSE VIDEO WENT VIRAL LEADS THE PACK AT 2013 HUMAN RELATIONS AWARDS 

that he had with the first video into something 

good. He answers questions from 

his own experiences and from what he is 

learning from going through therapy. 

In February 2012, Jonah took on a 

national spokesperson role when he headlined 

the launch of the Monster March in 

San Francisco appearing with parents of 

teens who had committed suicide because 

of bullying. 

In October 2012, Jonah joined others 

in a march opposing bullying at Main 

Beach in Laguna Beach. The event, the 

People’s March Against Bullying, was 

organized by Cool 2 Be Kind, a club at 

San Clemente High started by friends of 

Daniel Mendez, who committed suicide 

in 2010 because of bullying. 

There is no telling how many countless 

young lives he has saved with his courageous 

acts. His courage has made a difference 

in so many people’s lives—young 

and old alike. 

This year’s awardees in the Diverse 

Community Leaders Awards category are: 

•Jonah Mowry-(Lake Forest) for the 

courage to stand up for himself and 

become the face of courage against bullying, 

and using his national recognition to 

increase awareness about the consequences 

of bullying. 

•Barbara Jennings (Fullerton) for her 

tireless advocacy and dedication to 

will not contribute to any further litters of 

homeless kittens. This “trap-neuterreturn” 

or “TNR” program is endorsed by 

the ASPCA, as well as most animal welfare 

organizations. In my small corner of 

Fullerton, over the last 7 years, I have 

trapped and had neutered/spayed 5 feral 

cats, who I then released back into the 

wild, and I know that I’ve done my part to 

prevent more homeless cats in my neighborhood. 

I also provide daily food and 

water for these cats, making sure to 

remove the food bowls by dusk to prevent 

the local skunk, opossum, and raccoon 

population from invading my yard after 

dark. 

If everyone who owns a pet cat – or 

cares for a feral cat – can take to heart the 

message that every cat should be 

spayed/neutered by 6 months of age, we 

could all do so much to help these animals 

and our community as a whole. 

rebuilding the lives of the hungry and 

homeless of Orange County. Barbara is 

truly committed to the service of those in 

need and currently is board president of 

the Pathways of Hope (formerly FIES). 

•Geraldine “Gerry” Gerken (Newport 

Beach) for a lifetime of support for 

women’s issues. Since 1955, Gerry has 

been a member of Zonta International, 

working to improve the legal, political, 

economic, educational, health and professional 

status of women at the global and 

local levels. 

•Michael Drake (Irvine) for his commitment 

to the principle that at UCI all 

perspectives and opinions should be heard 

in the academic environment. He has 

made it a priority to strive to create a climate 

where students of all faiths feel safe. 

His leadership at UCI has helped create 

an increasingly diverse university tempered 

by the voice of reason in a democratic 

society. 

•WE are Anaheim, SOMOS Anaheim 

(Anaheim) is a community-based group 

of volunteers that represents Anaheim residents. 

Members of the group come from 

different walks of life, live in different zip 

codes, speak different languages, and have 

varying opinions, but come together with 

the common goal of working for peace 

and progress in the City of Anaheim. 

Since 1971, Orange County Human 

Relations has worked to build bridges of 

understanding to promote a vision of our 

community where all people are valued 

and included and our diversity is realized 

as a source of strength. 

The OC Human Relations Council is a 

private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization 

founded in 1991 for the purpose of developing 

and implementing proactive 

human relations programs in partnership 

with schools, corporations, cities, foundations 

and individuals. For more information, 

visit www.ochumanrelations.org or 

call 714-567-7470.


The Fullerton Observer provides space 

for NEIGHBORS to advertise. To participate 

you must have a local phone number 

and be offering an item for sale, garage 

sales, reunions, home-based businesses or 

services, place to rent or buy, or help 

wanted, etc. Contractors must provide 

valid license. Editor reserves right to reject 

HELP WANTED 

KNITTER 

Wanted - well-seasoned knitter. Must 

have experience knitting with Red Hart 

Boutique Ribbon Yarn and other brands 

and types of yarn. All projects are simple 

scarfs. Will pay $7 per item. Please call 

714-525-4861 

COMMUNITY LIAISON 

The applicant should have strong experience 

in marketing, preferably in the 

health care industry. Must possess good 

communication skills and a professional 

presence. Needs to be self motivated and 

able to work without direct supervision. 

Liaison will work with the senior community. 

Office is located in Brea. Please 

send resume to hcpliaison@homecareproviders.org 

FOR SALE 

VARIOUS ITEMS for SALE 

2 wheel barrows- make offer; antique 

rocking chair $40; 26 fluorescent undercounter 

lights, 5”x21” - $12 each or best 

offer; hand held gas lawn edger $35; 1HP 

Whisper-Flow Pool Pump $250; 1 professional 

rug cleaner, sander, floor polish 

machine $300 or best offer; one 1993 

Chevy van bench seat $150 or best offer; 

1 Javelin (sports) $35. Call 714-525-4003 

or 714-318-6312. 

CAREER 

ENERGIZE YOUR WORK LIFE 

Certified Career Coach and 

Professional Resume Writer will assist you 

in refocusing your employment/career 

goals with a full spectrum of services, 

including dynamic resume, refreshed 

interviewing techniques, sharpened negotiating 

skills, and more. Call Career 

Possibilities @ 714.990.6014 or send 

email to keytosuccess1@sbcglobal.net. 

BALANCE & CHANGE 

by Michelle Gottlieb 

FACEBOOK GOOD OR EVIL? 

Here is a question that many people have 

wondered about: is Facebook evil? Does it 

lead people to think that they have friends 

that aren’t real? Does it encourage people to 

waste time and waste their lives? Or is there 

some good there? 

We have asked this question over and 

over for many different things. Every generation 

has come up with something that the 

previous generation sees as a major crisis in 

the making. Yet, often, it turns out to be 

just a very small issue. Anyone out there old 

enough to remember the issues that arose 

when rock and roll began to be played? 

Anything, if used to an extreme, can 

cause a problem. Alcohol is a perfect example. 

When we drink too much we can damage 

ourselves and our relationships, not to 

mention our careers, health, financial 

future, etc. However, a glass of wine in 

moderation, actually has health benefits. 

Which brings us back to Facebook. 

People who are on Facebook 24/7 and never 

have any relationship that is not electronic, 

who cannot go more than five minutes 

without checking their status, these people 

are not living in the real world. However, 

LOCAL ONLY CLASSIFIEDS 

Call 714-525-6402 

any ad. Sorry, we do not accept date ads, 

get rich schemes or financial ads of any 

sort. Call 714-525-6402 for details. $10 

for 50 words or less per issue. Payment is 

by checks only. 

Items to give away for free and lost and 

found item listings are printed for free as 

space allows. The Observer assumes no 

FOR RENT 

STUDIO FOR RENT 

Golden Hills Studio for rent. Detached 

with views, separate sleeping loft and 

office, washer/dryer, microwave, granite 

counters, full bath, A/C, & deck, small 

yard and driveway parking. All utilities 

including cable and wifi included. 

$1,275/mo. Pet OK. Available now. 667 

N. Woods Ave. (rear). Call 714-376-8080 

BEAUTY & HEALTH 

AMWAY, ARTISTRY, NUTRILITE 

To buy Amway, Artistry, 

or Nutrilite products please call Jean 

714-526-2460 

WANT TO BUY 

OLD TECHNICAL BOOKS 

Older engineering, physics, mathematics, 

electronics, aeronautics, welding, 

woodworking, HVAC, metal-working, 

plumbing, and other types of technical 

books purchased. Large collections preferred 

(25+ books). Please call Deborah at 

(714) 528-8297 

KITCHEN AID MIXER 

Want to buy Kitchen Aid, 4 to 6 quart, 

Professional Series mixer of any color in 

good working condition. Also need a 

portable dough roller. Will pay cash. 

Please call Fleur at 714-732-1835 

there is a way to use Facebook to be able to 

connect with people, whether it is family or 

friends, that you would normally be unable 

to see, and still have a life. These are the 

people who also have friends that they can 

actually hug. They can leave their house and 

interact with more than their smart phone. 

Facebook and other social media can be 

useful tools to obtain and give information, 

to connect with family and to expand your 

world. As long as you always keep it in balance 

with the rest of your life! The word to 

remember is moderation. Most anything in 

moderation can be a good thing. 

So, plug in, enjoy Facebook or Twitter or 

Pinterest or whatever else you are into AND 

go outside, enjoy nature, go to a party, talk 

to people. Enjoy all of your life! And don’t 

forget to enjoy the journey! 

MICHELLE GOTTLIEB, Psy.D., MFT 

305 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 202 

Fullerton, CA 92832 

714-879-5868 x5 

www.michellegottlieb.com 

This column is not a replacement 

for therapy with a licensed professional. 

liability for ads placed here. However, if 

you have a complaint or compliment 

about a service, please let us know at 714- 

525-6402. 

Call City Hall at 714-738-6531 to 

inquire about City of Fullerton business 

licenses. For contractor license verification 

go to www.cslb.ca.gov. 

CLASSES, TUTORING 

& EVENTS 

GUITAR LESSONS 

Guitar lessons in your home by professional 

guitarist/teacher with over 35 years 

experience. Former LAUSD Music 

Director. Graduate of Manhattan School 

of Music and Columbia University. All 

Levels - All Styles (714) 504-7772 

TEACHING ONE MIND AT A TIME 

Sheri Spiller, MA, holds California 

Teaching Credentials in Regular and 

Special Education. She offers private 

tutoring in Reading, Writing, and Math 

for grades K-9. Her greatest strength is 

working with students who have difficulty 

learning. She can be reached at: 714- 

688-6241 and iteachla@gmail.com 

INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE 

International Folk Dancing Class Every 

Wednesday from 7:30pm to 9:30pm at 

Anaheim UU Church, 511 S. Harbor, 

Anaheim. Easy! Fun! No partner needed. 

Beginners are welcome and first time is 

free. $4. Contact Judy at 714-999-1077 

for more information. 

USEFUL INFO 

ARE YOUR CLEANING 

PRODUCTS MAKING YOU SICK? 

The Environmental Working Group 

has rated household cleaning products 

based on the toxic chemicals each contains. 

Go to www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners 

to find greener cleaners for household 

needs. 

RECALLS 

WWW.FDA.GOV 

1-888-463-6332 

See if food, cosmetic, and drug products 

you are using have been recalled. 


REPAIR/REMODEL 

LOCAL ELECTRICIAN 

Skilled Electrician and Fullerton native 

for 40 years. Service truck ready and 

inspection perfect with owner/builder 

permits. Lighting, fans, building wiring, 

& appliances installed. Owner operated 

within the unlicensed minor work exception 

set by the Contractors State License 

Board. Fullerton Business License 

#556307. Call Roger (714) 803-2849 

NoFixNoPay.info 

LICENSED HANDYMAN 

Residential Roofing Specialist, New, 

Repairs, Patios, Gutters, Electrical, 

Plumbing, Drywall, Paint, Doors, 

Windows, Gates, Fences. CSLB #744432. 

Bonded, Insured. Free Estimates. Call 

714-738-8189 

WINDOWS 

WINDOW WASHING 

All windows in your residence washed 

without streaks inside and out. All sills 

and tracks vacuumed and cleaned. Screens 

hand-washed. I use drop cloths and shoe 

covers to keep your house clean. 

References available upon request. 

Fullerton City License #554171. Call 

Patrick (714) 398-2692 for a Free 

Estimate. 

OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL 

HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT 

WWW.OEHHA.CA.GOV/PROP65 

Proposition 65 

CHEMICAL LISTED EFFECTIVE 

APRIL 11, 2013 AS KNOWN TO THE 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE 

REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: 

BISPHENOL A (BPA) 

Effective April 11, 2013, the Office of 

Environmental Health Hazard 

Assessment (OEHHA) is adding bisphenol 

A (BPA) (CAS No. 80-05-7) to the 

list of chemicals known to the State to 

cause reproductive toxicity for purposes of 

Proposition 65.1 

The listing of BPA is based on formal 

identification by the National Toxicology 

Program (NTP), an authoritative body, 2 

in a final report by the NTP Center for 

the Evaluation of Risks to Human 

Reproduction (CERHR), that BPA causes 

reproductive toxicity (developmental endpoint) 

at high doses. The criteria used by 

OEHHA for the listing of chemicals 

under the “authoritative bodies” mechanism 

can be found in Title 27, Cal. Code 

of Regs., section 25306. 

The documentation supporting 

OEHHA’s determination that the criteria 

for administrative listing have been satisfied 

for BPA is included in the Notice of 

Intent to List published in the January 25, 

2013 issue of the California Regulatory 

Notice Register (Register 2013, No. 4- 

Z). OEHHA’s responses to public comments 

received on the Notice of Intent to 

List will be posted soon on OEHHA’s web 

site www.oehha.ca.gov/prop65 

A complete, updated chemical list will 

be published in an upcoming issue of the 

California Regulatory Notice Register and 

is available on the OEHHA website at 

www.oehha.ca.gov. In summary, BPA is 

being listed under Proposition 65 as 

known to the State to cause reproductive 

toxicity. 

FIGHT HATE CRIME 

OC HUMAN RELATIONS 

www.ochumanrelations.org 

714-567-7470

Page 20 SPECIAL EVENTS FULLERTON OBSERVER MID APRIL 2013 

11th Annual Faces of Fullerton Festival 

Downtown Sat., April 20th 

by Pam Keller 

The 11th Annual Faces of Fullerton will 

be held in the Downtown Plaza (next to 

the Museum Center on E. Wilshire 

between Harbor and Pomona) on 

Saturday, April 20th from 10am to 2pm. 

Come spend the day with us! How can 

you resist? So many Friendly “Faces” and 

everything is FREE! 

•8:30am Exercise: This year the event 

begins with a free 5K walk from Richman 

Park (corner of S. Highland and W. Elm 

avenues in Fullerton) to the plaza on E. 

Wilshire in Downtown Fullerton where 

everyone will be treated to a free Zumba 

class! The first 200 people to register will 

receive a free t-shirt. The 5K is sponsored 

by St. Jude Medical Center, City of 

Fullerton and the Fullerton Collaborative. 

•9:30am Breakfast: The YMCA will 

start serving a free pancake breakfast at 

9:30am at the plaza. Coffee has been 

donated by Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and 

juices donated by the Taqueria de Anda. 

Some Features of the Day 

•Davis Barber from Fullerton Stories 

will be collecting your stories orally. What 

will you tell him? 

•Dr. Barnett from Nicolas Junior High 

- stop by and say hello. Ask him about his 

plans for a new STEM program at his 

school! 

•Ellis Cha will bravely prepare the 400 

pounds of Korean BBQ - a Faces of 

Fullerton tradition and favorite! 

•Sponsor Wells Fargo will host a “spin 

the wheel and see what you win”! 

•Leanna Forcucci-Herron will lead the 

entertainment all day long. Come and 

take a break under the giant canopy. Grab 

a free Rubios Fish Taco, a free bottle of 

water and get out of the sun for a bit! 

•At the Fullerton Collaborative area 

greet Fullerton School Board Trustee 

Beverly Berryman, and add your thoughts 

to the Tree of Life. 

•Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva 

will be hosting her own activity area. 

•Spin Art will be all the craze at the 

Monkey Business Café booth. 

•Get your hands into clay at the 

Muckenthaler booth! 

•The Habitat for Humanity booth will 

provide an opportunity to work on wood 

•Origami will keep you busy at the 

Fullerton Baha’i booth. 

•The Fullerton Police Department 

booth will have radar to find out how fast 

you can throw a baseball 

•Jerry Padilla’s Fullerton College 

Students will serve a Turkey Dog lunch. 

•Polly’s Pies will serve up pie! 

Main Stage Entertainment includes: 

9:30am: Zumba class 

10am: Blue Grass Jam Band 

10:30am: Eastside Christian Dancers 

11am: Raffle 

11:15am: Martial Arts Academy 

11:30am: Nicolas Jr. High Choir/Band 

Noon: Raffle 

12:15pm: Ballet Folklorico 

12:45pm: CF Dance Academy 

1:15pm: Raffle 

1:30pm: Fullerton Garage Band 

This year’s theme, “Fullerton Growing 

Together,” was selected as Fullerton comes 

to the two-year mark of really hard times 

in our community. We know that many 

positive things have happened in the past 

year and our community is ready to begin 

a healing process. What better way than to 

come together at Faces of Fullerton and 

renew friendships with others in the community? 

Pam Keller is the executive director of the 

Fullerton Collaborative which puts on the 

annual Faces of Fullerton event. 

FULLERTON RAILROAD DAYS 

Sat. & Sun., May 4th & 5th 

The 13th annual Railroad Days event 

features free admission from 9am to 5pm 

on Saturday and Sunday, May 4th and 

5th, and a great lineup of exhibits and 

vendors. 

PANCAKES & CREPES: The fun begins 

with a pancake breakfast served by 

Fullerton Boy Scout Troop 292 from 8am 

to noon, and crepes served from noon to 

closing on both days. 

TOURS: Amtrak’s Exhibit Train, stretching 

520 feet along the tracks; a BNSF 

modern diesel freight locomotive; 

Disneyland Railroad’s Ernest S. Marsh 

Locomotive #4; and three vintage cabooses 

will offer free tours. 

DISPLAYS: A 330-foot by 40-foot covered 

space packed with 12 extensive 

model-train layouts in all gauges, plus an 

outdoor Garden Railroad are included in 

the many displays. 

TRAIN RIDES: A trackless train ride, free 

for ages 12 and younger, and the Buddy 

Young train layout that youngsters can 

operate themselves in the Welcome 

Center. 

VENDORS: Over 60 groups include railrelated 

collectibles and souvenirs for sale, 

nonprofit information booths, and an 

expanded food court on Santa Fe Avenue, 

complete with a large “dining car” tent. 

LOCATION & PARKING: The Fullerton 

Train Station is in the 200 block of Santa 

Fe Avenue, east of Harbor Blvd. Free 

parking is available throughout the downtown 

area, including in the new 800space 

parking structure on W. Santa Fe. A 

pedestrian bridge connects the structure 

to the Transportation Center event 

grounds on the other side of Harbor and 

a walkway through the Fullerton Train 

Station Depot leads to the Railroad Days’ 

main gate on Pomona Avenue. 

MORE INFORMATION: For more information 

go to www.SCRPA.net or leave a 

message at 714-278-0648. 

Fullerton College Foundation Fundraiser 

Train Station BBQ May 3rd & 4th 

This year’s Railroad Days kicks off with 

a BBQ evening fundraiser on Friday and 

Saturday May 3rd and 4th for the 

Fullerton College Foundation. The foundation 

is partnering with the Southern 

California Railway Plaza Association to 

sponsor the Train Station BBQ dinners 

which include private, after-hours tours of 

railcars, exhibit viewing and a delicious 

dinner provided by Brian’s Big B Barbecue 

of Fullerton. Also scheduled each night is 

a silent auction that will offer many gift 

certificates from local eateries, tickets to 

regional events, Disneyland Resort memorabilia 

and Disneyland park-hopper tickets. 

Reservations, at $50 per person, are 

available with three dinner-and-tour 

options of 5pm, 6pm or 7pm on both 

nights. Proceeds support the foundation’s 

scholarship program that annually awards 

over $200,000 in scholarships to 

Fullerton College students and provides 

emergency loan support to students as 

well. In its 53 years, the program has 

awarded more than 10,000 students over 

$3 million in scholarships, loans and 

emergency grants. 

Tickets for Train Station BBQ are available 

at the foundation office at 315 N. 

Pomona Ave., which is open 9am to 

4:30pm, Mon. through Thurs. and 9am 

to 1pm on Fridays. Or you may call the 

office at 714-525-5651. For more information, 

check out Train Station BBQ at 

www.facebook.com/trainstationbbq

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