Fullerton City Council

Jesse La Tour: The Candidate

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OC GOP's Apocalypse Now

The party's over for Republicans in Orange County and California

Tony Rackauckas Is a Robo Cop

[Moxley Confidential] DA's election-eve robocall for Irvine Democrat Larry Agran angers Orange County Republicans

[UPDATED with Correction Regarding Roland Chi:] OC Weekly 2012 Election Guide: Fullerton!

See the end of this post for a correction regarding a County of Orange Health Care Agency  investigation into a Garden Grove supermarket owned not by Roland Chi, but rather his family.ORIGINAL POST OCT. 11, 2012 3:34 P.M.: It's tempting to qualify the Fullerton political scene as a live- action ... More >>

OC's Scariest People 2012!

Child molesters, Shaheen Sadeghi, serial killers, Dana Rohrabacher and so many more!

[UPDATED with Adenhart Crash Victim's Two Cents:] Fullerton Poised to End Sobriety Checkpoints as Labor Day Ops Continue

See the update at the end of this post about the Mother's Against Drunk Driving push back and a victim of the Fullerton crash that killed Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart addressing the council. ORIGINAL POST, AUG. 27, 3:29 P.M.: From 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17 through midnight Friday, Aug. 24, ... More >>

[UPDATED With City Council Vote:] Fullerton City Council Considering New Police Force

See the update at the bottom of this post detailing the city council's vote not to explore disbanding the Fullerton Police Department. ORIGINAL POST, AUG. 7, 2012: Tonight the Fullerton City Council will consider the possibility of transferring law enforcement duties from the city's embattled p ... More >>

Calls for Civilian Cop Oversight Continue In Fullerton

A year after Kelly Thomas' death, the Police Oversight Proposal Committee ask for the formation of a new entity

Kelly Thomas 1-Year Beating Death Anniversary Rung in with Lawsuit by His Father Ron Thomas

Proving yet again that what happens in the Kelly Thomas family does not necessarily stay in the Kelly Thomas family, the father of the slain homeless man is suing the city of Fullerton.The wrongful death lawsuit, filed by Ron Thomas on the one-year anniversary of his frail, 37-year-old schizophrenic ... More >>

The Norbertine Code

Monks and canyon dwellers go mano a mano in Silverado Canyon

Reminder: Fullerton City Council Meeting to Decide Bootlegger's Fate TONIGHT, 6:30 p.m.

Just a reminder that Bootlegger's Brewery's tasting room plans go before the Fullerton City Council tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers at 303 W. Commonwealth St. Come by and show Tony Bushala that Bootlegger's patrons are not the annoying, inconsiderate bros that infest the much of the res ... More >>

[UPDATED with Comments From Both Sides:] Tony Bushala Opposes Bootlegger's Brewery Move; Fullerton City Council To Decide June 5

UPDATE, MAY 25, 10:45 A.M.: Tony Bushala sent us an e-mail stating his case. He just bought a single-family home at 219 W. Santa Fe Ave., adjacent to the proposed tasting room property, and he is concerned about the quality of life for his new tenants."The Planning Department made no mention or co ... More >>

Is Tony Bushala OC's Newest Kingmaker?

The founder of Friends for Fullerton's Future blog says his war on bad government didn't start with the Kelly Thomas beating, and it's not over yet

What Explains Odd Conduct of LA Sheriffs in the Death of Cal State Fullerton Student?

​We'll probably never know why homicide investigators with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department acted oddly in the recovery of the skeletal remains of 24-year-old Cal State Fullerton student Mitrice Richardson in Malibu Canyon.The August 2010 decision by sheriff's investigators to move Richardson' ... More >>

OCDA Charges Former Fullerton Police Officer with Destroying Evidence

​And the bad news just keeps rolling in for the Fullerton Police Department. Today the Orange County District Attorney's Office charged 41-year-old former FPD officer Thomas Mater with one misdemeanor count of destroying evidence relevant to the in-custody death of Dean Gochenour.  On April 1 ... More >>

What We Learned, Feb. 18-24

​It's the week of newsitude with a dabbling of learning from it.FEB. 18: A boozehound is busted at California Adventure after taking swings at Disney Resort employees near the Tower of Terror. The guest is then sprinkled with pixie dust, a.k.a. mace. As video from the encounter goes viral, The Hou ... More >>

Kelly Thomas Killing Befuddles The Orange County Register Newsroom

Register: You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll be spoon-fed the official police version!​There's no doubt that Fullerton police officers killed Kelly Thomas last July in an outrageous incident that provoked international focus on police brutality in Orange County.I'm focusing on the word "killed" beca ... More >>

Marisa Gerber, Chingona Cub Reporter, Leaving the Weekly to Go Back Home :-(

Off to better places you go, kid...​For the past three years, the Weekly has given kiddies straight out of college an opportunity to do a six-month stint with us at a reporter's salary. Our first person was Spencer Kornhaber, who wrote THE definitive piece on Birfer queen Orly Taitz, was a staffer ... More >>

The Fullerton Police Department Are the Bullies In Blue

Long before officers beat Kelly Thomas to death, the city's cops ran roughshod over anyone and everyone

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

City-Funded Investigation Of Kelly Thomas Beating Has Finally, And 'Officially,' Started

Michael Gennaco​The city-funded investigation of Kelly Thomas' beating death at the hands of Fullerton cops has finally started. Michael Gennaco, who was hired by the Fullerton City Council in August to investigate both the July 5 beating and the police department's overall "practices and pro ... More >>

[UPDATED with Fullerton Police Cite People For Honking At Protest:] Kelly Thomas' Story Goes National

​UPDATE, SEPT. 10, 6:27 P.M.: Fullerton police officers have had little to no presence at the Kelly Thomas protests outside their building for the past several weeks. Today, however, they stepped up enforcement and issued citations to three motorists who honked as they drove past the protest. ... More >>

[UPDATED with Photos:] Fullerton Hires Independent Probe Into Kelly Thomas Beating, Dozens Speak At City Council Meeting

Michael Gennaco​At last night's meeting, the city council voted to hire Michael Gennaco to conduct an independent review of the Kelly Thomas beating and the police department's practices. Earlier in the meeting, more than 50 Fullertonians spoke during the public comment section, many&nb ... More >>

Profiles in OC Pioneers Who Were Klan Members: Rollin Marsden and Roy Davis, Fullerton Councilmembers

​My apologies to my loyal white-supremacist audience for not doing one of these last week--I'm busy putting the final touches on...something, so had to skip a week. But fear not, skins: this week's a two-fer, and we return to Fullerton in honor of the civic malfeasance that plagues the city, espec ... More >>

Calls for Resignation, Recall in Fullerton over Kelly Thomas Beating

Ed Carrasco​Hundreds of people showed up at the Fullerton City Council meeting last night--as did mobile television vans from every major local station. The overwhelming majority of people present were there to physically and demonstrate their outrage over the July 5 beating of Kelly T ... More >>

[UPDATED W/FIRST VIDEO OF POLICE ARRESTING VICTIM:] Kelly Thomas' Officer-Involved Death Was Videotaped; Councilman Calls For Release to Public

UPDATED, JULY 25, 8:42 A.M.: Now comes the first video of police arresting Kelly Thomas, posted on Youtube and available through Fullertonsfuture.org. You can't see much besides onlookers milling around on the sidewalk, mostly blocking the view of a few police officers who appear to be crouching dow ... More >>

[UPDATED with PD Protest PHOTOS:] Kelly Thomas' Retired Deputy Father Blasts Fullerton Police for 'Killing My Son'

​UPDATE, JULY 18, 7:12 P.M.: The Fullertonian's Alex Stouffer was at this afternoon's Fullerton Police Department protest with camera in hand, and some of the resulting shots have been graciously shared with the Weekly.Among those who turn up in Stouffer's lens is Ron Thomas, the father of 37-year ... More >>

Profiles in OC Pioneers Who Were Klan Members: William Starbuck, Fullerton School Trustee, Druggist

​With the eyes of America turned to Orange County yet again for our hilarious haters, let's take a moment to focus again on the city that inspired the Obama-as-ape email lunacy: Fullerton. Man, I'm starting to believe that GOP operative who told me a couple of years ago that Fullerton is the most ... More >>

Profiles of OC Pioneers Who Were Klan Members: Herman Hiltscher

Not Hiltscher, but SO adorable!​In Fullerton, the surname Hiltscher is one of the oldest, one whose holders made their mark on the city in its earlier days. Patriarch August ran a farm off Orangethorpe Avenue; his sons operated the Center Meats butcher shop for decades. August Jr. was a Fullerton ... More >>

[UPDATED:] You'll Be Disappointed If You Go to the Los Alamitos City Council Swearing-In Tonight

​Update, December 16, 3:45 p.m.: Dean Zarkos, who originally requested a recount of Los Alamitos City Council votes from the Nov. 2 election, this week asked the county Registrar of Voters to end the process. Zarkos, an incumbent, had come in fourth in a race where three seats were open.Fullerton ... More >>

The Orange County Interwebs Horror Show Reviews Are In

​This week's collection of things on the Interwebs from or about Orange County includes netizen reviews of a car shop, a sandwich shop, UC Irvine dorms, hotspots for meet-ups, Fullerton City Council candidates, San Clemente's immigration checkpoint and Huntington Beach white boys who refer to them ... More >>

Only Happy When It Rains?

  Despite Garbage's admonitions to the contrary, I'm not happy when the weather is inclement. I just want to stick my head in an oven.Like this morning.No need for an intervention. I wouldn't want to rob you readers of the joy of seeing me name-drop my way through a b ... More >>

The Orange County Interwebs Horror Show II

​Welcome back to the next installment of our weekly feature that searches the darkest, scariest and orangiest corners of the Interwebs to find out what outsiders and insiders have to say about and from Orange County. Where Am I? So overblown by the talent of Disney Channel songstress Selena Go ... More >>

Bruce Whitaker Launches Fullerton City Council Campaign

Whitaker​Like most regions, Orange County has a shortage of honest political figures. Perhaps that's because public office commonly entices two-faced characters. Of course, journalists like myself rely on these slimy folks for a steady stream of stories. (Thanks for being you, Mike ... More >>

Thomas Kinkade Haters Unite! A Q&A With Hibbleton Curator Jesse LaTour

Courtesy Hibbleton Gallery​ It's no secret that I tend to get a case of the fanboy drools every time I think (or write) about Fullerton's Hibbleton Gallery. I'm certainly not alone in that regard: The OC Weekly awarded it Best Art Gallery-2009 in our yearly Best Of issue, saying "You'd be hard-pre ... More >>

Hibbleton Gallery Owner on Coyote Hills, Chevron, Supervisorial Candidate Shawn Nelson, and James Lipton

​​​​Every once in a while, we get dispatches from community members--some good, some bad, some hackish. The following is good, and comes from a good guy: Jesse La Tour, owner of the awesome Hibbleton Gallery in Fullerton, one of the few places for art that I bother to visit. Here is his acco ... More >>

Law-Enforcement Claims Historic Chicano Mural in Orange Sensationalizes Gangs-30 Years Later

OC GOP Goes Back to Its Mexican-Bashing Roots in Fullerton City Council Race

In my latest book, I devote a chapter to the many sins of the Orange County Republican Party but also hinted that they were finally evolving from the slimeball campaigns of the past when it came to scoring easy points off of demonizing Mexicans. Specifically, I pointed to the 2006 Tan Nguyen affair ... More >>

Leave it to Out-of-Town Gabachos to Care for OC's Chicano Murals

Yesterday, I gave a tour of Orange County's endangered Chicano murals to Carol Wells, head of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics, and Timothy Drescher, one of the preeminent mural scholars in the United States. Wells got in contact with me at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books after ... More >>

Thar's Coyotes in Them Thar Hills

Downtown Street March

Diary of a Mad County

Out Foxed?

Its do-or-die time for Fullertons venerable movie palace

The Ride of Their Lives

Residents say, No way to city officials who want to bulldoze their neighborhood to build roller coasters

Diary of a Mad County

April-June