Fullerton Public Library

Panel on Catholic Church Sex-Abuse Scandal Focus of Next "Gustavo's Awesome Lecture Series!" NEXT THURSDAY!

A couple of years ago, sex-abuse survivor advocate Joelle Casteix brought legendary reporter Jason Berry to OC. Berry essentially created the Catholic Church sex-abuse scandal beat, and deserved the biggest possible auditorium. Instead? Only a beauty salon in Newport Beach would take him--no other v ... More >>

How I Found Out About the Lost Mexicans of the Bastanchury Ranch

If you don't already know, I'll just say it here: we at the Weekly love to tell the hidden history of Orange County, those stories that never made it into the master narrative, whether it's its about the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, the Orange County chapter of the Black Panther Party, the Great Flo ... More >>

Panel on History of Mexican-American Baseball in OC at Fullerton Library THIS THURSDAY!

And the hit parade just keeps on coming for my "Gustavo's Awesome Lecture Series!" After packed rooms for author Hector Tobar and USC sociology professor Jody Agius Vallejo in January and February, respectively, I predict next Thursday might be the biggest one of the season because of the topic: a p ... More >>

Sergio O'Cadiz: El Artist

The Mexican maestro was a popular painter in Orange County for decades. Now, his family is fighting to keep his legacy alive

Old Bob, the Monster of Fullerton's Laguna Lake, Swims With the Fishes

Remember the story of Old Bob?  He was a prehistoric monster who for years before his 2004 capture trolled the waters of Laguna Lake in Fullerton, terrorizing ducks and snatching fish from the lines of baffled anglers. For decades the legend of the "monster of Laguna Lake" conjured images ... More >>

Kelly Thomas Remembered at Candlelight Vigil

About 100 people gathered for a candlelight vigil at Kelly's Corner on Thursday night near the downtown Fullerton Bus Depot. The vigil marked the one year anniversary since Thomas, a 37-year-old mentally ill homeless man, was brutally beaten by six Fullerton Police officers at the exact spot.Ke ... More >>

Are There Different Kinds of Mexican Food?

[¡Ask a Mexican!] And how can I get a copy of 'Taco USA'?

Mysteries of Fullerton: Tony Bushala and the Schumacher Building

​It was sometime in the mid 1980s, when the family of local blogger (and scourge of three-fifths of Fullerton's city council) Tony Bushala acquired a unique piece of property near the Fullerton train station. A 375-square-foot building at the rear of the lot was used by the previous owners as a ba ... More >>

OC Metro Is Relevant for Once, Puts Pioneering Sociologist Jody Agius Vallejo on the Cover

​I about nearly spit out my Maker's the other day when I opened my Facebook page and saw the picture to the right. That's my friend Jody Agius Vallejo, OC girl done good and a pioneering sociologist over at the University of Southern California, where she's gone where no sociologist has gone befor ... More >>

[UPDATE: TOMORROW] Panel on Legendary OC Chicano Artists Emigdio Vasquez and Sergio O'Cadiz to Happen Feb. 29 at Fullerton Public Library

​Last year, as part of my "Gustavo's Awesome Lecture Series!" at the Fullerton Public Library, I was supposed to do a one-on-one with legendary Chicano muralist Emigdio Vasquez, whose murals are slowly fading away in the barrios of Orange County and from the county's memory. Unfortunately, Vasquez ... More >>

Victoria Patterson, OC's Best Author, to Speak at Fullerton Library THIS Thursday

​Screw Dean Koontz, T. Jefferson Parker, yours truly, and all the other "authors" who couldn't write a kindergarten tract if you gave them the "see" and the "spot": Victoria Patterson is our best writer, both in fiction and in writing about Orange County, and an awesome, awesome mind.She'll be spe ... More >>

Lalo Alcaraz at the Fullerton Public Library Tells of Mickey Mouse Flipping Off Roy Disney!

​Over 60 people went to the Fullerton Public Library last night to hear Lalo Alcaraz, the great cartoonist and occasional Weekly contributor. Instead of his usual act--a lecture in which he flips through some of his favorite editorial cartoons and offers one-liners--I proposed something a bit more ... More >>

Forking Around With...Lalo Alcaraz

Courtesy of Lalo Alcaraz​Lalo Alcaraz, the mad genius behind the La Cucaracha comic strip, the genius Obama-as-Zapata political cartoon, and too many other to mention, will grace this fair county this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Fullerton Public Library...wait, that's the exact intro to this p ... More >>

[Special Screenings] Q Film Festival, 'Fight Club,' 'Princess Mononoke,' More

[Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'Aliens,' 'Casablanca,' 'Happy Go Lucky,' More

[Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'Luke and Brie Are On a First Date,' 'The Godfather,' More

[Special Screenings] Local Showings of Oscar-Nominated Short Films, More

[Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' 'A Clockwork Orange,' More

[Special Screenings] Movie of the Week: 'Xanadu!'

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