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March 5, 2013
Gustavo's Latest "Orange County Line" for KCRW: On the Demise of Friends for Fullerton's Future
We have gotten a lot of crap from folks in Fullerton for being pals with Tony Bushala and being fans of his late, great Friends for Fullerton's Future blog (never mind that we probably give more unrequited love to the city's many fine bars, restaurants, and people than any other OC 'burb besides San ... More >>
News
February 28, 2013
Slidebar Rock-N-Roll Kitchen Is Innocent
Bombshell evidence destroys a lawsuit claiming the Fullerton restaurant's owner tricked cops into attacking Kelly Thomas
News
December 27, 2012
Navel Gazing's Project Un-uncensored
Looking back at 2012 news that was fit to blog but not to print . . . until now
Blogs
November 29, 2012
Fullerton Police Officer Accuses Acting Chief of Cover Up in Kelly Thomas Killing
Fullerton Police officer Ben Lear appeared on KFI this afternoon and accused Acting Chief Dan Hughes of a cover up in the immediate aftermath of the Kelly Thomas killing. Lear, a 17-year veteran of the city's embattled force, has been on paid leave since circulating an email critical of Ca ... More >>
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November 12, 2012
[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 >>
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October 29, 2012
[UPDATED] Is Challenger Sharon Quirk-Silva Afraid to Debate Assemblyman Chris Norby?
Update: See the end of post for debate organizer calling Quirk-Silva's campaign version of events dishonest.ORIGINAL POST, OCT. 26, 2012 7:30 A.M.: With the Nov. 6 election approaching, the campaign of Republican state Assemblyman Chris Norby is questioning the political mettle of his Democratic Par ... More >>
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September 19, 2012
Kelly Thomas is Officially Innocent, Says Fullerton PD, A Year After Killing Him
Dan Hughes, Fullerton's acting chief of police, delivered a statement last night to the city council, effectively clearing mentally ill homeless Kelly Thomas of wrongdoing before cops beat him to death on July 5, 2011. "There is no evidence, of which the Fullerton Police Department is now ... More >>
News
July 19, 2012
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
Blogs
June 29, 2012
Will New Fullerton City Council Appoint Ex-Sheriff's Deputy Bill Hunt as Chief of Police?
Bill Hunt was one of the few Orange County Sheriff's Department (OCSD) deputies who had the cojones to publicly stand against the corruption of Mike Carona, our sheriff turned convicted felon and present day resident of a federal prison in Colorado.For having ethics and common decency, Hunt saw Caro ... More >>
Blogs
June 6, 2012
Bootlegger's Brewery Granted Conditional-Use Permit; Opening Soon
Dozens of Bootlegger's Brewery fans packed the council chambers in Fullerton last night in order to show support for the craft brewery's opening of a tasting room in downtown Fullerton's Soco District. The room was already crowded with a troop of Boy Scouts, two city commissions receiving meritoriou ... More >>
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June 6, 2012
All Hail the New Fullerton Council Majority, Vanguard of Orange County's First Libertarian-Run City!
If you ask me for my political affiliation, my Facebook page says I'm a Marxist of the Groucho variety. If you press me, I'll admit to being Left left-libertarian, whatever the fuck that means. In my book, that's a distrust of all government entities, a love of open borders, a belief in no drug laws ... More >>
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June 5, 2012
Fullerton Residents: Vote Out Three Lousy City Councilmen Today
Attention Fullerton residents:You've eaten breakfast. You've eaten lunch. But before you eat dinner please make sure you've given the boot to three incumbent city councilmen who are facing a critical recall election today.Why?When the world was watching Fullerton in the wake of the July 2011, police ... More >>
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June 5, 2012
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 >>
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June 5, 2012
Kelly Thomas' Dad: I Want to be Fullerton's Mayor
Ron Thomas, the man whose 37-year-old son was savagely killed by Fullerton police last July, announced tonight that he eventually wants to be named the city's mayor.Thomas told the Weekly's Brandon Ferguson that he hopes Fullerton can reorganize as a charter city where the mayor runs the government ... More >>
Blogs
May 25, 2012
[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 >>
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May 23, 2012
Bootlicker David Whiting and the Footwear of Justice
This week Orange County Register columnist David Whiting changed things up. Instead of licking the boots of brutal police officers, he licked the loafers of the three Fullerton councilmembers facing recall in June: former Mayor Dick Jones, former Fullerton cop Don Bankhead and former Fullerton Polic ... More >>
News
May 10, 2012
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
Blogs
March 19, 2012
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 >>
Blogs
November 20, 2011
David Whiting: Cops Can Kill Innocent Man; Just Don't Screw with Nixon Library Floor Mats
Whiting and The Art of BootlickingSix Fullerton cops savagely beat a defenseless homeless man to death in July, but that didn't piss off Orange County Register columnist David Whiting.In fact, officers literally tore off Kelly Thomas' face before he took his last breath. Thomas' crime? He took un ... More >>
News
November 3, 2011
David Whiting: The Register's New Bootlicker
[Moxley Confidential] Gordon Dillow may have left the building, but his cop-loving spirit lives on
Blogs
November 3, 2011
Anti-Recall Group Hosts Event In Fullerton To Raise Money, Show Support For Mayor, Two Councilmen Being Recalled
About 100 Fullertonians -- a rather homogenous crew of sexagenarians and older -- gathered at a pricey fundraiser tonight to support three beleaguered city leaders.Mayor F. Richard Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Don Bankhead and Councilman Pat McKinley have faced sharp criticism recently, following what ma ... More >>
News
October 27, 2011
OC's Scariest People 2011
Celebrating the Day of the Dead with some of the county's worst offenders
Blogs
October 19, 2011
'John and Ken Show' Broadcasts Live From Fullerton In Support Of Efforts To Recall The Mayor And Two Councilmen
Ed Carrasco John Kobylt, left, and Ken Chiampou As they stood a few hundred yards from Fullerton City Hall this afternoon, outspoken radio hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou weren't shy about their disdain for three local politicians -- Mayor F. Richard Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Don Bankhead and Counc ... More >>
Blogs
September 10, 2011
[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 >>
Blogs
September 7, 2011
Kelly Thomas Died Of Blunt Force Trauma To The Head, Says Attorney Garo Mardirossian, At Press Conference; Medical Records Released
Ed Carrasco Medical records list Kelly Thomas' immediate cause of death as "brain death," caused by "head trauma."Kelly Thomas died of brain injuries, which resulted from blunt force trauma to the head, according to medical records released by Garo Mardirossian, Ron Thomas' lawyer. At a press ... More >>
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August 13, 2011
Protesters Gather To Remember Kelly Thomas, Open Up About Personal Stories of Police Brutality
OCWeekly/ Marisa GerberThe group of people who gathered in front of the Fullerton Police Department for today's protest differed from last week's crew. Sure, the group was smaller this week--somewhere around 200 people showed up.But, the more marked change was the collective stepping back pr ... More >>
Blogs
August 9, 2011
LISTEN: Protest Songs For Kelly Thomas by Julian Porte and BNF
R. Scott Moxley / OC WeeklyAs more information from the July beating death of Fullerton homeless man Kelly Thomas by six police officers surfaces, two new songs by local singer-songwriter Julian Porte and rapper BNF give their perspective on the subject of police brutality.Singer-songwriter Porte ... More >>
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August 8, 2011
[UPDATED with Protest's Emotional Conclusion:] Hundreds Protest Kelly Thomas' Death, Demand Answers From Fullerton PD
Ed CarrascoA protester goes right up to the door of the Fullerton Police Department.UPDATE, AUGUST 8, 1:07 P.M.: After most of the crowd had left for the day, the remaining 100 or so protesters congregated directly outside the Fullerton Police Department and the tone of the protest intens ... More >>
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August 5, 2011
[UPDATED with First-Hand Insight From Villagara:] OC District Attorney "Incapable" of Impartial Probe into Kelly Thomas's Police-Beating Death: ACLU
VillagaraUPDATE, AUG. 5, 4:26 P.M.: Update written by Marisa Gerber.Hector Villagara is no stranger to Orange County. Before he took on his current role as executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California, he worked in the ACLU's Orange County office.It was h ... More >>
Blogs
August 5, 2011
Matt Southgate, Santa Ana Artist, Spearheads Artistic Altar To Honor Kelly Thomas
As Santa Ana painter Matt Southgate scoured Internet coverage of Kelly Thomas' death late last night, he had somewhat of an epiphany and decided to take action. "The Orange Juice blog had the video of the passengers that got on the bus and they seemed to be pretty honest about what they witn ... More >>
News
August 4, 2011
Fullerton Stands Up for Kelly Thomas
[Moxley Confidential] Businessman/blogger Tony Bushala isn't letting anyone forget Kelly Thomas' brutal death at the hands of Fullerton police
Blogs
July 30, 2011
Hundreds Protest Fullerton Police Brutality After The Disgraceful Kelly Thomas Killing
R.Scott Moxley / OC WeeklyRon Thomas: The victim's father stood with the protestersOn a beautiful Southern California Saturday more than 250 outraged local citizens ignored the chance to spend a sunny day at the beach, swim in their pools, shop at the mall or sip Mimosas on their porches. Instead ... More >>
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July 25, 2011
[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 >>
Blogs
July 18, 2011
[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 >>

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