Fullerton Is Recreating the Staffing Crisis It Just Paid to Escape
The Fullerton City Council gave direction at its July 21 meeting to proceed with Scenario C, the deepest…
Fullerton Spent at Least $227,000 to Settle CalPERS Case Over Retired Executive Hires
The City of Fullerton has agreed to pay $40,000 to settle a years-long CalPERS case involving four retired…
Fullerton Fiscal Committee Offers Delay Instead Of Solutions
Fullerton’s Fiscal Sustainability Ad Hoc Committee was supposed to help the city confront an immediate budget crisis. Instead,…
Major Donor Influences Fullerton’s Budget Decisions
At the Fiscal Sustainability Ad Hoc Committee meeting on March 30. Committee member Anthony (Tony) Bushala, appointed by…
Fullerton Mayor Fred Jung Faces Lawsuit Over Misleading Claims and Ballot Designation
Fullerton Mayor Fred Jung was served with a lawsuit ahead of Thursday’s OCPA meeting, marking a significant development…
opinion: How Not To Run A City
In 2020, Fullerton voters were promised a reset. Candidates Fred Jung and Nick Dunlap ran against prior city…
Fullerton Police Fail to Warn Schools of Alleged Gunman While Assisting ICE
The Fullerton Police Department assisted federal immigration agents in response to what they described as an immediate public-safety…
Fullerton Plays Whack-A-Mole With Illegal Dispensaries
Fullerton’s newly elected City Council voted in February 2021 to undo the previous council’s decision to legalize cannabis…
Fullerton’s CalPERS Violations Were Real: The City’s Response Is the Bigger Story
When I published an article detailing CalPERS’ determination that the City of Fullerton unlawfully employed multiple retirees, the…
Fullerton Hit With State Case Over Illegal Hiring of Retired Officials
The Fullerton City Council met behind closed doors on December 2, 2025, to discuss a little-known state enforcement…
Political Commentary: Fullerton’s Council Majority is Playing Public Safety
For years, Fullerton’s politics have been shaped by two major forces: the police and fire unions and local…
Broken Promises and Donor Privilege: The Story of the Les Amis Patio
City crews dismantled the patio outside the Mediterranean restaurant Les Amis at 6:30 am on October 27. The…