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  Story By Paula Selleck and Mimi Ko Cruz/CSUF -- Video by Matt Gush Rocio Almaraz, who is graduating magna cum laude from Cal State Fullerton with a bachelor of science degree in human services, organized a flash mob dance as a surprise for attendees at her CSUF commencement exercise Sunday in Titan Stadium. For...
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By Allen Bacon/Bosco Fullerton – In Fullerton, California baseball is king. But in 1942 with war breaking out in Europe and our democracy being challenged, even baseball took a back seat in Fullerton to the war. Almost forgotten that year in the events of the day, was the fact that Fullerton High School was...
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Story by Jennifer Karmarkar/FullertonStories.com Downtown restaurants may find outdoor right-of-way usage fees a little easier to swallow after Tuesday’s City Council decision to amend the current rates. In a 5-0 vote, the Council adopted a tiered monthly lease rate based on the type of alcohol license the establishment holds: No liquor: 30 cents per...
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Fullerton became home today to Orange County’s first Biodiesel and FlexFuel E85 gas station. Operated by Propel Fuels, the filling station is on the southwest corner of Raymond and Chapman Avenues, at 1124 E. Chapman Ave. Fullerton was chosen for the station because of its “large existing vehicle base ready for renewable fuel adoption...
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Cathy Thomas’ $1-million settlement with the City in the death of her son Kelly could be a major turning point in the tragedy’s aftermath. It was clear to everyone watching the case that she wanted to move on and back out of the spotlight. Compared to the financial discussions last summer between the City’s...
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By Jennifer Karmarkar/FullertonStories.com – An explosive City Council meeting was rocked Tuesday by a surprise announcement that the city has reached a $1 million dollar settlement with Cathy Thomas for the death of her son Kelly. The announcement, which drew some gasps from the standing-room-only crowd, came five minutes into the meeting as City...
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By Jennifer Karmarkar/FullertonStories.com – The ad hoc committee tasked with assessing the needs of Fullerton’s homeless and mentally ill population has completed the first phase of its work and will present its recommendations to the City Council in a special study session Tuesday. Rusty Kennedy, chair of the Fullerton Task Force on Homelessness and...
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The Department of Military Science Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corp (ROTC) at California State University Fullerton (CSUF) will conduct the ceremony to commission 22 new Second Lieutenants into the Active, National Guard and Reserves of the United States Army.  The ceremony will take place on Friday, May 18, 2012 at 10 a.m. at the ECS...
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Editorial by Davis Barber/FullertonStories.com – FullertonStories.com will not endorse any vote regarding the recall ballot June 5.  Instead, we aim to provide as much information and context as possible so that Fullerton voters can make up their own minds. If last night was any indication, the voter sentiment is extremely hot, but it is...
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From Staff and Police Department Reports – Fullerton Police shot and killed a man that shot at officers following a high speed car chase last night.  The man has not yet been identified. According to Fullerton Police Sgt. Jef Stuart, the incident began at approximately 11:15 pm, when officers attempted to stop a vehicle...
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