The Kiger Name Re-emerges!
On March 21, 2025, John Kiger, a 75-year-old retired pool man, husband, grandfather, surfer, former local resident, and father of former Fullerton City Councilman Travis Kiger, was surfing at the famous Southern California surf spot, Trestles. After getting out of the water, he spotted a wanted criminal. The suspect, 35-year-old Moses Paulisin, was armed and on the run for the attempted murder of a Orange County Deputy Sheriff.
A manhunt for Paulisin was well-underway by all Southern California law enforcement agencies. Kiger bravely approached the suspect to confirm his identity and he subsequently notified authorities and awaited their arrival.
Kiger was later awarded a certificate of courage by the City of San Clemente for his exceptional assistance to the sheriff’s department in apprehending the attempted murder suspect and securing his arrest.
Good for him.
Now if only we could get Travis back!
Without Travis there would have been no FFFF.
Not only no FFFF, but also the truth would probably never have been known about the circumstances of Kelly Thomas’ death. The “heroes” would have gotten away with beating to death a helpless man. And then he had the nerve to call for the city to become fiscally responsible and the “heroes” really went after him. And, alas, the Fullerton roads are still full of pot holes and the “heroes” continue to retire with their fat pensions.
Travis Kiger was average. He needlessly questioned a grant for DUI check points. How dumb! Then he was on the losing side of the Sheriff proposal. And ultimately lost to Jan Flory Part II. Average on council. Good blogger though.
Cop DUI checkpoints have been blessed by right-wing courts, however they are a violation of the 4th, 5th and and 14th Amendments. This sort of crap is what Travis blogged about.
The OCSD proposal was a good idea, but Shawn Nelson’s hubris fucked up the timing. It should have happened AFTER Travis won, but Nelson pushed and Travis and Whitaker went for it in July – instead of January, 2013.
Name somebody on the Fullerton City Council in the past 40 years who was above average. Win a prize.
Exactly.
No one would meet your oscillating expectations. This love/hate relationship with various politicians is hilarious. You can wax poetic about Travis Kiger, but he lost to Jan Flory, making him the shortest serving councilman in Fullerton’s history. You like Shawn Nelson. You don’t like Shawn Nelson. You like Bruce Whitaker. You don’t like Bruce Whitaker. You like Greg Sebourn. You don’t like Greg Sebourn. Things don’t change here when it comes to how temperamental you are – even when you bought and paid for the three you have now. So shove your prize up your sanctimonious ass Historian.
Oh, boohoo.
Conrad DeWitt was the shortest serving councilman. You don’t even know what you’re babbling about!