The name Petropulos is long associated with Fullerton law enforcement circles. John Petropulos was a Fullerton Police Officer between 1981 and 2010, rising to the position of Captain. He also taught for many years at the Fullerton College Police Academy. The chances are good that if someone you know attended the academy over the past […]
Strange But True
DEA Helicopter Crashes at Fullerton Airport
There was a crash at the Fullerton Airport this morning. By the time the media arrived, the FAA registration numbers on the tail had been carefully covered up with a tarp. Initial media reports indicate that nobody was injured and the media was instructed to start calling it a “hard landing” instead of a crash. The […]
Okay, You Decide
Several of our communicants have identified an eerie similarity between former public access TV star Garth Algar, and your newly minted po po chief, David Hendricks. At the risk of damaging our reputation as a legitimate news and opinion outlet, I have decided to let you Fullerton humans opine.
Bruce Whitaker Announces His Candidacy in the Senate District 29 Recall
Although the results have yet to be certified, and the Democratic Party is doing their best to invalidate the petition gathering effort (even going so far as to sue individual College Republican signature gatherers) the recall election of State Senator Josh Newman is likely proceeding. And now the Republican party has a candidate for the […]
Coming Up For Air
In FFFF’s early days, this blog noted how the Fullerton Observer and its “editor” Sharon Kennedy would bend over backwards to avoid printing anything that might embarrass City officialdom. In the years after that blog post, the Observer remained true to form. It continually went to bat for the bureaucrats in increasingly shameful ways, even when it […]
Kangaroo Court Transcript Reveals Felzian Development Scheme
Remember that quasi-judicial nuisance hearing against the Grand Inn back in April? The one where former police chief Danny Hughes went under oath and accidentally told us that Joe Felz was drunk when he crashed his car and got a ride home from the Fullerton PD? After some wrangling down at city hall, FFFF finally […]
A Day in the Life of an Assistant to the City Manager/Economic Development Manager
For a while now we’ve been trying to figure out how Nichole Bernard wrangled herself the title of Assistant to the City Manager/Economic Development Manager under the leadership of the departed Joe Felz. Even more perplexing is that nobody can figure out what she actually does all day, or what value she provides to the […]
Photo Fun: SparkyFitz’s $1.6 Mil Stairs to Nowhere
Being a political creature means keeping your happy face on – even when your happy speech is done. On Saturday our lobbyist-councilperson Jennifer Fitzgerald happily talked up her moronic wooden stairs that don’t do anything – $1,600,000 worth of nothing. She was soooo excited (twice). Even her pal Jan Flory was there to help put […]
Assistant to the Assistant
Remember when we told you about the poor “Mayor’s assistant” who’s job mysteriously appeared and disappeared right alongside Jennifer Fitzgerald’s mayorship? Well, the position seems to have re-appeared… this time as an Assistant to the Assistant (City Manager), Nichole Bernard. From the February 14th Economic Development Commission minutes: Now what Ms. Bernard needs assistance with […]
And the Award for Most Ridiculous Awards Show Goes to…
While there is much in government to bemoan and criticize there is apparently much to celebrate as well, at least according to the Association of California Cities – Orange County, who are soliciting nominations for the Sixth Annual Golden Hub of Innovation Awards. Yes, that’s right. The Government has an award show. The ACC-OC is […]
While We Were Away: AJ’s Story
For a few weeks now, we have been looking back on the fraud, waste and abuse that occurred in Fullerton during our hiatus. And we’ve had a few good laughs, unfortunately at our own expense. But Friends, today things are about to take a more sinister turn. Why? Because the story involves not only misuse […]
Fortunately, An Adult in the Room
This is a story about selfishness, small-time greed and entitlement. No, it’s not about my 3-year old nephew. It’s about members of the Fullerton Fire Department and their Chief, Wolfgang “Wolf” Knabe and the culture of permissiveness overseen by our former City Manager Joe “Fast and Loose” Felz. Back in September a couple of off-duty […]
OCFA Fire Station Burns Down in Rain
A fire station. Burned down. In the rain. This is one of those of stories that is so amazing as to not be believed. Orange County Fire Authority’s Station 61, in Buena Park by Knott’s Berry Farm, burned down this morning. In these rains. A fire station. Burned down. In the rain. Let that sink […]
The Yellowing Submarine Sinks Deeper
You have to wonder about the integrity of an avowedly left-wing media effort that is so desperate to prop up and defend local government that it will…well, read on. The Fullerton Observer and its obtuse editor, Sharon Kennedy, have now resorted to republishing pieces written by the pro-cop union shill “Behind the Badge.” The taxpayers pick […]
The Red Oak
As a professional botanist I was quite interested and amused by the name of the developers of the proposed multi-family monster on Commonwealth Avenue. Red Oaks Investment. Why? Because the red oak is native to the Midwest and eastern United States. Red Oak. Okay. Got it. An out-of -town developer with the name of a […]
F.F.D. Doesn’t Want Your Finger on the Pulse
Or Perhaps They’re Just Missing the Point of PulsePoint Allow me to introduce you to PulsePoint. When life is on the line every second matters. PulsePoint is designed to allow people with C.P.R. training to respond to emergencies. It’s brilliant. According to their own website: Through the use of modern, location-aware mobile devices PulsePoint is […]
Taco Tuesday. No, Wait, That’s Not Right…
Here’s a tidbit from Tuesday’s upcoming Fullerton City Council Closed Session Agenda. The Closed Session is where the council secretes itself away from public scrutiny to discuss lawsuits and personnel and real estate deals. #2 deals with the replacement of of our recently departed PoChief, Danny Hughes, who was last seen applying his fingerprints all over […]
Under New Manangement
Friends for Fullerton’s Future is now owned and operated by a brand new collection of miscreants, malefactors and truth-tellers. Sure, some of our old Friends will still be here. Some new ones, too. In 2013, the previous proprietor of this esteemed institution decided to shut it down – after thousands and thousands of posts […]
Homeless Shelter A Big Step Closer
It appears that the good folks down at the County of Orange, allied with the local professional do-gooders are intent on placing a regional homeless shelter at 301 S. State College, in Fullerton. The only problem is that nobody decided to let the neighbors know; or, even our own City Council, it seems. The County […]
We Get Mail: Not In Their Backyard
Dear Friends, we received the following e-mail from an unhappy resident of the neighborhood around Chapman Park, across the street from the location the County is proposing to buy for $3.15 million to transform into a permanent homeless shelter. It always interests me to see that those politicians and bureaucrats who support obnoxious land uses […]
