Category Archives: City Council

Mayor Whitaker to deliver ‘State of the City’ address on April 5

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Staff

The 2013 Fullerton State of the City luncheon will be held on Friday, April 5 at 11:30 a.m. at California State University in the Titan Student Union. Attendees will receive an update from Mayor Bruce Whitaker on his perspective for … Continue reading →

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Mayor Whitaker to speak at Republican women’s club luncheon

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Staff

Fullerton Mayor Bruce Whitaker will be the keynote speaker at the February 27 meeting of the Fullerton Republican Women, Federated. The luncheon will be held in the meeting room at the Sizzler restaurant, 1401 North Harbor Boulevard in Fullerton. Paula … Continue reading →

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Fullertonians invited to a “Talk Around Town” with mayor

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Staff

Join Fullerton Mayor Bruce Whitaker this Tuesday evening, February 26, as he hosts his second “Talk Around Town with Bruce” — a monthly town-hall style meeting with the members of the community. This month’s event will be held from 6:30-7:30 … Continue reading →

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Police Union Intimidates Fullerton Council Members

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Staff

By Steven Greenhut | Orange County Register — Many people were outraged this summer after a private investigator, with ties to a law firm that represents 120 police unions in California, made an apparently false police report that a Costa … Continue reading →

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Kiger named ‘Best New Public Official’ by OC Weekly

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Staff

Fullerton City Councilmember Travis Kiger has been named ‘Best New Public Official’ by Orange County Weekly (see entry below). To read the magazine’s entire “Best Of 2012″ list, click here.

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VIDEO: League of Women Voters’ candidate forum

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Staff

All 12 candidates participated in the League of Women Voters’ candidate forum held Monday evening, October 1 at Fullerton City Hall:

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Fullerton council candidates take on issues at LWV forum

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Staff

By Lou Ponsi | Orange County Register — The 12 candidates vying for three City Council seats fielded questions Monday related to outsourcing public safety services, dealing with pension liability and the best method to reimburse residents who’ve overpaid for … Continue reading →

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Register endorses Whitaker and Kiger for re-election to City Council

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Staff

Editorial in the Orange County Register on October 3, 2012: Fullerton the past 15 months has seen atypical turmoil. After the tragic death of Kelly Thomas at the hands of police in 2011 and a hotly contested recall election in … Continue reading →

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New Fullerton council members to take oath Monday

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Staff

By Lou Ponsi | Orange County Register — Three incoming councilmen who won their seats in a recall election fueled by the death of Kelly Thomas will be sworn in on Monday, the City Manager said Thursday. Travis Kiger, Doug … Continue reading →

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An interview with Bruce Whitaker on the issue of who controls the police

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Staff

Full Disclosure Network interviews Fullerton City Council Member Bruce Whitaker, who describes how his efforts were stonewalled by the city bureaucracy when he sought to get to the truth regarding the death of Kelly Thomas, who was beaten to death … Continue reading →

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KTLA: Council member Whitaker says police chief violated his contract by living in San Clemente

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Staff

Chief Michael Sellers, who is currently on medical leave, never moved to Fullerton as required by his employment contract. KTLA’s David Begnaud’s filed this report Thursday night: SAN CLEMENTE — Fullerton Police Chief Michael Sellers, who has been on medical … Continue reading →

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Petitions send West Coyote Hills project back to council

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Staff

Orange County Register | Opponents trying to repeal the City Council’s approval of the 760-home West Coyote Hills development collected enough valid signatures on the second two of four petitions to have the project decided by voters, City Clerk Lucinda … Continue reading →

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City Council votes 3-2 to save redevelopment

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Staff

FullertonStories.com — At Tuesday’s city council meeting, the council voted 3-2 – with Whitaker and Quirk-Silva voting against – to opt-in to Governor Jerry Brown’s “Voluntary Alternative Redevelopment Program” rather than allow the city’s redevelopment agency to be terminated. The … Continue reading →

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State of the City: Mayor says Fullerton is in good fiscal shape

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Staff

Cal State Fullerton was the site of Fullerton’s annual “State of the City” luncheon yesterday. Read the excellent report by Amy Dempsey on Fullerton Stories.

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