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Fullerton in 2005
The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Fullerton Observer newspaper was formed in 1978 by Ralph and Natalie Kennedy and friends to provide a more progressive counterbalance to the more conservative Fullerton News-Tribune and Orange County Register. Back then, Orange County (including Fullerton) was dominated by…
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Fullerton in 2004
The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Fullerton Observer newspaper was formed in 1978 by Ralph and Natalie Kennedy and friends to provide a more progressive counterbalance to the more conservative Fullerton News-Tribune and Orange County Register. Back then, Orange County (including Fullerton) was dominated by…
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Fullerton in 2003: The Iraq War, the Grocery Workers Strike, Arnold Schwarzenegger is Elected Governor, Etc.
The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Fullerton Observer newspaper was formed in 1978 by Ralph and Natalie Kennedy and friends to provide a more progressive counterbalance to the more conservative Fullerton News-Tribune and Orange County Register. Back then, Orange County (including Fullerton) was dominated by…
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Fullerton in 2002: Indian Mascot Debate, Saving Coyote Hills & the Fox, Industrial Pollution, and Republicans Still Rule
The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Fullerton Observer newspaper was formed in 1978 by Ralph and Natalie Kennedy and friends to provide a more progressive counterbalance to the more conservative Fullerton News-Tribune and Orange County Register. Back then, Orange County (including Fullerton) was dominated by…
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Fullerton in 2001: 9/11, Energy Crisis, Light Rail Fail, Housing & Homelessness, Saving the Fox & Coyote Hills, Indian Mascot Debate, Etc.
The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. 9/11 The biggest national news story of 2001 was the terrorist attack of 9/11. “Over 100 locals gathered on Friday, September 14th at the Hillcrest Park flagpole for a candlelight vigil in memory of those…
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California’s History of Discriminatory Ballot Measures
The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. In his book Racial Propositions: Ballot Initiatives and the Making of Postwar California scholar Daniel Martinez HoSang presents a realistic and unglamorized portrait of the messy struggle for civil rights in California through the lens…
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Fullerton in the Year 2000: Industrial Pollution, (Un)Affordable Housing, Public Employees Organize, Etc.
The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Fullerton Observer newspaper was formed in 1978 by Ralph and Natalie Kennedy and friends to provide a more progressive counterbalance to the more conservative Fullerton News-Tribune and Orange County Register. Back then, Orange County (including Fullerton) was dominated by…
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Gay Rights Opposed, the Failed Light Rail, the New Ellis Island, and Saving the Fox: Fullerton in 1999

The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Fullerton Observer newspaper was formed in 1978 by Ralph and Natalie Kennedy and friends to provide a more progressive counterbalance to the more conservative Fullerton News-Tribune and Orange County Register. Back then, Orange County (including Fullerton) was dominated by…
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Republicans Still Dominate Local Politics, Affordable Housing Falls on Faith Community, Saving Coyote Hills, Residents Win Against ConAgra, and Observer Editor Ralph Kennedy Dies: Fullerton in 1998

The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Fullerton Observer newspaper was formed in 1978 by Ralph and Natalie Kennedy and friends to provide a more progressive counterbalance to the more conservative Fullerton News-Tribune and Orange County Register. Back then, Orange County (including Fullerton) was dominated by…
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(Un)affordable Housing, Campaign Finance Fail, a Mural Restored: Fullerton in 1997
The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Fullerton Observer newspaper was formed in 1978 by Ralph and Natalie Kennedy and friends to provide a more progressive counterbalance to the more conservative Fullerton News-Tribune and Orange County Register. Back then, Orange County (including Fullerton) was dominated by…