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July 12, 2010July 11, 2010Dead heads

Who Should Pay To Clean Up The Mess in Downtown Fullerton?

hooligan — Welcome to Downtown Fullerton

Surely not the businesses that don’t sell booze.

Last year a few downtown Fullerton property and business owners lobbied the City Council to impose an tax assessment on downtown Fullerton. The purpose of this “Business Improvement District” was to raise money to clean up the mess introduced into Downtown by the numerous booze joints and illegal dance clubs.

The first step was predictable: hire yourself a “consultant” who will tell you what you want to hear. But the price tag was too steep and the promoters couldn’t get a clear majority of the Council to go along.

But apparently now Councilwoman Sharon Quirk-Silva has changed her mind about hiring a consultant to meet and greet and spread the BID propaganda.

The direction here is all too clear: build up some momentum toward the idea and then rely on the self-interested parties to vote their interest and hope that the other property owners don’t catch on.

Well I think this stinks. Why should all the downtown property owners pay to fix the problems caused by the bar owners and their out-of-control customers, not to mention a City policy that has enabled all these problems? And let’s not forget – former police chief and council candidate Patrick McKinley who liked to look the other way.

And why should the taxpayers keep footing the bill?

July 2, 2010Food and Drink

4th of July Celebration at IvyCrest Montessori

by Travis2 Comments

We pass along this invitation to a rockin’ 4th of July party put on by the folks at IvyCrest Montessori to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Have fun!

Make sure you mark your calendar for the 4th of July, when IvyCrest will be pulling out all the stops and treating everyone to an entire day of wholesome family fun including games, complimentary food and beverages, performances by current students, music and entertainment!

IvyCrest will play host to Grammy Award Winner, Tom Chapin, local favorite “Sing Along with Jules” and wildly entertaining Fantastick Patrick and Friends. This 40th anniversary school year is a very important event in the history of IvyCrest. The celebratory weekend will also mark what would have been the 80th birthday of Mrs. Smith, the mother of Ms. Holly Smith Constantin who currently owns the school. Every family has their own traditions when it comes to special occasions, and in the Smith family, education and supporting the school was a legacy that they passed down to their daughter.

In this spirit, Ms. Holly wants to share the joy and inspiration of her mother’s dream for IvyCrest with all the alumni, children, and families that have been touched by the school over the last 40 years. We welcome you to join us for some wholesome, child-friendly entertainment, take advantage of the opportunity to tour the historical Hale House and newly renovated campus, or simply enjoy a safe 4th of July among family and friends.

Please RSVP and let us know if you would like to join us. The cost is free and the whole family is welcome. Please join us between 10AM and 7PM for wonderful entertainment, food, beverages, and wholesome fun for the whole family!

April 25, 2010Food and Drink

CROP Hunger Walk Goes Down Harbor Blvd.

by admin1 Comment

As I was driving up Harbor Blvd. today, I came across a line of people that seemed about a mile long. They were walking for a cause: raising money to help feed hungry people in Fullerton and abroad. It makes you wonder with all of the billions that our government collects in taxes why we spend so much on bullets, bombs and tanks to take lives and not nourish them.

February 14, 2010February 14, 2010Chris Norby

Fullerton “Tea Party” Draws Small But Energetic Crowd

by admin7 Comments

Several hundred people showed up for an “paycheck protection” rally yesterday behind the Slidebar in Fullerton’s Transportation Center. The small but enthusiastic crowd got to hear from several state and local political leaders including Fullerton’s pension spiking spoiler Shawn Nelson, pension crisis watchdog OC Supervisor John Moorlach, Assemblyman Chris Norby, Assemblyman Chuck Devore, gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, and a very energetic Villa Park Councilwoman Deborah Pauly.

The event was sponsored by the Tea Partiers, but the focus was to those in attendance to go out and gather signatures for the paycheck protection initiative that would protect union employees from the union automatically taking dues from the paychecks of their members and use the money to fund political campaigns that might be distasteful the members..

DeVore, who is running to unseat Senator Barbara Boxer, read from old Abe’s famous “four score and seven years ago” speech and then related that to the current cycle of of money and politics that has pushed California and many local governments to the brink of fiscal collapse.

Devore explained the deal works:

Public employee unions take money from their members without consent.
The union then donates money to politicians of both parties.
These politicians enact a pro-union agenda which generally entails richer salaries and benefits and more union members. The unions increase in wealth and power all at taxpayer expense.

The funnest part of the event was confronting a Harry “Carpetbagging” Sidhu paid staffer who was handing out Harry fliers. I asked him if he knew where Harry lived, at first he gave me a line of baloney about how carpetbagging is a good thing and then admitted that he knows all about carpetbaggers because he worked on Ackerwoman’s scampaign, and that Harry’s probably going to lose, but he needed a job and Harry has deep pockets.

Enjoy some of the highlights of the event: