Monthly Archives: January 2017

By Joshua Ferguson

Tuesday night the Fullerton City Council held a study session on the Joint Powers Authority (J.P.A.) regarding the merger of the Fullerton & Brea fire departments. The Fullerton Fire Department (F.F.D.) showed up in force, along with friends from as far away as Arizona and beyond, to hijack the meeting.

This meeting was all about a long overdue J.P.A. feasibility study and the direction council wanted staff to take.

Instead it turned into a parade of union shills, firefighters and fellow travelers complaining that they want more staff. Specifically they want all trucks to be 4-man units which would cost the city somewhere around a cool $2 Million a year.

Safety and staffing weren’t a very high priority when F.F.D. was demanding their Multi-Million dollar raise the last time they sat at the table. But they want to eat our cake and have it too because no price is too high for the city so few of them live in.

For the curious at heart here’s a photo from the scene outside of City Hall during the meeting. Notice the hazard lights to warn people of the important emergency work happening.

That’s three of four fire trucks (3 pictured, 4th out of view) blocking half …read more

Source:: Friends for Fullerton’s Future

By Jay Seidel

By Frank Lara Risco

LA HABRA—A final second three-point play by Sunny Hills senior guard John Paek capped off a late game winning run by Sunny Hills to beat La Habra 56-53.

The Freeway league game was a close contest from the start.

Through four points each from seniors Luke Ross and Sam Barrera, the Lancers took an 8-4 lead nearly halfway into the first quarter, but the Highlanders responded.

La Habra senior Devin Howlin scored five straight points to power a 5-0 run that put the Highlanders up by one.

The lead changed once again after Sunny Hills senior Ryan Shaw converted two free throws to make it 10-9.

Although Sunny Hills (14-9, 3-2) went into the second quarter up by three, they ended the half down by two.

The Highlanders (8-13, 2-3) went on another 5-0 run to open the scoring in the second quarter and take the lead.

A 3-pointer by Shaw, one of only three in the half, followed by a 3-point play by Ross ended the Highlanders run and put the Lancers up by four.

The Highlanders, like before, cut the Lancers lead down in the final minutes of the half.

Howlin made an impact on the game once more for La Habra.

The senior scored …read more

Source:: Inside Fullerton

By Jay Seidel

By Frank Lara Risco

LA HABRA— The Sunny Hills Lady Lancers fell back under even in Freeway League play after losing 52-36 to the La Habra Highlanders last night.

The Lady Lancers found themselves down by 7-2 early in the game, but five straight points by guard Jessica Barrow tied up the game.

Behind a big first quarter by Barrow,who had 9 in the quarter, the Lady Lancers overcame their slow start to take a 12-8 lead.

Other than a basket by La Habra center Hannah Mcarthur to cut the Lady Lancers lead to two, both teams went cold from the field in the closing minutes of the quarter.

The Lancers (13-8, 2-3) and Highlanders (14-6, 3-2) both went scoreless in the final two and a half minutes of the first quarter.

La Habra Seniors Mcarthur and Emma Zener stepped up in the second quarter to help the Highlanders retake the lead.

Mcarthur made her presence felt on both sides of the ball.

The center, who led the team with 10 points in the quarter and a total of 16 in the game, converted several shots from inside the paint and forced Lancer turnovers that often culminated in points for the Highlanders.

Zener contributed 7 points of her …read more

Source:: Inside Fullerton

By Joe Sipowicz

An acquaintance reminded me the the other day of the ridiculous OCTA “Bike Share” program of a couple years ago – one of the most embarrassing boondoggles on record, and proof that regional government agencies are just as bad as our own city when it comes to throwing our money away.

The OCTA is always ready, able and willing to waste money – some of it comparatively small amounts, and some of it (think ARTIC) monstrously large. The common theme is that hardly anybody knows about it before the dough is blown, or after because the mainstream media is so good at keeping government unaccountable.

This is the tale of Bike Share, a supposedly “green” initiative, and thus free from the constraints of economic common sense.

Back in 2012 OCTA invested in a program where people could rent bicycles from a public rack and return them. To somebody it seemed like a plausible idea. The OCTA chose our city as the test lab because of all the college kids who …read more

Source:: Friends for Fullerton’s Future

By Jay Seidel

By Frank Lara Risco

The latest chapter in the rivalry between the Sunny Hills and Troy ended in a 1-1 draw after two tightly contested halves and overtime periods.

Sunny Hills scored the first goal of the game when a early first half corner kick was met by Freshman defender Jocelyn Pineda.

Pineda, in a crowded penalty box, received the ball with her thigh and sent it past Troy’s goalkeeper Sara Valencia on the same touch.

After the early goal the Warriors saw more of the ball than before, but other than a few crosses caught by Lady Lancers goalkeeper Monica Balos could not get past Sunny Hill’s backline.

At many instances in the first half Troy attempted to stretch the field and Lady Lancers defensive set up by playing wide.

The tactic resulted in more turnovers than goalscoring opportunities for the Lady Warriors (10-3-4, 2-0-1) partly due to consistent pressure by Sunny Hills near midfield which forced passes that often ended up out of bounds.

The Lady Lancers (14-2-3, 2-01) did not completely dedicated themselves to defense.

Through play down the sides of Troy’s half they earned several corner kicks in the first half.

The kicks from the corner, which were on most occasions headed over the Lady …read more

Source:: Inside Fullerton

By Jay Seidel

By Frank Lara Risco

A goal in the final minutes of the game by Junior midfielder Ricardo Sanchez capped a 3-2 Sunny Hills comeback Victory over the Sonora Raiders.

Though the match was a high-scoring affair, early on in the game both teams struggled to keep the ball for extended periods of time and to create scoring opportunities.

The Lancers and Raiders consistently gave the ball away to each other through inaccurate and ineffective passes that either headed out of bounds or were intercepted by the opposition.

After an initial quarter hour of ineffective offensive play by both sides, Sunny Hills (12-5-1, 2-0) came very close taking the lead.

A strike by Lancers forward Diego Useda by the top of the Raiders penalty box deflected off the underside of the top post of Sonoras goal and a few feet if not inches in front of the goal line.

After Useda’s goal opportunity Sonora (7-5-2, 0-1) took control of possession through offensive build up play in Lancer territory that would lead to Sunny Hills defenders being forced to clear the ball out of bounds or back to Raiders territory.

Raiders crosses and runs into Sunny Hill’s penalty box were being dealt with by the Lancers preventing Sonora from …read more

Source:: Inside Fullerton