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City of Fullerton, California
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Location of Fullerton within Orange County, California, U.S.
Location of Fullerton within Orange County, California, U.S.
Coordinates: 33°52′48″N 117°55′43″W / 33.88, -117.92861
Country United States
State California
County Orange
Government
 - Mayor Sharon Quirk
Area
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 - Land 22. To help compare sizes of various objects we list here Areas between 1000 and 10000 m² (1000 square metres and 1 Hectare) 2 sq mi (57. 5 km²)
 - Water 0. 0 sq mi (0. 1 km²)
Elevation 164 ft (50 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 126,003 (city proper)
 - Density 5,675. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/sq mi (2,191. 4/km²)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 - Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 92831-92838
Area code(s) 562/657/714
FIPS code 06-28000
GNIS feature ID 1660658
Website: www.ci.fullerton.ca.us
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Fullerton is a city located in northern Orange County, California, United States. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 126,003.

It was founded in 1887 by George and Edward Amerige and named for George H. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fullerton, who secured the land on behalf of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. Historically it was a center of agriculture, notably groves of Valencia oranges and other citrus crops; petroleum extraction; transportation; and manufacturing. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture An orange —specifically the sweet orange —is the Citrus fruit Citrus sinensis ( syn Citrus is a common term and Genus of Flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originating in tropical and subtropical southeast regions of Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit It is home to several educational institutions, notably the California State University, Fullerton. California State University Fullerton, commonly known as CSUF, CSU Fullerton, or Cal State Fullerton, is currently the largest California State

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History

Early history

Evidence of prehistoric habitation is present in Ralph B. Clark Regional Park in the northwest of the city. Ralph B Clark Regional Park is an urban park in northwestern Fullerton, California. Europeans first passed through the area in 1769 when Gaspar de Portolà led an expedition north to establish Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, after whom the local Native American population were dubbed the Gabrieliños. Gaspar de Portolà i Rovira (1716 1784 was a soldier Governor of Baja and Alta California (1767&ndash1770 Explorer and founder of The Mission San Gabriel Arcángel is a fully functioning Roman Catholic mission and a historic landmark in San Gabriel California. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Tongva may also refer to the Tongva language. The Tongva are a Native American people who inhabited the area in and around Los Angeles The land later became part of Rancho San Juan Cajon de Santa Ana, granted to Juan Pacifico Ontiveros, a Spanish soldier. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces.

Ontiveros began to sell parcels of the Rancho to settlers flooding California in the aftermath of the 1849 Gold Rush, including Massachusetts native Abel Stearns. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The California Gold Rush (1848&ndash1855 began on January 24 1848 when Gold was discovered by James Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. In the 1860s, Stearns sold in turn to Domingo Bastanchury, a Basque shepherd. Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 The Basques (Euskaldunak are a people who inhabit a region spanning over parts of north-central Spain and southwestern France.

In 1886 while in the area on a duck hunting vacation, Malden brothers George and Edward Amerige, heard rumors that the California Central Railroad, a subsidiary of the Santa Fe Railway, was looking for land. Hunting is the practice of pursuing Animals for Food, Recreation, or Trade. Malden is a suburban city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. Sensing opportunity, they arranged to buy 430 acres (1. 7 km²) north of Anaheim for approximately $68,000.

They then began negotiations with George H. Fullerton, president of the Pacific Land and Improvement Company, also a Santa Fe subsidiary. They offered free right-of-way and half interest in the land to the railroad if Fullerton's survey were revised to include the proposed town site, and on July 5, 1887 Edward Amerige formally staked his claim at what is now the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Commonwealth Avenue. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

In 1894 Charles Chapman, a retired Chicago publisher and a descendant of John "Johnny Appleseed" Chapman, purchased an orange orchard in eastern Fullerton. Charles Clarke Chapman (1853 - 1944 was the first mayor of Fullerton California and a relative of John Chapman the Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Johnny Appleseed, born John Chapman (September 26 1774 – February 18 1845 was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced apples to large parts of Ohio An orange —specifically the sweet orange —is the Citrus fruit Citrus sinensis ( syn The Valencia variety of oranges he promoted from his Santa Ysabel Ranch, well suited to the local climate, proved a boon to producers; Fullerton boasted more orange groves than any other municipality in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Cultivation of walnuts and avocados also flourished, and the Western railroad town became an agricultural center. Walnuts (genus Juglans) are Plants in the family Juglandaceae. The avocado ( Persea americana) (from Nahuatl āhuacatl) also known as aguacate ( Spanish) butter pear or Fullerton incorporated in 1904.

Boom years

Drilling for petroleum also began in the late 1800s and fueled the first real boom, peaking in the 1920s. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada Construction reflected the vogue for Spanish Colonial and Italian Renaissance-inspired architecture, as in the historic Fox Fullerton Theatre (erected 1925); the home of Walter and Adella Muckenthaler, designed by Frank Benchley (erected 1924); and the city's chief landmark, the Plummer Auditorium and clock tower (erected 1930). The History of architecture traces the changes in the History of Architecture through various countries and dates Fox Theatre is a movie theater located on Harbor Boulevard in Fullerton, California. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fullerton College was established at its present location at Chapman Avenue and Lemon Street in 1913. History Fullerton Junior College as it was known from 1913 to 1972 was born out of a proposal made in April 1913 by then principal of Fullerton Union High School Delbert Brunton Meanwhile, the city banned all overnight street parking throughout the city in 1924— a law enforced to the present day.

Significant public works projects were constructed during this period, including the conversion of a southwestern sewer farm into Fullerton Municipal Airport at the behest of Placentia ranchers and aviators William and Robert Dowling in 1927. Fullerton Municipal Airport, owned and operated by the City of Fullerton, is the last strictly General aviation airfield still operating in Orange County Placentia is a city in northern Orange County California. The population was 46488 at the 2000 census

Through the mid-1900s the economy shifted toward food processing rather than food production, as well as manufacturing; southeastern Fullerton became an industrial center. Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw Ingredients into Food or to transform food into other forms for consumption by Val Vita Food Products (later Hunt Wesson and today part of ConAgra Foods, Inc.) began operating a citrus juice plant in western Fullerton in 1932. Hunt's is the name of a brand of preserved Tomato products owned by ConAgra Foods Inc Hunt's is the name of a brand of preserved Tomato products owned by ConAgra Foods Inc ConAgra Foods Inc ( is one of North America 's largest packaged foods companies By 1941 it had become the largest food processing company in the US. In 1934 A. W. Leo, Tom Yates and Ralph Harrison developed the first Hawaiian Punch recipe in a converted garage in Fullerton. Hawaiian Punch is the name of a brand of fruit punch drinks (containing 5% fruit juice) owned by Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc The city also became a producer of aerospace equipment, electrical and electronic components, navigation systems, and laboratory instruments.

In 1949 Dick Riedel and Bill Barris piloted the Sunkist Lady, a modified Aeronca Sedan, out of the Fullerton airport to set an endurance flight record of 1,008 hours and 2 minutes. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

Postwar suburbanization

Fullerton's population soared after World War II as veterans migrated to California, and in particular after the construction of Interstate 5 and development in neighboring Anaheim. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Route description Southern California See also San Diego Freeway, Santa Ana Freeway, Golden State Freeway Interstate 5 starts

To serve the growing population, the California State Legislature authorized Orange County State College in 1957, which began operating out of Fullerton high schools in 1959. The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U In 1963, it moved to its present campus on State College Boulevard, and later, after several name-changes, was finally redesignated California State University, Fullerton. California State University Fullerton, commonly known as CSUF, CSU Fullerton, or Cal State Fullerton, is currently the largest California State Other institutions followed, earning Fullerton a reputation as an "Education City. " The Fullerton Arboretum, a 26-acre (105,000 m²) botanical garden, opened in the northeastern part of the city adjacent the campus in 1979. Botanical gardens grow a wide variety of Plants primarily to categorize and document for scientific purposes

Manufacturing growth leveled off as ever-soaring property prices, increasing environmental regulation, traffic, and other pressures increased. By the late 20th century the city had lost much of its rural character in favor of suburban housing tracts and shopping centers. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California.

Recent history

Fullerton Police Headquarters
Fullerton Police Headquarters

The first years of the 21st century have seen several political issues played out against a backdrop of class division (between the more affluent northern and western parts of the city and the southern portion of the city, which borders Anaheim), rapidly diminishing supplies of undeveloped land, and demographic changes (including the influx of Asian and Latino immigrants into an area previously dominated by Caucasians).

As in many cities, growth and development are contentious issues. In the 1990s, the downtown commercial district had become economically depressed, and was known mainly for being an area of sleepy antique stores and small shops. A symbol of downtown's problems was the Fox Theatre, a local landmark, which had fallen into disrepair. Fox Theatre is a movie theater located on Harbor Boulevard in Fullerton, California. As of November 2004, a fundraising drive had accumulated sufficient funds to buy the theater, but not yet enough money to restore it. By 2006, restoration was started. During this same period, the downtown area, especially south of Commonwealth Avenue, has become more of a busy entertainment district, described by the OC Weekly as "Bourbon Street West. OC Weekly, a sister publication of both LA Weekly and The Village Voice, is a free weekly paper (an Alternative weekly Bourbon Street (Rue Bourbon is a famous and historic street that runs the length of the French Quarter in New Orleans Louisiana. " In less than five years, some 30 businesses that sell alcohol have opened, making the downtown area much more active at night. With the festive atmosphere have come problems such as public drunkenness, fights and a shortage of parking; a police task force last year has addressed some of these problems.

There is a proposal to develop the Coyote Hills area, the last undeveloped area in the city. This controversial issue has pitted local environmentalists and slow-growth activists (who argue that the city should seek state funding to buy the area and make into a park) against the pro-business and pro-growth City Council. There are also plans to build approximately 300 condominiums or apartments downtown, leading to more density.

The 293-acre Hughes Aircraft Company's Ground Systems Group campus in western Fullerton was redeveloped into a major new residential and commercial district, called Amerige Heights, in 2001–2004. This development was accompanied by extreme shifts in neighborhood property values, first dropping precipitously in the late 1980s to early 1990s as the former Hughes employees sold their houses, and then rising rapidly as part of a general increase in real estate values throughout Orange County.

Notable Fullertonians

Main article: List of people from Fullerton, California

Geography

Fullerton is located at 33°52′48″N, 117°55′43″W (33. 879914, -117. 928749)[2]. It is approximately 25 miles (40 km) southeast of downtown Los Angeles, and approximately 11 miles (18 km) north-northwest of Santa Ana, the county seat. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Founded in 1869 Santa Ana ( is the most populous city in Orange County California and is the County seat and a city of about 353184 people. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. The city has a mean elevation of 150 feet (46 m) and lies approximately 11 miles northeast of the Pacific Ocean straight-line distance. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions It has a Mediterranean climate, with a mean temperature of 62. 2 degrees Fahrenheit (16. 8 °C).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 57. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 6 km² (22. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 mi²). The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 57. 5 km² (22. 2 mi²) of it is land and 0. 1 km² (0. 04 mi²) of it (0. 14%) is water.

The flat downtown area is laid out in a grid plan centered at the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Commonwealth Avenue. The grid plan or gridiron plan is a type of City plan in which Streets run at right angles to each other forming a grid. After recent renewal and beautification projects, it has attracted specialty stores, coffee shops, and restaurants, and has uncharacteristically retained much of its downtown character. Downtown is a term primarily used in North America to refer to a city's core usually in a geographical commercial and community sense Southeastern Fullerton is historically the industrial sector, and is home to small manufacturing, particularly east of Raymond Street and south of Commonwealth.

The hilly northern and western parts of Fullerton were for most of its history groves of citrus trees, open scrubland, and oil fields. Scrubland is a Plant community characterized by scrub Vegetation. While equestrian trails and many old estates endure along Bastanchury Road, the meandering roads through these areas today mostly connect a succession of housing tract subdivisions and commercial developments. North-central and northwestern Fullerton is broadly referred to as Coyote Hills, while the name Sunny Hills refers to the adjacent lands to the south and west. In recent years, the Fullerton City Council has tried to develop all the remaining open land throughout the city. The most notable impending project, in West Coyote Hills, has been met with high opposition by many of the citizens in the area. West Coyote Hills is in the far northwest of the city, and borders the cities of La Mirada and La Habra. La Mirada is a city within Los Angeles County California, California, United States. La Habra is a city located in the northwestern corner of Orange County California, United States.

Government and politics

Local

Fullerton is a general law city with a council-manager government system. In the council-manager form of government an elected city council (typically between five and 11 people is responsible for making Policy, passing Ordinances voting Appropriations Legislative authority is vested in a City Council of five non-partisan members who serve four-year staggered terms, who elect a chair who serves as mayor but hire a professional city manager for day-to-day operations. All Council seats are elected at large. Elections are held every two years and are consolidated with the statewide general elections held in November of even numbered years.

As of July 2004 there were 60,927 registered voters in the city:

Mayor And City Council

Emergency services

Fire protection in Fullerton is provided by the Fullerton Fire Department with ambulance transport by Care Ambulance Service. The Fullerton Fire Department is the agency that provides Fire protection and Emergency medical services for Fullerton California. Care Ambulance Service provides Ambulance transport and 9-1-1 response services providing Basic life support and critical care for patients The Fullerton Police Department provides law enforcement.

State and Federal

Fullerton has historically favored conservative Republicans in state and federal elections. In the state legislature Fullerton is located in the 33rd and 34th Senate Districts, represented by Republican Dick Ackerman and Democrat Lou Correa, and in the 72nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Michael D. Duvall. The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. Richard Charles Ackerman (born December 5, 1942) is a Republican U The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Luis Correa (born January 24 1958 in Anaheim California) is a moderate California Democratic Party Legislator The California State Assembly is the Lower house of the California State Legislature. Michael D Duvall (born June 14 1955) is a Republican Politician who was elected to the California State Assembly in 2006 to represent Federally, Fullerton is located in California's 40th and 47th congressional districts, which have Cook PVIs of R +8 and D +5 respectively[3] and are represented by Republican Ed Royce and Democrat Loretta Sanchez respectively. California's 40th congressional district covers parts of northern Orange County and is currently represented by Republican Ed Royce. California's 47th congressional district covers the cities of Garden Grove and Santa Ana and parts of Fullerton and Anaheim, in Orange The Cook Partisan Voting Index ( CPVI) sometimes referred to as simply the Partisan Voting Index ( PVI) is a measurement of how strongly an American Edward Randall "Ed" Royce (born October 12, 1951) is an American politician Loretta Sanchez (born January 7 1960) an American politician has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives

Education

California State University, Fullerton, commonly known as Cal State Fullerton or CSUF, was first established in 1957 as Orange County State College. California State University Fullerton, commonly known as CSUF, CSU Fullerton, or Cal State Fullerton, is currently the largest California State The twelfth member of the California State University system, its main campus is located on 236 acres (1 km²) of a former orange grove in northeast Fullerton near State Route 57 and Nutwood Avenue. History Today's California State University system is the direct descendant of the California State Normal School (now San José State University) a State Route 57 (SR 57 also known as the Orange Freeway, is a major north-south State highway in the Greater Los Angeles Area of the U In the fall semester of 2007, 37,130 students were enrolled in the undergraduate and graduate degree programs, making it the largest university in the CSU system and the second largest university in the state of California in terms of enrollment. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Fullerton College is a two-year community college, the oldest in continuous operation in California. History Fullerton Junior College as it was known from 1913 to 1972 was born out of a proposal made in April 1913 by then principal of Fullerton Union High School Delbert Brunton A community college is a type of Educational institution. The term has different meanings in different countries California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Part of the North Orange County Community College District, it is situated on a 63 acre (255,000 m²) campus adjacent to Fullerton Union High School. The North Orange County Community College District (NOCCCD located in Orange County California, offers associate degrees and adult education certificates through Cypress

Other institutions of higher education in Fullerton include Western State University College of Law, Hope International University, and Southern California College of Optometry. Higher education is Education that is provided by universities, vocational universities, Community colleges Liberal arts colleges Western State University College of Law ( WSU) is a for-profit, American Law school in Fullerton California. Southern California College of Optometry is a private 4-year university founded in 1904 and is located in Fullerton California.

The city also prides itself on its public high schools: Fullerton Union High School, Troy High School, Buena Park High School, La Sierra High School, La Vista High School (currently undergoing extensive remodeling) and Sunny Hills High School. History In 1893 a special Election was held to create Fullerton Union High School Fullerton Union High School, the oldest high school in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District as well as all of Orange County, is the home of historic Plummer Auditorium and the Academy of the Arts magnet program. History In 1893 a special Election was held to create Fullerton Union High School Fullerton Joint Union High School District (FJUHSD founded in 1893 is a school district in Orange County California that serves a fifty-square-mile area which includes the Public magnet school, Troy High School, is a perennial top 50 high school nationally and is known for excellence in math and sciences. Troy High School is combined public and Magnet school situated in Fullerton California, USA nationally acclaimed for its Troy Tech and Like Troy, Sunny Hills High also excels in academics and athletics.

In addition, Fullerton supports three public junior high schools: Ladera Vista, Nicolas, and Parks Jr. High. Note that a couple of the elementary schools listed below reach the 8th grade.

The city also has a number of public elementary schools: Acacia Elementary, Beechwood K-8, Raymond Elementary, Commonwealth, Fern Drive, Fisler K-8, Golden Hill, Hermosa Drive, Laguna Road, Maple, Orangethorpe, Pacific Drive, Richman, Rolling Hills, Sunset Lane, Valencia, and Woodcrest.

Fullerton also has a number of Private Catholic Schools, which is directed by the Diocese of Orange. The oldest Catholic school in the city is Saint Mary's Catholic School, which is located directly across city hall. Saint Mary's is now together with another catholic school, Saint Philip Benizi Catholic School, which together is now called Annunciation Catholic School, as of 2005. Other Catholic Schools in the area include Saint Justin, and Saint Juliana, Servite All-Boys Catholic High School, Connelly All-Girls Catholic High School, and Rosary All-Girls Catholic High School.


Other private schools in the area include: IvyCrest Montessori Private School, which is located where Mayor Hale once lived in the early 1900s, and Eastside Christian School.

Culture and recreation

Fullerton is home to a vibrant music scene. It was a center for the Orange County hardcore punk music scene, producing acts such as The Adolescents, Agent Orange, Social Distortion, and TSOL. In the United States, California is commonly associated with the Film, Music, and Arts industries; there are numerous world-famous The Adolescents are a Hardcore punk band formed in 1980 in Fullerton, California. Agent Orange is a punk band from Placentia, California. They are a surf-punk band from the 1980s who first gained attention with their song Bloodstains Social Distortion (sometimes referred to simply as Social D) is an American Punk rock band formed in 1978 Gwen Stefani, lead vocalist of the alternative rock group No Doubt, was a student at CSUF and the group performed there regularly. Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of No Doubt is a rock band from Anaheim California, United States founded in 1986 Other popular groups from the area include The Offspring and Lit. The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American The popular singer-songwriter Jackson Browne also attended Sunny Hills High School in the city. Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is a German -born American rock Singer-songwriter and Musician.

Contributing greatly to Fullerton's musical heritage was the Fender musical instrument company, whose products such as the Stratocaster and Telecaster electric guitars, Precision Bass bass guitar, and Twin Reverb guitar amplifier revolutionized the music business and contributed greatly to the development of rock and roll. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Quincy Illinois is a manufacturer of stringed instruments such as solid-body Electric guitars including the The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of Electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder The Fender Precision Bass (sometimes shortened to the " P Bass " is an electric bass guitar, and was the first widely-available model of the instrument The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the An instrument amplifier is an Electronic amplifier that converts the inaudible electric or electronic signal from musical instruments such as an Electric guitar Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African (A list of notable rock performers who did not use a Fender product at some point in their careers would be very short. ) Leo Fender sold the company to CBS in 1964; production continued in the Fullerton plant until 1985, when the then-ruined company was sold to a group of private investors. Clarence Leonidas Fender ( August 10, 1909 - March 21, 1991) also known as Leo Fender, was an American inventor who CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. (It was later reconstituted as Fender Musical Instrument Corporation, with its major production facilities in neighboring Corona and across the US-Mexico border in Ensenada, Baja California, and its headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona. Corona is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. Scottsdale ( O'odham Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ; Yaqui Eskatel) is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. ) In 1980, Leo Fender and his original partner George Fullerton (relation to the Fullerton founder of the same name unknown) reunited and started a new company, G&L (George and Leo) Guitars, which currently occupies the old Fender factory in Fullerton. G&L is a Guitar design and production company founded by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Dale Hyatt in the late 1970s

The Muckenthaler Cultural Center on Malvern Avenue near Euclid Avenue houses art galleries and a theater group. The former estate of the Muckenthaler family, it was donated to the city by Harold Muckenthaler in 1965.

The Fullerton Museum Center is a multidisciplinary exhibit space housed in the old Carnegie Library downtown. Andrew Carnegie (properly kɑrˈneɪgi but commonly /ˈkɑrnɨgi/ or /kɑrˈnɛgi/ (25 November 1835 – 11 August 1919 was a Scottish -born American Industrialist Downtown is a term primarily used in North America to refer to a city's core usually in a geographical commercial and community sense

Fullerton is also home to the Fullerton Public Library. The Fullerton Public Library ( FPL) is a medium-sized Public library system that serves the City of Fullerton, California and its surrounding The Main Library is located on Commonwealth Avenue in Downtown Fullerton and adjacent to the City Hall. There is also a branch library, called the Hunt Branch on Basque Avenue.

Fullerton is also home to a diverse and ever-growing theater scene. The Fullerton Civic Light Opera, one of the largest theater companies in Southern California, is based at the Plummer Auditorium. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U Local educational institutions, such as Fullerton College and Fullerton High School's Academy of the Arts, are the source of numerous large-scale productions.

Fullerton maintains more than 50 city parks and is home to the Craig Regional Park and Ralph B. Clark Regional Park. Ralph B Clark Regional Park is an urban park in northwestern Fullerton, California. The Fullerton Arboretum comprises 26 acres (105,000 m²) of sculpted gardens and unusual plants in northeastern Fullerton. The Fullerton Arboretum is a 10 ha (26 acre Botanical garden with a collection of plants from around the world located on the northeast corner of the California State Additionally the city features approximately 200 acres (0. 8 km²) of recreational land in the Brea Dam Recreational Area, plus an equestrian center and trails, two golf courses, and the Janet Evans Swim Complex. Janet Elizabeth Evans (born August 28, 1971) is a American competitive Swimmer.

The city is also one of the few Southern California municipalities to be served by a completely independent newspaper, the Fullerton Observer. The Observer is an all-volunteer paper that is printed two times a month. It was founded in the late 1970s by Ralph Kennedy, a fair housing and civil rights activist who advocated saving Coyote Hills as open space.

Fullerton is also home to the Golden Baseball League's Orange County Flyers (formerly known as the Fullerton Flyers). The Golden Baseball League, based in Dublin California, is a professional independent baseball league with teams in the western United States and Canada The Orange County Flyers are a professional baseball team based in Fullerton California, in the United States. The team's home is Goodwin Field, home to the Cal State Fullerton Titans. Goodwin Field is a Stadium in Fullerton California. It is primarily used for Baseball, and is the home field of the four time champion Cal State California State University Fullerton, commonly known as CSUF, CSU Fullerton, or Cal State Fullerton, is currently the largest California State

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 126,003 people, 43,609 households, and 29,610 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 2,191. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4/km² (5,675. 9/mi²). There were 44,771 housing units at an average density of 778. 7/km² (2,016. 7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 61. 89% White, 2. 27% Black or African American, 0. 69% Native American, 16. 08% Asian, 0. 23% Pacific Islander, 14. 81% from other races, and 4. 03% from two or more races. 30. 17% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race. Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans of Hispanic or Latino descent, which comprises ancestry or origins in Hispanic America

There were 43,609 households out of which 33. 0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51. 8% were married couples living together, 11. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32. 1% were non-families. 23. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 83 and the average family size was 3. 37.

In the city the population was spread out with 25. 1% under the age of 18, 11. 5% from 18 to 24, 32. 3% from 25 to 44, 19. 8% from 45 to 64, and 11. 3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 97. 7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96. 1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,269, and the median income for a family was $57,345. Males had a median income of $40,674 versus $31,677 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,370. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 8. 0% of families and 11. 4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 6% of those under age 18 and 5. 4% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Fullerton, founded as a railroad town, is still bisected by the BNSF Railway, upon whose tracks run Amtrak trains 3 and 4, the Southwest Chief, between Chicago and Los Angeles, the Pacific Surfliner to Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and San Diego and Metrolink commuter rail trains. The BNSF Railway headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the four remaining Transcontinental railroads and one of the largest railroad networks in The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another The Southwest Chief (formerly the Southwest Limited) is a Passenger train operated by Amtrak along a 2256-mile (3631-km route through Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Pacific Surfliner is a 350-mile (563 km Amtrak Passenger train route serving communities on the coast of Southern California between Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County California, United States. Metrolink is a Regional rail system that serves Southern California. Various terms are used for Passenger rail lines and equipment Average trip time on Metrolink or Amtrak to Los Angeles is 30 minutes.

The Fullerton Train Station is located downtown at the Fullerton Transportation Center, which also serves as a major bus depot for the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). Fullerton Station is a passenger rail and bus station located in Fullerton California. The Orange County Transportation

Fullerton is crossed by three major freeways. State Route 91, the Riverside Freeway, runs east-to-west down the length of the city south of Orangethorpe Avenue. It intersects with Interstate 5, the Santa Ana Freeway, in the west near Magnolia Avenue and with State Route 57, the Orange Freeway, in the east near State College Boulevard. Route description Southern California See also San Diego Freeway, Santa Ana Freeway, Golden State Freeway Interstate 5 starts The Santa Ana Freeway is one of the principal Freeways in Southern California, connecting Los Angeles, California and its southeastern suburbs State Route 57 (SR 57 also known as the Orange Freeway, is a major north-south State highway in the Greater Los Angeles Area of the U State Route 57 (SR 57 also known as the Orange Freeway, is a major north-south State highway in the Greater Los Angeles Area of the U

Fullerton Municipal Airport, the only general aviation airport remaining in Orange County, located in the southwest of the city, is the last remnant of the Hughes Company in the area, which was prominent in the aerospace industry up until the 1970s. Fullerton Municipal Airport, owned and operated by the City of Fullerton, is the last strictly General aviation airfield still operating in Orange County Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States.

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