January 13, 2022
City of Fullerton – Communities of Interest
Historic Downtown Area - Golden Hills neighborhood - north of Milford and Chapman, south to Ash, west to Euclid, and east to Raymond.
Whiting neighborhood Raymond, and Chapman and westside of Hartford Diverse, single- family homes, family renters
Narrow frontage ( close to neighbors), walkable
Stater brothers on Euclid, newer grocery store on Raymond Milford Elementary School
Cohesive neighborhood, people want to participate and be close to downtown Issues associated with being close to the Downtown - Bars and traffic on Habor and Euclid
Eastern Portion of Council District 3 - east of 57 freeway, microneighborhoods attached to Placentia Ave
Diverse
In the southern region, parking and traffic are major issues due to high- density residential land use and Universities
Old housing, nonfamily units are leased out and rented causing parking issues, maintenance issues
Diverse incomes and ages in residents, and housing, challenges with parking, access to basic services and shopping opportunities
Eastside of Fullerton - east of 57 freeway, east end of Cal State Fullerton Vast majority of Cal State Fullerton students live along Placentia Ave and in the far east corner
Board between District 3 and District 2
Acacia Elementary School, Rosary Academy, Troy High school, Sierra Vista Elementary School, Rolling Hills Elementary School
Historic District Near Downtown
Walking distance to downtown,
Downtown is fractured in current maps
Historic districts de-mark smaller and older housing, occupied by lower- income housing
North of the historic district is newer income and more expensive Lower- income housing areas are more concerned with cost of housing Area around Downtown District corridor
All districts around Downtown should share a piece of Downtown Northwest Fullerton - west and north city boundaries, east of Euclid, South of Milford, Arboretum in the Eastside
Amerige Heights
New development pressure towards the westside of Coyote Hills Recent pressure for growth near Rosecrans, Euclid, and Bastenchury Single- detached homes, large Asian community
Fullerton Airport in District 4
Saint Jude Hospital area in District 2
The population that lives along the Downtown corridor should have its own district West Downtown Area
Surrounds historic downtown
Neighborhoods around that downtown define a specific area with specific needs Development pressure, higher density
Communities of Interest
Between Fullerton High and Hillcrest Park ( Hillcrest Historic District) o Population unit 71
o West and east side have apartment complexes; near Fullerton High Stadium and college Impacted by the traffic and activities by the high school o Across Harbor Drive – Hillcrest shopping center
o Different than the north side
West end of downtown area ( home built in 1924) – section of homes that were built together o Reaching across Chapman and south of Valley View
o Below Commonwealth and up to the railroad tracks
o Community of walkers – narrow frontage on the homes with windows that face the front and one car garages
o Grocery store on Euclid
o Parking impacts on the neighborhoods – potential concern o East of Harbor Dr. – core historic homes between Chapman and Commonwealth out to Raymond
South of the railroad tracks – Woodcrest Park ( District 5) and Woodcrest Elementary School o Distinct core to the west ( currently District 4)
Princeton Circle – contiguous neighborhood
o Holiday celebrations together
o Brookdale cuts this neighborhood in half
o District 3 that touches downtown – how can this be adjusted? Environmental justice as a community of interest
o Potential to add to Maptitude?
o East corner of Fullerton ( currently drawn as District 5) o Heavily polluted area
District 5 between Chapman and Commonwealth
o Smaller section – Lemon and Balcom ( historic area from the townsite) ( built in 1910, 1920s)
o Large number of immigrant families
o Homeowners and renters
o Latino and white residents
o Low- income and moderate- income
o Cars and pedestrians
o Come up from the south end to get to Fullerton High
o Group homes and social services
o Consider the neighborhood to be downtown
o In the orbit of Fullerton College
o Size and style of homes vary
o Harbor to Raymond; Chapman to Commonwealth
o East and West of Lemon are in different districts
o If we restore downtown to its own district, how will we adjust the lines that affect neighborhoods?
Abundance of fast food restaurants, communities finding affordable housing, looking for access to resources
o Fullerton College – students becoming active in civic life o North and South of Chapman Ave. – income divide
o Asian and Latinx communities in Fullerton
Asian community in Northwest district ( current Asian majority district is District 1) Latinx community in Southwest district
Should be kept together for language access and accommodations o Keep student voices together by keeping student housing together o Do not dilute voices that live in downtown Fullerton; keep them together Low- income, Latinx communities stay together
o Face the same issues: affordable housing, police accountability, pollution o Youth communities – all colleges in one district ( including Optometry College)
3. 5 colleges in the City
o Can we put all of the colleges in one district?
o District 3 has CSUF and Fullerton College
February 10, 2022
City of Fullerton – Communities of Interest
Environments of Justice – Commonwealth & Euclid, southeast o Affected by water pollutants, communities drink this water Railroad track south of Chapman – heavy air pollution burdens Latinas – District 5 by Lemon and Commonwealth
o Beautifulness of Downtown Fullerton
o Lives close to apartments that are low- income
o Necessity to have low- income housing, community needs assistance to live with dignity
o Not a lot of security, need more medical care for homeless and disabled o Keep the community together to have one voice
Orangethorpe & Highland
o Diverse community, residents are nice and get along
o Wants apartment buildings to be administered, problems with building o Would like to be in D4 because of the schools
o Community where they can learn & grow, south of Chapman o Worried they could be divided – Oakhurst & Richman
o Better developments for the lower- income residents
o Lower part of Oakhurst is contaminated
o Many who are homeless
o Want social justice
Richman Elementary School
o East of Woods, South of Truslow, West of Harbor, all the way down to Orangethorpe
Woodcrest Community – keep together
o Large Latinx population
o East of Woods, North of 91, West of Highland
Colleges to stay together, dense housing around colleges o Parking, security, educational issues