Monday February 4, 2019
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Volume 105 Issue 3
Breaking News: Plane crash kills five Aircraft goes down into a Yorba Linda home and sets it ablaze. KAITLIN MARTINEZ News Editor
A small plane crashed into a Yorba Linda residence on Sunday Feb. 3, killing the pilot and four of the people inside the home on Canyon Drive. Two others were injured and taken to the hospital for treatment. The plane, a twin-engine Cessna 414A, traveled 15 miles from Fullerton Municipal Airport before it crashed into the home. At around 1:35 p.m.
authorities received the pilot’s emergency signal, according to KABC-TV. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department was first notified of the event when residents dialed 911 at 1:45 p.m. According to footage that Carrie Braun, public information officer for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, viewed, at some point the plane started falling apart before crashing into the Yorba Linda home. The house then caught on fire. Law enforcement set up a command center at Glenknoll Elementary School. Due to the circumstances, the school will be closed on Monday.
Over 70 firefighters responded to the crash. Debris littered the area, littering the street with potholes. Officials said that they hope all the debris spanning the four-block area is collected on Monday, according to the OC Register. A portion of the main cabin area of the plane landed in another home’s backyard, according to KTLA. Though not confirmed, there were eye witness reports to police dispatch that the plane was on fire before hitting the house. The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the nature and cause of the crash, Braun said.
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Debris litters the streets and homes near Canyon Drive in Yorba Linda.
Vacant city council position filled In a 3-1 decision, Jan Flory was chosen to serve through Dec. 2020. ADAM MALDONADO Asst. News Editor
MIGUEL HIDALGO Staff Writer
Fullerton City Council appointed Jan Flory to fill the vacant city council seat on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Flory has served on the Fullerton City Council four previous terms and will sit on the council until December 2020. Applicants and audience members had mixed feelings on the unwritten appointment process that involved discussion on whether to pull straws or use scraps of paper, a “write four, choose three” method of reducing the applicants, and a long second-round of questioning. Angela Lindstrom, a resident of Fullerton since 1999, advocated for an election during public comments to keep things open and fair. “I’m not saying that they are bad people or that they did this intentionally, but I do question their biases as human beings,” Lindstrom said. “It’s not only not fair to the voters, it’s not fair to those people who apply for this.” The appointment followed
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City council candidates are anticipating sharing with the council why they should be chosen for the position.
after the council announced on Jan. 15 that they would begin accepting applications for the vacant position. This past election was the first to use a district election
system instead of the old atlarge system. Flory will be taking Mayor Jesus Silva’s old atlarge seat, which he vacated after winning the new election in the 3rd District. The at-large
seats, including Flory’s seat, will be up for election in 2020, at which point all the council seats will be under the new system. Twenty-six candidates
initially applied for the position but three candidates dropped out of the race before Tuesday’s meeting. Candidates who applied to run for the city council vacancy included former councilman Greg Sebourn, city attorney Sonia Carvalho, Fullerton Planning Commission Chair Chris Gaarder and plenty of candidates from other walks of life. Each candidate was given three minutes to present their campaign in front of the council on Tuesday evening. From the 23 candidates who appeared, each council member chose three candidates they wanted to be further interviewed. Three of the four voting council members had both Flory and Carvalho on their list, except for city council member Bruce Whitaker. Each council member then formulated one question to be asked to the remaining candidates following their nominations. Silva nominated Jan Flory following the second round of speeches. Jennifer Fitzgerald, Mayor Pro Tem for the city council, seconded the motion. Council member Ahmad Zahra nominated Carvalho through a substitute motion SEE FULLERTON
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Cal States to receive more funding Gov. Newsom announces new budget goals and commitment. ANGELINA DEQUINA Asst. Opinion Editor
In light of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2019-2020 budget proposal, the chancellor of the California State University, Timothy White, declared that a tuition increase is “off the table” during his State of the California State University address last Tuesday. The “California for All” budget will allocate an ongoing funding increase of $300 million to the California State University system. The funds
will be designated towards operational costs, increased enrollment and the Graduation Initiative of 2025, according to the California government website. A press release from the CSUs on Jan. 10 stated that Gov. Newsom’s budget is the largest investment by any governor in the history of the university, according to the CSU system website. Mike Uhlenkamp, a spokesperson for the California State University Chancellor’s office, said that Gov. Newsom has recognized the fact that the CSUs have had successful graduation rates and decided to supply the system with extra funds. “He believes in our mission.
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He believes in the trustees and the chancellor and the campus president to use the funds that are available for the benefit of our students, which is really for the benefit of California,” said Uhlenkamp. Uhlenkamp also said that Gov. Newsom has proposed an additional $262 million in onetime funds for the CSUs, which would be used to finance students’ basic needs and the renovation of academic buildings over 40 years old. “The budget proposal isn’t necessarily about saving money, but rather investing more into the programs that the CSU currently has,” Uhlenkamp said. “What we’re trying to do is seek additional funds because
we want to grow. We want to expand course offerings. We want to hire more people.” For Cal State Fullerton, the budget could mean extra funding for overall student quality of life and education. CSUF President Framroze Virjee stated that Gov. Newsom also proposed an increase in Cal Grant funding and financial aid separate from the budget. This, he said, would benefit about a third of the students at CSUF who pay for their education using such aid. The budget itself would allow CSUF to improve campus technologies, update facilities, hire more tenure track faculty and continue to support programs like Project Rebound and
Tuffy’s Basic Needs. “Our goal is to increase access for students to come to Cal State Fullerton while maintaining a high, rigorous academic program here so they’re prepared when they graduate,” Virjee said. Another program supported by the new budget proposal will be the Graduation Initiative of 2025, a project that aims to nurture the growth of graduation rates within six years. The initiative helped 105,431 students earn their degree in the 2017-2018 school year. However, Virjee said it utilizes resources that can often strain the CSU’s budget because it enables students to take SEE AID
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