Thursday April 18, 2019
Volume 105 Issue 40
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Night parking in downtown Fullerton will now cost $5
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The Fullerton City Council intends to implement a pilot nighttime paid parking program in downtown.
The City Council passed a measure 3-2 to charge after 9 p.m. in downtown. ANGELINA DEQUINA Asst. Opinion Editor
The Fullerton City Council approved a measure to allow a pilot program for paid nighttime parking in downtown Fullerton with a vote of 3-2 on Tuesday. The city will impose a $5 flat parking fee after 9 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
starting the first week of June. It will be regulated by the use of unmanned kiosks which patrons will need to punch their license plate into rather than getting a receipt and returning to their car. The kiosks will use smart technology to take pictures of the front and back license plates of each car that parks in downtown Fullerton. The company the city has partnered with and the information that the kiosks derive from the license plates will be stored on a cloud system
for the city to review, according to representatives of SP+. Heather Allen, the planning consultant of Fullerton, worked with SP+ to determine the benefits of charging for downtown parking. She said the paid parking would help manage peak parking demands, establish revenue streams for downtown operations and improve security in lots and structures. Residents and the city council were concerned about privacy when the idea of data collection was brought up. Councilman
Ahmad Zahra was particularly concerned about where the data was stored and Mayor Jesus Silva was concerned over whether or not the data could be sold. “I really don’t think that this is going to demonstrate any, I mean if we’re looking at improving our downtown we should be looking at improving our business developments downtown,” said Zahra. Interim police chief Bob Dunn said the data, which is being collected by a company called Vigilant Solutions, will
only be accessible by the Fullerton Police Department, the city and those who subscribe to the service. Another point of contention that was raised was the program’s enforcement of daytime parking regulations before 9 p.m. Allen proposed that the new program would require visitors who come to downtown Fullerton during the day to register for free, time-limited parking. SEE PARK 2
Leaving behind a powerful message Women’s golf tied for fifth
The last Speak Yo’ Truth Tuesday of the semester focused on sexual assault. HOSAM ELATTAR Asst. News Editor
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The Titans were led by Texie Petchel who shot 9-over-par 225.
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A handful of students at the Titan Student Union Pub gathered around in a circle for spoken word poet Natasha T. Miller who performed poetry that touched on themes of grief, identity, sexual assault and an open letter to actress Raven-Symoné during Speak Yo’ Truth Tuesday hosted by Associated Students. “There are blue boys filled with sadness the size of their backpacks, filled with rifles for tender blue girls who tenderly tell them no; little girls who have not yet learned the maps of their own body so reject the notion of blue boys exploring them, and in response they end up on classroom floors in oceans of their own blood for saying no to movie dates or not responding to text messages,” Miller projected her first poem discussing the night’s theme of sexual assault. The theme was chosen in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Health science major Caroline Benner performed an improvised poem about the topic. “It’s really important to talk about what this month is about — sexual assault and experiences with that,” Benner said.
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Leanne Libas, a fourth-year liberal studies major, performed two songs during Speak Yo’ Truth Tuesday in the TSU Pub.
“It’s really important to tell your truth because everybody deserves to be heard and yet these experiences do not need to happen and we need to shed light on them.” This is the last Speak Yo’ Truth
Tuesday open mic for the semester according to Libby Dumanjug, a graduate assistant for the Associated Students programming team and the night’s master of ceremonies. Many of the poets and singers
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who took the stage Tuesday are graduating. This allowed students moving on from Cal State Fullerton the opportunity to leave behind a parting message. SEE POETRY
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The Cal State Fullerton women’s golf team ended their season Wednesday afternoon, finishing in a three-way tie for fifth place at the Big West Tournament at Moorpark Country Club in Moorpark, California. Long Beach State came out on top of the tournament both as a team and individually, winning back-to-back team titles for the 49ers. Long Beach finished the event 22-over par 886, and shot 9-over par 297 in the final round. Following Long Beach State was Cal State Northridge at 30over 894. UC Davis finished in third, while UCI’s fourth place finish was one stroke ahead of the three-way tie for fifth. Hawaii rounded out the field in eighth at 59-over par 923. Individually, 49ers senior Haley Tygret finished first with a score 4-under par 212.
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