For this episode, I sat down with Angela Lindstrom, who is president of the Friends of Coyote Hills–the group that is working to preserve West Coyote Hills, a large natural open space in northwest Fullerton. We discuss the history of the land, the unique plants and animals who live there, the decades-long effort to preserve it, the politics of development, and more.

To learn more about Coyote Hills visit www.coyotehills.org.

To follow my local history research visit www.fullertonhistory.com.

For this episode, I sat down with Todd Huffman, who is on the board of the Fullerton Historic Theater Foundation–the group that is working to renovate the Fox Theater. This year, the Fox celebrates 100 years of existence. In 1925, C. Stanley Chapman built this iconic movie palace. For decades, it was Fullerton’s premiere theater. It closed in 1987 and barely escaped the wrecking ball in 2004–when it was saved. Since then, the community has been working to restore the theater to its former glory. To learn more visit www.foxfullerton.org.

To learn more about local history visit www.fullertonhistory.com.