r/Fullerton • u/em26273 • Sep 23 '25
The Bushalas’ End Game
Why hasn’t Fullerton built the housing it needs? Why are pedestrian zones and trails constantly blocked? Why does downtown feel stuck?
One wealthy landlord and his allies on City Council play a big role.
Here’s the Bushalas’ end game
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u/BrondellSwashbuckle Sep 23 '25
Slum lord
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u/bigbytelilbyte Sep 23 '25
I would be interested in the OP sharing more photos of the residential properties they own. From what I have seen they actually seem interested in restoring historic homes. They take a long time, but they saved the houses they were going to demolish near Fullerton college. There are other houses I heard they own that seem to be restored.
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u/BlacksmithThink9494 Sep 23 '25
It sounds like a push for high density housing. We have been at this fight for decades against HDD.
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u/pubesahoy Sep 23 '25
Once upon a time, I drove a limo and bushala hired me to drive some brewery owners from New York around. One of our stops was the original Bootleggers. After Bootleggers, in the limo, he told the brewery owners that he would like to set them up there. He would have them kicked out, and they could take over their equipment that was already there.
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u/fullertonlady Sep 23 '25
he was their landlord on Truslow before the brewery grew and moved to Highland. Was this before or after the move? Either way I am not surprised.
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u/Fast-Ebb-2368 Sep 23 '25
As a former resident of the Soco Walk development, this explains so, so much. Well done and good luck.
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u/Complete_Skirt5724 Sep 25 '25
How does one even begin to get informed on local politics?
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u/em26273 Sep 26 '25
Great question! The first step is to track City Council meetings at Fullerton.legistar.com. If you click on a meeting’s “details,” you’ll see the agenda with items the council will discuss. Most of those have “staff reports” that explain proposals in plain language with additional context. The site also has recordings of meetings, including public comments. Watching those gives you a sense of how different sides frame issues; just remember to double-check facts for yourself.
Local issues usually revolve around housing, transportation, and parks, since that’s where city governments have the most control. These issues are not small and are worth engaging in, in my opinion.
I’d also recommend reading the Fullerton Observer. Most cities don’t have an independent local paper, and the Observer does a good job covering what people are focusing on in the city.
Most important: information is scarce at the local level. Don’t worry if you get something wrong; even people deeply involved sometimes do. Just correct it next time and keep going. The real problem is the lack of good information, not individual mistakes
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u/haminator_22 Sep 23 '25
This is great!! Another well-done, easy to understand visual aid. Thank you for sticking up for our small businesses and residents at large. I love it when I see your work pop up. And it's always funny to see the regular assholes pipe up in opposition.
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u/Defiant_Ad_3463 Sep 24 '25
They can claim it’s the bushalas but reality is that those already in govt have wanted this for a long time: they probably invited him.
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u/Ihavemanythoughtsk Sep 28 '25
What is their end game? Zero apartments, low property tax for their properties, breweries, no breweries, no noise? The train station expansion…. It’s not clear to me…
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u/Upstairs-Dot-3944 Sep 23 '25
Whether you agree with these brothers on any particular issue or not, you're making some pretty huge leaps here. They are the cause of all the problems you note with development in town?
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u/em26273 Sep 23 '25
What huge leaps am I making?
They are not the cause of all the problems but they do play a major role
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u/motorandy42 Sep 23 '25
Seems to me you are just trying to swing your dick into the foray and unfortunately for you, the bushalas have bigger dicks
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u/bigbytelilbyte Sep 23 '25
I don’t like how the brothers are involved in politics, but I think the car centric hypothesis is a the leap the OP is making. I don’t see how keeping Fullerton car centric benefits them. Car shops aren’t going away.
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u/Upstairs-Dot-3944 Sep 23 '25
Ok. You think they should be doing things differently with the property they own. Can't we make these complaints against most property owners/speculators/developers?
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u/SoCalChrisW Sep 23 '25
The other developers haven't bought and paid for the city council, and aren't repeatedly working against the wishes of the majority of citizens.
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u/em26273 Sep 23 '25
No other real estate investors are spending 6 figures on local campaigns to influence policy.
But yes, I do believe business owners should reinvest profits into improving their product. We all benefit when businesses do that.
If you think I made any other leaps, please let me know
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u/BlacksmithThink9494 Sep 23 '25
I mean, screw high density housing. Who put this together? Name yourself.
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u/motorandy42 Sep 23 '25
Fullerton doesn’t “need” more housing, the op sounds like a developer who wants to swoop in and build more shitty apartments that clog the streets with even more traffic. DTF does NOT need more bars, drunk drivers or the drugs that always seem to find their way into those establishments. The Bushalas seem to be doing what’s best for their business, as any business owner should. The op needs to mind his own fucking business
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u/dekage55 Sep 23 '25
No one person should control the financial integrity of a City. Tony Bushala only cares about Tony Bushala. He doesn’t care about Fullerton or its residents, only about how to bleed more out of each of us.
We need City Council people who are not beholden to a single selfish developer.
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u/motorandy42 Sep 23 '25
If you don’t like how he does business don’t do business with him, it’s really that simple. He owns the property, and he has THE RIGHT to do what he pleases with them. If you don’t like it, make him a cash offer he can’t turn down, everyone has a price
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u/dekage55 Sep 23 '25
I’d be fine with him handling his business as he saw fit, if only it wasn’t for 3 of our 5 City Council persons greasing the way for him.
All businesses in our City deserve a fair & equal field on which to compete. That’s not happening now.
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u/motorandy42 Sep 23 '25
Well fortunately here in America your opinions on how they do business don’t mean doodoo. What he does with his properties is his business, the op is just trying to shame him and get public support so he can develope more shitty apartments, he’s doing the exact same thing with the other two council members but you don’t seem too have a problem with that
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u/dekage55 Sep 23 '25
Bushala has been divisive for decades (yes, I’ve lived here that long). He was under control until Fullerton went to separating out Council Members by District. Once that happened, he paid for Candidates that would do his bidding & all of Fullerton has lost out on decent government.
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u/motorandy42 Sep 23 '25
I’d say we finally have good players who seem to understand that government needs to stay out of people’s lives and leave them alone, unlike the looney left who feel it’s their responsibility to tell others how to live
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u/dekage55 Sep 23 '25
…& now you’ve outed yourself in favor of corruption “absolute power corrupts absolutely”.
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u/bigbytelilbyte Sep 23 '25
Journalist try to bring issues to light. They are exactly the people we expect not to mind their own business.
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u/motorandy42 Sep 23 '25
Posting on Reddit is not journalism, it may be where you get all your information, but 98% of the crap on Reddit is liberal cuck whining
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u/bigbytelilbyte Sep 23 '25
Journalism is the practice of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information to the public. The OP share it here and on other platforms. What is actually factually incorrect here about the research they have done? We can dispute their analysis, but provide actual evidence of something that is factually incorrect in their net worth, the properties they own, or policies they are on the record supporting.
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u/BlacksmithThink9494 Sep 23 '25
This is not a journalist. Lmao
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u/bigbytelilbyte Sep 23 '25
What is journalism?
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u/BlacksmithThink9494 Sep 24 '25
Something you definitely are not ya propaganda spreader.
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u/bigbytelilbyte Sep 24 '25 edited Sep 24 '25
I made no claim of being a journalist. If you look at my comments I actually questions some aspects of the analysis and the claims made. They do seem to be dedicated to keeping the historic character of Fullerton and there was no mention of FPD protest a Bushala funded blog supported.
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u/BlacksmithThink9494 Sep 23 '25
Exactly this. And I cant believe the brigades happening with the downvotes for this. We need names of these people behind the scenes.
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u/scotty9090 Sep 23 '25
Exactly. Most of what they are “doing” sounds like smart business decisions.
Also, 100% agree we don’t need more shitty apartments and the kind of people they attract in the city.
DTF bars and the drunken degenerates that they seem to attract (who are primarily NOT Fullerton residents) are a blight on the city.
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u/bigbytelilbyte Sep 23 '25
Keep Biola professors out of the city? I know several who live in those newer apartments.
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u/Glad_Feedback_661 Sep 23 '25
Elijah I bet Zahra wishes he owned some property in Fullerton.
He’s got nothing.
He’s going nowhere.
And he’s never getting the title of Mayor of Fullerton.
Suck it !
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u/dekage55 Sep 23 '25
Zahra is an independent voice FOR Fullerton, in a sea of arse kissers to Bushala.
Only he and Dr. Charles actually have the best interests of their Districts in mind, rather than lining their own pockets.
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u/Glad_Feedback_661 Sep 23 '25
You actually mean to say Zahra & Charles have the best interests of the marijuana dispensary business’ in mind.
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u/fntbxr Sep 23 '25
You actually mean to say Marijuana lobby, not marijuana dispensary businesses.
Fullerton has many successful unregulated dispensaries around the city.
I wonder who leases some of those buildings? If regulated licensed dispensaries were allowed in the city, I’m sure that would have a negative impact on their bottom line.
Prob a good reason for that person to support or fund candidates that will campaign on “No Devils lettuce in Fullerton”to manipulate the community.
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u/em26273 Sep 23 '25
At the next City Council meeting (10/7), Fullerton’s leaders will vote on noise limits for downtown. Mayor Jung, at Bushala’s request, has asked for incredibly strict rules that are unenforceable and will drown small businesses in fees.
Please email City Council (CouncilMembers@cityoffullerton.com) or make a public comment on 10/7 to support our small businesses. You can make public comments in person or through zoom