Saskia Kennedy is a third-generation owner of the Fullerton Observer a 43-year-old volunteer community newspaper. With her business partners Jesse La Tour and Matt Leslie, they are dedicated to continuing to inform Fullertonians about the changes to their community. Saskia has owned several businesses and has traveled worldwide. In her spare time, She is an artist and gardener. She is currently returning to school to study film and broadcasting.
Jesse La Tour is currently the editor of the Fullerton Observer newspaper, one of the last remaining independent local newspapers in Orange County. Prior to that, he was co-founder of Hibbleton Gallery, Bookmachine books + zines, The Magoski Arts Colony, and the Downtown Fullerton Art Walk (all of which are, sadly, on hiatus due to the pandemic). He has also taught English composition at Cal State University, Fullerton, and Fullerton College. La Tour enjoys writing about local history, and is working on an in-depth history of Fullerton called “The Town I Live In.” La Tour was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and moved to Fullerton, California when he was seven years old.
