June jobless rate rose to 3.3 percent
Unemployment rose sharply in Orange County in June, jumping from 2.6 percent in May to 3.3 percent for the following month. According to the state Employment Development Department, the biggest part of […]
1-cent sales tax plan going to voters?
The placement of a 1-cent sales tax on the Nov. 6 ballot goes before the Garden Grove City Council on Tuesday. Citing a “structural deficit” brought on by multiple factors including “take-backs” […]
Final vote on parks smoking ban set
The second and final reading of an ordinance banning smoking and the use of all tobacco products in city parks will go before the Stanton City Council when it meets on Tuesday. […]
Buses, not streetcar for Harbor Blvd.
By Jim Tortolano The onset of the OC Streetcar linking Santa Ana and Garden Grove inspired speculation that the route – with a western terminus on Harbor Boulevard – could lead to […]
Three youths hurt in crosswalk crash
A sports utility vehicle striking pedestrians in a crosswalk in Garden Grove sent three teenage boys to the hospital with serious injuries Thursday evening. According to Lt. Carl Whitney of the Garden […]
One dead after a boating accident
UPDATE: A man hospitalized in critical condition after a boating accident in Huntington Beach on Wednesday night has died. According to the Orange County Coroner’s office, the man has been identified as […]
California split knocked out by court
A proposal to split California into three states was wiped off the November ballot by the state Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Golden State’s high court ruled that Proposition 9, which qualified […]
“Coco” free film showing on Thursday
The Outdoor Movie Night series sponsored by the City of Westminster continues on Thursday with a screening of the animated musical film “Coco.” It will be shown in the Civic Center Sunken […]
“Dolly” shows its “meddle” at the Gem
By Thom deMartino She’s the one you go to, when you’ve got marriage on the mind. “Hello, Dolly” has just begun its run at the Gem Theater in Garden Grove: it’s the […]
Trump reverses self on Russian meddling
President Donald Trump reversed himself Tuesday on his controversial statements about Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. “I have full faith and support for America’s great intelligence agencies,” he said, […]
