Police Chief Todd Elgin has notified Garden Grove City Manager Scott Stiles of his decision to retire from the City of Garden Grove, after 32 years of service to the Garden Grove […]
Police chief Todd Elgin to retire in April
Fire chief Tom Schultz memorialized
By Lou Ponsi To his three children, Tom Schultz stressed accountability, responsibility, and selflessness as the keys to a meaningful life. Schultz employed these same principals in his own life, whether it […]
Transient tries to swim away from arrest
A fugitive who sought to evade capture by jumping into the rain-swollen Haster Street Park Basin in Garden Grove on Wednesday morning was rescued and arrested. According to Lt. Carl Whitney of […]
Koreatown, Willowick and city hall
On a busy night the Garden Grove City Council charged through the agenda Tuesday, renaming an area of the community, selecting members for an ad hoc committee to plan the future of […]
Kicking the rust from the ‘skeleton’
By Jim Tortolano For over a decade, the “rusty skeleton” was Garden Grove’s least popular landmark. The steel bones of an unfinished structure, festooned with graffiti, the building on Garden Grove Boulevard […]
She let the dogs out in West Grove
By Jim Tortolano “Who let the dogs out?” Indeed it was Jody E. Williams, 54, of Garden Grove, who did that, and there’s a bunch of them hanging out at Lampson Avenue […]
Koreatown or Korean Business District?
A busy agenda will greet the Garden Grove City Council when it meets on Tuesday. Among the matters to be considered will be: a request from the Korean Chamber of Commerce to […]
Deadline is today for park survey
Today (Friday) is the deadline to complete an online survey that will allow Garden Grove residents to provide their input on the future of city parks, recreation and facilities. The survey is […]
Fear of “bomb” shuts down streets
UPDATE: The suspect in the “bomb” incident Wednesday has been identified as Jonny Knowles, 56, whose last known address was Garden Grove. According to Garden Grove Police Lt. Carl Whitney, Knowles was […]
Fire totally destroys a Buddhist temple
A house converted into a Buddhist temple in Garden Grove was completely destroyed by a fire late Tuesday night. According to Capt. Thanh Nguyen of Garden Grove Fire Department, the blaze was […]
