Consideration of a proposed resolution to require people living or visiting Garden Grove to wear face-coverings in certain “high risk situations” was defeated on a 5-2 vote Tuesday night. The proposal was […]
Mask resolution is defeated 5-2
Summer concert series cancelled
In keeping up with the updated policy on gatherings, recently issued by the California Department of Public Health and Governor Gavin Newsom, the Garden Grove Community Foundation (GGCF) has canceled the Free […]
Maserati drives toward justice
By Jim Tortolano About a generation and a half ago, a black woman told her young son they were moving from segregated San Antonio, Texas, to Orange County, California. “Where’s that?” he […]
Man fatally shot on Stanford Ave.
Garden Grove police officers responding to a report of a shooting late Saturday night found a man’s body lying on a sidewalk. According to Sgt. Mario Martinez of the GGPD, the […]
City may require mask-wearing
A proposal to put some teeth into the wearing of masks goes before the Garden Grove City Council when it meets on Tuesday. The council will consider a resolution requiring that […]
Progressive policing a goal of PD
By Jim Tortolano On our television sets and computer screens we’ve watched – more than once – cell phone video of a law enforcement officer beating, abusing or, in one especially notorious […]
De-fund, defend police at council
By Jim Tortolano The issue of “defunding police” – or at least slashing law enforcement budgets – took up more than two hours of Tuesday night’s meeting of the Garden Grove City […]
Pandemic impact aid on agenda
How Garden Grove will spend its share of the federal aid sent to cities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will be on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the City […]
Indoor playground, arcade get OK
An indoor playground and arcade won the approval of the Garden Grove Planning Commission Thursday night. The panel voted 7-0 to approve Little World, which will occupy a now-vacant 14,000-square foot space […]
Friday Night Car Show returns
Gentlemen (and ladies) … start your engines. The Friday Night Car Show, a highlight for years on Garden Grove’s historic Main Street, will be back on Friday. Restrictions on gatherings in the […]
