Park It Here Dept. Kudos to the City of Garden Grove – and especially to John Montanchez and Janet Pelayo of the Community Services Department – for the recent opening of the […]
Woodbury Park: gotta see it!
Gas prices: who’s to blame?
I filled up my Chevy’s gas tank the other day at $6.19 a gallon. Two days later the price had risen to $6.29 a gallon. It brought back many memories. I am […]
Simply a scourge of signs
It was the worst of signs, it was the worst of signs … With apologies to Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities,” the communities of West Orange County – Garden Grove, […]
Retorts: We are Americans all
Losing the Spirit Dept.: On Sept. 11, we annually observe the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. We call it Patriot Day, but it’s sobering to come to know […]
From the trenches and back …
As you may have read or heard, I’ve just come back from a strange, short journey. It started – more or less – in the Ralphs parking lot, took me through the […]
What will be the eventual cost of the GKN hazmat scare?
Can’t Buy Me Love Dept.: GKN Aerospace spokesman Steve Carlson appeared on Tuesday night at the Garden Grove City Council and was – as is his fate – on the spot. He […]
That Name, That Face … So?
It’s election time, or will be shortly. The candidates for local office, at least, have come forward, as evidenced by the big, colorful signs that blight nearly every street corner from Katella […]
Save the burger drive-thru!
The NIMBY epidemic is finally crossing the line. Sometimes the “Not In My Backyard” sentiment makes sense. I can see the logic in not wanting a prison two blocks away. And I […]
Unions vs. unions not brotherly
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em Dept. You’ve seen them outside your supermarket or drug store. Folks with clipboards urging you to sign petitions regarding the proposed Nickelodeon-themed hotel approved by the Garden […]
The four-day fireworks miracle
I don’t know if this qualifies as a miracle, exactly. But it definitely can be in the categories of the unexplainable and the unexpected. One of the major gripes for years has […]
