This and that … We wonder if Scott Stiles, former city manager for Garden Grove and now CM of the city of Palm Springs, misses his old job a bit considering that […]
Palm Springs: it’s pretty, hot
Downtowns come into their own
The eagle … or more likely, a labradoodle … has landed. As I compose this, I have just arrived home from a couple of hours on Main Street in downtown Garden Grove. […]
Retorts: Is it time for Joe to go?
Debates are hard. Ask anyone, especially Joe Biden. They’re difficult because there are really three opponents: public expectations, the judges (or the press) and the audience (the public). Presidential debates are not […]
City on a hill at Talbert Ave.
“The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the library.” – Albert Einstein The conservative majority – OK, we’ll call it that for now – majority on the […]
A real Santa Ana River with water? You can see that coming
Let’s play a little game called “Shoulda Seen That Coming.” The purpose is to guess whether or not something in the OC might reasonably be anticipated. Let’s get started. Some Huntington Beach […]
Is Disneyland in Garden Grove?
We’re back with our e-paper after a week of semi-relaxation. Here are two items that caught our attention. Did you know that – contrary to popular belief – Disneyland is actually located […]
HB council fiddles with politics as a wave of red ink looms
Oh, it just gets better, doesn’t it? That is, if you’re the kind of person who enjoys train wrecks and traffic accidents. I speak in these vague terms about Tuesday’s meeting of […]
Make your voices heard about the plans for the ‘new park’
The axiom, “You can’t please everyone” is one of great timeless truths of all eras. But you won’t have a chance at being pleased if you don’t let others know what you […]
Here soon: ‘summertime blues’
Memorial Day, or Memorial Day weekend, is often thought of now as the “unofficial beginning of summer.” Thinking of it that way seems to me as an inappropriate appropriation of what’s intended […]
Festival as time travel device
The Ferris wheel and carousels at Garden Grove’s annual Strawberry Festival are not just carnival devices to me. They’re more like colorful time machines. Every Memorial Day weekend the area in and […]
