Sen. Kamala Harris committed a most unusual gaffe at her recent CNN town hall — not by misspeaking about one of her central policy proposals, but by describing it accurately. Asked if […]
Dems’ new agenda meets political reality
Mariners knocked out of CIF action
The Pacifica High boys’ basketball team finished its season Tuesday with a 71-59 loss to Covina in a second-round CIF-SS Division 3-A contest at the Mariner gym. The team placed fourth […]
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 […]
Mexican drug lord “El Chapo” is convicted
A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman of numerous drug trafficking counts on Tuesday. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 25 at which the 61-year-old […]
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 […]
Running for president isn’t for hobbyists
I Am Not Running for President — I know that the suspense has been unbearable, but I’m finally ready to make my announcement: I am not running for president. I realize that […]
Seven head into second CIF week
Let’s call them “The Magnificent Seven.” We’re referring to the number of local high school sports teams that have survived the first week of the winter CIF-SS playoffs and advanced to this […]
Here’s a good place to start art education
One side benefit of reading comics on a wintry Monday is not just the entertainment value, but an introduction to the different styles of drawing. Where do the next generation of comics […]
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 […]
Another dropped game; Carlyle dropped
The sinking ship that was the Anaheim Ducks hit another iceberg on Saturday, and that meant a new captain on Sunday. After a 6-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, the team management […]
