By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune His dream was to become a sports writer for The Minneapolis Tribune. But he took another path that led him out of the snowy upper Midwest to […]
Scott Stiles’ western journey
$11.55 mill more for Nav Ctr.
An agreement with the County of Orange that will bring $11.55 million in funding for the Central Cities Navigation Center for the unsheltered was approved by the Garden Grove City Council Tuesday […]
Nav Center on council agenda
A special meeting of the Garden Grove City Council has been called for Tuesday, Nov. 15 with an agreement with the County of Orange to provide funding to the planned Navigation Center […]
Green grows the city budget
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Money was very much on the agenda and on the minds of city leaders at Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council. Reports on the recovery […]
Touting tourism’s big rebound
The coronavirus pandemic was a tragedy in terms of the loss of human life, and affected many other things as well. COVID-19 brought restrictions on travel, commerce and entertainment. It ravaged the […]
“Rails to Trails” is moving along
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune The idea of being able to lace up your shoes or hop on your bike to travel to the county seat of Santa Ana from Garden Grove […]
“Rails to Trails” update is set
An update on the proposed “Rails to Trails” project that could link Garden Grove to the Santa Ana River Trail will be presented to the Garden Grove City Council on Tuesday night. […]
Lights! Camera! Council action!
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune A step toward promoting Garden Grove as a location for filming movies, television shows and other creative visuals was taken Tuesday night when the city council voted […]
Reaching out to Hollywood?
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Is Garden Grove ready for its close-up? Could the City of Youth and Ambition become a Town of Tinsel and Pre-Nups? Probably not, but when the city […]
Laurie Merrick (GG council)
Laurie Merrick, resident of Garden Grove for 30 years. Seeking election to Garden Grove City Council District 3. Occupation: Business system analyst manager Why do I want to be elected? I have […]
