A general plan update increasing housing density in several areas of the city was approved by the Garden Grove City Council on Tuesday night. The vote was 6-0 with Councilmember Phat Bui […]
Higher density zoning is OK’d
Cities to tackle redistricting
Like the winter follows the fall, the national population census – conducted every 10 years – leads to the redrawing of legislative districts. What that means at the city level depends on […]
Crime, land use, playground
Garden Grove and Stanton city councils each have meetings set for Tuesday on serious topics such as land use and fighting crime and lighter items like new playground equipment. Garden Grove: higher […]
Parking jams and brown lawns
By Jim Tortolano What to do about not enough parking and too many brown – or paved-over – lawns brought out a variety of viewpoints at Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove […]
Parking, landscaping discussed
With the coming of accessory dwelling units, crowded parking conditions on streets and the likely future increase in higher-density housing, what do city regulations on landscaping and parking say? The Garden Grove […]
What is Civic Center’s future?
A planned “Civic Center Community Engagement” program was unveiled at Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council, setting the stage for construction of a new police department building. Starting later this […]
Afghanistan resolution returns
A resolution “in support of Afghan refugees and the people of Afghanistan” that was controversial when first introduced last month goes before the Garden Grove City Council meeting on Tuesday. The revised […]
Homeless shelter idea raised
A wide variety of possible tools to battle the problem of homelessness surfaced at Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council. After the council heard a report on the city’s Comprehensive […]
Stanton, GG councils will meet
The Garden Grove and Stanton city councils will each meet on Tuesday with relatively light agendas. A “refresh of the city’s brand” is among the matter to be discussed at Stanton’s meeting. […]
Homeless housing approved
On a 5-1 vote –with Councilmember Phat Bui abstaining – the Garden Grove City Council on Tuesday night approved a resolution authorizing the creation of “permanent supportive housing” for the homeless at […]
