Does your religious faith qualify – or disqualify – you from holding public office? Is what someone believes about god, afterlives, good and evil a key factor in whether you should vote […]
Retorts: Tests, sure, but not for religion
10 hopefuls at GG candidates forum
By Jim Tortolano Ten hopefuls seeking election to school board and city council seats gathered Saturday at the Courtyard Center in Garden Grove to state their cases and answer questions. The event […]
Audit says no to “no-show, no-work” job
By Jim Tortolano Did a former Garden Grove fire chief have “no-show, no-work” deal after he left his job under a cloud of controversy? An audit report says no. On Tuesday night […]
Hope is building for rusty skeleton
By Jim Tortolano One long-delayed project that cast a literal and symbolic shadow over the city may be getting new life. That’s the hope that was raised at Tuesday’s meeting of the […]
Barlag’s work, digital signs on agenda
A look back and a look up will be on the agenda of the Garden Grove City Council when it meets Tuesday night. The city leaders will receive an independent audit report […]
Don’t write off write-ins, but ….
You might think that in a political race with just one candidate, it’s all over but the balloon drop. As a practical matter, that’s true, but technically it’s not. In the case […]
Demos gaining, but result is uncertain
Orange County used to be known as a conservative stronghold, but portions of it are starting to turn blue instead of red. That trend was especially evident in the 2012 election in […]
Jones is (almost surely) new GG mayor
City Councilman Steve Jones will – almost certainly – be the next mayor of Garden Grove. When the extended filing period for candidates closed Wednesday at 5 p.m., Jones was the sole […]
Ayala out as GG mayoral candidate
UPDATE: The field of candidates for mayor of Garden Grove has been narrowed down to two. As of Tuesday afternoon – one day before the extended deadline – the two remaining hopefuls […]
Mortuary moratorium extension OKd
A moratorium on new mortuaries and crematoriums was extended to 10 months and 15 days by the Garden Grove City Council at its meeting Tuesday night. The vote was 4-0 with Councilman […]
