By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune After three hours of public comments and discussion on the dais, the Garden Grove City Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday night to indefinitely table a proposed […]
‘Harmony’ resolution tabled
“Harmony ‘ resolution before council
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune A proposed resolution “promoting community harmony and safety” regarding crackdowns on immigration status goes before the Garden Grove City Council when it meets on Tuesday. The […]
Residents honored, ICE raids are deplored at council meeting
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune Honors and appeals for help were featured at Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council. The council honored Joe Hammer and Sue Catl Also honored […]
Graffiti report to city council
Does it seem like there’s fewer spray-painted “tags” on walls and such in the city? Ninety-two percent of reported graffiti “instances” in Garden Grove for the most recent month for which statistics […]
Speakers oppose ICE raids
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune A near-capacity crowd of people showed up at Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council, most of them urging the city to take some action in […]
Homelessness plan unveiled
Garden Grove can point to some signal successes in recent years in dealing with the homelessness crisis. The city has – in cooperation with Fountain Valley and Westminster – opened and is […]
The Munetons are powering up
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune They’re not exactly Barack and Michelle Obama, or Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, but they are Garden Grove’s newest “power couple.” Walter Muneton and Yesenia Muneton, […]
Budgets approved by council
“Structurally balanced” budgets for 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 and changes in the water use fee schedule were approved by the Garden Grove City Council on Tuesday night. The council voted 7-0 on the […]
Budgets go to city council
The approval of the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 biennial budgets and changes in the water user fee schedule top Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council. It’s described as “structurally balanced” but […]
Relief is coming to a tangle of two very busy boulevards
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune The good news is relief is coming to the often-jammed intersection of Garden Grove and Harbor boulevards. On Tuesday night the City Council on an 7-0 […]
