Bike a mile in my Skechers, will ya? At Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council an agenda item that one would expect would create no more controversy than a resolution […]
Life in the really scary bike lane
Appointments delayed again
For the second consecutive meeting, the Garden Grove City Council on Tuesday night postponed action on appointments to city commissions. Those appointments will be deferred to a future, unspecified meeting. The delay […]
Business tax rebate rebuffed
A proposal to offer a 5 percent business license tax rebate program suggested by Councilmember George Brietigam was shot down at Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council. The rebate would […]
Play equipment deal approved
A contract for the installation of new playground equipment at Garden Grove Park that could be ready to use as early as August was approved on a 7-0 vote Tuesday night by […]
Are councilmembers underpaid?
Is a city councilmember from Huntington Beach or Newport Beach worth three times as much as one from Garden Grove? A discussion on possible adjustment of the salaries paid to members of […]
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 […]
Art bringing “zest” to the city
By Jim Tortolano Do you have “zest”? Not the hand soap but the dictionary definition of “an enjoyably excitable quality.” West Garden Grove will have a visible symbol of that if […]
Once more: “Pride” flag is up
In the end, everyone agreed. Despite some wrangling – sometimes heated – about the process, the Garden Grove City Council voted 6-0 (with Councilmember Phat Bui of District 4 absent) Tuesday night […]
Proposed ADU ordinance changed
Faced with opposition primarily from members of the city’s Vietnamese community, the Garden Grove City Council reversed itself on an ordinance regulating the construction of accessory and junior accessory dwelling units. On […]
Apt. plan, SteelCraft on agenda
A public hearing on resolutions clearing the way for the construction of a six-unit, three-story apartment project will be conducted by the Garden Grove City Council when it meets on Tuesday. The […]
