By JIm Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Hungry and curious crowds thronged the Village Green park and a stretch of Main Street in Garden Grove’s downtown on Friday evening for “FOGG [Foods of Garden […]
A FOGG-y event brings crowd
‘Walk and Talk’ starts Saturday
Get to know your elected officials and enjoy an active morning with neighbors and friends by joining Garden Grove City Council Member George Brietigam for a “Walk & Talk” in District 1, […]
Water feature still possible
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Construction of the new police facility in Garden Grove is on schedule and within budget, but the biggest news to come out of a status report given […]
Life in the really scary bike lane
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 […]
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 […]
