The June 3 rally and march in Garden Grove that drew so much attention seems to be having a sequel. Scheduled for this Saturday is a “Garden Grove Solidarity Protest” to be […]
Protests, ice cream, recall, etc.
Mask resolution is defeated 5-2
Consideration of a proposed resolution to require people living or visiting Garden Grove to wear face-coverings in certain “high risk situations” was defeated on a 5-2 vote Tuesday night. The proposal was […]
City planning to meet financial crisis
Struck by an unprecedented event, Garden Grove – like many cities – will struggle to maintain strong city finances amidst uncertainty about the course and length of the coronavirus pandemic. At Tuesday’s […]
West Grove gets sign; needy get help
West Garden Grove is getting more visibility as a new sign is up along an offramp from the San Diego (405) Freeway. The sign was installed on Monday by Cal Trans, and […]
Raising a stink may end base’s odor
Residents of West Garden Grove, along with those of neighboring cities, have been holding their noses and exercising their voices for years complaining about odors from the nearby Los Alamitos Joint Forces […]
Council ratifies emergency order
The unprecedented continues to happen. When the Garden Grove City Council met Tuesday night, it was by teleconference instead of in-person in the council chambers. While there have been instances when one […]
Ambulance response times are debated
By Jim Tortolano Told it was potentially a “matter of life and death,” the Garden Grove City Council late Tuesday night took up a complaint from Councilmember George Brietigam about ambulance service […]
Wrestling with unfunded pension costs
Of all the financial woes looming on the horizon for local governments, unfunded pension liabilities look the most ominous. The PERS (Public Employment Retirement System) has lowered its estimates of what it […]
Rival Tet parade, festival may be proposed
By Jim Tortolano The political storm that’s engulfed the Westminster City Council is now creating some waves at the Garden Grove City Council. At Tuesday night’s meeting, the council meeting opened with […]
Coyote plan gets OK, council funds don’t
By Jim Tortolano An earlier proposal to divvy up the city council contingency fund to allow individual members to get allocations by district died fast but not so quiet at Tuesday night’s […]
