In an irony of slang and contemporary values, we now live in a time in which “grass” (the kind some people like to smoke) is legal, and there’s a lot of pressure […]
It’s the war on your lawn
Housing tussle back to council
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune The tug-of-war between the State of California and the City of Huntington Beach over how many new homes should be built in Surf City resumes on Tuesday […]
River was lovely, but not roads
We’re back from our spring hiatus that took The Tribune staff for a cruise down the Mississippi River from Memphis to New Orleans and – other than lots of really good (and […]
The Gem’s 100 years of entertainment on Main St.
If you can’t afford a DeLorean or other time machine, you can get a lot of the same effect by visiting the Gem Theatre on Main Street in downtown Garden Grove. Opened […]
Trapped in your 15 minutes
Some people will believe anything. I’m sorry that’s not a quote from a famous person, but it seems so self-evident that there’s no need to give it more weight by tying it […]
Who will save us now?
Things are feeling a bit strange. After many, many alien invasion, UFO-sighting movies and TV series, we finally have some unidentified flying objects to worry about. The comforting news is that we […]
A very noteworthy parade
Grace under pressure. That’s a nice thing to have. I refer in this particular case to the 2023 Tet Parade in Westminster last week. This has been an annual event observing the […]
Public Safety bldg. advances
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune The proposed new Public Safety building took a step forward on Tuesday night as the Garden Grove City Council heard a report on the status of the […]
The point is: get to the point
There’s an old saying that goes, “Justice delayed is justice denied.” To that I wish to add this corollary: “Democracy delayed is democracy denied.” At the most recent meeting of the […]
Retorts: The future is soon
Time travel has long been a popular fantasy … who hasn’t imagined traveling into the future to see what it holds for us, or going back into the past to right a […]
