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 […]
Appointments delayed again
Reaching out to Hollywood?
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Is Garden Grove ready for its close-up? Could the City of Youth and Ambition become a Town of Tinsel and Pre-Nups? Probably not, but when the city […]
Fall lineups are looking set
Some familiar faces will apparently be doing an electoral encore in November, based on incomplete results from the Tuesday’s primary election. In California’ “top two” primary system, party affiliation in June doesn’t […]
The grass is green here, too…
Don’t leave! This is the time of year, it seems, when a lot of leaders in our communities are moving on to – or at least trying to – what I call […]
Homeless problem at the park
By Jim Tortolano The issue of homelessness flared up at an otherwise routine meeting of the Garden Grove City Council Tuesday night. Councilmember Stephanie Klopfenstein (District 5) spoke about conditions in the […]
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 […]
Council condemns Capitol attack
A divided Garden Grove City Council on Tuesday night approved a resolution condemning the attack on the U.S Capitol by a violent mob on Jan. 6 that was protesting the certification of […]
Could it be a movable festival?
No one knows how long the coronavirus pandemic will last. Public health officials are predicting the availability of a vaccine for the general population by late March 2021. The element of uncertainty […]
Five candidates for GG mayor?
Mayor Steve Jones could face as many as four rivals for the top elected post in Garden Grove in the Nov. 3 general election. According to the latest information supplied by the […]
