By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune She was born in Hong Kong, moved to London, crossed the pond to California and has lived in Irvine for 25 years, but she’s ready to become […]
Lisa Kim: London to Lampson
Delay in Navigation Center work
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune One step forward, one step back. On Tuesday night, the Garden Grove City Council voted unanimously to reject all construction bids and authorize the re-advertising for bids […]
Lisa Kim is the new city mgr.
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune On the same night that it bid goodbye to its long-time city manager Scott Stiles, the Garden Grove City Council officially installed Lisa Kim as the new […]
City mgr. contract to council
The official appointment of Lisa Kim as the new city manager for Garden Grove tops the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the city council. Kim, currently assistant city manager and community and […]
Saying goodbye to Scott Stiles
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune In front of a roomful of colleagues and admirers, outgoing Garden Grove City Manager Scott Stiles bid goodbye Thursday night at the Great Wolf Lodge to the […]
Lisa Kim chosen new city mgr.
The Garden Grove City Council has chosen Assistant City Manager and Community and Economic Development Director Lisa L. Kim as Garden Grove’s next city manager, replacing Scott Stiles, who leaves to become […]
Boom building times are here
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune From Valley View Street on the west to Harbor Boulevard on the east, development in Garden Grove is now roaring back out of the shadow cast by […]
The shape of things to come
Last month The Tribune did an interview with Lisa Kim, Garden Grove’s director of community and economic development (and assistant city manager) for our semi-annual update on new businesses planned (or under […]
Woodbury Park’s future mulled
A community meeting to discuss possible future renovations the Woodbury Park in Garden Grove is set for Saturday, Nov. 14 at 11 a.m. The event will be held at the park, located […]
Sprouts grocery is on the way
The long wait on the fate of the old Vons Pavilion building on Chapman Avenue just west of Brookhurst Street may soon be over. According to Lisa Kim, Garden Grove assistant city […]
