Could Garden Grove’s parks use a little more security? A little more “law and order” to curb graffiti and keep restrooms from having to be locked to deter vandalism? Well, help is […]
Security patrols coming to parks
Parks smoking ban tabled
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune After a long and involved discussion and argument, the Garden Grove City Council shifted course Tuesday night on a proposed smoking ban in city parks and […]
Smoking ban in parks proposed
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune A proposed ordinance to ban smoking in public parks – including “vaping” – goes before the Garden Grove City Council when it meets on Tuesday. The […]
Smoke gets in your eyes, brain, lungs, T-shirt, hair, breath, etc….
Both my parents smoked. My father smoked cigars and pipes; my mother went through Kent cigarettes like President Trump goes through new tariffs. I grew up in a fog of dirty air. […]
City park improvements OK’d
Improvements for three city parks were approved at Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council. The council voted 7-0 in favor of an agreement with the federal Department of Housing and […]
Parks on the rise, tempers, too
Whatever else that went wrong in this messy year of 2021, a few positive trends did emerge. After long delays caused by – among other things – a snarled supply chain, park […]
The assault on open space
Where do the children play? That’s the title of a pop music song from the Seventies, but it’s also a quiet crisis that’s bad and bound to get a lot worse. Recent […]
