Violent crime is down in Garden Grove and Huntington Beach, according to figures released Friday by the FBI. In its nationwide study of cities with a population of 100,000 and over, four […]
Violent crime drops in GG and HB
OC Streetcar gets OK from the feds
The nearly-$300 million pilot streetcar project to link Santa Ana to Garden Grove moved closer to reality this week. The Federal Transportation Authority on Wednesday issued a letter supporting moving the OC […]
Multi-city pursuit leads to an arrest
The pursuit of a suspect with a no-bail warrant that began in Garden Grove Thursday night ended up with his arrest in Santa Ana. According to the GGPD, Jacob Francisco Rodriguez, 34, […]
Retorts: High rise is really on the rise
How high is too high? No, I’m not talking about the ballot measure to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. In this case, the topic is something else that controversial: high-density housing. […]
GG man sentenced for stabbing murder
A Garden Grove man was sentenced to 26 years to life in state prison Friday for the stabbing-murder of a stranger in a parking lot. The sentence was handed down at Central […]
Dog’s help ends a high-speed chase
A high-speed chase from Westminster through Garden Grove to Santa Ana early Sunday morning concluded with the arrest of a 31-year-old suspect with a big hand, uh, paw, from a police dog. […]
OC Streetcar gets a big money boost
The OC Streetcar that will link Santa Ana and Garden Grove in the county’s first light rail system in modern times got another boost Tuesday as the California State Transportation Agency – […]
Willowick on the OC Streetcar route?
If you like to take your clubs to the Willowick Golf Course, it may eventually get a little easier to get there. The Orange County Transportation Authority is mulling the design of […]
The ghosts of military posts in OC
By Jim Tortolano The pivotal factor in Orange County’s transition from an agricultural region into a sprawling suburban metropolis was the effect of World War II and its aftermath. The great conflict […]
Floods, drought helped define OC
By Jim Tortolano We had a drought most of the year and dire warnings of a shriveled-up, parched land. Then come the predictions of an El Nino winter and much too much […]
