By Jim Tortolano On his final full night as a member of the Garden Grove City Council, typically quiet Councilman Kris Beard raised his voice, underlining the idea that the city had […]
“Contingency plan” for fire service backed
A brand new Fire Station 6 is dedicated
By Jim Tortolano It was a slow-burning matter, but the project – a new fire station for the City of Garden Grove – finally is emitting a nice steady glow. After 47 years, […]
Changing of the guard at city hall
The changing of the guard in top leadership for the City of Garden Grove will be front and center at Tuesday’s meeting of the city council. Hiring of Tom Shultz as interim […]
Schultz stepping down as fire chief
After roughly three-and-a-half years on the job, Garden Grove Fire Chief Tom Schultz is retiring. The news that Schultz would be stepping down emerged as a rumor on Thursday morning and was […]
Is the Anaheim-Disney romance over?
By Jim Tortolano Garden Grove’s proximity to the Disneyland Resort area has been a major contributor to its ability to attract about a dozen new hotels to the Harbor Boulevard corridor. But […]
Officials offer insights at backyard meet
By Jim Tortolano In some places and some times, politics and civics take place mostly in backrooms. In Garden Grove it can sometimes take place in a backyard. The 15th annual Garden […]
Cities, state pushing for Amazon HQ2
California cities, with some potential help from the state, may soon be launching a full-court press to bring the second Amazon North American headquarters to the west coast and possibly Orange County. […]
GG, Santa Ana in hunt for Amazon HQ2
By Jim Tortolano Garden Grove – in conjunction with Santa Ana – is throwing its hat into the ring in the competition to provide a location for Amazon’s proposed $5 billion “second […]
Blackmun, GGNA put in their “two cents”
By Jim Tortolano It was 2003. The sleepy rural stretch of Gilbert Street in Garden Grove lined with tall eucalyptus trees was about to become something else entirely, and some local residents […]
Pension costs add red ink to budget
By Jim Tortolano Increasing budget deficits are in the future for the City of Garden Grove as the municipality struggles to deal with a sharp increase in the cost of pension liabilities. […]
