By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune The past, present and future merged at the annual Garden Grove State of the City event held on Wednesday at the Hyatt Regency Orange County hotel […]
Past, present, future at ‘State’
High notes at “State of City”
The annual Garden Grove State of the City event held on Wednesday at the Hyatt Regency Orange County hit many high notes. Singing the National Anthem was Emma Monaco, while Mayor […]
Stanton’s ‘State of City’ set
A brand-new look and new city website will be revealed at the free Stanton “State of the City” event on Thursday, June 26. It will be a fun-filled family evening at which […]
Mayor Steve Jones transports Garden Grove back to the future
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune With a “Back to the Future” theme, Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones arrived in a DeLorean, clad – initially – like Marty McFly at Thursday’s “State of […]
Opinion: Center city central to Garden Grove’s past, future
As a history buff, I never tire of trying to convince people of the connection between their past, the present and the future. That was done rather adroitly on Wednesday at the […]
The mayor and the Magician
Disneyland in Anaheim may be the “Magic Kingdom,” but at Tuesday’s State of the City event, Garden Grove was described as a city full of “magic.” Mayor Steve Jones was the keynote […]
“State of City” doggone good
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune W.C. Fields was quoted as saying, “Never work with children or animals. They are scene-stealers.” At the conclusion of Wednesday’s “State of the City” address at the […]
“State of City,” post-pandemic
Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones will deliver his official address at the 2022 State of the City luncheon, hosted by the Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the City of […]
“State of City” looks back, forward
In an address that looked back over a year of coronavirus pandemic and forward to good things to come, Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones gave the 2021 “State of the City” speech […]
City is playing sweet music, says mayor
By Jim Tortolano Striking a series of musical themes and chords, Mayor Steve Jones sang … uh, spoke … the praises of Garden Grove at the annual State of the City luncheon […]
