By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune A surprise special meeting of the Garden Grove City Council on Wednesday evening featured unsurprising backing for a resolution in support of the city’s police department […]
Pro-GGPD resolution approved
This lady could be a champ
I’ve been to almost all of the “State of the City” events in Garden Grove since the event began, but I never saw anything like this before. At the conclusion of her […]
Past, present, future at ‘State’
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 […]
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 […]
She makes history as mayor
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Stephanie Klopfenstein is living history as the first directly-elected woman mayor in Garden Grove. That’s especially noteworthy, because her family embodies the history of the community, having […]
It’s time for the women to lead
I think it’s a mistake to read too much into election returns, especially as votes are still being counted. After all, each election day is simply the start of the next election […]
Parking jams and brown lawns
By Jim Tortolano What to do about not enough parking and too many brown – or paved-over – lawns brought out a variety of viewpoints at Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove […]
Homeless problem at the park
By Jim Tortolano The issue of homelessness flared up at an otherwise routine meeting of the Garden Grove City Council Tuesday night. Councilmember Stephanie Klopfenstein (District 5) spoke about conditions in the […]
Five candidates for GG mayor?
Mayor Steve Jones could face as many as four rivals for the top elected post in Garden Grove in the Nov. 3 general election. According to the latest information supplied by the […]
3 centuries of community history, pride
By Jim Tortolano In the famously mobile Golden State, an old-timer today might be someone whose family came here before iPads and backup cameras. But Stephanie Klopfenstein’s family came to Garden Grove […]
