Last week’s State of the City luncheon, keynoted by Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones, brought out an unexpected moment of appreciation and grief. Just a short time after the death of Laker […]
Kobe made a final, graceful appearance
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 […]
Mayor Steve Jones to head OCTA board
Garden Grove Mayor Steven R. Jones was unanimously selected Monday as the new chairman of the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors, which guides transportation-improvement projects and public transit for all […]
Willowick project is slowed for now
By Jim Tortolano Plans for an expansive – and potentially lucrative – new use for the Willowick Golf Course site owned by Garden Grove but located in Santa Ana hit a roadblock […]
Wrestling with unfunded pension costs
Of all the financial woes looming on the horizon for local governments, unfunded pension liabilities look the most ominous. The PERS (Public Employment Retirement System) has lowered its estimates of what it […]
Rival Tet parade, festival may be proposed
By Jim Tortolano The political storm that’s engulfed the Westminster City Council is now creating some waves at the Garden Grove City Council. At Tuesday night’s meeting, the council meeting opened with […]
Coyote plan gets OK, council funds don’t
By Jim Tortolano An earlier proposal to divvy up the city council contingency fund to allow individual members to get allocations by district died fast but not so quiet at Tuesday night’s […]
Art continues to bloom in downtown
As part of the city’s continuing goal to “reimagine” Garden Grove, several public spaces in the downtown area have been enhanced with new temporary and permanent art installations. The art exhibits can […]
He’s honored in the park he pioneered
By Jim Tortolano History and honors came together Tuesday afternoon at Atlantis Play Center in Garden Grove as hundreds of people gathered for the unveiling of a bust honoring one of the […]
16 mayors, a runner and no Amazons
The recent death of former Garden Grove mayor Walt Donovan – who passed away at the age of 93 on Saturday – has helped put more attention on the office of the […]
