Cindy Spindle retired on June 30 from her post as CEO/President of the Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce after eight and a half years of service. “A great big thank you goes […]
Spindle retires from Chamber
Three budget hearings held
Three local public school district boards have meetings this week, and all include public hearings on proposed budgets for the 2022-23 school year. Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education’s regular […]
The Lions’ share of charity
Garden Grove Host Lions Club handed out donations worth $11,500 at its meeting on Wednesday evening. The biggest was a vision screener called Plus Optix, which allows for more and faster screening […]
Good grades for public schools
Public school systems serving the West Orange County area got good grades from a website devoted to evaluating K-12 education. Niche.com released its grades and rankings today (Thursday), and the six districts […]
Planners, WSD board will meet
A study session on state legislation on housing is the main topic at the next meeting of the Garden Grove Planning Commission. The panel will meet on March 17 in person in […]
Exemption resolution passes
A resolution asking the State of California to allow a medical exemption from the mandate that pupils enrolling in schools next fall be vaccinated against the coronavirus was approved Friday night by […]
Vaccine medical exemptions?
A proposed resolution pushing back on the State of California’s mandate for all school children to be vaccinated in order to return to school next year goes before the Westminster School District […]
Educator grants, school boards
For three of the local school boards meeting this week, a key topic is public hearings for block grants for the Educator Effectiveness grant program. According to the California Department of Education, […]
Vaccine mandate upsets some
By Lauren DeMaria A group of parents and community members called on the Westminster School District Board of Trustees to remove the vaccine mandate for students on Thursday night. “If you do […]
Routine agenda for WSD board
A routine agenda will be before the Westminster School District Board of Trustees when it meets on Thursday at 7 p.m. In compliance with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s response to COVID-19, which permits legislative […]
