The end of the year is traditionally a time to reflect on the important, tragic and weird of the previous 12 months. 2019 is no exception, so here’s some thoughts about the […]
An uncivil war and Willowick worries
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 […]
The high costs of having a democracy
Democracy is the best form of government ever tried, but it certainly isn’t cheap. The effort to recall the majority of the Westminster City Council – Mayor Tri Ta and councilmembers Kimberly […]
Decision on Willowick lease is postponed
A decision on selecting a master developer for the Willowick Golf Course was postponed a week by the Garden Grove City Council Tuesday night. A vote on a master lease agreement with […]
Master developer for Willowick on agenda
A major step in the potential development of the Willowick Golf Course may be taken by the Garden Grove City Council when it meets on Tuesday. The council will consider a master […]
Armed robber holds up food truck
A food truck was robbed at gunpoint Monday night at the edge of the Garden Grove city limits. According to Sgt. Jeff Brown of the GGPD, the incident took place at the […]
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 […]
A dozen proposals for Willowick site
Like a pretty lady or a handsome man, the Willowick Golf Course site is getting lots of proposals. In a joint announcement on Monday, the cities of Garden Grove and Santa Ana […]
That uncivil civil war in Westminster
The political uproar now raging across Westminster is getting hotter and louder. It all started – more or less – with a decision by the city council majority – Mayor Tri Ta […]
The three (or more) faces of Willowick
This week’s Local Intel features some words about a community rallying – sweetly – around a favorite dessert place that suffered a setback, as well as gossip pretending to be debate and […]
