The latest developer attempting to revive Garden Grove’s ‘rusty skeleton’ wants to convert the nine-story, rusted steel structure on Garden Grove Boulevard into 400 units of affordable senior housing, the largest affordable housing project in the city’s history.
Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Jaffe: The Official City Bird of Irvine …The Crane
Irvine resident Karen Jaffe writes that Irvine’s Responsible Growth Initiative is about good planning, not anti-growth.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Reiff: Moorlach on Legislature, Trump Bashing, Immigration and ‘Who’s Your Daddy?’
Rick Reiff talks to John Moorlach on PBS So Cal and Cox about his time in the California legislature and its focus on President Trump along with how to get to a solution on immigration reform.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Susan Schroeder Should Lose “Chief of Staff” Title Says Monitor Picked By DA
A retired judge chosen by the DA says Schroeder’s title causes confusion and allegations of favoritism because her actual job duties are focused on public relations and stopping human trafficking.
Posted inPress Releases
The Orange City Council Addresses Homelessness at Special Meeting
At a special meeting to address the issue of Homelessness in the City on September 26, the Orange City Council took a comprehensive report on the subject from the Orange Police Chief, Tom Kisela, and City Manager Rick Otto.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Could OC College Republicans Save the GOP?
With a car tax recall potentially on the ballot next year, four congressional races in Orange County and a campus-friendly central committee, young Republicans like UCI’s Ariana Rowlands could become a force on the local campaign scene across Orange County. Could they make the difference in 2018 for the GOP?
Posted inPress Releases
OCTA Seeks Public Input on Open Space Preserves
Public input is being sought at three scheduled open houses to discuss draft plans that will guide the management of valuable wildlife and habitat on the Orange County Transportation Authority’s open space properties in the Aliso Canyon Preserve in Laguna Beach and Hayashi Preserve in Brea.
Posted inPress Releases
County of Orange Celebrates Building 16 Groundbreaking
The County of Orange held a ceremonial groundbreaking today for the new Building 16, the first building to be constructed as part of the County’s Civic Center Facilities Master Plan for the Civic Center area in Santa Ana.
Posted inGovernment, Mission Viejo, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
13 Cities to Conduct Sheriffs Contract Study
All 13 Orange County cities that contract with the Sheriff’s department will conduct a joint study on how to curb the rising costs for police services after some cities worried about spending nearly half of their budget on sheriff’s services.
Posted inGarden Grove, Santa Ana
Santa Ana, Garden Grove Open Talks Over Willowick Golf Course
The two cities have signed an agreement to begin discussions over the 102-acre golf course owned by Garden Grove but located in the city of Santa Ana.
