Black Student Union Members from Garden Grove High Find Their Voice and Purpose
ARTS & CULTURE
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After re-activing the Black Student Union at Garden Grove High, the student founders have transferred their activism to the community.
Garden Grove Protest Displays Cross-Cultural and Racial Solidarity Years in the Making
George Floyd Protests
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Activists, community leaders and organizers in phone interviews the following day all struggled to recall the last time a demonstration of that scale had ever happened in Garden Grove.
All Eyes on OC Officials as Calls for Systemic Changes to Police Oversight Grow Amid Protests
George Floyd Protests
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Aggressive police unions, spending on law enforcement over youth programs and few citizen oversight boards — activists and leaders say OC’s debate is years in the making.
Orange County Food Pantry Adapts to Coronavirus Pandemic During Ramadan
Health & Wellness
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The month of Ramadan is also an opportunity to be charitable and feed the hungry one of the many parts of Ramadan that Muslims can still do during the stay at home order.
Gaps In Coronavirus Outreach to Non-English Speaking Families & Businesses
Orange County Coronavirus
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Recent orders — and subsequent clarifications — by the county health officer weren’t immediately translated into non-English languages when they went into effect Tuesday. Meanwhile, local activists and doctors have taken it upon themselves to ensure key information about the novel coronavirus gets across to immigrant families and businesses where English isn’t the first language.
Homelessness a Top Concern for Voters as OC’s 1st District Candidates Face Off
1st District
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Andrew Do, the Republican incumbent, is being challenged by three Democrats from three different generations: Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido, who’s a baby boomer; Westminster Councilman Sergio Contreras, who’s a Generation X’er; and Kim Bernice Nguyen, who’s a millennial.
Shakespeare OC Announces Its Demise
Countywide
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BREAKING NEWS: After a few tumultuous years of trying to keep Shakespeare Orange County alive, the current leadership is shuttering this long-standing Orange County institution.
Dueling Tet Parades in Little Saigon Still Lead to Happiness
ARTS & CULTURE
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This year, revelers had three major Tet festivals to choose from to help ring in the lunar new year. Parades in Garden Grove and Westminster, with the Garden Grove parade new this year, were the result of a split in leadership, but not a split in loyalties by the community.
Garden Grove Puts Stricter Controls on Interactions with Feral Animals
City Governments
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The Garden Grove City Council has unanimously approved a new law prohibiting citizens from feeding feral animals and implementing a “trap-neuter-return” program.
Garden Grove, Facing Court Injunction, Drops Discussion on Proposed Willowick Deal with Developer For Now
Willowick Golf Course
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Council members at the beginning of the meeting unanimously agreed to drop discussion on the deal for now, hours after Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mary Strobel ruled the Council could vote to approve the agreement but couldn’t finalize it before the end of the year.