REVIEW: For seasoned concert goers, Beethoven’s Ninth, performed in the newly renovated Christ Cathedral, was a bust, with cavernous acoustics and an uninspired interpretation.
Category: Garden Grove
Garden Grove, which shares Little Saigon with Westminster, is home to about 171,000 people. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget, public safety and development.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Garden Grove, Music, Top Stories
Christ Cathedral, a Big Space for a Big Sound, Hopes to Become a Center for Sacred Music
Pacific Symphony and Chorale’s upcoming concert in the newly-dedicated cathedral in Garden Grove will showcase Beethoven’s Ninth.
Posted inAnaheim, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Government, Irvine, Newport Beach, Villa Park, Westminster
Irvine Becomes Latest OC City To Adopt Controversial Agenda-Setting Policy
The Irvine City Council, joining at least six other Orange County cities, has adopted a controversial temporary policy that potentially shuts some council members out of holding public discussions on issues that others on the dais don’t want.
Posted inEconomy, Garden Grove
Garden Grove Police Raises to Cost More Than Double What City Disclosed
New police raises will cost Garden Grove at least $3.4 million extra than officials disclosed when it was approved in April, city staff confirmed in response to a Voice of OC analysis.
Posted inGarden Grove, News Briefs
Garden Grove Council Approves Subsidies to Help Residents Buy at City Car Dealerships
Garden Grove council members voted Tuesday, May 14, to approve a $500 rebate program for all Garden Grove residents who buy a new vehicle in a city dealership.
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7,000 Homeless People in OC is a Wake Up Call, Experts Say
The nearly 7,000 people officially homeless n Orange County should be a wake up call to the County and all 34 cities to start building affordable and permanent supportive housing, in addition to shelters, according to experts in the field.
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Federal Judge Presses OC Officials on Lack of Mental Health Shelter, Housing
One of OC’s next homeless shelters could be headed for the affluent south county suburbs, the judge warns after citing a lack of progress by elected officials to create a mental health shelter.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Culture, Garden Grove, Top Stories, Westminster
Little Saigon Tet Parade Marches On Despite the Rain
The Year of the Pig is celebrated in Little Saigon at the annual Tet Parade.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Culture, Garden Grove, Top Stories, Westminster
Solving the Mystery Behind the Numbers of Your Favorite Pho Restaurants
A look into why many local pho restaurants use numbers as a part of their name.
Posted inEconomy, Garden Grove, Government, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Garden Grove and Santa Ana OK Development of Willowick Golf Course
The city councils’ action struck down hopes for a park between two park-poor cities and stirred opponents’ fears developers will turn the property into an urban hotspot and price working-class families and Latinos out of the surrounding neighborhoods.
