Nine Candidates Seek Election to the Garden Grove City Council this November
Orange County Election 2020
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The candidates, whichever are successful, would oversee a city with a diverse population and strong working class presence.
Organizations Using $3.6 Million to Aid Homeless Relief Efforts in Garden Grove
Youth Media
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Approximately $3.6 million of Garden Grove’s second coronavirus grant will go to outreach and housing assistance for homes people affected by COVID-19.
Local Officials Rethink Public Access to Cooling Centers Amid Heatwaves, Climate Change
Health & Wellness
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As scientists predict climate change will make hot weather increasingly intolerable, Buena Park is trying to improve cooling center access.
With Public Release of More Coronavirus Infection Data by Zip Code, Virus Spread Across OC Cities Becomes Clearer
Orange County Coronavirus
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The new data clearly shows the virus has hit working class communities hardest but it’s also clear that increased county outreach to affected neighborhoods is stemming the tide.
OC Democratic Party Vice Chair Resigns from Leadership Amid Uproar Over Ho Chi Minh Post
Politics & Elections
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Jeff LeTourneau’s resignation came after he shared a Facebook post praising the late Communist leader as someone who “liberated an entire poor, colonized nation from 2 of the most powerful military forces in the world.”
OC Democratic Leader’s Praise for Ho Chi Minh Sends Little Saigon Into Uproar
Little Saigon
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It’s the latest incident where public statements revolving around the Vietnam War and ideas about communism have sent this area of OC into a political frenzy.
Garden Grove to Offer City Staff and Leaders Social “Bias” Training Amid Recent Criticism
Garden Grove
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The council-approved training course is meant to check social, unconscious biases among those overseeing public services and taxpayer dollars.
Coronavirus Prompts Community Census Takers to Get Creative
2020 census
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New partnerships between census workers and local community leaders have formed new outreach efforts to ramp up response rates in undercounted areas.
Criticism Mounts Around Police Response at Recent Protests in Orange County
Safety, Security & Justice
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An increasing number of protesters in OC are voicing concern over police officers’ recent conduct in cities where demonstrations against nationwide police violence have occurred.
Garden Grove Police Launch Probe into Officer Who Waved Baton Out Of Unmarked Car During Protest by Young Activists
Garden Grove
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The video has prompted an internal police department probe.