Nearly 2,000 Garden Grove residents enjoyed a night of fun Friday at the Great Wolf Lodge hotel and waterpark thanks to what amounted to a massive contribution to Garden Grove Councilman Steve Jones’ mayoral campaign.
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 inAnaheim, Countywide, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Voting Wars: Minority Communities Gain as District Voting Proliferates
Historically, most California cities and school districts have elected their representatives through at-large electoral systems. This has, in many cases, led to the disenfranchisement of minority populations. But California Voting Rights Act lawsuits in O.C. and elsewhere are changing that reality.
Posted inAnaheim, Garden Grove, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Westminster
Central OC Cities Set for Historic November Election
The cities of Anaheim and Garden Grove are gearing up for arguably the most consequential election in decades, as residents will for the first time elect candidates by district following lawsuits by voting rights advocates.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Government, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Transportation Authority Awards $19.5 Million for Local Bike Projects
The grants will help Orange County, which has the second-highest rate of traffic collisions among counties statewide, create safer bike lanes and pedestrian trails.
Posted inGarden Grove, News Briefs
FPPC Fines Garden Grove Councilman for Late Reporting of Campaign Cash
The state ethics watchdog is proposing to fine Councilman Phat Bui $638 for failing to disclose $22,684 in campaign contributions to his 2014 city council campaign committee in a timely fashion.
Posted inGarden Grove, Top Stories, Transportation
‘Active Transportation Plan’ a Welcome Addition to Bike-Scary Garden Grove
A new draft plan is a step toward the eventual goal of making the city’s streets more harmonious for bikes, pedestrians and cars – a high aspiration for a place where biking can be a major hazard.
Posted inGarden Grove, Safety, Security & Justice
Garden Grove Council Passes Budget That Strains City Resources
City Council members Tuesday approved a $218-million budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year that includes millions in new spending even though the city’s projected revenues are expected to fall more than $4 million short of its expenses.
Posted inGarden Grove, News Briefs
Garden Grove Council Approves $200 Monthly Vehicle Stipend for Themselves
Council members voted 3-2 Tuesday to implement the stipend beginning in the 2017-18 fiscal year. It is the first change in council compensation in 40 years.
Posted inGarden Grove, Government, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Do Still King of Campaign Cash in First District Supervisor Race
The incumbent supervisor has raised $435,086 in total, which is multiple times the amounts raised by his chief rivals, Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez and Garden Grove Councilman Phat Bui.
Posted inFountain Valley, Garden Grove, Government, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Westminster
Do Far Ahead of Martinez in Fundraising for Central OC Supervisor Seat
Incumbent Republican supervisor Andrew Do has raised nearly $340,000, according to most recent reports, while Democrat Michele Martinez raised less than $60,000.
