The nine-story steel eyesore, which has been under threat of demolition for some time, will stay erect until at least the end of May after council members decided to postpose a demolition vote.
Category: Garden Grove
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Top Stories
Demolition a More Likely Fate for Garden Grove’s Galleria Project
As the relationship between the private investors who are trying save Garden Grove Galleria project continues to sour, the demolition of the nine-story, rusted steel eyesore is inching closer to reality.
Posted inGarden Grove, News Briefs
Garden Grove Invites Residents to Give Input on District Elections Process
As the city of Garden Grove begins the process of transitioning to a district-based election system, residents will be able to attend individual and community meetings to offer input to the city’s hired consultant.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
An Uneven Start to a New Era in Garden Grove
In the year since his upset victory in last November’s mayoral election, Bao Nguyen has brought new voices and more transparency to City Hall. But along the way he’s rankled his council colleagues and been called politically naive.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Westminster
Son of Murdered Vietnamese Journalist Defends Controversial Documentary
A ProPublica/PBS Frontline documentary, “Terror in Little Saigon,” has stoked a wide range of reactions in the Vietnamese American community with its investigation into a string of murders of Vietnamese American journalists in the 1980s.
Posted inGarden Grove, News Briefs
Garden Grove Council Debates Next Steps in Marijuana Enforcement
Garden Grove City Council members debated the effectiveness of the city’s current ban on medical marijuana dispensaries at a study session last week.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Investigative, Top Stories
Family Ties Run Deep at Garden Grove City Hall
At least 117 employees, including a council member and former mayor, in recent years have had at least one relative also working for the city, according to a public records request posted on the city’s website.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Westminster
New Documentary Opens Old Wounds in Little Saigon
A groundbreaking PBS documentary delves into the murders of five Vietnamese American journalists between 1980 and 1990, and the now abandoned FBI investigation into their deaths.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, News Briefs, Top Stories
Jeremy Broadwater on Leave From Garden Grove Fire Department
The son of former Garden Grove Mayor Bruce Broadwater, who is at the center of the city’s nepotism scandal, has been on leave from his job as firefighter with workers’ compensation benefits since July.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Garden Grove, Government, Top Stories
Children of Top DA Officials Get Coveted Jobs
Out of an applicant pool of as many as 500, the Orange County District Attorney’s office hired the offspring of two members of Tony Rackauckas’ inner circle as entry-level prosecutors.
