A late-night recording of a conversation between Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen and the police union president could be released to the public if two city council members vote to release it during a closed session Tuesday night.
Category: Garden Grove
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Garden Grove Council Considers First Raise in 40 Years
The last time council members got a raise was 1976, and they are paid well below their counterparts in many other Orange County cities.
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Garden Grove Council Growing Impatient With Vietnam War Museum
Members of a council subcommittee are giving organizers of the proposed Vietnam War Museum of America four weeks to come up with a detailed plan for weaning their foundation off taxpayer funds, or risk losing city support altogether.
Posted inGarden Grove, Health & Wellness
Garden Grove Faces Voting Rights Act Lawsuit
The lawsuit argues that the City Council has been “dithering” on the issue despite a clear lack of Latino representation.
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Garden Grove Council Almost (but not quite) Opposes Poseidon Plant
It appeared the Garden Grove City Council would take a stand against a controversial desalination plant in Huntington Beach, but activists opposing the project were disappointed when council members quickly retreated.
Posted inGarden Grove, Inside the Newsroom, News Briefs
Voice of OC Podcast: District Elections
This week, Voice of OC journalists talk about California Voting Rights Act lawsuits, district elections and some of the challenges to achieving equal representation in local government.
Posted inGarden Grove, Investigative, News Briefs
Garden Grove Appoints New City Attorney
Assistant City Attorney Omar Sandoval will take the place of City Attorney Thomas Nixon, who is retiring at the end of this month. The mayor is pushing the council to consider replacing its contract firm, Woodruff, Spradlin and Smart, altogether.
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Are Lawsuits Always the Answer to Equal Representation?
Garden Grove’s Vietnamese Americans have made significant inroads on the City Council, but the city hasn’t yet elected its first Latino despite Latinos making up 37 percent of the population. Is this something a Voting Rights Act lawsuit can fix, or does the issue run deeper?
Posted inEquality & Equity, Garden Grove, News Briefs
Garden Grove Mayor, Considering Run for Congress, Comes Out as Gay
At the public forum Sunday afternoon, Mayor Bao Nguyen thanked the U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, as a gay man himself, for his influence as an openly gay ambassador in Hanoi.
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How Drought Friendly is Garden Grove’s New Indoor Water Park?
While the state continues to suffer through an historic statewide drought, a $250 million indoor water park resort set to open in Garden Grove next year has raised some eyebrows. But officials insist the park won’t be a water-waster.
