Garden Grove City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday night to waive their attorney-client privilege in an ongoing Orange County District Attorney investigation into potential nepotism in the hiring of former Mayor Bruce Broadwater’s son and into a job deal for the former fire chief.
Category: Garden Grove
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DA Asks Garden Grove to Cooperate With Probe into Nepotism, Fire Chief’s Deal
The Orange County District Attorney’s office is asking the Garden Grove City Council to waive it’s potential attorney-client privileges regarding the former mayor and chief..
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DA Moves On Nepotism, Fire Chief’s Deal in Garden Grove
The Orange County District Attorney’s office is taking legal action against the city of Garden Grove over “alleged Brown Act violations and other possible criminal misconduct” related to the hiring of the former mayor’s son as a firefighter and a secret employment deal with its former fire chief.
Posted inGarden Grove, Health & Wellness, News Briefs
Garden Grove Mayor Focuses on Youth, Citizen Engagement at State of the City
Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen’s pitched a new focus on community engagement, investments in technology, and attracting young professionals and families to the city.
Posted inGarden Grove, Government, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Westminster
Do’s Lead in First District Supervisor Election Narrows to 85 Votes
As vote counting enters its last day, Republican Andrew Do’s lead over Democrat Lou Correa has tightened. Final results are expected tomorrow.
Posted inGarden Grove, News Briefs
Garden Grove Mayor Calls For Investigations Into Ex-Fire Chief’s Deal
The mayor is calling on the OC District Attorney and state Attorney General to investigate a city contract that gave former Fire Chief David Barlag a two-year position at full salary in exchange for him dropping undisclosed legal threats against the city.
Posted inGarden Grove, News Briefs
Garden Grove Considers Banning Sale of Pets From Puppy Mills
Garden Grove city council members are considering banning the sale of animals from large-scale commercial breeders in city pet stores.
Posted inCountywide, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Government, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Westminster
Vietnamese Voter Turnout to Decide First District Race
While name recognition, campaign cash, endorsements and support from both business and union interests seem to fall in favor of former State Senator Lou Correa for First District Supervisor, it will likely be voter turnout — specifically, Vietnamese turnout — that will determine who wins the seat in Tuesday’s special election.
Posted inAnaheim, Buena Park, Countywide, Garden Grove, News Briefs, Top Stories, Transportation, Westminster
This Week’s Civic Agenda
Orange County Transportation Authority directors start the week Monday, meeting to finalize voting on annual committee assignments, coming out of a contentious meeting last week that resulted in Costa Mesa losing it’s seat on the board of directors to Huntington Beach.
Posted inEducation, Garden Grove, News Briefs
Garden Grove Unified Fills Empty Board Seat
The Board of Trustees appointed Theresa Rocco to fill a vacancy left by Bao Nguyen, who was elected Mayor of Garden Grove.
