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.
Barajas-Tena: The Intersection Between Covid-19, Racism and Willowick
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The continuous disinvestment in parks and open space in Central and North Orange County by the City of Garden Grove, the City of Santa Ana councilmembers and the OC Board of Supervisors is not accidental. It relies on council members’ complicity in this system where developers and corporations rule.
Garden Grove, Facing Court Injunction, Drops Discussion on Proposed Willowick Deal with Developer For Now
Willowick Golf Course
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Council members at the beginning of the meeting unanimously agreed to drop discussion on the deal for now, hours after Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mary Strobel ruled the Council could vote to approve the agreement but couldn’t finalize it before the end of the year.
Garden Grove Police Raises to Cost More Than Double What City Disclosed
Economy
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New police raises will cost Garden Grove at least $3.4 million extra than officials disclosed when it was approved in April, city staff confirmed in response to a Voice of OC analysis.
Garden Grove and Santa Ana OK Development of Willowick Golf Course
Willowick Golf Course
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The city councils’ action struck down hopes for a park between two park-poor cities and stirred opponents’ fears developers will turn the property into an urban hotspot and price working-class families and Latinos out of the surrounding neighborhoods.
Facing Budget Problems, Garden Grove Considers Move to OC Fire Authority
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Garden Grove city leaders are considering merging their fire department with the Orange County Fire Authority, a move aimed at cutting costs as the city faces a growing budget crisis and discusses a possible sales tax increase.
Irvine City Council, Tired of Being a Donor, Gives Notice It’ll Withdraw from OC Fire Authority
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The Irvine City Council voted to tell the Orange County Fire Authority it may withdraw from the agency, part of a long-running dispute between Irvine and the Fire Authority over the city’s disproportionately large property tax contributions compared to the services it receives.
Garden Grove Syncs Traffic Signals
traffic congestion
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Day to day commutes might get a little easier for Garden Grove residents following a decision by city council members to adopt traffic light synchronization projects for Garden Grove Boulevard and Katella Street.
City-Subsidized Hotel Resort in Garden Grove Moves Forward
Garden Grove
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Plans for a 769-room, three hotel resort in Garden Grove will move forward after the City Council approved a development agreement that hands over a 5.18-acre property to the developer for $852,571 in fees. The city also will pay up to $250,000 in improvements to the site and give the developer tax subsidies worth at least $17.6 million.
Garden Grove Election Guide
Election 2016
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For all of you Garden Grove voters, here’s a collection of articles on races that matter most in your city so you can be better informed at the ballot box tomorrow.