City officials are looking to ban smoking and vaping at public parks in an effort to make the air cleaner and curb cigarette butts.
Tag: Garden Grove City Council
Posted inGarden Grove
Garden Grove Public Works Crews Rally for Raises
The city’s nearly 90 public works employees are pushing for an across the board raise to ease the impacts of inflation and rising healthcare costs – along with specialized pay for things like heavy equipment operators.
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Garden Grove Sees Fewer Homeless People on the Streets, Housing Still Scarce
City officials said the amount of people sleeping on the streets was reduced by 39%, but advocates question where people went if the city’s struggling to find permanent housing.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Garden Grove to Build 85-Bed Homeless Shelter for Three Central OC Cities
It comes amidst rising homeless deaths and a cold weather shelter debacle prompted a street medic dispatch this year.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Latest Election Night Results for the Garden Grove City Council
Early election night results as of 11 p.m. in Garden Grove showed early leads for George Brietigam, Cindy Tran and Joe Dovinh for three City Council seats, and incumbent Steve […]
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Here Are Garden Grove Candidates’ Views on Housing, Homelessness, and Resort
Homes along Harbor Boulevard? Rent control? We asked residents’ would-be city leaders about these pressing issues in town and much more.
Posted inOutdoors
State Won’t Let Garden Grove Walk Away from One of Area’s Last Open Green Spaces
There seems to be a path forward on the property, and it seems focused on the demands of Garden Grove’s neighbor city.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Garden Grove Residents Demand City Address Crime and Dwindling Parking
After struggling with parking issues and crime in their neighborhood, some East Garden Grove residents are calling for parking permits.
Posted inNEWS
Garden Grove Wants To Tackle Carpetbagging Today, Seeking Statewide Policy Change
Officials want the state’s help requiring stricter residency requirements for local political candidates. But the city’s ask could have implications for other cities.
Posted inNEWS
Willowick: One Neighborhood At Center of Reshaping Battle for Area’s Last Open Space
The fate of the land, and the historic Santa Anita neighborhood around it, now hinges on a potential three-way battle between activists and two government bodies.
