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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.
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.
The council-approved training course is meant to check social, unconscious biases among those overseeing public services and taxpayer dollars.
Whether you’re a California voter, business owner or run a special interest group, if you want to be a big election donor, you can find a way to get your money in.
Garden Grove officials are increasingly confident the city will reach a crucial milestone this year, with hotel bed taxes on track – for the first time in history — to surpass sales tax as the city’s single largest revenue source.
In 2016, Voice of OC delved into how corporations spend to influence public policy, the ways in which politicians pull the levers of government to stay in power, and how they use their public offices for private gain.
John O’Neill, Thu-Ha Nguyen, Stephanie Klopfenstein, and Kim Nguyen will serve on the next Garden Grove City Council. Councilman Steve Jones will be the next mayor.
The free night at the Great Wolf Lodge waterpark enjoyed by about 2,000 Garden Grove residents at the end of August amounted to a $58,000 donation to Councilman Steve Jones’ mayoral campaign, according to his most recent disclosures.
Garden Grove City Council candidates, including four first-timers, appeared at a community forum Saturday afternoon to discuss rising crime rates, the city’s budget problems and future development projects.
Nearly 2,000 Garden Grove residents enjoyed a night of fun Friday at the Great Wolf Lodge hotel and waterpark thanks to what amounted to a massive contribution to Garden Grove Councilman Steve Jones’ mayoral campaign.