Garden Grove https://voiceofoc.org/category/regions/central-county/garden-grove/ Orange County's Nonprofit Newsroom Tue, 01 Oct 2024 18:07:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://voiceofoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cropped-VoiceofOC.icon_.EXTRASMALL-32x32.png Garden Grove https://voiceofoc.org/category/regions/central-county/garden-grove/ 32 32 128151149 Celebrating Workers Across OC https://voiceofoc.org/2024/09/celebrating-workers-across-oc/ Mon, 02 Sep 2024 12:58:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3201325

This Labor Day Voice of OC recognizes those who work with their hands across Orange County.

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This Labor Day Voice of OC recognizes those who work with their hands across Orange County.

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]]> 3201325 Garden Grove Looks to Crack Down on Homeless Encampments After Supreme Court Ruling https://voiceofoc.org/2024/08/garden-grove-looks-to-crack-down-on-homeless-encampments-after-supreme-court-ruling/ Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3200676

Garden Grove officials may soon become the latest in OC to craft an anti-camping law following a Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for cities to crackdown on homeless encampments.

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Garden Grove officials may soon become the latest in OC to craft an anti-camping law following a Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for cities to crackdown on homeless encampments.

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]]> 3200676 Tackling Bike Path Gaps in OC https://voiceofoc.org/2024/08/tackling-bike-path-gaps-in-oc/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 12:58:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3200134

A recent fatal accident involving a family in Garden Grove comes on the heels of recent developments in infrastructure connecting bike and walking paths in Orange County.

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A recent fatal accident involving a family in Garden Grove comes on the heels of recent developments in infrastructure connecting bike and walking paths in Orange County.

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]]> 3200134 Will Garden Grove Unified Video Stream School Board Meetings? https://voiceofoc.org/2024/04/will-garden-grove-unified-video-stream-school-board-meetings/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3196658

Parents are calling on district officials to live stream their meetings and to change a board policy on public comments that they say limits public input.

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Parents are calling on district officials to live stream their meetings and to change a board policy on public comments that they say limits public input.

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]]> 3196658 Garden Grove Considers $140M Bond For New Police Station https://voiceofoc.org/2024/04/garden-grove-considers-140m-bond-for-new-police-station/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3195949

City officials are looking to take out a $140 million bond to build a new police station – a move that will cost $9 million a year to pay off as the gap between city revenue and expenditures shrink.

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City officials are looking to take out a $140 million bond to build a new police station – a move that will cost $9 million a year to pay off as the gap between city revenue and expenditures shrink.

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]]> 3195949 Garden Grove Joins in on Orange County’s Water Rate Hikes https://voiceofoc.org/2023/12/garden-grove-joins-in-on-orange-countys-water-rate-hikes/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:56:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3189940

As water officials across OC hike rates due to aging infrastructure, the Garden Grove City Council called the increases a bitter pill that residents would have to swallow.

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As water officials across OC hike rates due to aging infrastructure, the Garden Grove City Council called the increases a bitter pill that residents would have to swallow.

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]]> 3189940 The Deepest and Darkest Pockets At Your Local City Hall https://voiceofoc.org/2023/05/the-deepest-and-darkest-pockets-at-your-local-city-hall/ Thu, 04 May 2023 12:58:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3171555

Orange County city managers can oftentimes approve contracts without little to no public oversight, with the limits ranging from city to city but reaching as high as $200,000.

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Orange County city managers can oftentimes approve contracts without little to no public oversight, with the limits ranging from city to city but reaching as high as $200,000.

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]]> 3171555 Rails to Trails: Old Train Tracks May Be Key in Solving Central OC’s Green Space Shortage https://voiceofoc.org/2023/02/rails-to-trails-old-train-tracks-may-be-key-in-solving-central-ocs-green-space-shortage/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:56:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3168284

An unused railway line might get new life as a calmer pathway for bikes away from car traffic in a park-poor stretch of OC.

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An unused railway line might get new life as a calmer pathway for bikes away from car traffic in a park-poor stretch of OC.

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]]> 3168284 How the OC Streetcar Put Downtown Santa Ana on A New Path https://voiceofoc.org/2023/01/how-the-oc-streetcar-put-downtown-santa-ana-on-a-new-path/ Thu, 05 Jan 2023 13:58:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3166883

Downtown Santa Ana’s Latino merchants politically mobilized against a rail project that impacted their sales and a downtown economic group they say doesn’t represent them.

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Downtown Santa Ana’s Latino merchants politically mobilized against a rail project that impacted their sales and a downtown economic group they say doesn’t represent them.

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]]> 3166883 Latest Election Night Results for the Garden Grove City Council https://voiceofoc.org/2022/11/latest-election-night-results-for-the-garden-grove-city-council/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 04:20:20 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3165243

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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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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]]> 3165243 Here Are Garden Grove Candidates’ Views on Housing, Homelessness, and Resort https://voiceofoc.org/2022/10/here-are-garden-grove-candidates-views-on-housing-homelessness-and-resort/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 12:52:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3164463

Homes along Harbor Boulevard? Rent control? We asked residents’ would-be city leaders about these pressing issues in town and much more. 

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Homes along Harbor Boulevard? Rent control? We asked residents’ would-be city leaders about these pressing issues in town and much more. 

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]]> 3164463 OC Sidewalk Vendors Struggle With Costly, Confusing County, City Permits Meant To Help https://voiceofoc.org/2022/10/oc-sidewalk-vendors-struggle-with-costly-confusing-county-city-permits-meant-to-help/ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:56:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3163409

A new state bill was just signed that would ease restrictions on vendors, though struggles with high costs and confusing application processes remain since the decriminalization of vending in California in 2018.

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A new state bill was just signed that would ease restrictions on vendors, though struggles with high costs and confusing application processes remain since the decriminalization of vending in California in 2018.

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]]> 3163409 State Won’t Let Garden Grove Walk Away from One of Area’s Last Open Green Spaces https://voiceofoc.org/2022/09/state-wont-let-garden-grove-walk-away-from-one-of-areas-last-open-green-spaces/ Tue, 13 Sep 2022 12:56:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3162567

There seems to be a path forward on the property, and it seems focused on the demands of Garden Grove’s neighbor city.

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There seems to be a path forward on the property, and it seems focused on the demands of Garden Grove’s neighbor city.

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]]> 3162567 Is Garden Grove’s Latest Hotel Development Pitting A Spongebob Resort Up Against Homes for Low Wage Workers? https://voiceofoc.org/2022/08/is-garden-groves-latest-hotel-development-pitting-a-spongebob-resort-up-against-homes-for-low-wage-workers/ Mon, 29 Aug 2022 12:58:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3162026

The friction comes from city leaders who say they need a vibrant resort district for their tax base and a union who says hotel workers need a place to live too.

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The friction comes from city leaders who say they need a vibrant resort district for their tax base and a union who says hotel workers need a place to live too.

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]]> 3162026 Who Wants to Run Your City Streets and School Classrooms? A Peek at November’s Ballot https://voiceofoc.org/2022/08/who-wants-to-run-your-city-streets-and-school-classrooms-a-peek-at-novembers-ballot/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 12:58:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3161821

Controlling majorities are up for grabs in Anaheim, Irvine, Santa Ana and Huntington Beach.

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Controlling majorities are up for grabs in Anaheim, Irvine, Santa Ana and Huntington Beach.

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]]> 3161821 Voters in Anaheim, Santa Ana, Orange and Tustin Are Picking a New County Rep. What Do the Candidates Say? https://voiceofoc.org/2022/06/voters-in-anaheim-santa-ana-orange-and-tustin-are-picking-a-new-county-rep-what-do-the-candidates-say/ Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3154044

Here’s how the candidates answered key questions about what they’d do about challenges like homelessness, housing affordability and open space.

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Here’s how the candidates answered key questions about what they’d do about challenges like homelessness, housing affordability and open space.

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]]> 3154044 Fighting for Room to Breathe in Crowded Orange County https://voiceofoc.org/2022/05/fighting-for-room-to-breathe-in-crowded-orange-county/ Tue, 03 May 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3152585

Key lessons from a fight to turn a rare open space into a rare public park in central OC.

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Key lessons from a fight to turn a rare open space into a rare public park in central OC.

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]]> 3152585 Does the Angel Stadium Sale Put Every Public Property Across California Up For Grabs? https://voiceofoc.org/2022/04/does-the-angel-stadium-sale-put-every-public-property-across-california-up-for-grabs/ Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3152364

While the $96 million fine on Anaheim is the biggest ever, land use activists wonder if state Attorney General Rob Bonta just set a bad precedent for the Surplus Land Act.

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While the $96 million fine on Anaheim is the biggest ever, land use activists wonder if state Attorney General Rob Bonta just set a bad precedent for the Surplus Land Act.

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]]> 3152364 Garden Grove Abruptly Ends Willowick Development Talks https://voiceofoc.org/2022/04/garden-grove-abruptly-ends-willowick-development-talks/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3152290

The move surrounding one of central county’s last large open green spaces has sparked surprise and disappointment among stakeholders and nearby city officials.

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The move surrounding one of central county’s last large open green spaces has sparked surprise and disappointment among stakeholders and nearby city officials.

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]]> 3152290 City Officials Throughout OC Try to Tackle a California Problem: Catalytic Converter Theft https://voiceofoc.org/2022/04/city-officials-throughout-oc-try-to-tackle-a-california-problem-catalytic-converter-theft/ Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://voiceofoc.org/?p=3152127

With a rise in catalytic converter thefts, city council members across Orange County are passing ordinances in efforts to prosecute a common crime they say state laws fail to address.

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With a rise in catalytic converter thefts, city council members across Orange County are passing ordinances in efforts to prosecute a common crime they say state laws fail to address.

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