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Potential homeowners interested in learning more about down payment assistance, understanding the home buying process, credit readiness, financing, and more are encouraged to RSVP soon for the City of Garden Grove’s 2024 Homebuyer Day. The event takes place on Saturday, July 13, 2024 at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center, at 11300 Stanford Avenue. A resource fair will take place from 10:00 a.m.

On Saturday, June 29, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., various streets in Garden Grove will be temporarily blocked for the Independence Golf Cart Parade. There will also be no parking around the perimeter of Eastgate Park, located at 12001 St. Mark Street, and on both sides of Santa Rita Avenue, between Winton Street and St. Mark Street, from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Motorists are asked to plan accordingly.

Residents should expect heavier traffic in the area. Residents have been notified in advance.

The Garden Grove Police Department reminds drivers to be the real heroes of the night by prioritizing the safety of everyone on the road this Fourth of July. Plan ahead and celebrate the holiday responsibly.

Beginning Monday, July 1 through Sunday, July 7, the Garden Grove Police Department will have additional officers on patrol looking for drivers suspected of being under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

The City of Garden Grove announces new funding is now available for the City’s Home Repair Program. The grant program assists qualified low-income Garden Grove residents with receiving up to $5,000 to make home improvements. The grants do not need to be repaid to the City and are designed for minor home repairs. The homeowner is required to contribute a minimum of $500 of their own funds towards the repairs. Major repairs to the home that are above $5,000 will not be considered for the Home Repair Program.

Summertime in Garden Grove means it’s free summer concert series time, and this year’s line-up offers genres sure to please every music lover in the family. A kick-off concert will be held on Friday, June 21 at the Garden Amp, located at 12762 Main Street, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Next, we’ll make a stop on Downtown Main Street on Thursday, June 27, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Finally, we’ll return to Eastgate Park, 12001 St. Mark Street, for a total of four concerts, every Thursday, starting July 11 through August 1, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

In observance of the Independence Day holiday, Garden Grove City Hall and the H. Louis Lake Senior Center will be closed on Thursday, July 4, 2024, and will reopen on Friday, July 5, 2024.

Street sweeping services will not be provided on the holiday and will resume the next day. Trash pick-up will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week.

For more information on street sweeping, please call (714) 741-5382.

Beginning Monday, July 15, 2024, the City of Garden Grove will be accepting nomination papers for Mayor and three Council Member seats for Districts 2, 5,
and 6, for the November 5, 2024 election. Nomination papers are available at the City Clerk’s Office on the 2nd floor of Garden Grove City Hall, at 11222 Acacia Parkway, by appointment only. To make an appointment, call (714) 741-5040 or email cityclerk@ggcity.org. The deadline to file completed paperwork is Friday, August 9, 2024.

The City of Garden Grove is seeking the community’s input in determining how federal funds will be used in housing, community development, and infrastructure projects. An online community needs survey addressing topics such as housing, small business programs, public transit, and quality of life, can now be accessed through the City’s website at ggcity.org/neighborhood-improvement. The survey is available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

Garden Grove City Hall will be open on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 (also known as Juneteenth), during regular business hours, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Street sweeping services will not be interrupted and streets will be swept as scheduled.

For more information on street sweeping, call the Public Works Department at (714) 741-5382 or visit ggcity.org/pw/street-sweeping.