Mayor's Welcome

The hunt is on for colorful treasures at Garden Grove’s annual “Eggscavation” event on Saturday, March 30, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at Atlantis Play Center, located at 13630 Atlantis Way in Garden Grove Park. Ticket sales begin Monday, March 11, 2024 until quantities run out. Tickets may be purchased at ggcity.org/eggscavation or by calling (714) 741-5200. There will be no ticket sales at the door.

The City of Garden Grove, along with project developer Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate and design-builder Clark Construction Group, is hosting a small business outreach event for members of the small and local business community to learn more about contracting opportunities for the Garden Grove Civic Center Revitalization Project. The event will be held next Tuesday, March 5 at 2:30 p.m. at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue. Please visit www.ggcity.org/civic-center to register.

Sponsorship opportunities for local businesses and organizations are available for the annual Garden Grove College Graduates’ Reception in June 2024. Sponsors have the unique opportunity to gain valuable exposure to local and regional audiences while supporting higher education and a professional workforce in Garden Grove. Sponsorships begin at $300.

The City of Garden Grove is now accepting online applications for sworn and non-sworn positions with the Garden Grove Police Department. The deadline to apply is Monday, March 4, 2024. To apply online, visit www.ggpd.org/join.

Job openings for full-time and part-time positions include:

• Police Recruit
• Police Recruit – Academy Enrolled
• Police Officer – Academy Trained
• Lateral Police Officer
• Police Cadet

The City of Garden Grove invites homeowners to start sprucing up their home’s front yards for Garden Grove Gems, a home beautification program that recognizes residents for their home’s outstanding curb appeal. Residents can nominate their homes online from Monday, April 1 through Wednesday, April 24. Online voting will take place from Monday, May 6 to Sunday, May 19. Winning homes will receive citywide recognition with homeowners invited to an awards reception hosted by the Garden Grove City Council.

The City of Garden Grove in collaboration with the Fair Housing Foundation invites tenants, landlords, managers, property owners, attorneys, realtors, and management companies to attend a free Garden Grove Fair Housing Workshop to learn about your rights and responsibilities. Meetings will be held in February, March, and May in various locations throughout the city. Presentations will be available in multiple languages.

The in-person meetings are scheduled for:

In observance of the Presidents Day holiday, Garden Grove City Hall and the H. Louis Lake Senior Center will be closed on Monday, February 19, 2024. Street sweeping services will not be provided on the holiday and will resume the next day. Trash pick-up will remain as scheduled.

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

The Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce promotes and supports our local businesses, and they have a lot of fun doing it! Their 116th Annual Gala Dinner and Awards event showcased the fun, art and some outstanding Garden Grove people and businesses. GGTV3 Reporter Breanna Greenup attended the Gala and has the story.

As the excitement builds for Super Bowl LVIII, the Garden Grove Police Department reminds football fans to intercept impaired driving if they’re heading out to a Super Bowl party and plan on drinking. Make sure you stick to the “Go Safely” game plan and choose a sober way to go.

On Super Bowl LVIII Sunday (Feb. 11), 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.

On Friday, February 9, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., Historic Main Street will close and remain closed through 9:00 a.m. on Monday, February 12, 2024, for the Flower Street event. Parking on Historic Main Street will be restricted during that time. Historic Main Street will be accessible to pedestrians, and businesses will remain open.

The Friday Night Car Show scheduled for Friday, February 9, has been canceled to allow for the set-up of the Flower Street event.

The Flower Street event will be held on Saturday, February 10 through Sunday, February 11.