Mayor's Welcome

The City of Garden Grove will hold the 2024 Homebuyer Day event 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. to 2:00 p.m., with mortgage lenders, community housing organizations, and real estate agents providing a variety of resources and information related to becoming a home owner. The event is for anyone interested in learning more about down payment assistance, understanding the home buying process, credit readiness, financing, and more.

The community is invited to attend the virtual Garden Grove Fair Housing Workshop, hosted by the Fair Housing Foundation.

Learn about fair housing laws; your rights and responsibilities as tenants and landlords; and more!

The City of Garden Grove honors and will never forget six Officers who gave their lives protecting the City. Sergeant Myron L. Trapp, Officer Andy Reese, Officer Donald F. Reed, Officer Michael Rainford, Master Officer Howard Dallies Jr., and Lieutenant John Reynolds made the ultimate sacrifice. Hundreds of people came out to join the Garden Grove Police Department and the City honoring these men and their families.

Let's just say there are a lot of amazing things happening in the City of Garden Grove. We respect and learn from our past, work hard with passion and great leadership today, to make a better future for those who live, work and invest here. It's not just a new playground, big development, or respite for those less fortunate, it's an attitude of making something better every day.

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. Community workshops will be held on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., in the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center Constitution Room, at 11300 Stanford Avenue; and on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., at the Buena Clinton Family Resource Center, at 12661 Sunswept Avenue. The public is strongly encouraged to attend either workshop.

Beginning Friday, May 24 through Monday, May 27, 2024, the 64th Annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival will take place at Village Green Park, located at 12732 Main Street. During the 4-day event, heavy traffic is anticipated in the immediate area. Motorists are asked to plan accordingly to avoid delays.

Main Street, north of Acacia Parkway, will be closed from Thursday, May 23 through Tuesday, May 28, 2024.

On Saturday, May 25, 2024, from 5:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the following streets will be closed for the 2024 Strawberry Stomp 5K and the Strawberry Festival Parade:

On Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., watch the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival parade live streamed on YouTube and cablecast live on Garden Grove Channel 3, on Spectrum Cable for Garden Grove viewers.

Replays of the parade will begin Sunday, May 26, 2024, at 8:00 p.m., and continue throughout the summer:

In recognition of May as Building and Safety Month, the City of Garden Grove will host a free opportunity drawing to win a $50 Target gift card, from Wednesday, May 22, 2024 through Thursday, May 30, 2024. To enter, visit the Building and Safety counter in Garden Grove City Hall, during normal business hours, and leave a business card or form in the jar located between the Planning and Building and Safety counters. Garden Grove City Hall is located at 11222 Acacia Parkway and is open Monday through Thursday, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and alternating Fridays, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The City of Garden Grove is on the move! We'll try to help you keep up. The City held a reception for Ursula Luna-Reynosa, the new Director of Economic Development and Housing at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center. GGTV3 Reporter Angela Cranon has the story. The Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce celebrated art, fun and some high achieving people and businesses at their 116th Annual Dinner & Awards Gala. GGTV3 Reporter Breanna Greenup shares that story. And did you know Garden Grove is the center of everything?

Yesterday, the City of Garden Grove, along with developer Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate, design-builder Clark Construction Group, and architect AC Martin, broke ground for Phase I of the Garden Grove Civic Center Revitalization Project, which includes a new Garden Grove Police Department public safety facility and parking structure. The 103,000 square-foot building and four-level parking structure will occupy a 2.75-acre site located at the corner of Acacia Parkway and Euclid Street in the Garden Grove Civic Center.