Mayor's Welcome

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!

As part of the City of Garden Grove’s ongoing commitment to provide safe, reliable, and sufficient water to the community, while maintaining adequate City finances for public services and capital replacement and improvement projects, the Garden Grove City Council has adopted an ordinance establishing a new 5-year schedule of water rates and fees effective in 2024. Residential water customers will see an increase of approximately $4.78 in their bi-monthly water bill beginning Thursday, January 11, 2024.

On Memorial Day Weekends in the City of Garden Grove thoughts turn to strawberries. That's because the annual Strawberry Festival takes over Village Green Park and surrounding areas. The long weekend features a gigantic strawberry cake, a Saturday parade, concerts, rides, contests, food and a lot of strawberries. The Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Association Directors volunteer their time to put it all together and the results are a big benefit to the community. GGTV3 Reporter Angela Cranon has the story.

In observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays, Garden Grove City Hall and the H. Louis Lake Senior Center will be closed from Monday, December 25, 2023 through Monday, January 1, 2024.

The City of Garden Grove is seeking qualified developers to oversee the construction of affordable housing and permanent supportive housing units in Garden Grove. Through a Request for Proposals (RFP) process, organizations experienced with developing multi-family rental units for low-income or at-risk residents are invited to submit a proposal for consideration at https://gg.city/afford-rfp by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 11, 2024.

The holiday season can be a dangerous time for people on the roads. In December 2021 alone, 1,013 people were killed in the U.S. in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Garden Grove Police Department wants to remind the public of the dangers of driving impaired and to celebrate the holiday season responsibly by not driving under the influence.

The Garden Grove Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI) Checkpoint on December 15, 2023, from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. at an undisclosed location.

DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints are to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off the road.

Friday, December 15, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., is the last day for qualified low-income Garden Grove residents to apply for the City of Garden Grove’s Home Repair Program, which offers grant funding of up to $5,000 for minor home improvements. The grant does not need to be repaid. To apply, visit apply.ggcity.org.

The homeowner will be 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.

Thursday, December 14 is the last day to turn in receipts for the City of Garden Grove’s end-of-year Buy in Garden Grove (BiGG) campaign, Black Friday Goes BiGG, offering Garden Grove shoppers the opportunity to win $500, $250, a 1-night stay at the Great Wolf Lodge Southern California, and more. The deadline to turn in receipts to the Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce, at 12866 Main Street, is 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 14.

The submission deadline for residents to submit photos of their home’s exterior holiday decorations to be posted in an online gallery called Garden Grove Holiday Lights 2023 has been extended to Thursday, December 14, at 4:00 p.m. Photos may be submitted at ggcity.org/holiday-lights.

Garden Grove residents can complete an online application and submit a recent, unaltered photo of their home’s decorated exterior through the Garden Grove Holiday Lights 2023 webpage at ggcity.org/holiday-lights.