Mayor's Welcome

From Wednesday, November 1 through Friday, December 8, 2023, the community can assist local youth and seniors in need during the holidays by donating new and unwrapped toys, board games, sports equipment, gift cards, and other essential supplies to the City of Garden Grove’s 25th Annual Holiday Drive. Donations can be dropped off at:

OCFA is excited to participate in the Spark of Love Toy Drive again for 2023!

Toys will be collected at all 78 OCFA fire stations again this year and at OCFA headquarter located at 1 Fire Authority Road, Irvine, CA 92602. Click HERE find your closest fire station.

The 26th Annual Holiday Drive works to bring joy, hope, and spirit to local children and seniors in need. Through the collaboration between the Buena Clinton Youth and Family Center, Magnolia Park Family Resource Center, H. Louis Lake Senior Center, and other partnering organizations, businesses, and residents, approximately 1,000 local children and seniors have the opportunity to unwrap a gift during the holidays.

Donate new and unwrapped toys to local children in need!

Donation collection sites:

Residents living in multi-family properties, such as apartments and condominiums, are invited to attend a community meeting to learn about the state-mandated Organics Recycling program. Meetings will be held on Wednesday, November 1 at 6:00 p.m., at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center, at 11300 Stanford Avenue, and Tuesday, November 14 at 10:00 a.m., at the Buena Clinton Youth and Family Center, at 12661 Sunswept Avenue. Both meetings will provide the same information.

The City of Garden Grove welcomes Niki Wetzel as our new Community Development Director. A reception was held at the City's Community Meeting Center. The day was also Niki's parents' 64th Wedding Anniversary which added to the excitement. The Community Development Director is responsible for planning, building and code enforcement as well as other important areas of city administration. GGTV3 Reporter Yenitza Munoz was at the reception and has the story.

The ground is broken and Phase ll of Brookhurst Place in under way. The development at Brookhurst Street and Garden Grove Blvd. will feature condominiums, apartments, retail space as well as an urban trail and public park. GGTV3 Reporter Breanna Greenup has the story.

The City of Garden Grove is seeking boutique crafters for the Winter in the Grove event, on Saturday, December 2, 2023, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at Village Green Park, located at 12732 Main Street. Interested crafters are encouraged to apply by Friday, November 10, 2023, at ggcity.org/winterinthegrove.

Examples of preferred boutique craft items for sale include handmade jewelry, floral decorations, wreaths, ceramics/pottery, handbags, soaps, oils, lotions, seasonal décor, wooden yard signs/crafts, and candles.

The community is encouraged to download the City of Garden Grove’s new mobile app by Tuesday, October 31 to be entered into a free opportunity drawing to win a $100 Costco gift card. Find the new app on the Apple Store or Google Play by searching for ‘Garden Grove.’ After downloading and opening the app for the first time, allow to receive notifications. Winners will be alerted through the notification system on Wednesday, November 1, 2023.