Mayor's Welcome

The City of Garden Grove is partnering with CalOptima Health to offer the first street medicine program in Orange County. This forward thinking program brings healthcare to those who need it most. The service along with Be Well OC and the Central Cities Navigation Center present a multi-faceted effort to help the unhoused and improve the quality of life in the City of Garden Grove. GGTV3 Reporter Breanna Greenup has the story.

Join us for a nostalgic look back at the last 25 years of the Garden Grove Community Foundation. The Foundation provides scholarships, puts on summer concerts and events and contributes to the overall quality of life in the City. This video contains a musical collage of memories as well as a few GGTV3 stories weaved-in highlighting the organization and it's accomplishments over the last 25 years.

UPDATE 8/21/23, 11:00 A.M.: The City's H. Louis Lake Senior Center will be closed on Monday, August 21 and Tuesday, August 22 due to flooding. Current senior center members may pick up cold pack Meals On Wheels lunches at the senior center at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call the senior center at (714) 741-5253.

“The Voice of Garden Grove 2023” title was awarded on August 3rd, the last show of the Free Summer Concert Series at Eastgate Park, to Rebecca Trejo of Rancho Alamitos High School. Trejo treated the crowd of concert-goers to a performance of “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke, and was awarded a $500 scholarship, along with an additional $500 for her school’s choir program.

The Garden Grove Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI) Checkpoint on August 18, 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.

The public is encouraged to attend Garden Grove study sessions to learn about the revised draft of the adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element, a community housing strategy which establishes programs, policies, and actions to meet the existing and projected housing needs in Garden Grove. The Garden Grove Planning Commission Study Session is on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., and the Garden Grove City Council Study Session is on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. Both public meetings will be held at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center, located at 11300 Stanford Avenue.

Join the Garden Grove Community Foundation and the Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce as they honor Ric Lerma's legacy with a fun-filled day of golf, food, and drinks! All proceeds will benefit both organizations.

For more information and to register, visit ggcf.com/golfclassic.

The City of Garden Grove is seeking statements of qualification from development teams to begin the procurement process for the Garden Grove Civic Center Revitalization project. Through the Request for Qualification (RFQ), a development team will be selected to design, build, and finance the project which includes a new Garden Grove Police Department public safety facility, parking structure, and park area and amenities. The deadline to apply is Monday, August 28, 2023.

The City of Garden Grove announces the continuation of the JOBS 1st program, providing eligible businesses with zero-interest loans of up to $50,000 and grants of up to $25,000. Qualifying local establishments can apply for the JOBS 1st program at ggcity.org/neighborhood-improvement/jobs-1st.