Mayor's Welcome

Get ready Garden Grove. Garden Grove Gems is coming! Gnorman the Gnome has a message for you about sprucing up your front yard, snapping a photo and joining the fun! The 2024 home beautification program is virtual, so whether you enter or not, you can check out the beautiful homes online and vote for your favorites. Watch Gnorman as he introduces the program and shares a few important dates. Plant some flowers in your front yard and join the fun!

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.

Get free rides all day on OC Bus Sunday, February 4! Transit Equity Day celebrates civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks and her battle for equal rights on public transportation.

¡Obtén viajes gratis todo el día en OC Bus el domingo 4 de febrero! El Día de la Equidad de Tránsito
celebra a la pionera de los derechos civiles Rosa Parks y su batalla por la igualdad de derechos en el
transporte público.

The City of Garden Grove held a welcome reception for Ursula Luna-Reynosa, introducing her as the new Economic Development Director. The reception was held at the City's Community Meeting Center. The Economic Development Director is responsible for attracting investment and creating wealth in the City. She will also oversee the Garden Grove Housing Authority and Neighborhood Improvement Division. GGTV3 reporter Angela Cranon was at the reception and has the story.

For more information, visit ggcity.org/gems.

For more information, visit ggcity.org/gems.

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!

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.

Join OCTA in-person to learn how you can help develop a biking and walking trail in Garden Grove and Santa Ana.

Can’t make it? Provide your input by completing the community survey by December 18, 2023, and enter for a chance to win one of two $50 gift cards. Participate now and receive project updates and future meeting invitations.

Learn more at the OC Connect website.