Mayor's Welcome

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!

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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.

There's always something fun and exciting happening in Garden Grove. In this report, GGTV3 Reporter Breanna Greenup recaps the Magical State of the City presentation hosted by the Chamber of Commerce at Garden Grove's Hyatt Regency Hotel. Plus Garden Grove honors and appreciates our recent college graduates at a special reception just for them. And James Nguyen is a young man with a bright future. He was spotlighted at a Garden Grove City Council meeting after being named a Rise Global Winner for his cancer detecting toothbrush.

The City of Garden Grove appreciates and honors our college graduates. The City holds a special reception to recognize recent grads who live here. Each honoree received certificates, special gifts and took a photo with Garden Grove's Mayor and City Councilmembers. This year's event was emceed by Vicky Nguyen who was a previous college graduate from Garden Grove. GGTV3's Breanna Greenup has the story.

Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones delivers a "magical" State of the City presentation to a full-house at the Hyatt Regency Orange County Hotel. World Class Magician, Johnny Ace Palmer was on hand to demonstrate some magic, but Mayor Jones credited talented staff, hard work and good planning for the magical success of the City in many areas. The event was hosted by the Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce. GGTV3 Reporter Breanna Greenup was there and has the story.

The City of Garden Grove invites local teens, ages 13-17, to join the Garden Grove Teen Action Collaborative (GGTAC), a program empowering teens to become future leaders in their community. GGTAC will meet every third Thursday of the month, beginning Thursday, September 21, 2023 through Thursday, May 17, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Meetings will be held at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center, located at 11300 Stanford Avenue.

For more information and to register, visit ggcity.org/ggtac, or call the Community Services Department at (714) 741-5290.

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.