Mayor's Welcome

Watch the 63rd Annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Parade live stream on YouTube and cablecast live on Garden Grove Channel 3, on Spectrum Cable.

Replays of the parade will begin Sunday, May 28, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., and continue throughout the summer:

The City of Garden Grove recycles our organic waste. With the passing of California's Senate Bill 1383, we all should do our part to keep organic waste out of landfills and back into our gardens. The City is working with Republic Services to meet requirements and help our environment. This animated feature explains.

Garden Grove's H. Louis Lake Senior Center is the place to be for the 55-and-older crowd in and around Garden Grove. With a wide variety of activities and opportunities, the Center is a home away from home for many in the community. Staff at the H. Louis Lake Senior Center have fun working with the members and some of the members also enjoy volunteering there. GGTV3 Reporter Angela Cranon has the story.

Great things are happening in the City of Garden Grove. When our Police Chief, Tom Dare retired, Deputy Chief Amir El-Farra was ready to take over and lead the Department forward. Congratulations Chief El-Farra, and thank you for your service Chief Dare. GGTV3 Reporter Breanna Greenup files this report. And Garden Grove takes care of our seniors. The staff at the H. Louis Lake Senior Center is serving up lunch and a lot of great activities for the mature crowd. Some of the members at the Center also enjoy volunteering to help out. GGTV3 Reporter Angela Cranon has the story.

The Garden Grove Community Meeting Center was packed as Police Chief Amir El-Farra was sworn in and pinned with his new badge. Family, friends, Garden Grove residents and city employees watched the ceremony for the City of Garden Grove's 14th Police Chief. GGTV3 Reporter Breanna Greenup was there and has the story.

The Garden Grove Police Department’s 36th Annual “Call to Duty” Memorial, will take place on Thursday, May 18, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in front of the Garden Grove Police Headquarters, located at 11301 Acacia Parkway. The annual service honors the six Garden Grove police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty; Sergeant Myron Trapp, Officer Andy Reese, Officer Donald F. Reed, Officer Michael Rainford, Master Officer Howard Dallies Jr., and Lieutenant John Reynolds.

The community is invited to attend the free Garden Grove Fair Housing Workshop, hosted by the Fair Housing Foundation, on Tuesday, April 11, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., located in Garden Grove City Hall, at 11222 Acacia Parkway.

Learn about fair housing laws; your rights and responsibilities as tenants and landlords; and more!

Reservations are required. Attendees must check in at the information desk located on the 1st floor of City Hall.

ORANGE, Calif. (April 4, 2023) — CalOptima Health, in partnership with the City of Garden Grove and Healthcare in Action, launched Orange County’s first street medicine program on April 1 to deliver comprehensive health care to individuals experiencing homelessness.