Mayor's Welcome

The City of Garden Grove announces that applications are now open for the Home Repair Program, providing new funding for eligible homeowners. Homeowners can apply for the Home Repair Program from Dec. 1, 2025, through Dec. 15, 2025.

The Home Repair Program supports minor health, safety, and accessibility-related improvements. Homeowners must contribute at least $500 towards the project, and major repairs are not eligible. Projects that exceed the $5,000 grant amount may be considered on a case-by-case basis, depending on the homeowner’s ability to fund the remaining costs.

In this episode of 'Around The Grove', host Breanna Greenup gives updates on news and stories from around the City of Garden Grove - including "50 Years of Little Saigon's Resilience", Event at the Great Wolf Lodge of Southern California, Trash Force at work at "Haster Basin Cleanup", and 2025's Think BIGG program.

The City of Garden Grove will open a new round of funding for its Home Repair Program on Monday, December 1, 2025, offering grants of up to $5,000 to qualified low-income Garden Grove homeowners for minor home improvements. The grants do not need to be repaid to the City.

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, Garden Grove City Hall and the H. Louis Lake Senior Center will be closed on Thursday, November 27, 2025, and Friday, November 28, 2025.

Street sweeping services will not be provided on the holiday and will resume the following day. If your trash pickup is scheduled for Thursday or Friday, the service will be delayed by one day.

Shoppers who spend $50 or more in Garden Grove from Black Friday, November 28, through Thursday, December 18, will have the opportunity to enter a drawing for a $500 or $250 cash prize, a one-night stay at the Great Wolf Lodge, or a restaurant gift certificate, as part of the City’s annual Black Friday Goes BiGG campaign. The campaign is part of the City’s Buy in Garden Grove (BiGG) shop local program.

Join us in this heartfelt tribute for Veterans Day 2025 as we honor the brave men and women who’ve served our country. This video pays homage to the dedication, sacrifice, and unwavering spirit of our veterans. Thank you!

Garden Grove recently hosted a milestone celebration at the Great Wolf Lodge Southern of Southern California, honoring 50 years of Little Saigon’s resilience and the success of Vietnamese refugees who turned hardship into opportunity. The event featured business workshops, food tastings, and cultural performances, highlighting the contributions of Vietnamese Americans and the strength of a diverse community coming together to support local entrepreneurs. GGTV3 reporter Breanna Greenup has the story.

The City of Garden Grove invites community members to spread holiday cheer by submitting a recent, unedited photo of their house, condo, or apartment’s exterior holiday decorations. Submissions will be featured in the City’s online gallery, Garden Grove Holiday Lights.

Photos may be submitted at www.ggcity.org/holiday-lights starting on Monday, November 24.

For more information and submission guidelines, visit www.ggcity.org/holiday-lights.

Experience holiday sights, sounds, and festivities at Garden Grove’s annual Winter in the Grove community event on Saturday, December 6, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., in Village Green Park, located at 12732 Main Street. Entry to the event is free.

The “Snowtopia” attraction will feature free, unlimited snow slides crafted from 50 tons of snow.

In observance of the Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day holidays, the regular Garden Grove City Council meetings scheduled for Tuesday, November 11, Tuesday, November 25, and Tuesday, December 23 are cancelled.

A regular Garden Grove City Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center, located at 11300 Stanford Avenue.

The final Garden Grove City Council meeting of the year will take place on Tuesday, December 9.

For more information, call the City Clerk’s Office at (714) 741-5040.