Mayor's Welcome

The City of Garden Grove invites local teens, ages 13 to 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 19, 2024 through Thursday, April 17, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Meetings will be held at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue.

This Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Historic Main Street, between Garden Grove Boulevard and Acacia Parkway, will be closed to traffic for the Autumn Moon Festival. During these hours, parking on Historic Main Street will be restricted but remain accessible to pedestrians, and businesses will be open.

The festival takes place from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Activities at the event include folk games, costume contest, lantern parade, and more.

For more information on the street closure, contact the Garden Grove Police Department at (714) 741-5704.

Due to excessive high temperatures, the City of Garden Grove’s cooling center will remain open today through Monday, September 9, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The cooling center is located at the Garden Grove Sports and Recreation Center, at 13641 Deodara Drive, in Garden Grove Park.

All ages are welcome to enjoy the center’s air-conditioned accommodations. Visitors will have access to the center’s lobby and restrooms. Food will not be available. No pets are allowed except for service animals.

Due to temperatures forecast to exceed 95 degrees, the City of Garden Grove will open a public cooling center on Thursday, September 5, 2024 through Saturday, September 7, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The cooling center will be located at the Garden Grove Sports and Recreation Center, located at 13641 Deodara Drive, in Garden Grove Park.

All ages are welcome to enjoy the center’s air-conditioned accommodations. Visitors will have access to the center’s lobby and restrooms. Food will not be available. No pets are allowed except for service animals.

The Garden Grove Police Department is proud to announce that it has been awarded its 11th consecutive national accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). CALEA’s primary purpose is to improve the delivery of public safety services by maintaining a comprehensive body of law enforcement standards, establishing and administering an accreditation process, and recognizing professional excellence.

The City of Garden Grove is seeking a qualified program operator to provide technical assistance and business support to microenterprises in Garden Grove. Through a Request for Proposals (RFP) process, organizations with demonstrated skills and experience providing services to low- and moderate-income individuals, who wish to either expand or establish their own microenterprise, are invited to submit a proposal for consideration by 4:00 p.m.

The annual Black Friday Goes BiGG giveaway offers Garden Grove shoppers a chance to win "BiGG" prizes starting on the biggest shopping day of the year, Black Friday, November 29, 2024 through Thursday, December 19, 2024. For every $50 spent at any Garden Grove business, shoppers will have the opportunity to win cash and prizes! For more information, visit ggcity.org/bigg/blackfriday.

On the Saturday morning of Memorial Day weekend you will usually find some Garden Grove streets temporarily blocked off and a colorful feast for the eyes and ears streaming by. The Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Parade has delighted crowds for over 60 years. A lot of work and planning go in before this parade can go on. GGTV3 reporter Mark Bedor takes a look behind the scenes to see how all of the ingredients come together.

The ribbon is cut as Harbinger officially opens their new headquarters in the City of Garden Grove. Mayor Steve Jones says he is "charged" to welcome Harbinger here and District 1 Councilmember George Brietigam says it is "awesome" to have a business like this come to the City and his district. The company manufactures medium duty electric vehicles and plans to hire around 100 people during the year. The building previously housed the Next Level Sports Complex on Knott Street. GGTV3 reporter Breanna Greenup has the story.

In observance of the Labor Day holiday, Garden Grove City Hall and the H. Louis Lake Senior Center will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2024. Street sweeping services will not be provided on the holiday and will resume the next day. Trash pick-up will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week.

For more information on street sweeping, please call (714) 741-5382.