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Building Boom Forecast for Garden Grove Three new major hotels, new eateries and Cottage Industries By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune
From Valley View Street on the west to Harbor Boulevard on the east, development in Garden Grove is now roaring back out of the shadow cast by the coronavirus pandemic with projects which may transform areas of the community. Huge new hotels are slated to begin construction; new food choices across the taste bud spectrum are on their way and new retail and office space will be constructed. All this things and more are in Garden Grove’s
near future, according to Lisa Kim, assistant city manager and director of community and economic development. Twice a year, The Tribune sits down with Kim for a review – or perhaps preview – of the shape of things to come. Harbor Boulevard: The city planning commission recently recommended approval to the city council of plans for a 500-room Nickelodeon-themed hotel on a 3.72-acre site immediately south of the existing Sheraton Hotel. Once construction starts, estimates Kim, completion should take 18 to 24
AURELA PROJECT WITH LE MERIDIEN AND KIMPTON HOTELS On Harbor Boulevard south of the Target store (City of Garden Grove)
months. Across the street on the east side of Harbor is the Aurela project, which will consist of two luxury hotels: the 200-room Kimpton boutique four-star operation and the other is LeMeridien, a 400-plus room tower. “They’re slated to start moving dirt some time this fall,” said Kim. Time
Coronavirus cases show rise, but deaths decline Three of four major metrics tracking the effects of the coronavirus in Orange County showed increases in Friday’s report. According to the county health care agency, new cases over the three-day reporting period totaled 3,527, which averages out to 1,175.67 per day. That’s an increase from
Tuesday’s average of 1,105. Hospitalizations have increased from 298 to 315 and the number of people being treated for COVID-19 in intensive care units rose from 45 to 50. Deaths declined from 11 to eight. To date, Orange County Continued on page 2
to completion is estimated at up to 30 months. Further south on Harbor, near Garden Grove Boulevard, the city’s second The Habit hamburger eatery – the first is nearing completion on Chapman Avenue near Brookhurst Street in the Pavilion Plaza West center anchored by Sprouts Farmers Market – is planned for a pad
location near the Burlington Factory store. Near to that an existing AutoZone retail store will expand to 25,000 square feet and be a combination retail and warehousing operation. Downtown/Civic Center: The Cottage Industries development, which is repurposing older sinContinued on page 3
Struggle over location of monument goes on Inside The future of baseball being shaped today PAGES 5 AND 6
The long-running drama over the Quang Tri monument returns on Wednesday, July 27 when the Westminster City Council takes up the matter of its location. At the last council meeting – after considerable discussion and debate – approval was given for the design and depiction
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CITY COUNCIL of the monument, which is intended to memorialize the success of South Vietnamese troops (with American help) in repelling North Vietnamese invaders. However, where to place Continued on page 2
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Quang Tri monument issue Continued from page 1
the monument remains controversial. Some residents want to locate it in the Sid Goldstein Freedom Park in the Westminster Civic Center, where there is already a memorial to South Vietnamese and U.S. military who died in the war. Others prefer a location in a more traditional park, considering the monument’s 34-foot width. Still others think the offer by the Westminster Memorial Park (a private cemetery) on Beach Boulevard to host the monument is the best choice, while many have voiced objections to having it on private land. Other items on the agenda include:
• consider a report on shortterm rentals and the city’s current ban on such businesses • consider a report on commercial cannabis regulations and the city’s current ban on such businesses • consider an amendment with consultant Placeworks worth up to $450,000 to help finalize and implement the Westminster Mall specific plan for reviving the aging shopping center. The council will meet in person and via teleconference/web conference with a closed session at 5 p.m. and the open session at 7 p.m. Council chambers are located at 8200 Westminster Blvd.
OC coronavirus statistics increase in three categories Continued from page 1
has had 628,627 cases, of which 592,650 are considered recovered. The death total is at 7,189. Across the nation, The New York Times is reporting that confirmed new cases are up 19 percent over a 14-day period. Hospitalizations have risen by 18 percent and deaths by 34 percent. In California, new cases are up by 3 percent and deaths by 24 period over a similar period, according to Los Angeles Times.
JIm Tortolano Editor and Publisher Marilyn Lewis Tortolano General Manager The Orange County Tribune is published on Wednesdays and Saturdays with some exceptions. Address is 9402 Luders Ave., Garden Grove, 92844. E-mail is orangecountytribune@gmail. com. Our website is www.orangecountytribune.com. Phone: (714) 458-1860. Established Aug. 6, 2016. All opinions expressed in The Tribune, unless otherwise stated, are those of the individual writer or artist and not necessarily those of The Tribune. A member of The Associated Press , the Online News Association and the Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce.
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EASY RIDER (WITH SOME HELP) Westminster’s “National Night Out” event will be in the parking lot at the Target department store on Beach Boulevard (WPD photo)
“National Night Out” Coming on Aug. 2 National Night Out is scheduled by law enforcement agencies across the United States on Tuesday, Aug. 2. The Westminster Police Department will have its event at the Target department store parking lot at 16422 Beach Blvd. from 5-8 p.m. There will be food, games and activities, agency vehicles and more. The Huntington Beach Police Department ’s version will be held from 5-7 p.m. at Central Park (Edwards Street and Central Park Drive. It’s a family-friendly event with informational booths, police demonstrations, food trucks and more. In Garden Grove, the GGPD will be from 5-8 p.m. in front of the Public Safety building on Acacia Parkway east of Euclid Street. It’s a free event with live demonstrations, raffles prizes and more. There will some street closures in the Civic Center area from 5-8 p.m. but extra parking will be available in the area
Our Towns GG city council meeting cancelled The Garden Grove City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 26 has been cancelled. White is new VP at Marina High School Mia White is the new vice principal of supervision at Marina High School in Huntington Beach. White is a graduate of Edison High School, also a part of the Huntington Beach Union High School District. She has a bachelor’s degree in social service from UC Irvine and a master’s degree in education from National University. Before coming to MHS, she was an English teacher for 15 years at Ocean View High in Huntington Beach, where she also coached cross country and track. Continued on page 4
gle family homes into unique small businesses, is under construction. The first phase, the Farm Block,will “hopefully” be finished by late 2022 or early 2023. That part of the Cottage Industries is fully leased and the tenants include: • Smoke Queen Barbecue – Asian American BBQ • GameGraft Brewing – handcrafted beers, pub-style food and entertainment • Spotless Burgers/Spotless Ice Cream – Vegan fare • White Elephant – Modernized Thai food • Boba Guys – Artisanal “culturally inspired” milk teas • Eco Now – Zero waste and refill shop. Main Street, the city’s original central business district, will receive an electrical upgrade which is not only allowing for “twinkle lights” in the trees but also will provide enough power to stage events in the area. Chapman/Brookhurst: The same center now anchored by Sprouts will soon have neighbors which will include The Habit (see above), a Jersey Mike’s sub
sandwich shop, an Ulta beauty/ cosmetics store, a Nashvillestyle “hot” chicken eatery and ramen and boba shops. In The Promenade mall across Chapman Avenue, Paradise Buffet will begin operations in the former Hometown Buffet location. Valley View: West Garden Grove’s main commercial district is coming to new life as well. The long-closed Coco’s restaurant will become Estrada’s, a full-service Mexican restaurant. In that same center at Cerulean Avenue, the former Nifty After Fifty location becomes Pro Athletics with indoor batting cages, North of Lampson Avenue on the west side, West Grove Center will soon house a Starbucks drive-through, a modernized bowling center called Mira Mesa Lanes and a taco eatery. There’s more, of course, including at the Brookhurst Triangle, where a five-story mixed use project that combines retail, medical offices and apartment units is on its way. All this development is showing that “Garden Grove is a great place for business,” said Kim.
THEY’RE MIXING IT UP A five-story mixed use building combining office, retail and housing is planned for the northeast corner of Brookhurst Street and Garden Grove Boulevard in the “Brookhurst Triangle” area (City of Garden Grove photo)
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College students winning honors College and universities across the nation are conferring honors on students from the West Orange County area. They include: Endicott College (Beverly, Massachusetts) • Danica Glover of Garden Grove has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2022 semester. Public Safety panel to meet on July 27 The Stanton Public Safety Committee will meet on Wednesday, July 27 at 6 p.m. in Conference Room B in City Hall, 7800 Katella Ave. Topics on the agenda include: • a discussion and update on prostitution within the city • introduction of the city’s
new chief of police, Capt. Charles Walters of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department • announcement of the new city manager, Hannah ShinHeydorn. Adult ed signups beginning on Aug. 2 Registration for adult education classes with the Garden Grove Unified School District opens on Tuesday, Aug. 2. You can sign up online @ ae.ggusd.us for in-person or online distance learning courses for the fall 2022 semester, which begins Aug. 22 and concludes on Jan. 13. Call (714) 663-6291. Classes are held at the Lincoln Education Centers 11262 Garden Grove Blvd. Send items for “Our Towns” to us at orangecountytribune@ gmail.com.
Newsom wants answers to why UCLA to leave Pac-12 LOS ANGELES (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is demanding an explanation
from UCLA officials about their move to the Big Ten Conference. Newsom attended Wednesday’s UC Board of Regents meeting in San Francisco. The closed-door meeting was the first since UCLA and Southern California announced on June 30 that the schools would be leaving the Pac-12 Conference for the Big Ten in 2024. USC is a private institution and not part of the UC system. Newsom – an ex officio member of the Board of Regents – is among others asking how the move will benefit all studentathletes, as well as how to mitigate the financial effects it will cause to UC Berkeley, California’s other public university in the Pac 12. UCLA and UC Berkeley have played each other in football since 1923. “The first duty of every public university is to the people – especially students,’’ Newsom said in a statement. “UCLA must clearly explain to the Continued on page 5
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Ads on MLB uniforms are on the way
By Ronald Blum AP Baseball Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Major League Baseball is moving ahead with plans for advertising on uniforms next season. The new labor contract agreed to in March allows teams to add uniform and helmet advertising patches. The San Diego Padres
in April became the first team to announce a deal for 2023, with Motorola. “I think that jersey patches advertisements on jerseys are a reality of life in professional sports,” Commissioner Rob Manfred told the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Tuesday. “That’s a revenue source that is significant enough that it is really impossible for the sport to ignore over the long haul. I think that’s the truth.’’
Major League Soccer became the first of the major North American leagues to allow jersey ads in 2007. Among other North American leagues, the NBA started selling sponsorship logos for the 201718 season. The NHL launched helmet ads for the 2020-21 season and began jersey advertising last season. Manfred defended experiments with new uniform looks, such as having players not wear their regular-season jerseys during the All-Star Game last year. After a markedly new look in 2021 that included three-letter abbreviations of team names, uniforms for this year’s game
contain the script from regular season jerseys, with gold lettering on a white background for the National League and a gray background for the American. Nike took over as MLB’s uniform supplier in 2020 and last year added a series of City Connect uniforms that were markedly different, such as having the Boston Red Sox wear yellow and blue. “A lot of kind unease, trepidation among certainly the more traditional people in the game. City Connect has been one of the great marketing successes in the game in recent years,” Manfred said.
Why is UCLA leaving Pac-12? Continued from page 4
public how this deal will improve the experience for all its student-athletes, will honor its century-old partnership with UC Berkeley, and will preserve the histories, rivalries, and traditions that enrich our communities.’’ The UC Board of Regents cannot force UCLA to reverse the decision. In 1991, campus chancellors were delegated authority by the UC Office of the President to execute their own contracts, including intercollegiate athletic agreements.
The regents though could require UCLA pay UC Berkeley an exit fee for leaving the Pac12 or share TV revenues they will gain from a move to the Big Ten. UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on June 30 that changes to the landscape of collegiate athletics prompted the move. UCLA’s athletic department, which sponsors 23 sports, is facing a $102.8-million deficit with most of that coming the past couple years.
Dodgers gets 6th straight win Continued from page 8
Bellinger. “Not gonna lie, it feels real good to put the right swing on the ball and see the results.” Going into his game-winning hit, he had gone 0-for-3 at the plate. The preface to Bellinger’s home run was a top-notch pitching performance by Ty Anderson, who worked six innings, yielding four hits and one unearned run. He struck out six batters and walked two. The win in relief went to Alex Vesia (20). On Saturday, the Dodgers will again take on the Giants with Ju-
lio Urias (1-1) making the start for LAD. Alex Wood (6-7) will take the mound for the Giants.
Angels lose 8-1 Continued from page 8
just five hits on the night, and their run was scored on a ninth inning home run by Jonathan Villar. On Saturday the Halos will try again against the Braves with Patrick Sandoval (3-5) making the start the Orange County team. Kyle Wright (11-4) will pitch for the Braves.
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ASG Shows the Future of Baseball Low-scoring and slow, the game will change By Ronald Blum AP Baseball Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The All-Star Game showcased what baseball has become – home runs, strikeouts and offensekilling shifts. The National League didn’t have a hit between the first and eighth innings of Tuesday night’s 3-2 loss, its ninth in a row. Four of the five runs scored on long balls. There were 22 strikeouts, including the final three batters on 10 pitches by the American League’s Emmanuel Clase in a game that lasted 3 hours, 11 minutes despite just 13 hits, five walks, two hit batters and one runner reaching on a error. Juan Soto, Kyle Schwarber and Jake Cronenworth all hit ground outs that might have been hits before the rise of computer programs that tell teams to place three and some-
THE PITCHER AND SHIFTS DOMINATE THE DIAMOND NOW Home runs are up, but batting averages are down to historic lows in MLB (Shutterstock).
times four players on the same side of second base. The batter’s eye in center field offered a vivid display of what has overtaken baseball – an array of high-speed cameras and radar equipment that track every ball’s spin, every player’s sprint and stumble. The NL did all its scoring during Shane McClanahan’s first 13 pitches of
the first inning, getting Ronald Acuna Jr’s leadoff double, Mookie Betts’ RBI single and Paul Goldschmidt’s homer. AL offense was even more condensed. Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer in the fourth off Tony Gonsolin, and Byron Buxton went deep four pitches later. Not a surprise in a season that has been the big
Cody’s slam helps the Dodgers beat SF 5-1 By David Arthur Orange County Tribune
For decades and decades, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants have been rivals. But as Friday’s results show, it’s a pretty one-sided relationship this year. Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam home run in
the bottom of eighth to propel the Blue Crew to a 5-1 win at home. It was the team’s sixth consecutive victory. Now 62-30, the Dodgers lead the National League West by 10.5 games. and the Giants are in third at 48-45. So far in 2022, the Dodgers have win four of six games between the
league batting average dip to .242, its lowest since 1967. Baseball’s competition committee is considering changes for next season that some purists consider revolutionary and some conclude necessary. A pitch clock is almost certain after testing throughout the minors this year. Shift limits also have been proposed: Double-
A and Class A teams were required this year to have four players on the infield, including two on each side of second base. The Florida State League adds an additional restriction starting July 22, drawing chalk lines in a pie shape from second base to the outfield grass, prohibiting infielders from the marked area pre-pitch.
Shohei has unlucky 7th as Angels fall by 8-1 By Pete Zarustica Orange County Tribune
two. “It feels great,” said Continued on page 5
Shohei Ohtani and Charlie Morton were locked in a scoreless pitching duel Friday night in Atlanta for six innings. Morton came out of the game, but Shohei stayed in and probably wished he hadn’t.
The Los Angeles Angels’ superstar was blasted for two homers and six earned runs in the seventh inning, leading to a 8-1 Braves win. Ohtani (9-5) struck out 11 batters as the Angels (39-54) took their fourth consecutive loss. The Angels gathered Continued on page 5