
Jim Tortolano
Editor and Publisher at Orange County Tribune
Retired professor, journalist, novelist, historian
Articles
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1 week ago |
orangecountytribune.com | Jim Tortolano
By Jim TortolanoOrange County TribuneThe good news is relief is coming to the often-jammed intersection of Garden Grove and Harbor boulevards. On Tuesday night the City Council on an 7-0 vote approved a contract worth $6,678,330 to PALP Inc. for street widening and other improvements at that key intersection. The not-quite-as good news is that the extensive construction and demolition work will complicate traffic in that area for a while.
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2 weeks ago |
orangecountytribune.com | Jim Tortolano
Huntington Beach By Jim Tortolano/Orange County TribuneThe political struggle over the future of the Huntington Beach Library System continued on Tuesday when the city council took aim at the Ocean View School District Board of Trustees.
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3 weeks ago |
orangecountytribune.com | Jim Tortolano
By Jim TortolanoOrange County TribuneFor the 38th time, the Garden Grove community gathered to commemorate the sacrifices of its police officers at the “Call to Duty” Memorial observance on Thursday in front of the police headquarters building. Honored for sacrificing their lives in public service were Sgt. Myron Trapp (1959), Officer Andy Reese (1979), Officer Donald Reed (1980), Officer Michael Rainford (1980), Master Officer Howard E. Dalles Jr. (1993) and Lt. John Reynolds (2021).
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3 weeks ago |
orangecountytribune.com | Jim Tortolano
Garden Grove By Jim TortolanoOrange County TribuneA Garden Grove man has been arrested for allegedly “engaging in lewd behavior” near a high school in Riverside. According to the Riverside Police Department, Francis Ledesma Castillo, 37, is charged with multiple offenses of annoying or molesting children and indecent exposure. Additionally, a search of his home resulted in finding several unregistered firearms, an illegally-manufactured AR-style rifle and armor-piercing ammunition.
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4 weeks ago |
orangecountytribune.com | Jim Tortolano
By Jim TortolanoOrange County TribuneA public hearing on a proposal to build 89 three-story for-sale townhouses on the grounds of the Westminster Mall will be held by the Westminster City Council when it meets on Wednesday.
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