Garden Grove, California

Garden Grove, is a city centrally located in northern Orange County, California, United States. As of 2004, the city had a total population of 170,000 people. California State Route 22, also known as the Garden Grove Freeway, passes through the city from east to west. Garden Grove is home to a substantial Vietnamese population, forming the northern edge of Orange County's Little Saigon, and also to a large Korean population centered along Garden Grove Boulevard west of Brookhurst Street. The city is possibly best known outside the Southern California area for being the home of Robert H. Schuller's Crystal Cathedral, from which religious broadcasts are made.

Government & Politics

Of the 65,208 registered voters in Garden Grove; 38.7% are Democrats and 39.8% are Republicans. The remaining 21.5% either declined to state political affiliation or are registered with one of the many minor political parties.

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As of August 2005, the city's mayor is William Dalton, and the city council members are Mayor Pro Tempore Mark Rosen, Harry Krebs, Mark Leyes and Janet Nguyen. The City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.

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The headquarters of the Government of Free Vietnam (in exile) is in Garden Grove.

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