A first step toward tying several “Little Saigons” across West and Central Orange County into one powerhouse of tourism and ethnic pride may be taken at Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council.
The council will be asked to approve a memorandum of understanding among the cities of Garden Grove, Fountain Valley and Santa Ana to “support economic revitalization, job creation and cultural preservation of Vietnamese-American communities within their jurisdictions.”
Additionally, the council will be asked to award a contract to New City America, Inc worth $205,000 to investigate – and perhaps help to form – a business improvement district. Also, $95,000 would go to Clarity of Place to provide a “destination opportunity assessment” for Little Saigon…