Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Dept. Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council made for good drama, but did it make for good government?
A proposal to ban smoking in city parks – which, frankly, in 2026, should be a slam-dunk – went from what looked like a quick, smooth approval into a detour onto bumpy roads leading to a dead end.
Back in September 2025 the council voted 5-0 to have the city attorney draw up an ordinance on outlawing public puffing and vaping in the interests of clean lungs and cleaner turf…