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Hi Garden Grove! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Garden Grove police built a case in this years-old abuse probe
  • Which Garden Grove pho spot made this cozy comfort-food shortlist?

Also on today's calendar: Help Fill the Pantry for Garden Grove Kids and 8 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Garden Grovefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 76 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 73, low: 51.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting 3 Girls in Orange County (mynewsla.com) — Garden Grove police say a 64-year-old man has been charged with multiple felony counts involving alleged sexual assaults on a girl he lived with in the city between 2009 and 2011, after she came forward two years ago. Two additional alleged victims from Westminster later contacted authorities, leading to further charges and a scheduled January arraignment at the West Justice Center.
   

• 9 Orange County restaurants serving peak cozy comfort food (ocregister.com) — One of the featured cozy spots is Pho 79 on Harbor Boulevard in Garden Grove, praised for its richly flavored pho and especially its popular oxtail version that often sells out. The roundup highlights nine Orange County restaurants serving hearty, warming dishes, from cassoulet and lasagna to congee and Korean hot pots, for those cooler winter evenings.
   

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  • Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
    FOUND on December 8, 2025 in Garden Grove, CA 92845 near Lamplighter Street and Santa Catalina Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or… (Nextdoor West Garden Grove North)
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    FOUND on December 9, 2025 in Garden Grove, CA 92845 near Eastgate aeea Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder,… (Nextdoor West Garden Grove North)
  • Elsupermarkets posted a job opening for Produce Clerk - # 42 Garden Grove in Garden Grove. Apply here.
  • Mathnasium posted a job opening for Assistant Math Center Director Bilingual (English/Vietnamese) in Garden Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Garden Grove here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Homeless encampment cleared from Santa Ana River marsh near Newport Beach (ocregister.com)
  • City of Santa Ana celebrates new Santiago Park improvements (newsantaana.com)
  • Santa Ana Olympian Ed Caruthers inducted into the O.C. Hall of Fame (newsantaana.com)

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