Garden Grove names Tom Schultz new fire chief
Tom Schultz, former deputy chief for Fullerton and Brea, started as Garden Grove Fire Department chief on April 29, leading a 92 firefigher force. The Placentia resident brings decades in fire service, notes open door policy, collaboration, and aims to build relationships to move the department forward amidst city leadership changes.
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Garden Grove fire chief discusses unseen behind the scenes work
Tom Schultz, 51, serves as Garden Grove fire chief with a $186,048 salary while living in Placentia and hailing from Huntington Beach. He notes the public mainly sees emergency responses but overlooks extensive education and training that support reliable service.
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Planet Aid sues Stanton over bin ban in 2013 law
Planet Aid, based in Massachusetts, sues the city of Stanton in U S District Court arguing the 2013 ban on donation collection bins violates First and 14th amendments by banning some bins but not others. The suit notes prior to the ban there were 10 to 15 bins around Stanton and cites blight concerns.
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UCI Adds Hong Kong Boat People Scrapbooks to Archive
The Southeast Asian Archive at UC Irvine received six scrapbooks detailing the 1979 to 1982 Vietnamese arrival by boat in Hong Kong. Compiled by Talbot Bashall and his late wife Cynthia, the volumes include photos, clippings, and diaries from the Refugee Control Center era, now offered for research with digital page scans.
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