By Jim Tortolano Westminster and Garden Grove each had their roots in the original Wild West, with the former born in 1870 and the latter in 1874. But nearly a century later […]
The Great Eastgate Bribery Scandal of ’61
Kids at Finley School learn bicycle safety
Finley Elementary School in Westminster recently partnered with the Westminster Police Department in a “Bicycle Safety Rodeo” for third, fourth and fifth graders on Friday, Nov. 1. The event featured a safety […]
Meet your goals and get free groceries
Thirty Garden Grove Unified School District students from Clinton Elementary and Doig Intermediate schools received bags full of groceries for a free Thanksgiving meal as an incentive they earned for accomplishing their […]
Action on bed tax before city council
Quick action to reap the financial benefits of an increase in the city’s transient occupancy tax – known as the “bed tax” – paid by guests at motels and hotels is on […]
A very lively “Nice Family Gathering”
By Thom deMartino Carl (Eduardo Mora) is stressed out. He’s back home for the family Thanksgiving, but totally unprepared for it: dreading his brother mocking him about his truck driving to make […]
Three are arrested in truck-trailer thefts
Three persons were arrested this week in connection with a series of thefts of trucks and trailers in Garden Grove. According to the GGPD, there have been a series of tractor trailer […]
Loara falls in CIF semis, but Marina wins
By Christopher Abdelmalek Kade Jones and Drew Nash led the Spartans of South High of Torrance past the Saxons of Loara High School by the score of 30-7 at Glover Stadium in […]
Santa, scholastic stars and shopping
Santa Claus is making a special trip to Westminster on Saturday, Dec. 7 for a breakfast at the Westminster Community Services Building. It will be held in the East/West Room from 9 […]
Don’t be rushing things … take a break
Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? Well, neither have me and we probably won’t start this weekend, what will all the preparations to be made for this week. To avoid too […]
Council wrestles with district boundaries
“It’s a big challenge. Good luck with it,” said one of the speakers at Wednesday’s public hearing on selecting district maps for the Westminster City Council. Working against a deadline of Jan. […]
