ARTIST’S RENDERING of proposed Bolsa Chica Senior Care Center.

So the City of Westminster – that is, the majority of the city council – has filed a lawsuit against council members Amy Phan West and NamQuan Nguyen accusing them of being disruptive during council meetings.

This is quite unusual. I’ve been covering Westminster city councils – on and off – since 1976 (yes, I am that old ) and I’ve seen some tempers flare and silliness exhibited but never to the extent where the city needs to file a lawsuit to get any council members to behave like adults.

A few questions arise. Where does that council majority stand now that Mark Nguyen has been elected to the City Council District 3 seat, taking the spot which had been occupied by Kimberly Ho, who was one-third of the council majority?

The second question is that why did Amy and Namquan pursue such a reckless and non-productive course? What’s in it for them? Is there a substantial bloc of voters who are crying out for city leaders to bring municipal progress to a grinding halt?

The legal term is “cui bono,” usually translated as “to whom is it a benefit?” I can’t figure it out … so far, my best guess is what was said in a movie about The Joker, Batman’s adversary. “Some people just want to see the world burn.”

And on the subject of the effect of elections. The Bolsa Chica Senior Care Community Project was approved 4-3 by the Huntington Beach City Council, with Tony Strickland diverging from his three also-conservative colleagues who were opposed.

Now there’s an item on Tuesday’s agenda questioning the “review process and information” on the project – and now that the council is a solid 7-0 “hard conservative” will there be a do-over? We’ll see.