THE STANTON CIVIC CENTER complex (OC Tribune photo).
A busy Stanton City Council on Tuesday night elected a new mayor pro tem, agreed to participate in Westminster’s Tet Parade, banned the sale of kratom and took other actions.
Councilmember Gary Taylor was chosen as mayor pro tem (vice mayor) for 2026.
The council voted 5-0 to take part in the Tet Parade in Westminster scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 21.
On a 5-0 vote the council gave its second and final approval to a ban on the sale of kratom – a herbal substance that has a stimulant and opioid effect – and kratom products within city limits.
Additionally, the council did not pass approval of a letter of support for Action Alliance for purchasing an apartment building in Stanton for 16 to 28 homeless men and women “living a drug- and alcohol-free lifestyle for minimum of one year.”
