The City of Westminster and the Orange County Department of Education will receive $1.5 million from State Sen. Tom Umberg in a check presentation event on Tuesday to assist in the completion […]
$1.5 million for Mendez project
A pair of investigations are ordered by the city council
By Jim Tortolano Investigations into allegations by Councilmember Kimberly Ho about the hiring of a former city council member as a consultant and the 2016 sale of a portion of a city […]
Wider driveways win vote
An ordinance allowing the widening of driveways by five feet at houses with an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit was approved by the Westminster City Council Wednesday night. The […]
Controversy likely at council
The sometimes uncivil “civil war” on the Westminster City Council may resume on Wednesday as the agenda contains several items touching on what have been sore points in the past. Among the […]
Lenyi is new chief of police
The City of Westminster has announced Darin Lenyi as the chief of police. Lenyi comes to the Westminster Police Department with more than 33 years of full-time sworn law enforcement experience. He […]
The censuring of Mayor Ta and Vice Mayor Nguyen advances
By Jim Tortolano The sharp divisions within the Westminster City Council were underlined at Wednesday’s meeting as members clashed angrily and loudly over the censure of two members of the council and […]
Is a homeless shelter feasible?
By Jim Tortolano Frustrated by the seeming lack of progress in reducing the problem of homelessness in the community, the Westminster City Council voted Wednesday night to direct staff to prepare “feasible […]
Controversies before council
Controversies past and recent will be on the agenda for Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. The council will consider a request from Councilmember Kimberly Ho to rescind a 2019 resolution […]
55 foot-high billboard approved
A request to build and operate a digital display billboard facing the San Diego (405) Freeway in Westminster was approved by the city planning commission Wednesday evening. The billboard will be located […]
E-cigs, cash taken from 7-11
He must have been a vaper. Early Tuesday morning an armed robbery was reported at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Westminster. According to the WPD the incident took place before 1:50 a.m. […]
