Issues of conduct and speech will be at the forefront of Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. Councilmembers Carlos Manzo and Vice Mayor Kimberly Ho are requesting that the council issue […]
Conduct, speech on the agenda
Free frankfurters a hot topic
A proposal to add a community barbecue to a summer concert/National Night Out in the Civic Center might seem like a non-controversial item, but not for the Westminster City Council. The proposal […]
Annexation of ‘islands’ mulled
When what is now the City of Westminster was being incorporated in 1957, the original plan was to combine the unincorporated communities of Westminster, Barber City and Midway City into “Tri-City.” The […]
Resolution honoring Jane Fonda is opposed by the city council
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune A resolution to ask the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to rescind its resolution honoring Jane Fonda was approved by the Westminster City Council on […]
‘Black April’ observed at Sid Golstein Park on a sunny day
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune On a bright, sunny day in Westminster hundreds of people gathered at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park to observe one of the darkest days in their history. Vietnamese […]
Unsuspecting suspects held
Here’s some pretty sound advice. If you are a wanted criminal suspect hoping to avoid arrest, don’t advertise your presence to the police. Last Thursday at around 11 p.m.,Westminster CAGE (Criminal Apprehension […]
E-billboard moratorium fails
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune A proposed moratorium on new “freeway oriented” billboards in order to modernize standards for such advertising devices failed at last week’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. […]
Senior housing project OK’d
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune After a lengthy public hearing and much back-and-forth on the details, a conditional use permit and other actions for the development of 54 multi-family units – including […]
Moratorium on new billboards is on the city council agenda
A senior citizen housing project and a proposed urgency ordinance barring new freeway-oriented billboards tops the agenda for Wednesday night’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. Two public hearings are scheduled. The […]
Sex trafficking suspect held
Sex trafficking of a young girl; the suspect runs; a SWAT team is called and he’s finally arrested. It may seem like an episode from a TV crime program, but it actually […]
