By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune A showdown over the tenure of City Manager Christine Cordon dragged on for over five hours Wednesday night and concluded with a 3-2 vote of the Westminster […]
City Mgr. Cordon keeps post
City mgr. Cordon ‘evaluated’?
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune A closed session of the Westminster City Council on Wednesday at 4 p.m. could mean a major uproar or nothing much. There are two items on the […]
“Be Well”: mobile mental health
The Westminster Police Department’s partnership with Be-Well OC is now underway. The city council of Westminster has approved establishment of Mobile Response Team to provide community mental health and wellness in the […]
Mobile home resident rescued
Firefighters rescued a person trying to flee the flames in a Westminster mobile home on Friday. The Orange County Fire Authority reports that OCFA crews were dispatched at 10:05 p.m. regarding “multiple […]
Drive-by shooting wounds one
A drive-by shooting Thursday night in Westminster sent a teenager to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the wrist. According to WPD Commander Kevin MacCormick, the incident took place in the […]
E-billboard project passed
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune What began months ago with contentious and angry exchanges among members of the Westminster City Council – and between the council and the city manager – finished […]
Arrest is made in traffic fatal
A suspect was arrested Thursday in connection with a fatal traffic accident in Westminster in December 2022. According to Commander Kevin MacCormick of the WPD, Jayson Raymond Otto, 19, of La Palma […]
Budgets, billboards on agenda
Billboards and budgets are the focus of next Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. Consideration of electronic billboards on city-owned property as a means of raising new revenue for the municipal […]
Half-cent tax hike has support
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune The last time the Westminster City Council came to grips with a looming catastrophic financial picture, the majority waited until the last possible moment to put a […]
Sales tax hike recommended
Should Westminster raise its sales tax by another half-cent? At Wednesday’s meeting of the city council, one agenda item calls for consideration of placing a measure on the ballot asking voters to […]
