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 […]
Budgets, billboards on agenda
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 […]
The man behind Bolsa Pacific
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Westminster Mall, the now-fading shopping center that was once the retail jewel of its namesake city, was originally a cutting edge development that was anchored by four […]
E-billboards pushed to July
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Electronic billboards on city property along freeways that would show advertisements to motorists and put – potentially – millions of dollars into the city treasury. Not so […]
E-billboards may bring millions
A proposal to build and operate electronic billboards on city-owned property that could bring in $121,763,330 in revenue over 30 years goes before the Westminster City Council when it meets […]
Crash kills motorcyclist, 29
A 29-year old motorcyclist from Anaheim was fatally injured Friday afternoon in Westminster. According to Commander Kevin MacCormick of the WPD, officers responded to a report of a traffic collision in the […]
WPD helps catch suspects
Westminster police assisted in the apprehension of three suspects fleeing from a robbery in Tustin on Tuesday. According to reports from both the WPD and the Tustin Police Department, the incident began […]
New flag policy is rejected
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune A proposal to widen the number of commemorative flags flown on city property was rejected by the Westminster City Council on Wednesday night. The council voted three […]
Variance request on agenda
A request for a variance that would clear the way for a proposed two-story duplex goes before the Westminster Planning Commission when it meets on Wednesday, May 17. The applicant, Peter Tran, […]
