Another attempt to recall city council members in the West Orange County area has fallen short. On Wednesday, Marcia Nielson, candidate and voter services manager for the Orange County Registrar of Voters, […]
HB council recall try falls short
Manzo recall effort falls short
Another attempt to recall a member of the Westminster City Council has fallen short. A petition drive to place the matter of recalling Vice Mayor Carlos Manzo didn’t submit enough valid signatures, […]
Measure SS dead in the water?
By Jim Tortolano Faced with a dire report that the City of Westminster might soon be facing financial implosion, the city council Monday night decided to bypass asking voters to renew an […]
Formal censure of Ta approved
After an hour of bitter recriminations, the Westminster City Council voted early Thursday morning to pass a formal resolution censuring Mayor Tri Ta. Right at midnight, the council majority of Vice Mayor […]
Council votes to censure mayor
By Jim Tortolano At another marathon meeting that stretched over seven hours, the Westminster City Council voted late Wednesday night to officially censure Mayor Tri Ta. The vote was three to two, […]
Censure of Tri Ta proposed
More political fireworks may be expected when the Westminster City Council meets on Wednesday, Jan. 12 to consider a proposal to censure Mayor Tri Ta for statements he allegedly made to Vietnamese […]
City council censures Nguyen
By Jim Tortolano At a meeting of the Westminster City Council that lasted seven hours from Wednesday night to early Thursday morning, Chi Charlie Nguyen suffered two rebukes, first being officially censured […]
Directly-elected mayor? Five districts? Voters will decide
Voters in Westminster will be asked in June 2022 whether they want to abolish the elective office of mayor – now selected at-large – and increase the number of councilmembers and districts […]
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 […]
