Three wake-ups after Election Day, some local races that were nip-and-tuck are turning into almost-settled. City councils in Garden Grove and Westminster appear to be going through some potentially significant changes, and […]
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune There were a lot of surprises in the nationwide mid-term elections on Tuesday, but the biggest turnabout locally are results from the Westminster City Council election. […]
Stephanie Klopfenstein is winning re-election as Garden Grove’s mayor in results available from the Orange County Registrar of Voters’ office at our deadline. Klopfenstein was leading with 55.19 percent of the vote […]
From a staff writer An opportunity for a second chance for controversial Councilmember Amy Phan West has been given by her Westminster City Council colleagues. On a 4-1 vote – with […]
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune After nearly two hours of discussion and questions, the Westminster City Council on Wednesday night voted to direct city staff to begin negotiations with TLC Inc. […]
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune It was only a few minutes, but it seemed like hours on Wednesday night while Westminster Mayor Chi Charlie Nguyen was considering his decision on whether […]
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune After a long discussion marked by some ill will among members, the Westminster City Council on Wednesday voted 5-0 to swap the planned “ad hoc” committee […]
By a staff writer An ordinance increasing the density of some mixed-use zones, along with raising permitted building heights was approved by the Westminster City Council on Tuesday night. The vote […]
By Jim Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune An unusual special meeting on a Thursday for the Westminster City Council produced one unusual result – reversal of a decision made just last month […]
Westminster Vice Mayor Carlos Manzo this week announced his candidacy for mayor of his city in the 2026 election. In a statement published to social media, Manzo,wrote: “Since my election, I have […]
