We said in a recent version of “Usually Reliable Sources” that recalling elected officials can be a heavy lift and at the local level, that’s turning out to be true. In Huntington […]
Local recalls starting to fall
Little Saigon’s future mulled
Little Saigon in Westminster is arguably the largest business district serving a Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam, but where does it go – or grow – from here? At Wednesday’s meeting of […]
Slow, steady progress for Mall
By Jim Tortolano Slow but steady may be the path for renovating and repurposing Westminster Mall. That’s the word from Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council, as city leaders heard an […]
Nguyen keeps vice mayor post
At another marathon meeting of the Westminster City Council that started Wednesday night and continued past midnight, Chi Charlie Nguyen retained his post as vice mayor. The prospect of Nguyen being removed […]
Quang Tri, vice mayor on agenda
Two controversial measures could light up more verbal fireworks at the next meeting of the Westminster City Council. When the council meets on Wednesday, July 28 at 7 p.m. in webconference format, […]
Monument panel idea advances
The creation of a nine-member committee to oversee the establishment of any and all monuments, plaques and other things honoring or commemorating people or events in city parks was endorsed by the […]
Angry chaos at council meeting
The controversial subject of establishing a monument commemorating a battle in the Vietnam War ignited a chaotic scene featuring angry argument and exchange of insults during a Westminster City Council meeting that […]
Quang Tri plans are paused
Plans to build a monument to commemorate a battle in the Vietnam War to be placed in Sid Goldstein Freedom Park were “put on hold” by a vote of the Westminster City […]
Rainbow flag display is rejected
A proposal to begin flying the “rainbow” flag of the LGBTQ community on city property during the “Pride Month” of June was voted down at Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. […]
Council agenda policy reversed
By Jim Tortolano The policy change that helped spark an expensive and emotional recall campaign in Westminster last year was reversed at Wednesday’s meeting of the city council. On a 3-2 vote, […]
