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 […]
Formal censure of Ta approved
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 […]
Quang Tri monument advances
The Westminster City Council voted narrowly Wednesday afternoon to approve the “design and depiction” of the controversial Quang Tri monument, with two members – Mayor Tri Ta and Councilmember Chi Charlie Nguyen […]
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 […]
Censure of Chi Charlie Nguyen?
For much of 2021, meetings of the Westminster City Council revolved around political battles among members of the council. The final meeting of the year on Wednesday, Dec. 8 looks to be […]
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 […]
A pair of investigations are ordered by the city council
By Jim Tortolano Investigations into allegations by Councilmember Kimberly Ho about the hiring of a former city council member as a consultant and the 2016 sale of a portion of a city […]
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 […]
Controversies before council
Controversies past and recent will be on the agenda for Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. The council will consider a request from Councilmember Kimberly Ho to rescind a 2019 resolution […]
