Cannabis and a contract for the hiring of a new city manager top the agenda for the Westminster City Council when it meets on Wednesday. In an effort to replace revenues to […]
Pot, new city mgr. on agenda
Cordon is new city manager
Christine Cordon, the one-time city clerk, has been hired as the new city manager of Westminster. The council voted 5-0 on Wednesday to remove the word “interim” from her title. A formal […]
“Black April” tragedy observed
Flags rippled in the April breeze, songs were sung, speeches made as hundreds of people solemnly observed “Black April” – the fall of the Republic of (South) Vietnam in 1975 – at […]
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 […]
A gem in your own back yard
The situation at Westminster City Hall is as fractious as it’s been in decades. City staff has been gutted by financial problems and political battles on the city council, recall campaigns are […]
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 […]
Another recall petition rejected
For the second time in less than a week, a proposed recall petition aimed at a member of the Westminster City Council has been rejected. According to a letter to Thinh T. […]
Local recalls starting to fall
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 […]
Youssef retires; Cordon steps in
Westminster will have its fourth city manager in a year and a half after Marwan Youssef announced his retirement at a special meeting of the city council on Monday. His retirement will […]
No action on a new city mgr.
The Westminster City Council held an unusual Monday night meeting to consider appointment of a controversial candidate to fill the job of city manager. Chu Thai, who has served with eight […]
