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 […]
A gem in your own back yard
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 […]
Could districts mean a bigger council?
By Jim Tortolano The clock is running as the City of Westminster scrambles to ditch its historic at-large election process and go instead with a by-district alternative for choosing members of its […]
