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 […]
Censure of Tri Ta proposed
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 […]
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 […]
Love thy neighbor, but …
Is your neighborhood looking a little … sad? Do your neighbors let their lawns turn brown, double-park on your street or pack a dozen people into a house designed for four or […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
