Members of the community are invited to attend services honoring former mayor and council member Margie L. Rice, who passed away on July 25 at the age of 92, following a brief […]
Services Friday for Margie Rice
Margie Rice, 92, local leader
Margie Rice, longtime mayor and city councilmember in Westminster, has died at the age of 92, according to reports. Rice, who was most recently a member of the board of directors of […]
Press release on “Ho Chi Minh City” OKd
By Jim Tortolano Before a loud and angry audience, the Westminster City Council at a special meeting Wednesday afternoon voted to issue a press release affirming that there was no intention to […]
Billboard appeal is delayed to Feb. 27
UPDATE: The Westminster City Council voted 5-0 Wednesday night to continue the hearing on the billboard appeal to Feb. 27, 2019. UPDATE: According to the Westminster City Clerk, the hearing on the billboard […]
Vietnam war issues still echo at council
The last guns of the Vietnam War fell silent in 1975, but issues related to that conflict are still very alive in Westminster. A proposed ordinance that would could affect allowing “controversial” […]
Council reverses, gives OK to apartments
By Jim Tortolano After a rowdy and loud public hearing, the Westminster City Council on Wednesday night reversed a decision from two weeks ago and voted 3-2 to approve a controversial apartment […]
Kris Beard won’t run for another term
Kris Beard, a member of the Garden Grove City Council, won’t be running for another term as the representative from District 1 (West Grove). According to the city clerk’s office, Beard had […]
Bolsa Row hotel project approved 4-0
By Jim Tortolano A mixed use project featuring a four-star hotel and other businesses and homes constructed in the French Colonial style was approved by the Westminster City Council on Wednesday night. […]
Council to consider “sanctuary” action
The issue of “sanctuary city” laws will go before the Westminster City Council when it meets on Wednesday. Councilwoman Margie Rice is asking the council to support the U.S. Department of Justice’s […]
Rules on growing marijuana adopted
By Jim Tortolano A list of rules regulating the indoor cultivation of marijuana was approved by the Westminster City Council on Wednesday night. City leaders voted 5-0 to adopt an urgency ordinance […]
