By Jim Tortolano Water rates will be going up in Westminster starting on Thursday. The City Council voted 3-1 to approve a proposed new schedule of water charges at its meeting Wednesday […]
Homelessness report is made to council
By Jim Tortolano Housing issues dominated Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council as the panel members dealt with a status report on homelessness in the community as well as a request […]
Oh, say can you see the flag’s glory
By Jim Tortolano The Star-Spangled Banner definitely yet waves over Westminster, as the city held its annual Flag Day Ceremony in the Civic Center on Wednesday. With music, poetry and history, city […]
Little Saigon shuttle is now history
By Jim Tortolano What was intended to be an historic move toward improving local transportation became history this week as the Little Saigon bus shuttle service ended on Monday. The Westminster City […]
“Walk of Fame” group leaves off Rice
By Jim Tortolano Councilwoman Margie Rice’s proposal to create a “Walk of Fame” in the Little Saigon area is off and running, but she won’t be jogging along side. The Westminster City […]
Pomeroy to be next GG city clerk
Teresa Pomeroy will be the new Garden Grove City Clerk. Pomeroy, who currently serves as Deputy City Clerk, officially begins her new position on Jan. 1, 2017, following the retirement of Kathy […]
Five Westminster candidates raise $90k
By Jim Tortolano Five candidates for Westminster city council have filed campaign contribution and expense statements and they show that over a nearly three-month period, they raised a combined $90,275. In the […]
Little Saigon shuttle service gets an OK
By Jim Tortolano The planned Little Saigon shuttle bus service will roll starting on Halloween, but not before some scary issues were raised at the Westminster City Council meeting Wednesday night. On […]
Trimmed Westminster budget OKd
By Jim Tortolano After slashing another $174,000 in spending, the Westminster City Council approved the city budget Wednesday night on a 4-1 vote, with Councilman Tyler Diep casting the dissenting vote. Approval […]
Budget decision pushed to Aug. 24
Wednesday’s scheduled meeting of the Westminster City Council has been cancelled, further pushing back a decision on the city budget. According to Amanda Jensen, city clerk, the meeting was cancelled because Councilmember […]