January typically is the time for New Year’s Resolutions. No, not for me … I don’t have a lot of success with them. But I have loads of talent in giving […]
Look out for the ducks
Second try at sales tax hike
Another special meeting of the Westminster City Council has been called for Friday at 10 a.m. to consider placing a measure on the March 5, 2024 ballot asking voters if they want […]
Last minute 1/2 cent effort
An effort to get a proposed 1/2-cent sales tax increase for Westminster will go down to the last minute, perhaps literally. Wednesday’s session of the Westminster City Council was intended to put […]
1/2 cent sales tax on agenda
The question of asking voters to add a one-half cent sales tax increase goes before the Westminster City Council when it meets this afternoon (Wednesday). If approved by the council it would go […]
Half-cent tax hike has support
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune The last time the Westminster City Council came to grips with a looming catastrophic financial picture, the majority waited until the last possible moment to put a […]
Let the people vote on tax
On Wednesday night – and it’s bound to be a long night – the Westminster City Council will grapple with a most momentous decision. The council will consider placing on the Nov. […]
Another vote on cannabis?
The City of Huntington Beach may be going back to voters in November to revisit the status of cannabis in Surf City, as the city council considers two such proposals next week. […]
Measure 0 debuts; political money abides
Monday was not just the first day of a new month, or April Fool’s Day. It’s the kickoff time for tax revenue to flow from Measure O, the 1-cent sales levy approved […]
Council puts sales tax on Nov. 6 ballot
By Jim Tortolano Now it’s up to the voters. After lengthy presentations on the municipal budget crisis, the Garden Grove City Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday night in favor of placing a […]
1-cent sales tax plan going to voters?
The placement of a 1-cent sales tax on the Nov. 6 ballot goes before the Garden Grove City Council on Tuesday. Citing a “structural deficit” brought on by multiple factors including “take-backs” […]
