It’s Super Tuesday not only for those seeking to become president of the United States, but also for candidates running in a myriad of local races in Orange County. The presidential primary […]
This vote’s not just for White House
The “yellow map” chosen for districts
By Jim Tortolano The lengthy process of shifting from at-large voting for Westminster City Council positions to a by-district alternative finally came to an end Wednesday. By a 5-0 vote, the council […]
Council wrestles with district boundaries
“It’s a big challenge. Good luck with it,” said one of the speakers at Wednesday’s public hearing on selecting district maps for the Westminster City Council. Working against a deadline of Jan. […]
Enough signatures, says recall group
The group seeking to recall three members of the Westminster City Council announced on Tuesday night that sufficient valid signatures had been gathered to force an election on the matter. Westminster-United is […]
Decorum resolution continued to Oct. 23
A proposed resolution to improve decorum and civility at meetings of the Westminster City Council on Wednesday evening was continued to the next meeting of that panel. The resolution, requested by Councilman […]
Term limit proposal headed to voters?
Term limits could be coming to the Westminster City Council. At Wednesday night’s meeting of the council, a motion to submit to voters a proposal to limit those serving as members of […]
Controversial “disruption” resolution OKd
By Jim Tortolano After nearly two and one-half hours of public comments and internal debate, the Westminster City Council voted Wednesday night to approve a controversial resolution “Condemning Campaign of Political Disruption […]
“Bait-and-switch” is alleged in recall
By Jim Tortolano Collectors of signatures for recall petitions for the removal from office of Westminster Mayor Tri Ta and city council members Chi Charlie Nguyen and Kimberly Ho were accused at […]
Rent control idea is evicted by council
By Jim Tortolano Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council went into overtime, extra innings and overflow. Finally, several of the major items on the agenda will get a second life next […]
Homelessness, etc. on council agenda
Three potentially hot topics will be featured at Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. They are: a report on the status of homelessness in the city a summary of options for […]
