The City of Westminster, in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education, will host a grand opening ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 1 to celebrate the completion of a new park and […]
Mendez Park, monument opens
WSD honors past and progress
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune There is a pleasant irony in knowing that a school system that once famously practiced segregation based on race is now renowned for its inclusiveness. The Westminster […]
$1.5m for Mendez Freedom Trail
A grant worth $1.5 million will be coming to the City of Westminster to construct the Mendez Freedom Trail honoring the key court case that ended racial segregation in California public schools. […]
Students present Mendez with check
Garden Grove Unified School District students at Carrillo Elementary School in Westminster welcomed civil rights advocate Sylvia Mendez on Feb. 12 during a special assembly. Students presented Mendez with a check worth […]
“Mendez” case comes alive at council
The historic case of Mendez v. Westminster was brought to life at Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. Jasmine Chhabria, a ninth-grade student, performed her symbolic re-enactment of the landmark legal case […]
Mendez case featured at city council
A performance about the historic Mendez v. Westminster legal battle will be near the top of the agenda for Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. Jasmine Chhabria will make the presentation, […]
65 affordable housing units are Ok’d
In another step toward introducing mixed-use development in the central part of the community, the Westminster City Council on Tuesday night approved a project calling for the construction of 65 new affordable […]
Sylvia Mendez to address city council
Sylvia Mendez, plaintiff in the historic Mendez v. Westminster school desegregation case, will make a special presentation on the planned Mendez Memorial Project when the Westminster City Council meets on Tuesday. That […]
WSD will study new Mendez honors
UPDATE: The Westminster School District Board of Trustees on Thursday night voted 5-0 to create a citizen’s committee to study a new or changed name to a school or building to honor […]
Community forums set on Civic Center
Three community forums on the proposed new Westminster Civic Center are scheduled for this week. They will be held on Wednesday (April 18) from 6-7:30 p.m., Thursday (April 19) from 6-7:30 p.m. […]
