A proposal to honor six officers of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam who killed themselves in 1975 rather than accept the conquest of their nation by Communist forces is on […]
Vietnam “Heroes Monument” is proposed
“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 […]
Ta, Contreras and Ho are sworn in
By Jim Tortolano The Westminster City Council chambers was too small to hold all the rejoicing and good wishes expressed Tuesday night as the new city leaders were sworn in before a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Budget decision is delayed to Aug. 10
By Jim Tortolano Balking at a proposed budget that calls for taking $8.7 million from reserves to be balanced, the Westminster City Council decided Wednesday night to push a decision back to […]
Relax, things are weird all over
In the classic Eighties TV show “Cheers,” there a line from the theme song that, amazingly, resonates with me during meetings of local city councils. “You wanna go where everyone knows/Troubles are […]
Rice seeking a return to mayor’s post
The race for city council and school seats for the Nov. 8 election began Monday, and there’s already one especially interesting contest shaping up. Longtime Westminster mayor Margie Rice – now serving […]
