A possible increase in the city’s “bed tax” paid by hotel guests and a letter to the GKN Aerospace for its role and responsibilities in the May hazmat incident top the agenda […]
Hotel tax hike, letter to GKN Aerospace on council agenda
From ad hoc to liaisons now
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune After a long discussion marked by some ill will among members, the Westminster City Council on Wednesday voted 5-0 to swap the planned “ad hoc” committee […]
Council has a busy session
A wide variety of topics will go before the Westminster City Council when it convenes tonight (Wednesday). The council will consider: • a request to create an ad hoc committee for the […]
Warne Center may soon become the Little Saigon Center
By a staff writer An ordinance increasing the density of some mixed-use zones, along with raising permitted building heights was approved by the Westminster City Council on Tuesday night. The vote […]
‘Black April’ event on April 30
The annual Black April Remembrance Ceremony marking the fall of Saigon at the conclusion of the Vietnam war in 1975 will be held on Thursday, April 30 at 10 a.m. in the […]
6-month ‘stay’ on Rose Center
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune The drama that has been the story of the fate of the Westminster Rose Center will likely be extended a while longer. At Wednesday’s meeting, the […]
Fate of Rose Center to council
By a staff writer The fate of the Westminster Rose Center might be settled – or delayed– at Wednesday night’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. On the agenda is an update […]
Goodbye mall, here’s the future
It was over a half-century ago when the Westminster Mall opened as the largest enclosed shopping mall in all of Orange County. On Wednesday the last vestiges of what was once […]
New operator sought for Rose
The search is on for an operator for the Westminster Rose Theater and its banquet facility, billed as a “multicultural center.” The deadline for submitting a proposal for those seeking to operate […]
Mixed-use move sidetracked
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune A proposed major zoning and general plan update emphasizing mixed-use land development was sidetracked at Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. The council was short-handed […]
