By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune After a lengthy public hearing and much back-and-forth on the details, a conditional use permit and other actions for the development of 54 multi-family units – including […]
Senior housing project OK’d
Moratorium on new billboards is on the city council agenda
A senior citizen housing project and a proposed urgency ordinance barring new freeway-oriented billboards tops the agenda for Wednesday night’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. Two public hearings are scheduled. The […]
Two “Black April” observances are planned for this month
Two memorial observances of “Black April,” the month in 1975 when Communist forces conquered the Republic of (South) Vietnam, will be held in the Westminster Civic Center later this month. Last week […]
American veterans of Vietnam war to be honored on March 29
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune American veterans of the Vietnam conflict will be honored in Westminster on March 29 as American Vietnam Veterans Day. That’s the decision made by the city council […]
Two Vietnam War veterans ceremonies are proposed
Should all veterans of the Vietnam War be honored with one ceremony, or two separate events be held recognizing the contributions of members of the South Vietnamese armed forces and another for […]
Flag display resolution approved
A resolution establishing the official ceremonies to annually commemorate “Viet Flag Affirmation Day” and Flag Day was approved by the Westminster City Council when it met on Wednesday. The vote was 3-1 […]
Quiet agenda for city council
Meetings of Westminster City Council may be famous for their political fireworks, but it’s not always that way. When the council meets Wednesday night it will undertake an agenda with mostly “housekeeping […]
U.S., Viet flags to fly longer
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Two agenda items regarding the flying of American and Vietnamese flags in the City of Westminster that took up more than two hours of argument at the […]
U.S., Vietnam flag top agenda
The flying of American flags on utility poles along certain streets for specific periods and deciding which is the “affirmation date” for the recognition of the flag of former Republic of Vietnam […]
Our local ‘believe it or not’
Can you believe that … • The Westminster City Council spent hours recently arguing over when the Republic of (South) Vietnam become independent? That one of those arguing – who has been […]
