By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune After the trauma of the previous two years, roiled by a continuing pandemic and a contentious political year, 2022 promised to be a breath of fresh air […]
2022: Normalcy and division
Mall plan OK’d; divisions emerge
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune On the night when the Westminster City Council saw a new mayor and two new council members sworn in, other important business was conducted as well, and […]
New council will take oath
The ceremonial oath of office will be administered to a new mayor and two new members when the Westminster City Council meets on Wednesday night. Chi Charlie Nguyen, recently a council member, […]
Special council meeting Friday
A special meeting of the Westminster City Council has been scheduled for Friday at noon with public access via teleconference or web conference only. The meeting will be held without Tri Ta, […]
It’s now final: Morgan, Amy win
Three and a half weeks after Election Day, Orange County’s ballots have all been counted and official results revealed on Friday. The OC had a 54.7 percent turnout with 994,227 people voting, […]
Mall’s rebirth is approved
By Amir Ghani/Orange County Tribune Despite pleas from residents to vote against the amendments, new plans for an open-air, residential property-filled alternative to the current Westminster Mall have been approved. A vote […]
Mall remake before council
By Amir Ghani/Orange County Tribune Another, perhaps final step toward the beginning of redeveloping the declining Westminster Mall may be taken at Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. A public hearing […]
Three races too close to call
With just 14,491 votes left to process after today (Monday), three local elections remain too close to call … probably. In the Ocean View School District, voters are choosing three trustees for […]
Again, no decision on Quang Tri
By Amir Ghani/Orange County Tribune After over two years of back and forth, Mayor Tri Ta put his foot down and pushed forward a decision of no further action to be […]
Quang Tri issue is back again
Once again the proposed Quang Tri Memorial is back on Westminster’s city council agenda. This time, it returns with an amended proposal that includes reduced dimensions and new potential locations. This Wednesday […]
