The creation of a nine-member committee to oversee the establishment of any and all monuments, plaques and other things honoring or commemorating people or events in city parks was endorsed by the […]
Monument panel idea advances
Angry chaos at council meeting
The controversial subject of establishing a monument commemorating a battle in the Vietnam War ignited a chaotic scene featuring angry argument and exchange of insults during a Westminster City Council meeting that […]
Special meeting on city manager
A special meeting of the Westminster City Council has been called for Wednesday, July 7 at 10 a.m. for the purposes of evaluating the performance of City Manager Marwan Youssef and getting […]
Quang Tri plans are paused
Plans to build a monument to commemorate a battle in the Vietnam War to be placed in Sid Goldstein Freedom Park were “put on hold” by a vote of the Westminster City […]
Rainbow flag display is rejected
A proposal to begin flying the “rainbow” flag of the LGBTQ community on city property during the “Pride Month” of June was voted down at Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. […]
Council agenda policy reversed
By Jim Tortolano The policy change that helped spark an expensive and emotional recall campaign in Westminster last year was reversed at Wednesday’s meeting of the city council. On a 3-2 vote, […]
City Council will tackle “hows”
How do items get on the city council agenda? How do items on the consent calendar get “pulled” for separate action? How should councilmembers interact with city staff? Those issues – which […]
Big budget deficits are looming
A wave of red ink is projected to hit Westminster within two years, the city council was told at another long meeting Wednesday night. Eventually, the council approved – on a 5-0 […]
Five meetings and many issues
If you are the kind of citizen interested in viewing or attending local government meetings, this is your time. Three such events are scheduled for Tuesday night. Here’s a brief recap of […]
Lobby deal’s impact on agenda
The ripples from a controversial decision by the city manager to hire a former city council member as a lobbyist will be on display at Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. […]
