An urgency ordinance extending a temporary moratorium on commercial evictions was approved by the Westminster City Council on Wednesday night. As adopted by the council, the new ordinance follows an earlier action […]
Eviction moratorium extended
Water rate hike OKd by council
A divided Westminster City Council on Wednesday night approved a water rate increase that will go into effect on Thursday. The council voted 3-2 in favor of the rate adjustment for fiscal […]
Stray cats, energy, land sale
City councils in Garden Grove, Stanton and Westminster will meet next week to consider a variety of topics including the trapping of wild cats, the sale of Civic Center property for development […]
Youssef is new city manager
Effective Friday, the City of Westminster will have a new city manager. At Wednesday’s meeting, the city council voted 5-0 to approve an employment agreement with Marwan Youssef to become the city’s […]
Police chief leaves; new CM hired?
There’s more changing of the guard coming in Westminster. The city will be losing its police chief and hiring a new city manager. On Monday, Mark Lauderback, chief of police since 2018, […]
Action on homelessness urged
A new push to advance the city’s efforts to cope with homelessness emerged at Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. Kimberly Ho, councilmember from District 3, led the charge. “I want […]
New city mgr. to be considered
A special meeting of the Westminster City Council has been called for Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. for the purpose of considering appointment of a city manager. The closed session meeting will be […]
Manzo to work for city unity
By Jim Tortolano It’s said that behind every successful man, there’s a woman. For Carlos Manzo, the recently elected member of the Westminster City Council for District 2, that woman is […]
Outdoor dining ordinance mulled
Should a city defy state orders and permit outdoor dining in its restaurants, despite a ban from the governor? When the Westminster City Council meets on Wednesday, the agenda will include “consideration […]
Business permits are upheld
After over three hours of argument, discussion and procedural gymnastics, the Westminster City Council on Wednesday night let stand an earlier decision by the planning commission to grant permits for the operation […]
