Student teams from La Quinta High School in Westminster took home first and second place in their division, which included 94 total teams, at the 2017 ocMaker Challenge. The countywide competition challenges […]
Student innovation teams are honored
New housing projects on council agenda
Two public hearings for projects which could add 61 new housing units to the city are on the agenda for Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. The first is for the […]
Mendez monument gets approval
A proposal to establish a permanent monument to honor the Mendez v. Westminster school desegregation decision was approved by the Westminster City Council meeting on Wednesday night. The vote was 4-0 in […]
Little Saigon shuttle is now history
By Jim Tortolano What was intended to be an historic move toward improving local transportation became history this week as the Little Saigon bus shuttle service ended on Monday. The Westminster City […]
Applications to build trails are approved
Applications for grants to build two trails along the old U.S Navy railroad right-of-way were approved by the Westminster City Council Wednesday night. At the request of Councilman Sergio Contreras, city staff […]
New trails are planned for Westminster
Applications for grants to build two trails along the old U.S.Navy railroad right-of-way will go before the Westminster City Council when it meets on Wednesday. At the urging of Councilmember Sergio Contreras, […]
New home project on mobile home site?
By Jim Tortolano A proposal to build a new residential community of single-family homes and condominiums on the site of a mobile home park surfaced at Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City […]
“Black April” plans on council agenda
Two items related to “Black April” observances and a proposed crackdown on illegal signs top the agenda for Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. The public portion of the meeting is […]
Get your strawberry shoes and “Stomp”
Walkers and runners are invited to put their best foot forward during the Strawberry Stomp 5K, which coincides with the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival, on Saturday, May 27. The certified course is 3.1 […]
Coming (eventually): a “walkable” town
By Jim Tortolano In the history of Westminster, there have been a handful of turning points. From the establishment of a Presbyterian colony in 1870 to the great postwar boom of the […]
