A proposal to offer $10,000 signing bonuses to help recruit officers for the police department tops Wednesday’s agenda of the Westminster City Council. The WPD, with 11 vacancies among sworn positions and […]
Bonuses for police officers considered
GG, Westminster councils to meet
Light agendas will greet the city councils of Garden Grove and Westminster when they meet this week. The Garden Grove council’s public session convenes on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in chambers in […]
Homelessness report is made to council
By Jim Tortolano Housing issues dominated Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council as the panel members dealt with a status report on homelessness in the community as well as a request […]
Update on homeless action efforts set
An update on efforts to deal with the problem of homelessness tops Wednesday’s agenda of a special meeting of the Westminster City Council. Brad Fieldhouse, executive director of the non-profit City Net, […]
Sheldon Group advances on Civic Center
By Jim Tortolano Who will plan and develop the historic renovation of the Civic Center in Westminster? The first hurdle toward being awarded that assignment was cleared Wednesday night by the Sheldon […]
Council to mull a new-look Civic Center
A first step toward developing a downtown and enhanced civic center may be taken Wednesday night when the Westminster City Council meets to discuss selecting a master planner. The council will be […]
Local agencies are tackling budgets
Budgets are very much on the minds of local government agencies this week in the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area. Although the agencies are expected to approve their spending plans by July 1, […]
Panhandling ordinance wins approval
An ordinance aimed at curbing “aggressive and unsafe soliciting” was approved for first reading by the Westminster City Council Wednesday night. The council voted 5-0 in favor of the measure, which will […]
Curbs on panhandling are proposed
A proposed ordinance aimed at curbing “aggressive” and unsafe solicitation will go before the Westminster City Council when it meets on Wednesday. The council convenes in its chambers at 8200 Westminster Blvd. […]
Student innovation teams are honored
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 […]
