By Jim Tortolano The voters nationally may not have chosen a woman to be their next president, but female candidates did pretty well in municipal elections last week in the Garden Grove-Huntington […]
Women made big strides election day
Yes to apartments, no to marijuana
By Jim Tortolano Thumbs up for a new apartment complex, but thumbs down for recreational marijuana. Those were two decisions reached by the Westminster City Council Wednesday night. On a 5-0 vote, […]
Marijuana curbs go to city council
An emergency action aimed at curbing the cultivation and sale of marijuana will go before the Westminster City Council Wednesday night. Proposed is a zoning text amendment calling for the prohibition of […]
Pomeroy to be next GG city clerk
Teresa Pomeroy will be the new Garden Grove City Clerk. Pomeroy, who currently serves as Deputy City Clerk, officially begins her new position on Jan. 1, 2017, following the retirement of Kathy […]
Diana Carey, Westminster CC candidate
Note to readers: The Orange County Tribune is posting the results of questionnaires sent to candidates for city office in Garden Grove, Huntington Beach and Westminster as a public service. These are […]
Allen, Carey differ on Westminster tax
By Jim Tortolano One anticipated clash didn’t develop at Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council, but another conflict emerged later. At the request of Councilwoman Diana Carey, the agenda included discussion […]
Little Saigon shuttle to be discussed
A free shuttle bus serving the Little Saigon commercial area will be the subject of discussion at Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. Councilwoman Diana Carey has asked that the matter […]
Five Westminster candidates raise $90k
By Jim Tortolano Five candidates for Westminster city council have filed campaign contribution and expense statements and they show that over a nearly three-month period, they raised a combined $90,275. In the […]
Little Saigon shuttle service gets an OK
By Jim Tortolano The planned Little Saigon shuttle bus service will roll starting on Halloween, but not before some scary issues were raised at the Westminster City Council meeting Wednesday night. On […]
General plan changes before city council
The second installment of a public hearing on proposed sweeping changes to the city’s general plan will be held at Wednesday night’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. First unveiled at the […]
