By Jim Tortolano Almost before it really got started, he summed it up. “I haven’t seen this many people in Westminster Mall in a while,” Chet Simmons, assistant city manager and community […]
How to fill a brand new Westminster Mall
Nicer weather (we hope), many meetings
Did you get caught not having changed your clocks for daylight savings time and were late for something. Or did you just forget the one in the microwave? Now that we’re all […]
Help shape mall’s future at open house
Interested in shaping the future of Westminster Mall? Input is being sought on the 2040 Draft Vision for the shopping center at Bolsa Avenue and Goldenwest Street through an open house. The […]
Housing, development plans examined
A closer look at the city’s plans for housing and the use of federal block grants will be offered at Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. The city will hold a […]
Economic update to be presented
An economic development update will highlight Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. The update from Assistant City Manager Chet Simmons will center on: redevelopment of Westminster Mall the “Block by Block” […]
Mall, mayor’s term on council agenda
The future of Westminster Mall and the term of the mayor will top Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. On the agenda is an agreement with PlaceWorks to prepare a specific […]
Source: Sears is nearly all malled out
We all saw it coming. Anyone looking for a parking space at the mall could almost always find lots of real estate outside a Sears. Now, the reality is here. According to […]
Three local schools to be honored
A special presentation recognizing the 60-year anniversary of three local elementary schools will be featured at Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. Honored will be Finley, Schimitt and Webber schools, all […]
Retorts: Getting ahead of the curves
One of my favorite books is an overlooked classic from 1991 titled “If It Ain’t Broke, Break It,” by Robert Kriegel. This little gem places emphasis on the wisdom of anticipating change […]
State chief justice visits Pacifica High
Pacifica High School administrators, civics teachers, and students provided a Mariner’s welcome to Calfifornia Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye last week for a special ceremony to celebrate the school earning the prestigious Civic […]
