By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Meetings of the Westminster City Council have run notoriously long in recent years, often past midnight or even 1 a.m. At Wednesday’s meeting of the council, under […]
Move public comments to end?
More karaoke on the way?
A public hearing on a proposed new indoor entertainment – karaoke– facility with the on-site consumption of beer and wine tops the agenda of the Wednesday, Aug. 2 meeting of the Westminster […]
Motorcyclist dies in crash
The collision of a motorcycle with an automobile on Wednesday afternoon in Westminster resulted in the death of a 27-year- Garden Grove man. According to Commander Kevin MacCormick of the WPD, the […]
Celebrating end to segregation
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune It’s what might be called, “Good trouble.” Back in the segregated classroom of Hoover School in Westminster where Mexican students were separated from their English-speaking counterparts, first-grader […]
Light agenda for city council
Following week after week of contentious meetings of the Westminster City Council, the agenda for Wednesday’s session looks remarkably calm and non-controversial. There will be a public hearing on the review of […]
City Mgr. Cordon keeps post
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune A showdown over the tenure of City Manager Christine Cordon dragged on for over five hours Wednesday night and concluded with a 3-2 vote of the Westminster […]
City mgr. Cordon ‘evaluated’?
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune A closed session of the Westminster City Council on Wednesday at 4 p.m. could mean a major uproar or nothing much. There are two items on the […]
Mobile home resident rescued
Firefighters rescued a person trying to flee the flames in a Westminster mobile home on Friday. The Orange County Fire Authority reports that OCFA crews were dispatched at 10:05 p.m. regarding “multiple […]
Drive-by shooting wounds one
A drive-by shooting Thursday night in Westminster sent a teenager to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the wrist. According to WPD Commander Kevin MacCormick, the incident took place in the […]
E-billboard project passed
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune What began months ago with contentious and angry exchanges among members of the Westminster City Council – and between the council and the city manager – finished […]
