An ordinance banning nepotism in appointments to city boards, commissions and committees received its second and final approval at Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. The council voted 5-0 in favor […]
Nepotism policy gets approval
Directly-elected mayor? Five districts? Voters will decide
Voters in Westminster will be asked in June 2022 whether they want to abolish the elective office of mayor – now selected at-large – and increase the number of councilmembers and districts […]
Cities to tackle redistricting
Like the winter follows the fall, the national population census – conducted every 10 years – leads to the redrawing of legislative districts. What that means at the city level depends on […]
More heat at council meeting?
What could be another controversy-wracked meeting of the Westminster City Council is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 10. The meeting, which will be held via teleconference/web conference only, has on the agenda some […]
Cottages may bloom, after all
Barack Obama was still president. The Rams had just moved back to Los Angeles and were playing before big crowds at the ancient Coliseum. No one had heard of COVID and TikTok […]
Planning panels will meet
The planning commissions on Garden Grove and Westminster will meet this week in separate sessions. Here’s a preview of what’s on the agendas. Garden Grove: Outdoor dining codes A public hearing will […]
Council-staff policy is approved
By Jim Tortolano The angry verbal battles within the Westminster City Council continued at Wednesday night’s meeting. It took nearly two hours of arguments and accusations, but the city council majority approved […]
End to direct mayoral election?
Voters in Westminster may get the choice of whether to trade in the current practice of direct election of the mayor in place of a rotational system in which the job is […]
Sequel meeting Wednesday
The sequel to the last contentious meeting of the Westminster City Council is on the agenda for Wednesday’s session of that body. Several items were continued from the Oct. 13 meeting which […]
It’s the Battle of Liberty Park
The finger-pointing and insult-hurling among members of the Westminster City Council has long been confined to personal animosities, political rivalries and – sometimes – legitimate differences of opinion. But now, information has […]
