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Los Angeles Times3y
As the City Council bickers, Westminster careens toward bankruptcy
On March 9, the Westminster City Council met until midnight, sparring bitterly about whether local Vietnamese-language YouTube broadcasts were spreading “fake news.” By then, it was too late ...
The Denver Post3y
With a new city council in place, Westminster is eager to show it’s not a community in turmoil
WESTMINSTER — A loud and boisterous fight over municipal water rates. An attempted recall of four city council members in the spring. The sudden resignation of a mayor who had been in city ...
The Denver Post9mon
Westminster to take slower approach to overhauling structure of City Council
The Westminster City Council took a staggered approach to revamping its structure Monday night, proposing to split the city into three wards in the near term with the potential to expand the ...
Los Angeles Times9mon
Westminster City Council meetings continue to be disruptive despite new rules
On the far right of the Westminster City Council, between miniature U.S. and South Vietnamese flags perched in front of her dais seat, Amy Phan West has otherwise been at the constant center of ...
KTLA6mon
Westminster sues 2 council members for ‘dysfunctional’ atmosphere at City Hall
The city of Westminster is suing two sitting City Council members for allegedly disrupting meetings. The city’s suit claims that Councilmembers Amy Phan West and NamQuan Nguyen create a ...
Daily Mail2y
Council ditches the term 'BAME' and will start using the phrase 'global majority' to refer to black and Asian people as part of drive to be more 'inclusive and diverse'
Westminster City Council has dropped the term BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) from its communications. The local authority has announced it will instead use 'global majority' as a ...
Orange County Register6mon
Westminster sues two of its own councilmembers for disrupting city meetings
Westminster City Attorney Christian Bettenhausen said at a council meeting in October that the city might try to seek fines from Phan West and Nguyen if they violate a court order if a judge ...
9NEWS10mon
City Manager resigns in Westminster
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Westminster's City Manager Mark Freitag submitted his letter of resignation to the City Council on Tuesday. The council accepted his resignation and appointed Deputy City ...
The Baltimore Sun10mon
Westminster council updates election laws ahead of next year’s city race
The Westminster Common Council introduced legislation Monday to update city election laws, ahead of next year’s mayoral and council elections. The proposed laws would require candidates for ...
CBS News1y
Westminster residents speak before council to protect Colorado off-leash dog park
"I encourage city council to reduce the size of the dog park and reclaim most of the Westminster Hills Open Space for walkers, bicyclists and wildlife," said one resident. "The Westminster Hills ...
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Westminster sues two of its own councilmembers for disrupting city meetings
The city of Westminster is suing two of its councilmembers for disrupting meetings and impairing government business. The city’s lawsuit argues their behavior constitutes a misdemeanor.