Censures Rescinded By Majority

By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune

Returning to controversial actions by an earlier city council, the Westminster City Council voted Wednesday to rescind previous censures of former mayor Tri Ta and current Mayor – then vice mayor – Chi Charlie Nguyen.

“You cannot use your power as an elected official to censor another public official,” said Councilmember Amy Phan West (District 1). who had asked to put the reversals on the agenda. “It’s unacceptable.”

“I don’t understand how this could be your item when you don’t know the difference between ‘censor’ and ‘censure.’ You just don’t understand it, Move along,” said Councilmember Kimberly Ho (District 3). ( To censor means to suppress speech; to censure means to reprimand)

The censures were approved 3-2 by a previous council of Nguyen in Decem-

53-unit apt. complex is proposed

A proposal to build a six-story, 53-unit apartment complex in he city’s hotel district goes before the Garden Grove Planning Commission when it meets on Thursday.

Investel wants to build on a two-thirds acre site on Choisser Road, located north of Twintree Lane and east of Harbor Boulevard.

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