New Policy On Flag Display Is Defeated

Vote is 3-2 as Manzo, Ho are voted down

By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune

A proposal to widen the number of commemorative flags flown on city property was rejected by the Westminster City Council on Wednesday night.

The council voted three to two – with Councilmembers Carlos Manzo and Kimberly Ho opposed – to take no action on Manzo’s motion to adopt a flag display policy similar to one recently approved by the Riverside City Council.

On May 2, the RCC approved a policy authorizing flags such as those observing Black History Month (February), LGBTQ Pride Month (June) and Latino/a Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct 15).

Manzo raised the point that the city flies the banner of the former Republic of (South) Vietnam for a week to commemorate the fall of Saigon in April 1975.

“There are a lot of groups that have suffered discrimination and by flying

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Coronavirus cases dip but deaths are up

After a steep rise last week, the number of confirmed new coronavirus cases in Orange County has dropped to a more typical level.

According to the county health care agency, the latest tally of new cases – for the period covering May 4-10 – was 548, compared to the previous week’s total of 1,859.