Westminster City Council action

Continued from page 1 their flags we show solidarity with them,” said Manzo.

Councilmember Amy Phan West replied that it was impossible to fly the flag of every group that desired that and defended the display of the South Vietnam- ese flag as something supported broadly by a community with a large Vietnamese population.

“If we allow all other flags, we open up a can of worms,” she said.

Westminster generally flies the U.S., California and city flags.

HB must pay $3.5m in fees

Continued from page 1 in which the city must pay $5 to $7 million in damages in compensation for the cancellation of the last day of the 2021 show because of an oil spill.

housing element that calls for the city to plan for – but not necessarily build – 13,338 more residences over the next 10 years as a way of coping with California’s housing shortage.

Earlier this week, a settlement was announced with the organizers of the Pacific Air Show

Coronavirus stats show dip in cases but rise in deaths

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The use of intensive care units to treat COVID-19 patients continues to decline, to nine this week compared to 11 last week and 12 the week before that.

To date, Orange County has had 720,787 confirmed coronavirus cases and 8,152 deaths.

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150 years later, let’s fete what Alonzo founded

I can’t pronounce it, but I do want to take note of it.

Garden Grove was founded in 1874 by Alonzo Cook and his posse, which will make our town 150 years old in 2024. Joe Biden, too, I think.

That’s called a sesquicentennial.

In case you’re wondering why you sometimes read or hear that Garden Grove was started in 1956, that’s because the city was incorporated that year.

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Jim

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Garden Grove, like most cities, has a past that’s rich with littleknown facts, hidden surviving sites and quirky people. And there’s always “new” history being discovered all the time. Jerry Howard, Westminster’s leading historian, recently unearthed a 1933 photo of the Midway City (Volunteer) fire guys dressed up as women for a fund-raiser.

Considering the current controversy about “drag shows” it’s especially amusing.

Garden Grove has been home to a World War II prisoner-ofwar camp and the now-defunct Playgirl magazine.

Huntington Beach is – as many of you know – the place where surfboard riding (surfing) took root on the mainland from Hawaii. It was also once considered one of the ugliest cities in California when the entire coastline was dominated by looming, smelly oil drilling derricks.

Stanton was born twice and there’s a long stretch of land from northern HB all the way to southern GG once termed “Gospel Swamp” in reference to the traveling evangelists who conducted tent revival meetings