Tag Archives: Westminster

Boys will be boys, leave Bruce alone

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Bolsavik

It was a little funny when the story broke of Westminster mayoral candidate Bruce Tran‘s rather brutal fist fight with someone who shared his office space. But then it got funnier when one of his most prominent supporters took out … Continue reading →

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Garden Grove USD’s National Merit semifinalists all Viets

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Bolsavik

Three students from the Garden Grove Unified School District are National Merit Scholarship semifinalists this year, and all three have Vietnamese names, according to a press release from the district. The three finalists are Kevin Pham of La Quinta High … Continue reading →

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Four Viets in Westminster elections

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Bolsavik

One candidate for mayor plus three for city council, add up to a rather sedate slate of Vietnamese-American candidates running for public office in the city of Westminster. The excitement that would have come with the mayoral race never materialized. … Continue reading →

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Viet gang fight leaves 2 stabbed

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Bolsavik

A huge melee between Vietnamese gangs leaves two young men stabbed, both with reputed gang ties, according to the Westminster Police Department here. The gang fight happened in the parking lot right outside Hot Pot City, a restaurant in a … Continue reading →

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Gays marching in Tet Parade run into opposition

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Bolsavik

That was then: San Jose 2007 Plans by the Gay Vietnamese Alliance and other Viet GLBT groups to march in the Westminster Tet parade have caused at least one Viet Christian activist to call for a boycott, and the Viet … Continue reading →

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Bolsavik interview: Truong Diep, Westminster council candidate

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Bolsavik

Considered by many a shoo-in to win one of two seats at stake on the Westminster City Council, Truong Diep (pictured) tempered the expectations and told the Bolsavik that he’s “cautiously optimistic” of victory, in an interview conducted over the week-end. … Continue reading →

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Westminster turns down Bolsa bridge – hey, look who’s there!

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Bolsavik

Proving that it too can game the proposed pedestrian bridge across Bolsa Avenue, the Westminster City Council last night voted 4-0 to “receive and file” the county’s proposal, thus effectively killing it, as OC Supervisor Janet Nguyen has stated that the money would … Continue reading →

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Westminster to vote on Bolsa bridge today

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Bolsavik

The pedestrian bridge across Bolsa Avenue, cleverly dubbed the “Freedom Bridge” (artist’s concept above), is up before the Westminster City Council again tonight. This will be the last time for Westminster to accept the $2.5 million Proposition 1B money for the … Continue reading →

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