Please see correction in bold. By Julie BUTCHER After months of debate and deliberation, on Tuesday night the Glendale City Council passed a Right-to-Lease measure to replace the rent freeze implemented in December, a compromise aimed at protecting tenants against unchecked exorbitant rent hikes while respecting the rights and interests of the City’s landlords. “This […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In a surprise move on Wednesday, a notice from the Glendale Unified School District stated Superintendent Dr. Winfred Roberson Jr. was released from his contract “without cause” effective immediately. “It is a process,” said GUSD Board President Greg Krikorian. “The board decided it was time for new leadership, and we have a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale City Council meeting on Tuesday night covered several issues facing the city, and celebrated those that make the city special. Mayor Zareh Sinanyan read a proclamation recognizing Korean American Day, Jan. 13. This is the 116th year since the first Korean immigrants came to the United States. Jan. 13 is […]
On New Year’s Day, SB 1100, authored by State Senator Anthony J. Portantino, became law in California. SB 1100, signed by Gov. Brown, raised the purchase age for all firearms in California to 21. The bill comes after the tragedy at Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida on Feb. 14, 2018 when a gunman opened […]
A Glendale lawyer pleaded guilty to federal charges of using his client trust bank accounts to launder proceeds of a $14 million tax fraud and identity theft scheme that used false identities and bogus Republic of Armenia passports to obtain tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service. Arthur S. Charchian, 44, entered guilty pleas to […]
By Julian MITCHELL The Glendale City Council met Tuesday for its last meeting of 2018 where clean energy solutions proved to be the evening’s most discussed issue. By a vote of 4-1, the council approved an environmental impact report of the Scholl Canyon Landfill in preparation for a possible power plant in the Scholl Canyon […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale City Council voted on Tuesday to place a home in the 500 block of Whiting Woods Road on the Glendale Register of Historic Resources and authorized a Mills Act Contract. The Mills Act Historical Property Contract Program allows owners of qualifying buildings to receive property tax reductions and use those savings […]
By Julian MITCHELL, intern Driving by the Glendale City Hall on Tuesday night, one could not help but notice the large crowd on the steps of city hall. The mass of over 100 people was gathered to protest the lack of rent control within the City of Glendale. “Shame on the greedy landlords!” chanted the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Housing is an issue in California. The costs of rent have climbed faster than the national average and city councils across the state are discussing the issue of rent control. Even though the official election results are not in, it does appear that Prop. 10, the rent control measure, did not pass […]
By Julian MITCHELL, intern The Montrose Christmas Parade is ringing in the holidays once again this year. The 42nd annual parade will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 6:10 p.m. in the Montrose Shopping Park along Honolulu Avenue. For the first time, the parade will have a theme and that theme will be […]