By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police have arrested a woman and man suspected of recent vehicle battery thefts in the Crescenta Valley, Glendale and other areas in Southern California. GPD has not released any other information as the investigation is ongoing. Several residents in the area have had their car batteries stolen. The batteries were taken […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On the agenda of the Glendale City Council meeting on Tuesday night was voting on the final approval of the Armenian Museum Cultural Center and the Council did vote, but it wasn’t a quick vote and it wasn’t approved by the museum board. The Council added five additional provisions to the original […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A step forward took place in the realization of the Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California in Glendale at the Glendale City Council at Tuesday night’s meeting. “We have reached a point tonight where a historical decision will be made,” said Councilmember Paula Devine. The Council voted unanimously on the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It was the public communication portion of the Glendale City Council meeting that caused the most debate on Tuesday night. For the past few weeks, residents of Glendale who rent apartments in the area have been asking for rent control in the city. They have been testifying to the council the conditions […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday the Glendale City Council voted to place a 0.75% sales tax onto November’s ballot. All councilmembers voiced their concerns about voting for a tax increase; however, in the long run, they felt that, if they didn’t increase the tax, the state or Los Angeles County would and therefore city monies […]
NASA has awarded a contract to Caltech to extend operations of the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for five years with options for five one-year extensions. The contract extends the agreement between Caltech and NASA for management of JPL beyond its current expiration date of Sept. 30, 2018 and has a value of $15 billion for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Scientists and engineers at Jet Propulsion Laboratory are listening every day for a signal from Opportunity, the “little rover that could.” The Martian rover has powered down as a fierce storm covers the Red Planet. “We got notice on Friday, June 1, of the storm,” said Bill Nelson, engineer manager for the […]
By Brian CHERNICK Glendale City Council members successfully adopted the city’s proposed annual budget on Tuesday night, but not without passionate debate regarding water rate increases and the transferring of funds out of Glendale Water & Power into the general fund. The adopted budget – which was calculated to include a $20 million transfer of […]
By Brian CHERNICK A number of Glendale and Burbank residents attended the Glendale City Council meeting Tuesday night to speak out against the rezoning of a historic equestrian community that borders the two cities. The protests were spurred by an application submitted in February by Art Simonian who founded Metro Investments and serves as a […]
On May 24 at approximately 8:46 a.m., the Glendale Police Dept. AB 109 Task Force conducted a probation compliance check at a residence in the 300 block of Chester Street in the City of Glendale. The AB 109 Task Force was conducting a compliance check involving 31-year-old Selin Charmaholi, a convicted felon on probation for […]