GPD Seeking New Recruits

By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Police Dept. is in recruitment mode. It is looking for men and women who are interested in public service and community engagement. The department is looking for police cadets, communication operators/dispatchers and recruits. It is particularly looking for candidates bilingual in English and Armenian and English and Korean. Lt. John […]

Council Discusses Annual Budget

By Brian CHERNICK The City of Glendale reported a second fiscal quarter of $73 million in revenue, about 34.1% of the expected $215 million annual revenue, and a general fund spending of $104.7 million, which accounts for 47.4% of the city’s annual budget. City staff reported that the Glendale Fire Dept. was the only department […]

Council Votes to Amend ADU Ordinance

By Brian CHERNICK Glendale residents filled city hall on Tuesday to voice their opinions on the city’s proposed amendment to an ordinance permitting accessory dwelling units, or ADUs. Councilmembers voted 4-1 to amend the ordinance – increasing size, allowing conversions and limiting subleasing – which had been laid out last year after a law was […]

Public’s Help Requested by GPD

Glendale Police Dept. detectives are requesting the public’s assistance in locating additional victims relating to an indecent exposure investigation. In August 2017, Glendale detectives began investigating a series of indecent exposure cases involving a male described as Asian, Filipino or Hispanic driving a black sedan. The suspect would park and contact females while they were […]

Public Weighs In on Central Park Campus

By Brian CHERNICK Residents of Glendale had two opportunities last week to join city planners and members from the Sausalito-based urban design firm SWA at community meetings that included a presentation and conversation on the future design of the city’s Central Park. Dubbed the Central Park Campus, the proposed open space would be located adjacent […]

City Approves Projects

By Brian CHERNICK Glendale City Council started off its first meeting of the New Year with a number of street, freeway and bike path improvements planned for 2018 and beyond. Absent one member, Vrej Agajanian, the council moved quickly and unanimously to award a more than $1.3 million contract to All American Asphalt for the […]

City Settles Lawsuit

By Brian CHERNICK City of Glendale officials agreed to pay over half a million dollars in a settlement with a former police lieutenant who filed a lawsuit against the city alleging she was denied a promotion due to her race and gender. Ludmilla Abrahamian served as a lieutenant for Glendale police since 2010 and filed […]

DUI Isn’t Just Booze

While alcohol-impaired driving remains the most serious problem on the nation’s roadways, the percentage of drivers in fatal crashes with other impairing substances in their system keeps rising. Faced with more instances of DUID – Driving Under the Influence of Drugs – state and local officials are reiterating the message that “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean […]

Arecibo Radar Returns

After several months of downtime since Hurricane Maria struck the island of Puerto Rico, the Arecibo Observatory Planetary Radar has returned to normal operation, providing the highest-resolution images to date of near-Earth asteroid 3200 Phaethon during its December 2017 close approach to Earth. The radar images, which are subtle at the available resolution, reveal the […]

Grant Money Provides Skills and Training

By Brian CHERNICK With the help of grant money from Measure H, the City of Glendale is bringing together a number of homeless community service providers to help put over a dozen individuals back into the workforce and out of poverty. The City’s Community Services and Parks Dept. Workforce Development Section was awarded $100,000 during […]