Updated on June 10. By Julie BUTCHER “We want to keep coyotes afraid of humans,” Lauren Hamlett, director of Pasadena Humane – Wildlife Services and Education, said to the Glendale City Council on Tuesday night. The comment was made as the Glendale Police Dept. (GPD) introduced an Urban Wildlife Management Plan (UWMP) for the […]
By Julie BUTCHER Late Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council reaffirmed its recent decision to delay a public vote on creating districts, opting instead to allow the newly formed Charter Review Committee time to evaluate the possibilities in advance of a possible vote in 2026. “I’m not happy about not doing November,” Councilmember Dan Brotman […]
By Julie BUTCHER The Glendale City Council held its fourth budget study session on Tuesday afternoon and was surprised to hear that the financial forecast got considerably rosier once city staff updated revenue estimates to accurately reflect income from Glendale Water and Power (GWP) that it had underestimated in past renditions of the proposed […]
By Julie BUTCHER After lengthy and extensive discussion, the Glendale City Council ended its evening meeting on Tuesday narrowly voting to return to “the old way” of selecting members of the city’s boards and commissions by rotation rather than the more recently adopted method of making the appointments by panels of councilmembers. Councilmembers Dan Brotman […]
By Julie BUTCHER The City of Glendale held its third budget study session on Tuesday afternoon and reviewed the entire citywide budget. A final budget session is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 at 2 p.m. and the budget will be adopted by the full Council at its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 4 at […]
By Julie BUTCHER Once again, it is budget season in the city. On Tuesday afternoon, the Glendale City Council held the first of four budget study sessions. The next budget sessions will be held at 2 p.m. on the next three Tuesdays. On May 7, the council will review updates to the city’s fee schedule […]
By Julie BUTCHER Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Glendale City Council started with a celebration of the city’s linemen who work hard for Glendale Water and Power (GWP) to “keep the lights on,” part of an overall recognition of National Lineman Appreciation Day. Kiwanis volunteers invited everyone to the 19th annual Rubber Duck Race on […]
By Julie BUTCHER The Glendale City Council met on Tuesday night to conduct normal business and later to receive the official results of the most recent election and to swear in two members. Councilmember Ardy Kassakhian was re-elected to his second term on the Council; he was first elected as Glendale’s city clerk in […]
By Julie BUTCHER The Glendale City Council selected Councilmember Elen Asatryan as the city’s next mayor by a vote of 3-2 at a packed, loud meeting on Tuesday night from which at least a dozen people were thrown out for disruptive behavior. “Some people have mentioned the effect on children watching the fairness of the […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council debated late into the night changes to its process for selecting a new mayor, hearing from more than a dozen residents, some loud, some rancorous. The Council selects a new mayor each year. The next selection is scheduled for the next council meeting on Tuesday, […]