By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council took up motions to authorize funding for Fourth of July fireworks at Crescenta Valley High School and in downtown Glendale. “I’m having a problem with downtown fireworks for a couple of reasons,” Mayor Devine stated. “First, CVHS’ fireworks are fantastic, and a lot of people […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Saturday, City of Glendale officials continued efforts to collect input on plans for the nine miles that make up the Verdugo Wash by soliciting feedback at events it hosted in downtown and at Verdugo and Fremont parks. At Verdugo Park, local residents viewed drawings and renderings, charts and maps and graphs […]
By Julie BUTCHER “We have a project before us – and the question is what’s the best way to confront climate change while keeping the lights on?” It was close to midnight on Tuesday night and Glendale Mayor Paula Devine urged her colleagues on the Glendale City Council to act on the proposed repowering of […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council reviewed potential plans for a “virtual power plant” (VPP) – the installation of solar panels and battery storage to connect 2,200 single-family homes and 70 multi-family properties; however, ultimately council sent the city’s negotiators back to the bargaining table, dissatisfied with the terms worked out […]
By Julie BUTCHER “Go green or go home!” State Senator Anthony Portantino addressed the crowd at a rally organized on Saturday by the Glendale Environmental Coalition at Glendale city hall. “People power is what got us here. So, thank all of you for what you do.” Approximately 100 people, including many young people and […]
By Julie BUTCHER Based on discussions last week, Glendale staff presented a detailed and updated housing element report to the Glendale City Council on Tuesday night. The report, which will be submitted to the State of California, reflected comments from the public, experts and advocates. “Even though we’ve made adjustments … we’re still able to […]
By Julie BUTCHER “It’s only 450 pages,” quipped Glendale councilmember Vrej Agajanian about the proposed housing plan the council reviewed at its Tuesday night meeting. “I was trying to read it but it’s too difficult.” City staff wrote, “The Housing Element is one of eight state-mandated elements of … Glendale’s General Plan. The Housing Element […]
By Julie BUTCHER On an ironically cold and wettish night, the Glendale City Council voted to move to Phase III of the city’s mandatory water conservation measures, reducing the number of days allowed for outdoor watering from three to two (Tuesdays and Saturdays only, 10 minutes per watering station). Glendale Water and Power chief assistant […]
By Julie BUTCHER After a holiday hiatus, the Glendale City Council started its Tuesday evening meeting hearing a COVID-19 update from Glendale Memorial Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. William Wang. He noted that two years into this pandemic the country is experiencing the fifth wave of the virus. Glendale hospitals report 51 COVID patients per […]
By Julie BUTCHER At a special meeting on Tuesday afternoon, the Glendale City Council overviewed preliminary plans and concepts envisioning the future of the Verdugo Wash, currently a nine-mile concrete flood water channel as potentially a green swath of natural habitat and walking and bike paths running from the north side of the Verdugo Mountains […]