By Brian CHERNICK After months of organizing and collecting over 11,000 signatures, Glendale residents seeking rent stabilization hit their first roadblock after the city clerk found the submitted paperwork to have a number of technical issues and deemed it deficient. The City Clerk’s Office found sections lacked required titles, summaries and declarations on over 700 […]
By Brian CHERNICK The steps to Glendale City Hall are getting a make-over after Glendale City Councilmembers voted to remove and replace the 75-year-old entry way steps with brand new concrete. The Dept. of Public Works and its staff prepared a report for council, advising it to allow the rehabilitation of the steps after numerous […]
By Brian CHERNICK A petition was delivered to City Council during Tuesday night’s meeting that calls for establishing a rent stabilization ordinance, or rent control, in Glendale. The petition – which appears to have garnered over 11,000 signatures – was initiated by members of the Glendale Tenants Union that established itself earlier this year. A […]
By Brian CHERNICK At the Sept. 19 meeting of the Glendale City Council, the council heard several pieces of news ranging from new water supplies to city investments and the city treasurer’s annual review. Glendale Water and Power recommended the city consider supporting the California WaterFix initiative that aims to modernize California’s water system and […]
By Brian CHERNICK On Tuesday’s meeting of the Glendale City Council, the council voted 3-2 to sustain the Planning Commission’s recommendation to deny subdividing a 2.22-acre lot on Aspen Oak and Rimcrest Drive in Glendale’s Hillside neighborhood. The recommendation in December by the city’s five-member Planning Commission was originally considered by just three Commission members. […]
By Brian CHERNICK The Sept. 12 meeting of the Glendale City Council marked a small victory for the historical preservation of Glendale. The council, reduced to four members for three consecutive weeks because of the planned absence by councilmember Zareh Sinanyan, voted unanimously to place three out of five properties on the Glendale Register of […]
By Brian CHERNICK Glendale and Eagle Rock residents showed up in large numbers at the Sept. 5 Glendale City Council meeting to express their concerns regarding the future of the Scholl Canyon Landfill and its possible expansion. Located in the southeast of Glendale, bordering Pasadena and Eagle Rock just above the 134, the 56-year-old integrated […]
By Brian CHERNICK Ronnie Gharibian and Zanku Armenian were appointed to the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee during Tuesday night’s Glendale City Council meeting. Alejandro Parajon was appointed to the Audit Committee and Lynda Burns to the Commission on the Status of Women. Councilmember Vrej Agajanian expressed his concerns, which were backed by Sinanyan, […]
By Brian CHERNICK The Glendale City Council on Tuesday expressed its solidarity with residents after an hour of statements from residents in response to Americana at Brand’s decision to reject a request to use billboard space to advertise a documentary film that focused on the Armenian genocide. Residents urged council members to take action against […]
By Brian CHERNICK Glendale City Council voted on Tuesday to provide an additional 12 months to the development company responsible for revitalizing the Rockhaven Sanitarium in northern Glendale in order for it to complete its Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) with the city. Gangi Development’s need for the extension comes after lenders backed away from funding […]