By Julie BUTCHER At the beginning of the Glendale City Council on Feb. 13, Councilmember Paula Devine asked what the city is doing to protect Rockhaven. “Is the city taking adequate precautions to protect the buildings at Rockhaven from these storms?” she asked. City Manager Yasmin Beers attempted to assure the council that roofs have […]
By Julie BUTCHER Glendale takes its local elections seriously as demonstrated by the number and variety of council candidate forums that were held across the city in advance of Election Day on Tuesday, March 3. “But this one’s the granddaddy of them all,” Northwest Glendale Homeowners Association (NWGHA) board member Sam Engel boasted as he […]
» ELECTIONS 2020 By Julie BUTCHER and Mary O’KEEFE This week CV Weekly will introduce readers to the remaining four candidates running for the Glendale City Council. They will be presented in the order in which they appear on the March 3 ballot. Videos of all candidates can be viewed at www.glendalevotes.org. Click on “Candidates,” […]
By Julie BUTCHER The subject of rain at Rockhaven kicked off this week’s Glendale City Council meeting. “Is the city taking adequate precautions to protect the buildings at Rockhaven from these storms?” asked Councilmember Paula Devine. City manager Yasmin Beers attempted to assure the council that roofs have been patched and tarps deployed “each season, […]
By Julie BUTCHER This week’s meeting of the Glendale City Council started with an informational report from a Metro (transit agency) expert on the electrification of buses as the city plans for an electric bus pilot for its Beeline buses. Marc Manning, senior director of vehicle engineering and acquisition, added that he also oversees Metro’s […]
By Julie BUTCHER Mayor Ara Najarian opened Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Glendale City Council with two “feel-good stories that often go untold.” On Jan. 24, he shared, the Glendale police department’s homeless outreach team helped a homeless family of eight who were living in their car near Glendale Boulevard and Monterey Road. Najarian listed […]
By Julie BUTCHER “It’s the only way I’ll exercise. I’m just more willing to try something, even if it may not be my favorite exercise, when I’m in a group like this,” said Jaime Laug. Laug started attending fitness classes at Crescenta Valley Park three years ago, first at the beginners’ level called “Let’s Get […]
By Julie BUTCHER “I can’t wrap my head around 35 stories. That would dwarf our tallest buildings; at 22 stories, this would be 50% taller,” said Glendale Mayor Ara Najarian, sharing his concerns about the proposed 348-unit, 350- foot, primarily residential project proposed for Brand Boulevard and Maryland Street that would straddle the 134 Freeway. […]
By Julie BUTCHER At its first meeting of 2020, the Glendale City Council approved next steps on a new hotel at 515-523 North Central, picked colors for the new food truck court outside the Glendale Galleria, and took bold action, following the testimony of numerous members of the public, to attempt to limit new 5G […]
By Julie BUTCHER Big changes are coming to California elections – soon. Starting on Feb. 3, absentee ballots will be mailed out, in advance of primary Election Day on March 3. “Forget about Election Day,” said one local election official. “Think Election Month!” The Voters Choice Act, adopted by the California legislature in 2016, sought […]