By Julie BUTCHER This week the Glendale City Council accepted an $18.5 million grant from the State of California for a bridge over the Los Angeles River as part of the ongoing Riverwalk project. According to design documents, Phase 3, “otherwise known as the Glendale-Los Angeles Garden River Bridge Project, includes the planning, development, design, […]
By Julie BUTCHER “If you don’t celebrate your history, you don’t have a future, and this community has a lot of history,” said Crescenta Valley Town Council President Harry Leon, sharing his vision for the celebration of the Crescenta Valley’s 135th “birthday” event planned for the evening of Saturday, Sept. 21. It will be held […]
By Julie BUTCHER “As your chief of police, I’d much rather prevent one than deal with one,” Glendale Police Chief Carl Povilaitis told the council in response to recent tragic mass shootings in Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton in the past weeks, focusing on both preparedness and prevention. When we say, “See something, say something,” […]
By Julie BUTCHER At two meetings on Tuesday, the Glendale City Council tackled a myriad of local issues, ranging from reviewing plans for a potential streetcar downtown, extending the hours the City allows amplified music in its entertainment districts, appointing staff and commission personnel, announcing upcoming community events, and the recognizing of city service. At […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night the Glendale City Council voted unanimously to adopt a significantly modified plan for retooling the Grayson Power Plant using a mix of clean and renewable energy along with the much scaled-back utilizing of natural gas. Last year, Glendale Water and Power (GWP) proposed to rebuild the 80-year-old plant’s geothermal […]
By Julie BUTCHER With the noise from the anti-Grayson demonstration outside echoing into the chambers, the Glendale City Council met on Tuesday night, welcoming back former mayor and councilmember Frank Quintero. Quintero was appointed by the rest of the council to fill the seat of Councilmember Zareh Sinanyan who resigned to serve as the High […]
By Julie BUTCHER Glendale resident Madeline Frey, 12, addressed the crowd of approximately 370 children and adults outside Glendale City Hall Tuesday night to oppose the repowering of the Grayson power plant with gas of any amount. “We have to fix this environmental crisis to fix the only place we call home,” she said before […]
By Julie BUTCHER More than 300 people demonstrated outside Congressman Adam Schiff’s district office in Burbank on Tuesday at noon in response to outrage simmering at the treatment of immigrants at the southern border. The Burbank rally was one of a reported 187 similar actions organized across the country under the banners “Close the Camps” […]
By Julie BUTCHER The board of directors of the Crescenta Valley Water District (CVWD) began its meeting on Tuesday at it normally does: a member of the board of the Foothill Municipal Water District explained its 7% overall budget increase this year; board members scrutinized expenditures and revenue estimates in detail and heard that the […]
By Julie BUTCHER At a special meeting on Friday morning, June 21, the Glendale City Council voted unanimously to appoint former city councilmember Frank Quintero to fill the vacancy on the council caused by the June 7 resignation of Zareh Sinanyan. Sinanyan resigned mid-term to become Armenia’s High Commissioner of Diaspora Affairs. More than 47 […]