By Ted AYALA They found themselves isolated, unwelcome, cast out virtually overnight from the empire they had called home for centuries. Their leaders were rounded up, incarcerated, and eventually executed. Hundreds of thousands of ordinary citizens met their demise at the end of a bayonet, the blade of a sword, a rifle shot; their bodies […]
By Ted AYALA The developer of the proposed Tropico Apartments had blunt words for the effect of a 25% reduction in density, demanded by the Glendale City Council last month, would have on the project. “It is economically unfeasible,” said Michael Genthe, managing director of Mill Creek Residential Trust of Dallas, Texas. “The property will […]
By Ted AYALA The California Dept. of Public Health (CDPH) announced on Wednesday that it would move forward with new recommendations for limits on chromium-6 levels in the state’s drinking water. Chromium-6, otherwise known as hexavalent chromium, is a metallic element often used in the manufacturing of stainless steel and textile dyes. It has been […]
By Ted AYALA The developer of the proposed Tropico Apartments had blunt words for the effect of a 25% reduction in density, demanded by the Glendale City Council last month, would have on the project. “It is economically unfeasible,” said Michael Genthe, managing director of Mill Creek Residential Trust of Dallas, Texas. “The property will […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale City Council approved a series of contracts Tuesday night for the maintenance of city infrastructure and the purchase of equipment for staff. The first contract approved was for approximately $182,000 for Taser International for the upgrade of the Glendale Police Dept. (GPD) non-lethal weaponry. Taser is set to phase out its […]
By Ted AYALA Dave Weaver has passed on the title and duties of mayor to the city council’s newest member. Zareh Sinanyan was appointed the new mayor of Glendale Tuesday night, ringing in his term with calls to boost business and trim city expenses. “Glendale has significant fiscal challenges,” he said, “and over the next […]
By Ted AYALA The four-year plan that the City of Glendale adopted in 2012 to shore up Glendale Water & Power finances is being taken back to the drawing board. Glendale City Council voted Tuesday night to award a contract for $103,000 to Bartle Wells Associates of Berkeley to devise a new water rate structure […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale City Council agreed to execute an agreement with a Los Angeles-based firm that would help Glendale move forward with the second and third phases of its ambitious Glendale Narrows Riverwalk Project. Funding for phase two of the plan – $1.53 million – is secured, said director of Community Services and Parks […]
By Ted AYALA You could make the argument – perhaps on a day when you wake up to find that your car had been broken into or that the guy right in front of you in line at the local Starbucks bought the last of those chocolate brownies that you love oh-so-dearly or you are […]
By Ted AYALA Not long after settling into the mayor’s office last year, Dave Weaver moved quickly to curtail the time allotted to the public to comment during the Glendale City Council weekly meetings. The resulting debate has left in its wake a deep divide among the public and, as last Tuesday’s meeting proved, within […]