By Ted AYALA The Glendale City Council gave the green light on Tuesday night to appropriate the funds necessary to overhaul a key thoroughfare of the Crescenta Valley. A total of $332,600 is to be appropriated for the Pennsylvania Avenue Rehabilitation Project, which is part of a series of projects by Glendale Public Works to […]
By Ted AYALA With the threat of a lawsuit hanging over it, the Glendale City Council voted Tuesday night to begin preparing public outreach on the possible overhaul of its electoral system. The move comes on the heels of a series of lawsuits targeting cities with claims of violations of the California Voting Rights Act […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale City Councilmember Laura Friedman, during remarks summarizing the trip she and other members of the council made to the meeting of the League of California Cities (LCC), urged her colleagues to adopt an online comment system that she said would “engage the public in discussion in a formal way.” That system, […]
By Ted AYALA After a year – much too long – spent sitting out the music scene, new music collective Synchromy returns on Friday, regrouped and re-energized for a concert they have dubbed as their “RE:launch.” Friday night’s concert is also the start of a long-term relationship with the sextet Brightwork newmusic, a group that […]
By Ted AYALA Stengel Field, which in recent years has seen its facilities fall into a dangerous state of disrepair, will soon be enjoying upgrades along with other parks in the city starting at the end of the year. Glendale City Council approved awarding a contract to Parsam Construction, Inc. of Glendale to build new […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale City Council adopted a report from city staff concerning local development on Tuesday. The report contains three components: transportation demand management, land analysis and a self-certification process. It also comes at a time when concerns from residents and local businesses over what they perceive as runaway development in the city is […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale City Council voted Tuesday night in favor of lending its support to a state bill that would impose tighter regulations on rideshare services such as Lyft and Uber. The bill, known as AB 612 and authored by Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian, would see rideshare services fall under statewide oversight similar to taxi […]
By Ted AYALA The lawsuit pertaining to the controversial “comfort women” memorial in downtown Glendale was dismissed late Monday by a federal judge. According to the decision handed down by U.S. Central District of California Judge Percy Anderson, the monument does not violate the constitution as claimed in the lawsuit. “Glendale’s placement of the Comfort […]
By Ted AYALA Amidst a historic statewide drought that has persisted with no foreseeable end in the near future, Glendale City Council approved on Tuesday moving Glendale Water & Power (GWP) into the second phase of its water conservation plan. The implementation of phase 2 of the GWP Water Conservation Ordinance was required after the […]
By Ted AYALA When Glendale Water & Power (GWP) brought Willdan Financial Services of Temecula on board to overhaul its rate structure, the utility was banking on a new system that would plug budget leaks while maintaining a high level of service. In 2011, when GWP took Willdan’s plans on the road for public outreach, […]