By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday, the Glendale City Council met first thing in the morning, again in the afternoon, then late into the early hours of the following morning, addressing imminent budget challenges, long-sought changes to the city’s historic preservation procedures and extensions to emergency orders issued in response to the global novel coronavirus pandemic. […]
By Julie BUTCHER The Tuesday night virtual meeting of the Glendale City Council meeting was comfortingly routine following a morning budget study session during which councilmembers challenged sales tax revenue projections as overly rosy. Councilmembers appointed members of the community to several of the city’s boards and commissions: Francesca Smith to the Design Review Board; […]
By Julie BUTCHER Glendale has a new city clerk, Aram Adjemian, appointed on a 3-2 vote at a special meeting on Monday night. Adjemian has worked for the city for 19 years, in the clerk’s office for the past six; he has a degree in political science and a municipal clerk certification. Councilmember Paula Devine […]
By Julie BUTCHER At a virtual meeting of the Glendale Community College board of trustees on Tuesday, two new members of the board took the oath of office. Desireé Portillo Rabinov of La Crescenta was elected in March to represent Area 1. She won the election by 188 votes. Sevan Benlian won the election to […]
By Julie BUTCHER At a special meeting on Monday night, the Glendale City Council selected councilmember Vrej Agajanian to serve as mayor for the coming year. Outgoing mayor Ara Najarian thanked his colleagues on the council, the city’s workers and the entire community then summed up the goals he had set for the city a […]
By Julie BUTCHER The Glendale City Council met virtually again this week, with newly installed councilmembers Ardy Kassakhian and Daniel Brotman taking their seats via video conference. At a special meeting on Monday, April 13, the body will select a new mayor who will chair council meetings and lead the body for the coming year. […]
By Julie BUTCHER The City of Glendale is being hit hard by the novel coronavirus pandemic with 76 cases currently confirmed by a March 31 LA County Dept. of Public Health report, the third highest in the county. The City of Los Angeles reports 1,386 confirmed cases; Long Beach has 115. There are 3,011 cases […]
By Julie BUTCHER The City of Glendale is focused on responding to the coronavirus pandemic, which was evident when the council met on Tuesday to update the public and take action on both routine and extraordinary measures. Mayor Ara Najarian chaired the meeting from City Hall with councilmembers participating by phone. Public comments on various […]
» CORONAVIRUS AND ENTERTAINMENT By Charly SHELTON Amid an abundance of caution, most every entertainment enterprise requiring in-person interaction has been shut down. Theme parks are closed. Movie theaters are closed. Festivals are postponed or canceled. Let’s take a look at the realities and the impacts of what this means for the entertainment industry. […]
By Julie BUTCHER Glendale Fire Chief Silvio Lanzas on Tuesday briefed the Glendale City Council on the city’s preparations and recommendations to best protect the public from the coronavirus health threat. While the situation is changing quickly, the chief noted, it is important to stay calm and listen to reliable sources of information. Up-to-the-minute data […]