Category: Government incompetence

Some of us have referenced Dan Brotman’s perspective of Glendale as a city on which he likes to “experiment.” But few have actually heard him say it.So, here it is. It’s true. Councilmember, Dan Brotman really does see our city as one on which he can “experiment” with theoretical policy,…

This week the results of a Public Record Request (PRR) requesting Glendale City Clerk, Suzie Abajian’s, total time off was released. It request a collection of ALL time off for ALL reasons, holidays, sick leave, vacation time, personal time off, etc. Unfortunately, the report response received included only the days…

At the April 28, 2026 Glendale City Council meeting, public speaker Patrick Masihi spoke about the corruption he witnessed at the Transportation and Parking Commission meeting the previous day. TPC Commissioner, and City Council candidate, AleK Bartrosuf, granted special concessions for a Pelanconi neighborhood resident who donated to his and…

At the Royal Canyon Property Owners Association Candidate Forum on April 19, 2026, Patrick Murphy rejected City Council’s proposals of vacancy and parking taxes. Murphy explained how taxing vacancies and parking leads to LOWER revenue by chasing away local business shoppers and customers and reducing the collection of sales taxes.Sales…

Glendale Councilmember, Dan Brotman, posted a video on Instagram and introduced the subject of Verdugo Wash concerns with his best Mr. Rogers imitation. “Hi, my name is Dan Brotman. And this is Mr. Bonsai.” With some relaxing music in the background (to put us in a ‘mellow mood’) he let’s…

What more can the City of Glendale do to fight SB 79? City Council incumbents, Dan Brotman, Elen Asatryan, and Transportation Commissioner, Alek Bartrosouf want to passively await state mandate decisions. Possibly reacting to them after the fact. Patrick Murphy, among other candidates, wants a more proactive City Council who…

Patrick makes some compelling points for a change in leadership and a change in Glendale’s spending habits. – Glendale’s population decreased by 9,000.– Budget has grown by more than 50% in an inflation environment of only 21% (2020-2024).– Glendale’s spending budget went from $840 million 2020, to $1.2 to $1.3…

After a poor performance at Thursday’s Northwest Glendale Homeowners Association City Council Candidate Forum, an angry Dan Brotman lashed out at his candidate competition with a string of name calling. Brotman, who praised identity politics in his “No Kings” rally speech, failed to see the irony as he belittled a…

East Area “Progressive” Democrats Vice President, and City Council gadfly, Malcolm Johnson, received special treatment from City Clerk, Suzie Abajian at the March 3, 2026 City Council meeting. Johnson, apparently on impulse jumped out of his seat while Mike Mohill was speaking to make a verbal request of the City…

Glendale Councilmember, Elen “double down-when wrong” Asatryan,” was caught posting California Election Code campaign violations to her Instagram account. When she was caught, she delayed correction for as long as possible, until threatened with a complaint to the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC). She reluctantly, but only temporarily, corrected the…

Every Glendale voter who opposes the HIGH-density housing bill SB 79, should reject Elen Asatryan and Dan Brotman in the June 2, 2026 Glendale municipal election. Each supports SB 79. The attached image is Brotman and Asatryan pictured with California State Senator Sasha Renée Pérez who was among those who…

Below is a letter to City Council regarding the timeline and cost to restore Glendale’s Brand Blvd. after a 4-1 decision was made to restore a poorly planned and ill-conceived bike lane project. The project, brought to City Council by councilmember Dan Brotman, has already cost the city $1.4 million….

You may hear it when a new couple is expecting their first baby, or when searching for the ninth studio album by the English rock band Genesis. But in Glendale government, it describes the number of Board members remaining at last week’s Design Review Board meeting. After finding out he’s…

At the October 5, 2021 Glendale City Council meeting, we saw Ara Najarian’s latest scheme to support commercial developers and disadvantage land use appellants by manipulating city ordinance. In this case, his proposal would require the recusal of councilmembers who have received any donation from members of an appealing party….

Wishing everyone a happy and safe 4th of July. The best for health and happiness to everyone in Glendale, and our surrounding communities. Below are three local fireworks displays available for public viewing: Starlight Bowl – BurbankThe annual Burbank 4thof July fireworks display will take place beginning at 9:00 pm…

Warning: Graphic video Interestingly, the above video implies that it was KCAL News who brought the incident to the attention of GPD. And, GPD only took action after the media informed them that the incident went public. Did our own police department not know what was going on within its…

City Council – 6/8/21 Joint City Council and Housing Authority – 6/8/21

At the February 16, 2021 City Council Meeting, Councilmember Dan Brotman made comments directly to the viewing public regarding motives behind the ‘Winegate’ fiasco orchestrated by Ara Najarian. This video includes his statement directed to the citizens of Glendale. Mr. Brotman informs us that some with commercial developer interests are…

Outlook Newspapers’ Glendale News-Press had especially good coverage of Ara Najarian’s failed over-reactive attempt to to create a scandal designed to impair the Design Review Board. Recall that Ara Najarian made a point of mentioning (threatening) media coverage at the City Council meeting. “More than two hours of discussing what…

Published to Facebook January 9, 2021 with the message “Peace and Love.” At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, while case and death numbers were rapidly increasing in Glendale, this Glendale City Council member was enjoying a day at the beach and declaring himself “the love doctor.” — Nauseating. On…