Tag: Government malfeasance
Glendale: Dan Brotman’s “Experiment”
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,…
SuZie Abajian’s Excessive Time Off… and Then Some
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…
Royal Canyon Candidate Forum: Patrick Murphy Rejects Vacancy and Parking Taxes
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…
Royal Canyon Candidate Forum: Patrick Murphy’s comments about City Council’s Censorship Policy
At the Royal Canyon Property Owners Association Candidate Forum on April 19, 2026, Patrick Murphy addressed the City Council censorship policy of hiding the faces of public speakers. The policy was originally enacted by council members Dan Brotman and Elen Asatryan, after 30 years of the city allowing the faces…
Glendale Councilmember Asatryan Outed as Untruthful by Form 497
Glendale City Government Watch presents …Elen Asatryan in…“I Have Not Taken Any Money From Them” Here’s the storyline:Elen boasted of her early endorsement from the fire and police associations before nominations of all candidates closed on March 6, 2026.On March 16, 2026 she accepts a $1,440 “donation” to her campaign…
“Blah, blah, blah” Brotman Belittles Citizens’ Concerns about Verdugo Wash Project
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…
And Then There Were Three…
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…
Dan Brotman addresses public on Ara Najarian’s ‘Winegate’; exposes Mayor Agajanian’s complicity
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…
Ara Najarian’s ‘Winegate’ “scandal” fizzles at City Council
This is a clip of the full second motion of ‘winegate,’ where Ara Najarian walks the thin line between defaming someone and defamation, at the February 16, 2021 City Council meeting. Council rejected it in a 2 abstain (Brotman, Devine): 1 no (Kassakhian): 2 yes (Najarian, Agajanian) vote. Mr. Najarian…
Outlook Newspapers: ‘Winegate’ Controversy Engrosses Council
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…
“The Love Doctor” Ara Najarian enjoys a sunset while Glendale residents die of COVID-19
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…
LA Metrolink Chairman and Glendale Councilmember, Ara Najarian, uses Nextdoor’s moderation system to censor public opinion
Ara Najarian is a very busy politician. He was ‘so busy’ that he proposed City Council and staff eliminate one City Council meeting per month, giving city officials a handful of taxpayer-paid days off. With a pretense of needing time to catch up on backed up reports and other city…
Mike Mohill’s City Council call about Ara Najarian’s censorship on Nextdoor
At the January 12, 2021 Glendale City Council meeting, Ara Najarian’s long-time political adversary, local community newsletter publisher, Mike Mohill called in to bring attention to the repeated censorship tactics practiced by the councilmember. Mr. Najarian has a growing record of using such tactics on Nextdoor to prevent the greater…
Glendale posts Council agenda 12 days in advance. The unintended benefit of taking 20 days off?
On December 31, 2020 Ardy Kassakhian posted on Twitter: “Meeting agendas ready 12 days before the actual scheduled meeting. Let’s make this a regular occurrence so the public has a chance to see what’s coming up for a vote. #transparency#LocalGov “ I agree that the public should have plenty of…
@MyGlendale tweets wrong COVID-19 death count, only off by six human lives
Today @MyGlendale tweeted a series of nine COVID-19 messages to the public. In their final message, they pled for the public to consider those who have lost their lives in Glendale to COVID-19, citing 225 people who have died from the disease. Unfortunately, their data was two days old, and…
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