Tag: Political corruption

Political candidates who engage in censorship may become a government that engages in censorship. The Nextdoor platform is plagued with censorship attempts every election season. Mostly it is done by candidate supporters acting independently or on behalf of a candidate. But occasionally, the candidate themselves will try to silence critics….

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…

Glendale Council member, Dan Brotman, and his commission appointee sidekick, Alek Bartrosouf, often try to portray themselves as running “grassroots” campaigns. Unfortunately, this catchphrase has become nothing more than a political sales pitch easily debunked by the politicians’ own social media. By definition: A grassroots movement is a social or…

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…

Taking a page from her law-breaking friend, Elen Asatryan’s playbook, Glendale City Clerk, Suzie Abajian starts her campaign with violations. Days ago I received a photo of Suzie Abajian using public property to display her campaign signs. The usage of city parkways, freeway entrances, public parks and other public property…

Elen Asatryan committed multiple misdemeanor acts of campaign violations via her Instagram account last week. On Thursday, February 26, 2026, an internal email was circulated among city officials challenging them to take action against her. Asatryan, who was aware of her violations, did nothing, and left her illegal content online…

Glendale City Council member, Elen Asatryan, routinely commits local ordinance violations. Typically, she’s given a ‘free pass’ by our City Manager, Roubik Golanian, and City Attorney, Michael Garcia. Each received pay raises in 2025 (though Elen didn’t support Garcia’s after his handling of her alleged ‘pay-to-play’ scheme regarding the Civic…