Tag: Public health

Dan Brotman asks GPD about LA County DA handling of reckless driving/street racing cases

For the second straight week since the street racing collision that claimed three innocent lives in Burbank on August 3, 2021 occurred, the subject of reckless driving and street racing came up at Glendale City Council on August 17, 2021. Many who drive on Glenoaks Blvd. in Glendale (and Burbank)…

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Glendale National Night Out 2021

2021 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT The Annual Glendale Police Department’s 2021 National Night Out will be held Tuesday, August 3, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. National Night Out is usually held on the first Tuesday in August. National Night Out is a community-driven event where neighbors get to…

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Previous meetings: City Council, Special Meeting, Joint CC/Housing Authority – June 29 & July 13, 2021

City Council -June 29 Apiaries & beekeeping, GWP Energy Risk Management Policy, Public tree trimming procedure and costs), COVID-19 Emergency ordinance extension, Update on racial diversity/equity/inclusion efforts. Special City Council – 6/29/21 Management and Operation of Alex Theatre, Housing Authority CDBG/CARES Act Joint City Council and Housing Authority – 7/13/21…

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Glendale City Council, Special Meeting, and Housing Authority April 20, 2021

Glendale City Council- 4/20/2021 Special City Council – 04/20/2021 Housing Authority – 04/20/2021

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50 Years Ago Today: 1971 San Fernando Valley Earthquake – Sylmar

Today is the 50th anniversary of the Sylmar earthquake. The 1971 San Fernando earthquake (also known as the Sylmar earthquake) occurred in the early morning of February 9 in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in southern California. The unanticipated thrust earthquake had a magnitude of 6.5 on the…

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Dan Brotman creates 50 second COVID-19 PSA; City unable to produce better in 10 months

At the January 12, 2021 Glendale City Council meeting, Dan Brotman stressed the need for better enforcement of our social distancing and face covering ordinances. Though not planned as such, 50 seconds of his comments provided a better COVID-19 public service announcement than our city produced late in the holiday…

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Glendale City Council produces Christmas Eve ‘panic mode’ COVID-19 video scripted from tweet series

Today, Glendale released a 1:54 mins. video of City Council addressing the dangers of COVID-19. It’s mostly scripted off of the nine-part tweet series mentioned in my last post, but it is overall a good production. This was months and months overdue. It’s unfortunate that the city waited for a…

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@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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COVID-19: LA County Health Department vs. Glendale Pseudo Health Department

As I posted earlier, councilmember Ara Najarian wasted Glendale City Council time recently on a half-baked proposal to create a Glendale health department. His motivation was to circumvent restrictions on outdoor dining imposed by LA County, and had nothing to do with the public’s health. And his vision for the…

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L.A. County on verge of becoming COVID-19 epicenter: ‘We are getting crushed’

Two weeks ago, Ara Najarian and Vrej Agajanian were pondering a ‘Mock Health Department’ to do everything they can to ditch the LA County Health Department’s authority, and preserve the health of the dine-out-burger. Perhaps they should have been preparing for the post Thanksgiving effects of COVID-19. Los Angeles Times…

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Airbnb rentals spark conflict, health concerns with Glendale apartment building owner

December 10, 2020 GLENDALE, Calif. (KABC) — Several Southern California renters are upset with a partnership their apartment building owner has made with Airbnb, calling it hypocritical and dangerous. “I saw a lot of people with suitcases and so I looked on Airbnb and I noticed there were a lot…

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COVID-19: Councilmember Ara Najarian Proposes Pseudo Health Department to Circumvent LA County Restrictions

Ara Najarian shows us exactly how much importance he places on the health and well-being of Glendale citizens. Najarian proposed the creation of a pseudo-health department which Glendale can lay claim to by “meeting the qualification and check the boxes.” His motivation was NOT FOR THE SAKE OF PUBLIC HEALTH,…

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Glendale gives away FREE HAND SANITIZER by the gallon October 29 from 10AM to 1PM

Nice to see Ardy Kasakhian getting the word out that this is open to residents. Philip Lanzafame’s Economic Development Department has previously held some of these giveaways for businesses only, excluding residents. Recently, a similar event was available to residents, however, Economic Development failed to inform the public. via Ardy…

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GUSD: Return to School Update from Superintendent Vivian Ekchian

The email below was sent today by GUSD Superintendent of Schools, Vivian Ekchian, Ed.D. Please note the inclusion of the GUSD COVID-19 dashboard. www.gusd.net/COVID19Dashboard Dear Glendale Unified Students, Families, Employees and Community: I want to provide you with an update on where we stand in regards to reopening schools for…

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Glendale sees spike in COVID-19 case numbers last week, zero deaths, and data delays

Glendale saw its largest spike in new coronavirus infections last week. On Thursday, October 22, 2020, Los Angeles County reported a record spike of 86 new cases in Glendale (70 more than reported the previous day). On Friday and Saturday, Glendale saw cases increase by 75 and 46 respectively. No…

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