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Glendale City Council sinks pool table fee

By Daniel Siegal, daniel.siegal@latimes.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:04:00 PDT

Officials acknowledge that the annual charge is 'archaic.'

The Glendale City Council wants to scrap an annual $125-per-table fee for billiards establishments, with officials acknowledging that the charge was originally put in place to deter pool parlors from opening in the city.

City could reduce coal-generated power

By Brittany Levine, brittany.levine@latimes.com — Sat, 25 May 2013 07:51:00 PDT

Recommendation is to replace it with cleaner energy by 2027.

Glendale Water & Power commissioners are recommending that Glendale's utility wean itself off coal before 2027, with one calling it a "politically important" symbol.

Class size proposal brings protests

By Daniel Siegal, daniel.siegal@latimes.com — Sat, 25 May 2013 07:51:00 PDT

Plan would save money but could compromise student progress, parents fear.

Angst over how the state budget will impact Glendale Unified boiled over this week among parents concerned about a cost-saving proposal to increase class sizes for third-graders. But district administrators say the plan is only a preliminary effort that anticipates a worst-case scenario.

Murals in Glendale could raise the art quotient

By Brittany Levine, brittany.levine@latimes.com — Sat, 25 May 2013 14:36:00 PDT

Officials explore applying outdoor murals to locations in city.

At least two murals could be coming to city properties over the next two years — one as early as this fall — after the Arts & Culture Commission said last week it wants to spend part of its $1.4 million budget on mural projects.

Gatto's 'Shakedown' bill gets halfway home

By Daniel Siegal, daniel.siegal@latimes.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:08:00 PDT

A bill by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) that would protect businesses against "shakedown lawsuits" sailed through the state Assembly Friday on a unanimous vote.

Homeless service calls spike in Glendale

By Brittany Levine, brittany.levine@latimes.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:53:00 PDT

Increase may be due to several reasons, but nobody's sure which ones.

There were 10 times as many transient-related calls for service during the most recent winter homeless shelter at the National Guard Armory on Colorado Boulevard compared to the year prior, records show.

Schiff reintroduces bill to allow Bob Hope Airport curfew

By Daniel Siegal, daniel.siegal@latimes.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:04:00 PDT

Legislation would give Bob Hope Airport the authority it applied for in 2009.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) wants residents living near Bob Hope Airport to be able to get a good night's sleep, so he has reintroduced legislation to let the airport impose a formal, legally binding curfew on all flight operations.

NASA's JPL to 'lasso' an asteroid

By Tiffany Kelly, tiffany.kelly@latimes.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:34:00 PDT

Project would bring body close enough for astronauts to study, NASA administrator Charles Bolden says.

A proposed mission to capture an asteroid and bring it into orbit in the Earth-moon system is a stepping stone to sending humans to Mars, NASA administrator Charles Bolden said Thursday at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Man arrested in Glendale after brawl with passerby

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:00 PDT

The man was arrested after he allegedly fought with, and then drove toward, a passerby who yelled at him for grabbing a woman by her neck.

Cell phone crackdown for distracted drivers scheduled in Glendale

By Veronica Rocha, veronica.rocha@latimes.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:25:00 PDT

Officers will be out Friday searching for distracted drivers.

Police plan to step up enforcement activities Friday against motorists using their cell phones while driving. The plan follows last month's distracted-driving crackdown in which more than 400 citations were issued.