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Ron Kaye: Valley COG is a missed opportunity
The meeting started late and it started badly, with a 10-minute argument about approving the minutes of the last meeting. Then it headed downhill. Issues that were raised were sent to committees for further study, though no one was quite sure which...
Tags: Bob Blumenfield, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Politics
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Glendale City Council candidates explain why they should be elected
The 12 candidates vying for three seats on the Glendale City Council outline what makes them the best choice. Jefferson Black What City Hall needs is a diplomatic problem-solver. I’m open-minded, willing to listen to both sides of every issue. I&...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Business, Lee Baca, Politics
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Glendale councilman on MTA seat: 'My future in local politics, really, could come down to this'
The transportation future of this region rests, in no small measure, with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. And that body's board is about to change. In part, that is because Los Angeles will be getting a new mayor. That mayor will sit on the...
Tags: Jim Newton, Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Times
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In 2013, much awaits Glendale
The year 2013 is already shaping up to be a busy year, with several issues rooted in the past expected to come to fruition. While the year ahead will no doubt unleash its own bounty of surprises, here are some issues we can all count on happening in the...
Tags: Litigation, Social Issues, Teachers, Budgets and Budgeting, Discrimination
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Ron Kaye: Money, power, public policy
It was like stumbling into a convention of the Society of Influence Peddlers, with old friends and enemies schmoozing before the start of festivities. There were Hall of Fame lobbyists like Richard Alatorre and Mike Roos, and future Hall-of-Famers like...Tags: CBS Corp., Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Advertising
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Najarian should fight for spot on the board
City Councilman Ara Najarian has a political decision to make this weekend: fight to keep his seat on the Metrolink board of directors, or fold. On Monday, Najarian could lose his influential seat on the rail oversight board, likely in retaliation for... -
Ron Kaye: Ouster speaks of modern politics
The way that Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich and the cabalists of the San Gabriel Valley cities treated Glendale Councilman Ara Najarian over his Metropolitan Transportation Authority board appointment because he opposes the 710 Freeway...Tags: Richard Riordan, Democratic Party, Herb Wesson, Highway Transportation, Republican Party
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Coalition of agencies hail upcoming rail crossing upgrades for Glendale corridor
About $17 million in safety improvements at four rail crossings along the San Fernando Road corridor in Glendale could begin next year, officials announced Thursday. Planned upgrades at crossings for Sonora and Grandview avenues, Chevy Chase Drive and...
Tags: Google Inc., Brazil, Chevy Chase
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Caltrans to add truck lanes to I-5 for Santa Clarita commute
Local and state officials have announced a $72-million project to add truck lanes on the Interstate 5 through Newhall Pass and into Santa Clarita. The truck lanes are needed to separate heavy big-rig traffic from passenger vehicles and create safer,...
Tags: Highway Transportation, California Department of Transportation
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Think Again: Furthering the legacy of Larry Zarian
My 2-year-old son is obsessed with trains. The living room feels like a constant construction site with a mix of Lego parts, Thomas the Train pieces and all sorts of materials used to build the ever-expanding railway system in our house. He has also...Tags: LEGO Group, Television, Entertainment
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City to improve Grandview and Sonora rail crossings
In a step hailed as important by Glendale residents who loathe the noise of train horns, the City Council this week approved putting $9.8-million worth of railway crossing improvements out for bid. The improvements, slated for the Grandview and Sonora...Tags: Transportation, Railway Transportation, Travel, Chevy Chase
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I'm Just Sayin': As if standing in line weren't bad enough
Our family will be flying back to the Midwest later this fall and I've been making plans for the trip. With traveling on my mind, a couple of recent articles caught my eye.
They were written about a new type of airline seat that a company from Italy was...Tags: Family, Federal Aviation Administration, USA Today, Ryanair Holdings Plc, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California)
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