Tag Archives: Glendale

The ‘pothole’ theory of solving a city’s problems — My Sunday Column

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

On the day the redevelopment money machine died, the opening scene of “Saving Private Ryan” came to the mind of Glendale’s new city manager, Scott Ochoa. It was the scene where medics are frantically trying to stop the bleeding of a soldier wounded in … Continue reading →

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Unraveling the redevelopment mess — My Sunday Column for Glendale, Burbank & Pasadena

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

Sooner or later, the bills come due in all our lives – even in the lives of government agencies. Just ask the people who bought a house they couldn’t afford or city officials who got addicted over the years to … Continue reading →

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Reviewing the ‘Week in Crime’ — Predictive Policing: My Sunday Column

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

Every Wednesday promptly at 1:30 p.m., 50 or more cops and some civilian staffers assemble in the meeting room at the Glendale Police Department for the fastest 60 minutes in crime-fighting. They call it the “Week in Crime.” A glimpse … Continue reading →

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A Thanksgiving celebration of life: My Sunday Column for News-Press & Leader

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

If I had my way, Thanksgiving would become a weeklong holiday at least once a decade — a time to take stock of who and where we are, and where we are going. We would take our heads out of … Continue reading →

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The arrogance of power: My Sunday Column

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

In a world gone crazy, teetering on the brink of economic chaos, with thousands dying every day at the hands of rogue governments, wars being fought over precious natural resources and the young losing hope in the future, you have … Continue reading →

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Looking for Cheaper and Better Together in the Burbank, Pasadena, Glendale Tri-City Area

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: My Sunday column for the LA Times community newspapers in the Tri-City area. What’s the next Verdugo Dispatch? Realtors call it the “popular tri-city area,” a region that proudly boasts its own “tri-city airport” and fundamentally healthy economies. … Continue reading →

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The Man Who Saved the Rose Bowl Float — My Sunday Column for News-Press & Leader

Posted on July 31, 2011 by

Some people might see the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day as so 20th century — early 20th century — but not Dave Weaver. The longtime Glendale city councilman has volunteered for 18 years to work long hours … Continue reading →

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A legislative system gone awry — My Sunday Column for the News-Press & Leader

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

I don’t know how to break this bad news to you, but for all the fun and games our legislators are having in Sacramento these days, the joke is on us — the taxpayers, the residents, workers and students. They … Continue reading →

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The incessant buzzing of the gadflies — My Sunday Column for the News-Press & Leader

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

“If you kill a man like me, you will injure yourselves more than you will injure me,” Socrates declared in arguing that his role as a gadfly was “to sting people and whip them into a fury, all in the … Continue reading →

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‘We’re at War with Ourselves’ — My Sunday Column for News-Press & Leader

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

All politics is local — even wars halfway around the world in Iraq and Afghanistan. The point comes home with force as we watch our elected officials at every level grapple with a third year of massive budget deficits that … Continue reading →

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