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Unclassified Info: Facing the elephant in the parade
As some of you may know, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) gathered last week near City Hall to protest the design of our beloved and sacred Rose Parade float. It seems the group, which has long advocated for the rights of animals, is...Tags: Circuses, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Arts and Culture, Festive Events
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Unclassified Info: Agency's demise is an interesting development
Well, now that the floats are dismantled, the decorations are stored and we are beyond the gluttony of the holidays, it’s time to turn our attention back to matters of civic interest. Let’s start with Assembly Bill 1x 26, better known as the...Tags: General Motors Corp., Holidays, Eli Broad, Jerry Brown
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It¿s time to step up to float finance
It was a great relief to read in the Thursday Glendale News-Press of Rick Caruso’s generous and needed $25,000 donation and challenge (“Caruso issues float challenge,” July 21). It was also very sad to learn that the citizens of...Tags: Human Interest
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Ron Kaye: Glendale man has a rosy future
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 with hundreds of...Tags: Human Interest, Elections, Armenia, Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities
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City employees should bear float cost
It was very helpful to have the letter written by Garry Ackerman, president of the Glendale Rose Float Assn. (“Trouble in rose float land,” June 30). The letter fully clarified the history of the association and the status of its current...Tags: Chicago Hotels, Civil and Public Service, Human Interest, Career and Workplace, Elections
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Unclassified Info: Checking out the less-beaten path
I was on my way to Home Depot last Saturday when I happened to find myself on the corner of California and Central avenues. It’s not normally the route I take, but I’m the kind of person who often deviates from my usual path — a habitual...Tags: Business, Crimes, Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, California
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The way it should always have been done
I think it’s great that the private sector, instead of the taxpayer, is paying for this year’s Tournament of Roses Parade float (“Rose float funds roll in,” July 26) — that’s the way it should have always been done.... -
Unclassified Info: Some questions for RDA defenders
A couple of weeks ago, I commented on how little people seemed to care about the demise of the Glendale Redevelopment Agency. Evidently, Mayor Laura Friedman isn’t one of those people. Along with a few other signees, she sent a letter to the...Tags: Human Interest, Animation (genre), Arts and Culture, Jerry Brown
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Bravo to those who make things happen
In the last few days, Glendale’s float entry in the annual Tournament of Roses Parade has gone from almost certain death to healthy, and then some. The cash injection — largely from the city’s business community and public employee...Tags: Unions, Career and Workplace
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Unclassified Info: There's an upside to a corner Starbucks
For a city about to proclaim itself as animated, there is not much going on these days. I realize it's the “dead of winter,” but do we always have to embody the “dead” part so much? To tell the truth, slow news weeks are where...Tags: Business, Vanilla Ice, Starbucks Corp., Business, Pottery Barn
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Tracing the L.A. Coliseum's fiscal decay
Month after month, the financial forecasts for the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum seemed as sunny as could be.
General Manager Patrick Lynch would tell his bosses on the Coliseum Commission that the box office from rave concerts was brisk and a...Tags: Substance Abuse, Elections, San Diego Chargers, Zev Yaroslavsky, Sports
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Ex-Coliseum official received payments from stadium contractor
Los Angeles TimesPatrick Lynch, while serving as general manager of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, received hundreds of thousands of dollars from a stadium contractor who deposited the money in a Miami bank, according to interviews and documents. The contractor, Tony...Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Wendy Greuel, Super Bowl, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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