Endorsements Come with Hidden Costs
I want a candidate who would represent my values, but must of all I want someone who I can count on once elected. That is what most of us want and it is not...
Author: Frank Gallo
GWP Money Transfers
Press start Prezi, Then the play button, then next slide button Explaining how the Glendale Water and Power transfers in violation of the law and the city charter jeopardizes the Utilities and the interests...
Public Opinion is Manipulated by Misinformation
Today, some people in Glendale defend water and electric rate increases arguing that those increases are needed to defraying the costs for water importing and infrastructure replacement and repair. These people are completely ignoring...
Staff Reports and City Council Decisions
Council Members are constantly making decisions that affect the vital interest of the city, its residents and business. Those decisions often rely on staff reports, comments and recommendations. Sometimes those reports might be about...
Cerrell’s Report & Glendale’s Budget Balancing Recommendations
A Couple of months ago the city of Glendale hired a consultant (Cerrell) to survey residents and gauge public support for three new tax measures that would be included in the June 2014 ballot. ...
Can Glendale Balance Its Budget by Increasing Revenues While Keeping Costs out of Control?
According to the Glendale’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report “Costs continue to outpace any growth seen in major revenues such as property and sales tax and while these categories may not be declining and even...
Implications of the Grand Jury Report on Glendale
A Gloomy Picture for Glendale’s Finances:Implications of the Grand Jury Final Report 2012-13 By Frank Gallo, MBA, Finance Planner
Mission Creep at the L.A. Fire Department
The LAFD has become a huge mobile health clinic. And that’s simply unsustainable (excerpts from http://www.laweekly.com/2013-08-08/news/lafd-ambulance-service/) The cost, and the mission drift at LAFD, are vast. A report by Chief Cummings himself concluded that...
