Glendale’s budget has been precarious ever since the city started transferring $20 Million per year from Glendale Water and Power (GWP) to the General Fund to pay for general services. While politicians and city...
A former employee of the Glendale City Attorney’s Office has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison after she admitted embezzling nearly $700,000 in a scheme that used false documents to make it...
Monrovia’s city manager, Oliver Chi, told the city council the budget could absorb the CalPERS employer pension rate increases enacted in 2012, 2013, and 2014 — but a large fourth rate increase last December...
After an extensive investigation by the Glendale Coalition for Better Government on how the 2017 Glendale city Council Election was hijacked, the Coalition is please to announce that a complaint has been filed with...
Was our Glendale election hijacked by a transportation company for the purpose of electing Mr. Najarian and potentially securing a multi-million dollar contract? During the April 2017 Glendale city council election, Council member Ara...
The Glendale Coalition for Better Government had previously exposed manipulation and favoritism in the administration of an exam for the position of a police captain. A complete investigation can be viewed here. At the...
The Coalition believes that an open and competitive selection process for finding our next city manager would be the most beneficial to the city, its citizens, and Glendale City employees. Once the Manager’s application...
Mr. Ochoa’s tenure as City manager for Glendale was a turbulent one with Glendale citizens almost as soon as he started. Often Mr. Ochoa was condescending and insulting to the efforts, hard work, and engagement...
Prompt response by four fire agencies subdued and extinguished the La Tuna canyon fires this September. The four responding fire departments were able to suppress the fires because they have been trained and funded...
The Glendale Coalition for Better Government has attended the 4 budget study sessions presented by the City of Glendale staff. After careful consideration the Coalition presents the below adjustments explained through video and slides that...
