http://sunroomdesk.com A Glendale, California Outlook Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:20:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Coming up for a vote this week in Congress: the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act, H.R.7 is opposed by Metro and many other governmental and advocacy groups around the country because it ends gas tax funding for public transit. If the federal government keeps those funds solely for highways, ... http://sunroomdesk.com/2012/02/07/freeways-transit-goods-movement-air-quality-spending-hr7-congress-scag-2012-rtp/ http://sunroomdesk.com/2012/02/03/brand-library-pre-renovation-closure-tours-in-february/ Redevelopment agencies across the state ceased to exist on February 1. California cities must liquidate their redevelopment assets, and in Glendale, one of these assets is the historic Alex Theatre. The Alex is the centerpiece of Glendale's downtown district, providing cultural resources, creating jobs, and attracting spending by patrons, which benefits ... http://sunroomdesk.com/2012/02/02/keep-the-alex-theatre-glendale-arts-for-glendale/ The No 710 Action Committee launched objections to funding in the Draft 2012 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) for SR-710 Tunnel proposals and for conventional goods movement projects requiring more freeway construction and more trucks, in an official comment to the Southern California Association of Governments. The No 710 Action Committee comments ... http://sunroomdesk.com/2012/01/31/no-710-action-committee-comment-on-scag-2012-rtp/ Glendale City Council will again consider implementing a pilot "road diet" at their regular meeting Tuesday, January 31, at 6 p.m., this time considering several possible streets. The council deferred a decision on La Crescenta Ave. last month, directing staff to return with more options. Walk Bike Glendale is actively ... http://sunroomdesk.com/2012/01/30/road-diet-proposal-goes-to-glendale-city-council-january-31/ This HD timelapse of nighttime scenes and roadways was created by a talented photographer and recent Hoover High graduate, now a freshman at CSU Long Beach. "Behold, my hometown that many take for granted." http://sunroomdesk.com/2012/01/26/youtube-glendale-california-timelapse-video/ UPDATE: 1/24/2012 4PM - Proposal taken off city council agenda. 6:15 PM - City Manager Scott Ochoa said the city will wait for a CPUC decision before taking up this item. The Glendale City Council will tonight consider a proposal by Glendale Water and Power setting smart-meter opt-out fees. For electric meters, GWP is ... http://sunroomdesk.com/2012/01/24/glendale-california-gwp-smart-meters-opt-out/ Scott Ochoa, Glendale's New City Manager, urges citizens to consider benefits of redevelopment and contact state legislators to ask for reconsideration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZoPKSJexwg http://sunroomdesk.com/2012/01/23/glendale-city-manager-ochoa-urges-action-on-youtube-psa/ Sunday's Glendale News-Press editorial signed by our local elected representatives lays out the very bad news resulting from December's California Supreme Court Decision: "millions of dollars of local tax revenue, which would have been invested in our community, must now be redirected to Sacramento." California SB 659, introduced by Alex Padilla ... http://sunroomdesk.com/2012/01/23/glendale-time-for-editorials-and-letter-writing-to-california-representatives-sb-659/ Assembly member Anthony Portantino spoke at a special Glendale City Council meeting yesterday as officials agreed to support California SB 659. The bill would delay ending redevelopment agencies and allow consideration of a scaled-back program. Portantino voted against ending redevelopment; at the meeting he said he knew the program has ... http://sunroomdesk.com/2012/01/18/portantino-supports-glendale-redevelopment-special-council-session-california-sb-659/