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For the Greater Good in Glendale, California

Glendale, California charitable groups and School District board members are taking strong steps to address community effects of the economic downturn.

Glendale Shoppers and Area Retail Districts

My Black Friday observation is that if the Galleria is busy, it is at the expense of other area retail districts, including Burbank’s Media Center and the storefronts of central Brand.

Smart Kids, Bad Schools

Calling on the U.S. to treat teaching as a vital profession, to deny unions the power to prevent desperately needed change, and to involve master teachers in a major transformation of public education.

Free Speech Curtailed in the Federal Communications Act of 1996

Federal law prohibits banning cellular antenna installation on the basis of possible health effects, a clear restriction of free speech that affected neighborhoods need to keep in mind as they mount local protests to antenna proliferation.

An Inspiring Tour of Old Town Montrose

The Montrose Shopping Park is a model for Business Improvement Districts in Glendale, California, and continues to succeed by maintaining a pedestrian-friendly, community-based retail center, with a fascinating history.

Hoover Keppel Toll Traffic Safety Meeting

The city council will likely approve installing lighted stop signs at the crosswalk where a Toll Middle School student was killed in October. The proposed installation and two other major recommendations are part of the city’s plan to address continuing traffic problems in the vicinity, where more than 4,000 students attend the middle school and [...]