Westgate Parking Garage

There are plans afoot for Glendale to build a $46 million Westgate parking garage. Critics of the parking garage project abound, after all that’s a bunch of money being spent in an area where a bunch of money has already been spent. Many of the critics aren’t aware of or choose to ignore the history […]

Moody’s Upgrade NOT Related to Arena Deal

A June 15 article from Mike Sunnucks in the Phoenix Business Journal entitled “Glendale gets credit rating love after canceling $225M Arizona Coyotes contract” is actually false. If the Phoenix Business Journal, somehow, became interested in factual headlines, they would change it to: “Glendale gets ratings love BEFORE canceling $225M Arizona Coyotes contract” But, they won’t. Moody’s […]

Recall Petitions to be Circulated in Glendale

There are now two committees in place to recall Glendale (AZ) Councilmember Bart Turner and Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff. Both members were elected in the November 4, 2014 election. The committees were formed by four Glendale citizens. Reasons for Recall The 200 word summary, a required component when forming a recal committee, is intended to summarize the reasoning behind […]

Glendale Open Meeting Law Violation

There’s been a run of fingers pointed in many directions at Glendale City Hall. It was always like that, probably every city of similar size has similar personal clashes. One of the favorite weapons is registering open meeting law violation complaints. Why? They’re free, and the rules are actually a little vague. It’s hard to do […]