Charter commission to discuss districts
GLENDALE CITY HALL -- The Charter Review Commission, a committee
that is reviewing the Glendale city charter and proposing changes to
the City Council, will meet at 6:30 p.m. today in Room 105 of the
Municipal Services Building, 633 E. Broadway.
The committee will discuss the pros and cons of electing City
Council members by district. Raphael Sonenshein, a political science
professor at Cal State Fullerton and a charter expert, will be on
hand to answer questions.
For more information, call 548-2080.
Josh Kleinbaum
Glendale school board begins superintendent search
NORTHEAST GLENDALE -- The Glendale Unified School District Board
of Education today will select a professional search firm to assist
the district in hiring a new superintendent of schools.
The board will meet at 1 p.m. today at district headquarters, 223
N. Jackson Street. The meeting is open to the public.
Supt. Jim Brown, 60, announced his retirement in July. His
retirement becomes effective Jan. 31. Brown has been the
superintendent of the Glendale Unified School District since 1996.
Leadership Associates, the California School Boards Assn. and the
Cosca Group will make presentations at the meeting. For more
information, call 241-3111.
Gary Moskowitz
Frommer to appear on 'Larry Zarian Forum'
GLENDALE -- Assemblyman Dario Frommer (D-Glendale) will be Larry
Zarian's guest on his television show, "The Larry Zarian Forum," at 7
p.m. Thursday on Charter Communications Channel 26.
Frommer will discuss the recall election and Monday's federal
Court of Appeals decision to postpone the election, the two
propositions on the ballot for the Oct. 7 election, and the
possibility of him pursuing the speakership of the house.
The call-in number for the show is 547-3668.
Josh Kleinbaum
La Crescenta resident wins Emmy
LA CRESCENTA -- The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
awarded La Crescenta resident Craig Pettigrew an Emmy for Outstanding
Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or Special on Saturday at the
Shrine Auditorium.
Pettigrew won for editing the musical score of the miniseries
"Hitler: the Rise of Evil," which aired on CBS in May.
It is the first Emmy for Pettigrew, 47, who worked for four weeks
with composers in Los Angeles and Prague to edit music for the
four-hour show.
"We went up against six other shows, so I was surprised when we
won," he said. He lives with his wife, Judith, and two children,
Gordon and Aaron.
Robert Chacon
