Week in review

The district has about 200 students who meet federal criteria for homelessness, Reynolds said, and many of them are uninsured and might suffer from asthma.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES

"No matter where you live, if you don't have a past you won't have a future,"

-- Doyle Kutch, a member Glendale Beautiful, a nonprofit civic organization that cares for the Casa Adobe de San Rafael, on why it is important to preserve historic sites.

"I like to bring the joy to everyone else. I watch everybody drive by and stop and they leave with a smile on their face. I'm just trying to keep Christ in Christmas."

-- Todd Marks, who attends La Crescenta Presbyterian Church, on why he goes all out to decorate his home for Christmas.

"We are ahead of schedule; probably ahead of every float in here. We've been basically treading water today waiting to put the live flowers on."

-- Glendale Rose Float Assn. Crew Chief and City Councilman Dave Weaver, speaking on Wednesday from the Rose Pavilion in Pasadena, where Glendale's 93rd entry in the Tournament of Roses Parade is being decorated along with 10 other floats.

"We have 250 stores, five department stores and stores you can't find anywhere else. This is a compelling shopping experience in the Southern California market. With gas prices being what they are, people are going to tend to stick with the one-stop shopping experience, and we believe this has benefited us as well."

-- Janet LaFevre, senior marketing manager for the Glendale Galleria, who predicted sales in the fourth quarter at the mall would keep pace with the 10% growth seen the rest of the year.