Political Landscape:Good marks in getting bills passed By Thursday evening, the California Legislature's halfway point, representatives of the Glendale and Burbank region had mixed levels of success getting their bills to the next step in the legislative cycle. Democrats, including state Sen. Jack Scott and Assemblyman Paul Krekorian, whose districts include Glendale and Burbank, and Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, whose district includes a portion of Montrose, passed a majority of their bills