It’s been awhile since unabashed politics took center stage on the City Council dais, but it came back with a vengeance Tuesday with the appointment of Dave Weaver to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority.
Nevermind Councilman Ara Najarian’s on-point protest to the appointment, which centered on Weaver’s well-documented hot-headedness on the dais.
With Glendale Police Lt. Carl Povilaitis, a 10-year veteran on the airport authority who’s also a pilot with real airport operations experience, off the board, this city now has three very fierce politicians representing its interests at Bob Hope Airport — Weaver, Mayor Frank Quintero and former Mayor Rafi Manoukian.
Councilwoman Laura Friedman said that’s a good thing, but she must have forgotten about the years of built-up political acrimony between the three men.
