“It’s been disappointing.”
— Sonja Yates, executive director of San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity, on plummeting donations for the organizations efforts. The group is hoping to beat back that trend with a drive for $600,000 to fund a new Glendale affordable housing development.
“In MONA is an opportunity to establish Glendale in the area of arts and culture in our downtown.”
— Councilman John Drayman, on bringing the Los Angeles-based Museum of Neon Art to downtown Glendale.
“The goal has really been to look to improve service delivery.”
— City Manager Jim Starbird on a City Council-endorsed reorganization of four of the city’s key departments.
“Last year was pretty devastating. Everyone thought it would turn around, and it was worse.”
— Dale Dawson, president of the Montrose Shopping Park Assn, on last year’s holiday shopping season.
“There are a lot of drugs that haven’t been here, and it looks like it’s going to be here for a while. We have a lot of kids who are fearless of drugs and willing to try anything.”
— Steve Toly, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy, on teen drug use in the Crescenta Valley.
“The idea is that we’re trying to get a snapshot of how many people are walking and biking in Glendale and where.”
— Colin Bogart, a liaison with the Los Angeles Bicycle Coalition, on a community-wide pedestrian and bicyclist census.
“The stupidest thing are the parents. Why did they get this car? Why?”
— Armen Neemak, who works with loseparts.com, on the decision to buy a group of teenagers a Ford Explorer that was involved in a fatal crash in Orange County. The crumpled car was used during a safe driving seminar for youth at Maple Park on Thursday.
“The fire was like a volcano.”
— Francisco Bernal, a student at R.D. White Elementary School, on the Station fire.
