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GLENDALE ? Paul Krekorian handily bested Glendale Councilman Frank Quintero Tuesday night, earning the Democratic nomination to the 43rd Assembly District seat after an acrimonious campaign that included allegations of voter fraud and veiled racist attacks. With all 239 precincts reporting, unofficial results showed Krekorian with 56.6% of the votes to Quintero's 43.4%. That translates to 14,137 votes for Krekorian and 10,863 for Quintero, according to the latest figures from the county registrar's office.

Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America, has come out in support of Glendale City Councilman Frank Quintero for the California State Assembly in the 43rd District. Quintero made the announcement Monday. Assemblyman Dario Frommer, who now represents the 43rd, terms out of his position this year. The California State Assembly in the 43rd District includes Burbank, Glendale, Los Feliz and North Hollywood. Quintero is running against Paul Krekorian, president of the Burbank Unified School District Board of Education.

When it is so very often that the political process or public service is held up to derision hyper scrutiny and/or hysterical debate, it was so reaffirmed by the local version, the Glendale City Council meetings televised Tuesdays. The 14 Quintero months will be an insightful learning experience. Don't miss it. Tim Jagoe La Crescenta

Ryan Carter A redesigned Town Center, maintaining jobs in south Glendale and supporting the revival of shopping districts are among Mayor Frank Quintero's business-related hopes for the new year. Topping off his local business concerns for 2004 is the effect he thinks the $170-million Town Center development will have on downtown merchants. The residential and commercial campus proposed by developer Rick Caruso will be built between the 100 blocks of South Central Avenue and Brand Boulevard, just south of the Glendale Galleria, if approved by the City Council this year.

His experience says Quintero's good guy While letters persist decrying Glendale City Councilman Frank Quintero, little can be learned from these personal attacks. Facts and specifics are among the missing. These are observations I made of Quintero. The first time I spoke to the council, regarding a community center at the paradise ford property in Montrose, then-Mayor Quintero gave me invaluable advice. Thank you, sir. Attending council meetings during the town center struggle, I witnessed several council members agonize over their decisions, including Quintero and Mayor Bob Yousefian.

Tim Willert GLENDALE CITY HALL -- A Glendale man who served on the Citizens' Memorial Advisory Committee accused Mayor Gus Gomez and Councilman Frank Quintero of undermining his plans to organize an event honoring late civil rights activist Cesar Chavez. Richard Guerrero, accompanied by a group of vocal student followers, voiced his concerns during Tuesday's City Council meeting. "After seeing that I was committed to this cause, they decided to take away the event from me to make themselves look good in the eyes of the community," Guerrero said, referring to Gomez and Quintero.

"... a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest." Simon and Garfunkel, "The Boxer," 1969 If perception is reality, as is so often the case for politicians and others in the public eye, then Glendale City Councilman Frank Quintero has a public-relations problem on his hands. What he doesn't have, though, is a conflict of interest between his vocation and his duties as a councilman, and he doesn't deserve to keep getting beaten up by a vocal minority for appearing to have one. Quintero has come under fire -- by community members and at least one fellow councilman -- in recent weeks for the $224,000 contract the Verdugo Workforce Investment Board has with Alliance for Education, the vocational placement service Quintero owns and operates.

The recent talk about charter reform proposals, which are going to be placed in front of the voters for approval (News-Press, July 29), puts an interesting twist on the current controversy surrounding Councilman Quintero's $224,000 contract from the city of Glendale. Given that the suggested reforms include the loss of civil-service protections for all city mangers, does this then mean that Mr. Quintero will be in a position to hire or fire managers that supervise his contracts from the city of Glendale?

Tim Willert Embattled City Manager Jim Starbird will be the subject of a special closed-session City Council meeting tonight, during which his contract will be reviewed and his performance evaluated. Mayor Rafi Manoukian said he called the special meeting to address some issues that couldn't wait until Tuesday -- the council's regular meeting day -- because council members Bob Yousefian and Frank Quintero are going to be out of town. Starbird has come under fire recently from Yousefian, who publicly criticized him earlier this month over the selection of Steve Zurn to succeed Kerry Morford as Public Works director.

Josh Kleinbaum and Rima Shah Caruso Affiliated Holdings, the developer of the controversial Americana at Brand outdoor shopping center, plans for a spending spree in the final days leading up to Tuesday's election. The company will pay for several campaign mailers to Glendale residents in the coming days, including at least one featuring Frank Quintero, Caruso's biggest critic on the council, Caruso officials said. The mailer will feature the four candidates endorsed by the Glendale Firefighters Assn.

When it is so very often that the political process or public service is held up to derision hyper scrutiny and/or hysterical debate, it was so reaffirmed by the local version, the Glendale City Council meetings televised Tuesdays. The 14 Quintero months will be an insightful learning experience. Don't miss it. Tim Jagoe La Crescenta

Although he's agreed to stay on the City Council for 14 months, Councilman Frank Quintero this week affirmed that he plans to call it quits after his latest assignment is over. "That's it. No more farewells. Fourteen months from now I leave, and that's the end of it," Quintero said on his first day back Tuesday after leaving office two weeks ago. The City Council appointed Quintero to the abbreviated term after former Councilman Rafi Manoukian stepped down, with two years left on his term, to become the city treasurer.

Former Mayor Frank Quintero was appointed to hold a 14-month term on the City Council on Tuesday after six other former mayors turned down the city's offer to apply for the job. “They were very appreciative to be thought of,” said City Manager Scott Ochoa, but in the end, they said they didn't have the time. The pool of possible appointees grew to seven last week because city staff initially forgot Jim Perkins when they were asked by council to contact former mayors. But the council's unanimous vote to give Quintero - out of office for less than two weeks - back his seat didn't sit well with the fourth top vote-getter in this month's municipal election, who said his finish at the polls should have been taken into consideration.

I would like to thank Mayor Frank Quintero for his years of dedication, commitment and leadership that he has provided for our city and our community. Quintero has mentored and provided guidance to numerous individuals in our city, especially countless new immigrant families. He has made himself available for all segments of this community and maintained an open-door policy for anyone needing assistance and/or guidance. I have had the pleasure of knowing Quintero and his family for more than 30 years and he is as humble today as he was the first day I met him. The sacrifices he and his family have made for the betterment of this city is countless, and so are the number of lives he has improved with his guidance.

Despite stepping down from office, Mayor Frank Quintero said this week he still plans to be involved in certain local issues such as veterans affairs. "I'll continue to work on those issues that mean something to me," Quintero said as he sat on the City Council dais for the last time on Tuesday. The Vietnam veteran helped found a coalition of veteran service providers last year and plans to continue serving on the board. "We're going to make our mark on the veterans community," Quintero said, highlighting the YWCA Glendale's commitment to programming for female veterans, and the fact that an affordable housing development called Veterans Village is in the works.

In one of his final public addresses before leaving city government, Mayor Frank Quintero commended the city on Thursday for coming a long way from when he first started a business here more than 30 years ago. “We are in very, very good shape,” Quintero said during the Glendale Chamber of Commerce's annual State of the City Luncheon. He pointed to a 25% drop in major crimes over four years, a top-notch fire department and a developing downtown. Quintero told the more than 300 people in attendance at the Glendale Hilton that while the city has its critics, it's better off than others.

Mayor Frank Quintero on Tuesday said he was shocked to see his picture on a campaign mailer sent to Glendale residents this week by City Council candidate Edith Fuentes. He has not endorsed Fuentes, he said. “I strongly disagreed with her opinions while serving as the city zoning administrator,” Quintero said, referring to the job Fuentes held before retiring last year. Some of her decisions, which later got the city embroiled in several lawsuits, led to her demotion before she challenged the move through the city's Civil Service Commission and won a $200,000 settlement.

Mayor Frank Quintero's decision not to run for another term on the Glendale City Council is disheartening. Quintero served Glendale very well with pride and dedication to the entire community. Indeed, he was not afraid to stand against the status quo and vote with the people of Glendale rather than to serve special interests. Quintero was known to stand against rubber stamping the reports and demands of staff on numerous occasions to protect the public's interest. He voted against utility rate increases numerous times and also voted against the costly and dangerous at-grade crossing project at Flower Street.

Mayor Frank Quintero's decision not to run for another term on the Glendale City Council is disheartening. Quintero served Glendale very well with pride and dedication to the entire community. Indeed, he was not afraid to stand against the status quo and vote with the people of Glendale rather than to serve special interests. Quintero was known to stand against rubber stamping the reports and demands of staff on numerous occasions to protect the Glendale public's interests. He voted against utility rate increases numerous times and also voted against the costly and dangerous at-grade crossing project at Flower Street.

While reading the Glendale News-Press article, “A year of highlights and low points,” I couldn't help but reflect on 2012. Although last year was difficult for the global economy, we would be remiss not to remind ourselves of the great accomplishments we achieved at home. Quality of Life Parks: Just this past December, Glendale Narrows Riverwalk opened. The project included two small parks, an equestrian facility, a public art project, and a half-mile recreational trail.