Coordinates: 340846N 1181518W

Glendale, California
Glendale /lndel/ is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Its estimated
2014 population was 200,167,[10] making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the
Glendale, California
23rd-largest city in California. It is located about 8 miles (13 km) north of downtown Los Charter city
Angeles.
City of Glendale
Glendale lies on the southeastern end of the San Fernando Valley, bisected by the Verdugo
Mountains, and is a suburb in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The city is bordered to the
northwest by the Sun Valley and Tujunga neighborhoods of Los Angeles; to the northeast by La
Caada Flintridge and the unincorporated area of La Crescenta; to the west by Burbank and
Griffith Park; to the east by Eagle Rock and Pasadena; to the south by the Atwater Village
neighborhood of Los Angeles; and to the southeast by Glassell Park neighborhood of Los
Angeles. The Golden State, Ventura, Glendale, and Foothill freeways run through the city.

Glendale has one of the largest communities of Armenian descent in the United States.[11] In View of Glendale fromForest Lawn
2013, Glendale was named LA's Neighborhood of the Year by the readers and editors of Memorial Park
Curbed.com.[12]

Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery contains the remains of many noted celebrities and local
residents. Grand Central Airport was the departure point for the first commercial west-to-east
transcontinental flight flown byCharles Lindbergh.
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Nickname(s): The Jewel City

Contents
History
Geography
Geology
Climate
Parks
Economy
Industry and development
Shopping
Demographics Location of Glendale in Los Angeles County,
2010 California.
2000
Armenian population
Other ethnic groups
Government
Local government
Glendale,
County representation California
State and federal representation
Law enforcement and services
Fire department
Location in the United States
Verdugo Fire Communications Center
Public safety statistics
Coordinates: 340846N 1181518W

Education Country United States

Media
State California
County Los Angeles
Transportation
Notable people
Incorporated February 15,
1906[1]
Sister cities
Government
See also
Type Council-
References Manager[2]
External links City council[2] Mayor Vartan
 Gharpetian
Ara Najarian
Zareh Sinanyan
History Vrej Agajanian
The area was long inhabited by the Tongva
City treasurer Rafi Manoukian[3]
City Manager Scott Ochoa[4]
people (or "People of the Earth"), who were
later renamed the Gabrieleos by the Spanish Area[5]
missionaries, after the nearby Mission San Total 30.56 sq mi
Gabriel Arcngel.
(79.16 km2)
Land 30.43 sq mi
The Glendale area in the 1870s In 1798, Jos Mara Verdugo, a corporal in the (78.82 km2)
Spanish army from Baja California, received Water 0.13 sq mi
(0.34 km2) 0.43%
the Rancho San Rafael from Governor Diego
de Borica, formalizing his possession and use of land on which he had been grazing livestock Elevation[6] 522 ft (159 m)
and farming since 1784. Rancho San Rafael was a Spanish concession, of which 25 were made Population (2010)[7]
in California. Unlike the later Mexican land grants, the concessions were similar to grazing Total 191,719
permits, with the title remaining with the Spanish [13]
crown. Estimate (2016)[8] 200,831
Rank 3rd in Los
In 1860, his grandsonTeodoro Verdugo built the Verdugo Adobe, which is the oldest building in Angeles County
Glendale. The property is the location of the Oak of Peace, where early Californio leaders 23rd in California
including Pio Pico met in 1847 and decided to surrender toLieutenant Colonel John C. Frmont. Density 6,599.34/sq mi
(2,548.01/km2)
Verdugo's descendants sold the ranch in various parcels, some of which are included in present- Time zone Pacific (UTC8)
day Atwater Village, Eagle Rock, and Highland Park neighborhoods of Los Angeles. Summer (DST) PDT (UTC7)

In 1884, residents gathered to form a townsite ZIP codes[9] 9120191210,

91214, 91221,
and chose the name "Glendale" (it was bounded 91222, 91224
by First Street (now Lexington Drive) on the 91226
north, Fifth Street (now Harvard Street) on the Area code 747 and 818
south, Central Avenue on the west, and the FIPS code 06-30000
Childs Tract on the east).[14] Residents to the GNIS feature IDs 1660679,
southwest formed "Tropico" in 1887. The 2410597
Pacific Electric Railway brought streetcar Website glendaleca.gov
service in 1904.
Glendale, 1910
Glendale incorporated in 1906, and annexed Tropico 12 years later. An important civic booster of the
era was Leslie Coombs Brand (18591925), who built an estate in 1904 called El Miradero, featuring an
eye-catching mansion, the architecture of which combined characteristics of Spanish, Moorish, and Indian styles, copied from the East Indian Pavilion at
the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, which he visited. Brand loved to fly, and built a private airstrip in 1919 and hosted "fly-in"
parties, providing a direct link to the soon-to-be-built nearbyGrand Central Airport. The grounds of El Miradero are now city-owned Brand Park and the
mansion is the Brand Library, according to the terms of his will.[15] Brand partnered with Henry E. Huntington to bring the Pacific Electric Railway, or
the "Red Cars", to the area. Today, he is memorialized by one of the city's main thoroughfares, Bra
nd Boulevard.

The city's population rose from 13,756 in 1920 to 62,736 in 1930. The Forest Lawn Cemetery opened in
1906 and was renamed Forest Lawn Memorial-Park[16] in 1917. Pioneering endocrinologist and
entrepreneur Henry R. Harrower opened his clinic in Glendale in 1920, which for many years was the
largest business in the city. The American Green Cross, an early conservation and tree preservation
society, was formed in 1926 (it disbanded three years later and the current organization of that name is
unrelated). In 1964, Glendale was selected by George Lincoln Rockwell to be the West Coast
headquarters of the American Nazi Party. Its offices, on Colorado Street in the downtown section of the
city, remained open until the early 1980s.

In 1977 and 1978, 10 murdered women were found in and around Glendale in what became known as Looking south on Brand Blvd, 1915
the case of the Hillside Strangler. The murders were the work of Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono,
[17]
the latter of whom resided at 703 East Colorado Street, where most of the murders took place.

Geography
Glendale is located at the junction of two large valleys, the San Fernando and
the San Gabriel. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a
total area of 79.212 km2 (30.6 sq mi); 30.5 square miles (79 km2) of it is land
and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) of it (0.43%) is covered by water. It is
bordered to the north by the foothill communities of La Caada Flintridge, La
Crescenta, and Tujunga; to the south by the Atwater Village community
incorporated by the city of Los Angeles; to the east by Pasadena and Eagle
Rock (also incorporated within Los Angeles); and to the west by the city of
Burbank. Glendale is located 10 miles (16 km) north of downtown Los Glendale from Griffith Park in the southwest, with theSan
Angeles.[18] Gabriel Mountains in the background and the Verdugo Hills
on the extreme left

Geology
Several known earthquake faults criss-cross the Glendale area and adjacent mountains, as in much of Southern California. Among the more recognized
faults are the Sierra Madre and Hollywood faults, situated in the city's northern and southwestern portions, respectively. Additionally, the Verdugo and
Raymond faults intersect through the city's central and southeastern areas. The San Gabriel fault, meanwhile, is located northeast of the city. Roughly 75
miles (121 km) northeast of Glendale is a major portion of the San Andreas Fault known as the "Big Bend", where quake-recurrence tracking shows
major activity roughly every 140160 years. The closest portion of the San Andreas is actually 29 miles (47 km) from Glendale. The last major quake
along the southern San Andreas was recorded in 1857.

In the 1971 San Fernando earthquake, which took place along the western edge of the Sierra Madre Fault, surface ruptures were nearly 12 miles (19 km)
long, including one portion a few miles northwest of Glendale. Most of the damage was in the northern San Fernando Valley, though 31 structures in
Glendale suffered major damage and had to be demolished, plus numerous chimneys collapsed. The 1994 Northridge earthquakehad an epicenter about
18 miles (29 km) from Glendale. The city suffered severe damage to a public parking structure and sections of the Glendale Galleria parking structures
and exterior columns incurred damages.[19]

Climate
Glendale has a Mediterranean climate(Kppen climate classificationCsa). The highest recorded temperature in Glendale was 110 F (43 C) on several
occasions. The lowest recorded temperature was 17 F (8 C) in February 2003. The warmest month is August and the coolest month is January. The
rainfall is highest in February and lowest in July. The hills and mountains of northern Glendale very rarely have snow, owing to its warmer temperatures
during the winter. It may only occur about every five to 10 years. The last time it snowed was February 26, 2011 in which snow accumulation of
approximately 3" occurred and sleet was present. Frost is common from late November to early March. Temperatures as low as 30 F (1 C) do occur
during the winter, but only once or twice. Heavy rains and thunderstorms are also common during the winter. The spring brings pleasant weather, with
very little rain. The summer is usually fairly warm, with highs from 85 F (29 C), to the low 100s (40 C). The highest temperature ever recorded was
110 F (43 C). Summer can sometimes bring monsoon thunderstorms. Humidity can be very low, but it can also be very high, causing very steamy,
muggy, and uncomfortable conditions. These days cause heat indices over 120 F (49 C). Fall brings nice weather, but can be gusty due to the Santa
Ana winds, blowing in once or twice a year from October to December. Santa Ana winds can reach up to 70 miles per hour, with gusts up to 100 in
mountain passes and canyons. One to eight thunderstorms occur in Glendale each year. Very rarely are they severe, but when they are, they are
accompanied by gusty winds and hail.[20]

Climate data for Glendale, California

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high 93 92 96 105 102 110 110 107 110 108 98 93 110
F (C) (34) (33) (36) (41) (39) (43) (43) (42) (43) (42) (37) (34) (43)
Average 68 70 71 76 78 84 89 91 89 83 74 68 78.4
high F (C) (20) (21) (22) (24) (26) (29) (32) (33) (32) (28) (23) (20) (25.8)
Average low 44 46 47 50 53 57 61 62 61 55 48 44 52.3
F (C) (7) (8) (8) (10) (12) (14) (16) (17) (16) (13) (9) (7) (11.4)
Record low 23 17 23 34 37 41 45 48 44 37 29 26 17
F (C) (5) (8) (5) (1) (3) (5) (7) (9) (7) (3) (2) (3) (8)
Average
4.48 5.00 4.38 1.22 0.45 0.21 0.05 0.21 0.48 0.65 1.50 2.46 21.09
precipitation
(113.8) (127) (111.3) (31) (11.4) (5.3) (1.3) (5.3) (12.2) (16.5) (38.1) (62.5) (535.7)
inches (mm)

Source: [21]
Parks
The city has nearly 50 public parks, from Deukmejian Wilderness Park in the north to Cerritos Park in the south.[22] Central Park has the only West
Coast monument to Koreancomfort women of World War II.[23]

Economy
[24]
As of 2016, the top employers in the city are (with number of employees):

# Employer # of Employees
1 Glendale Adventist Medical Center 2,662
2 Glendale Unified School District 2,460
3 City of Glendale 1,997

4 Dreamworks Animation 1,478 1

5 Glenair Inc. 1,322
6 Nestle Company 1,275
7 Glendale Community College 1,242
8 Glendale Memorial Medical Center 1,200
9 USC Verdugo Hills Hospital 726
10 Public Storage 354

NOTES:

1 Employee count is from FY2014, current data is unavailable.

Industry and development

Grand Central Airport was a municipal airport developed from 1923 which became the lar
gest employer
in Glendale for many years, and contributed to the development of aviation in the United States in many
important ways. The main terminal building still stands and includes both Art Deco and Spanish-style
architectural elements. The facility was the first official terminal for the Los Angeles area, as well as the
departure point for the first commercial west-to-east transcontinental flight flown by Charles Lindbergh.
During World War II, the Grand Central Air Terminal building was camouflaged to protect it from
enemy targeting. It was closed down in 1959, and made way for the Grand Central Business Centre, an
industrial park.

Forest Lawn Memorial Park started in Tropico (later annexed to Glendale) in 1906 and is famous for its
art collection and the burial of many celebrities, as well as for the 1933 opening of the first funeral
home on cemetery grounds anywhere in the United States.[25] The Bob's Big Boy chain of hamburger
restaurants started in Glendale on East Colorado in August 1936, and the Baskin-Robbins "31 Flavors"
chain of ice cream parlors started in Adams Square in 1945. The Glendale Public Library[26] on
Harvard Street houses its "Special Collections" department which contains original documents and
records on much of the history of Glendale. It also contains one of the largest collections of books on 801 North Brand, one of Glendale's
many modern skyscrapers:
cats in the world, over 20,000 volumes.[27] It was donated to the library in the 1950s by the Jewel City
Companies such as Nestl,
Cat Fanciers Club.
NexusLab, Great West Life, Citi,
Unum, and Cigna have offices
The city experienced significant development in the 1970s, with the completion of the Glendale
downtown.
Freeway (Highway 2) and the Ventura Freeway (Highway 134). This included redevelopment of Brand
Boulevard, renovation of the 1925 Alex Theatre, and construction of the Glendale Galleria shopping
mall which opened in 1976, and was further expanded in 1982.

Several large companies have offices in Glendale including the U.S. headquarters of International House of Pancakes. The Los Angeles regional office
of California's State Compensation Insurance Fund is in Glendale. Americas United Bank was founded in Glendale in 2006 and is still headquartered
there. Nero AG, the software company that makes Nero Burning ROM, also has its main North American subsidiary located in Glendale. Panda
Security, a large antivirus software company, also has its principal U.S. office in Glendale. Neopets, Inc., a company that created the popular virtual pet
 website, Neopets, is located in the city (it was sold in 2005 to Viacom). In August 2013, Avery
Dennison Corp., a label maker for major brands, announced plans to move its headquarters from
Pasadena to Glendale.[28] Avery employs about 26,000 people. The U.S. headquarters of the Swiss
foods multinational Nestl plans to move out by 2018.[29]

Glendale, along with Burbank, has served as a major production center for the U.S. entertainment
industry and the U.S. animation industry in particular for several decades, because the Walt Disney
Company outgrew its Burbank studio lot in the early 1960s, and started expanding into the closest
The Central Public Library (1973) business park available, which happened to be Glendale's Grand Central Business Centre about two
miles east. First came the headquarters for Imagineering, followed in the 1980s by other divisions and
offices. Today, Disney's Grand Central Creative Campus (known as GC3 for short) is home to
Consumer Products, Disney Interactive, the Muppets Studio, and Marvel Animation Studios.[30] From 1985 to 1995, Walt Disney Animation Studios
(then known as Walt Disney Feature Animation) was headquartered in the Grand Central Business Centre, meaning that most of the films of the Disney
Renaissance era were actually developed in Glendale. DisneyToon Studios, a division of WDAS, is still located in the Grand Central Business Centre
near GC3, along with the Animation Research Library, Disney Animation's archive. Disney-owned KABC-TV is located on Circle 7 Drive to the south
of GC3.

In 1994, Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen formed DreamWorks SKG, a diversified entertainment company. DreamWorks
Animation remains located in the city's Grand Central Business Centre on land formerly occupied by a helicopter landing base next to the old airfield
(and next to KABC-TV). Thus, many American animators who worked on feature films in the 1990s and 2000s have spent large portions of their careers
in Glendale working for Disney or DreamW
orks.

In 2005, construction began near the Galleria of developer Rick Caruso's "Americana at Brand", a 15.5-
acre (63,000 m2) outdoor shopping and residential community. Caruso had previously designed and
built the Grove at Farmers Market. The new Glendale development was opened to the public on May 2,
2008, and features 75 shops and restaurants, 238 apartments, 100 condominiums, and a Pacific Theatres
18-plex Cinema which seats 3000 people.[31]

A 2011 study by an outside consulting organization hired by the city showed that people felt Glendale
was boring, though many beloved animated films have been created by Disney and DreamWorks in
Glendale. After seeing the results of the study, the Glendale City Council voted to appropriate $1
our Life. Animated." [32]
million to undertake an image campaign based on the tagline: "Y Americana at Brand (2008)

Shopping
Glendale has a wide selection for shoppers, one being the Glendale Galleria, which is anchored byMacy's, Target, J. C. Penney, and Bloomingdales, and
the Americana at Brand, which is an upscale outdoor mall (similar to the Grove at Farmers Marketin L.A.) which includes stores such as Tiffany & Co.,
H&M, Armani Exchange, True Religion, Forever 21, and Urban Outfitters.[33] The Americana at Brand is home to a Nordstrom, which was previously
located inside the Glendale Galleria. Another shopping area is the Glendale Fashion Center, which is anchored by Ross, TJ Maxx, Nordstrom Rack,
Staples, and Petco. Shopping can also be done at Montrose Shopping Park in North Glendale. The shopping park runs down Honolulu Avenue and is
filled with many stores and restaurants.

Demographics
Historical population
2010 Census Pop. %
The 2010 United States Census[35] reported that Glendale had a population of 191,719. The population 1910 2,746
density was 6,268.6 people per square mile (2,420.3/km). The racial makeup of Glendale was 136,226 1920 13,536 392.9%
(71.1%) White, 2,573 (1.3%) Black, 531 (0.3%) Native American, 31,434 (16.4%) Asian (6.9% Filipino, 1930 62,736 363.5%
5.4% Korean, 1.3% Chinese), 122 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 12,146 (6.3%) from other races, and 8,687 1940 82,582 31.6%
(4.5%) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 33,414 persons (17.4%). Non- 1950 95,702 15.9%
Hispanic Whites were 61.5% of the population.[7] 1960 119,442 24.8%
1970 132,664 11.1%
The census reported that 190,290 people (99.3% of the population) lived in households, 223 (0.1%) lived
1980 139,060 4.8%
in noninstitutionalized group quarters, and 1,206 (0.6%) were institutionalized. Of the 72,269 households,
1990 180,038 29.5%
21,792 (30.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 37,486 (51.9%) were opposite-sex married
2000 194,973 8.3%
couples living together, 8,908 (12.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 3,693 (5.1%)
2010 191,719 1.7%
had a male householder with no wife present, 2,359 (3.3%) were unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and
605 (0.8%) were same-sex married couples or partnerships. About 18,000 households (24.9%) were made Est. 2016 200,831 [8] 4.8%
up of individuals, and 7,077 (9.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The U.S. Decennial Census [34]

average household size was 2.63. The 50,087 families (69.3% of all households) had an average family
size of 3.19.

In the city, the population was distributed as 35,732 (18.6%) under the age of 18, 16,609 (8.7%) aged 18 to 24, 54,518 (28.4%) aged 25 to 44, 54,942
(28.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 29,918 (15.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1
males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,there were 87.9 males.

The 76,269 housing units averaged 2,493.8 per square mile (962.8/km), of which 27,535 (38.1%) were owner-occupied, and 44,734 (61.9%) were
occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.5%; 76,769 people (40.0% of the population) lived in owner-
occupied housing units and 113,521 people (59.2%) lived in rental housing units.

[7]
During 20092013, Glendale had a median household income of $53,020, with 14.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

2000
As of the census[36] of 2000, there were 194,973 people, 71,805 households, and 49,617 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,362.2
inhabitants per square mile (2,456.1/km). There were 73,713 housing units averaged 2,405.3 per square mile (928.6/km). The racial makeup of the city
was 63.6% White, 1.6% Black, 0.3% Native American, 16.1% Asian American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.6% from other races, and 10.1% from two or
more races. About 19.7% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 71,805 households, 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were not families; 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living
alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the city, the population was distributed as 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
were 88.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,805, and for a family was $47,633. Males had a median income of $39,709 versus $33,815 for
females. The per capita income for the city was $22,227. About 13.6% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including
20.7% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

In June 2000, Erin Texeira of the Los Angeles Times stated that according to data from the US Census and the City of Glendale, the populations were
[18]
about 30% Armenians, 25% other White, 25% Latino and Hispanic, and 16% Asian.

Armenian population
Armenian families have lived in the city since the 1920s, but the surge in immigration escalated in the 1970s. Armenian Americans are well integrated
into the city, with many businesses, several Armenian schools, and ethnic/cultural organizations serving this ethnic group. Most of the Armenians in
[37] The city of Glendale is home to one of thelargest Armenian communities outside of Armeni
Glendale arrived in the city in the past two decades. a.

Beginning in the late 1980s, with assistance from family and friends already there, Armenians from the former Soviet Union began arriving.[18] In the
Glendale Unified School District, by 1988, along with students from the Middle East, they had become the largest ethnic group in the public schools,
now having a larger number than the Latinos.[38] Glendale became the municipality with the largest number of ethnic Armenians outside of Yerevan,
Armenia. Rick Young, a Glendale Police Department spokesperson, stated, "In five to eight years, the [Armenian] community went from a few thousand
to about 40,000."[18] Levon Marashlian, an instructor of Armenian history at Glendale College, stated that in the early 1990s Glendale's Armenian
community became the largest in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, surpassing the Armenian community of Hollywood.[18] Alice Petrossian, the
[38]
GUSD director of intercultural education, stated that Burbank lies within the middle of other Armenian communities, so it attracted Armenians.

A new headquarters of the Armenian National Committee/Western Region opened in 1994.[39] By 1999, about 25% of the population spoke Armenian
and there were many Armenian businesses.[40] By 2005 the Armenian population was 40% of the total population.
[41]

According to the United States 2000 Census, Glendale is home to 65,343Armenian-Americans[42] (making up 34.1% of the total population), increasing
from 1990 when there were 31,402 Armenian-Americans in the city.[43] As of 2005, one-third of Los Angeles' estimated 153,000 Armenians, or 51,000
around a quarter of Glendale's 205,000 residents was Armenian. At that time, Armenians held a majority on the Glendale city council,[44] and it had
done so since that year.[41]

fee shops, and restaurants.[41]

As of 2005 Armenian businesses include bakeries, cof
As of November 2015, three of the five members of Glendale's city council are of Armenian descent: Mayor Ara Najarian and councilmembers Zareh
Sinanyan (mayor from April 2014 to April 2015) and Vartan Gharpetian. Former Armenian-American mayors of Glendale include Larry Zarian, Bob
Yousefian, and Rafi Manoukian.

Some outspoken members of the highly successful Armenian-American rock band, System of a Down, were based in Glendale at the time of formation.
These include singer Serj Tankian and bassist Shavo Odadjian.

Other ethnic groups

The Mexican American community was established in Glendale by the 1960s. The late 1980s and the early 1990s also saw increases in Mexican
American population as Glendale offers a safer suburban environment away from the city with higher quality education.[18] As of 2012, Filipino
Americans were the third largest minority group in Glendale, making up seven percent of the city's total population, overtaking Korean Americans.[45]
[46]
After the Persian Revolution, many Persians migrated into the cities seeking a suburban city with lower crime and quality education.

Government

Local government
According to the city's most recent comprehensive annual financial report, the city's various funds had
$575.6 million in revenues, $542.8 million in expenditures, $2,089.7 million in total assets, $480.9
[47]
million in total liabilities, and $460.4 million in cash and investments.

County representation
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Glendale Health Center in
Glendale.[48]

The Peterson House is on the local

historic register.
State and federal representation
In the United States House of Representatives, Glendale is in California's 28th congressional district,
represented by Democrat Adam Schiff.[49]

In the California State Legislature, Glendale is in the 25th Senate District, represented by Democrat Anthony Portantino, and in the 43rd Assembly
District, represented by Democrat Laura Friedman.[50]

Law enforcement and services

Glendale maintains its own police department, which operates from its main station in downtown
Glendale, its downtown substation in the Glendale Galleria, and the Montrose substation in Verdugo
City. The California Highway Patrol has its Southern Division Headquarters on Central Avenue in
downtown Glendale.

Fire department
Fire protection is provided by the Glendale Fire Department (GFD). The GFD is an all-risk, career fire
protection agency, responding to about 17,000 emergency and nonemergency calls for service GFD engine 27
annually.[51] The GFD consists of nine strategically located fire stations, with mutual aid provided by
the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Los Angeles City Fire Department, Burbank Fire
Department, and Pasadena Fire Department. The department maintains a "Class 1" ISO rating as part of certification through the Public Protection
Classification program.[52]

Verdugo Fire Communications Center

The Verdugo FCC was established on August 1, 1979, between the cities of Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena as a way to consolidate fire dispatching
and telecommunications between the departments.[53] Presently, Verdugo provides services to all 13 fire departments in the California OES "Area C"
mutual aid plan, making them a regional dispatch center
.
The center is stationed on the third floor of Glendale Fire Department's headquarters (Fire Station 21) and handles roughly 72,000 calls for service
annually.[54] The fire chiefs from Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena oversee the center under a joint powers authority. These cities contract services from
the center: Bob Hope Airport, South Pasadena, San Marino, San Gabriel, Arcadia, Monrovia, Sierra Madre, Montebello, Alhambra, and Monterey Park.

Public safety statistics

In 2014, Glendale was named the ninth-safest city in America in a report published by 24/7 Wall Street based on violent crime rates in cities with more
than 100,000 people.[55] Also in 2014, real estate company Movoto used FBI data crime data from 2013 to conduct a study of 100 U.S. cities with
[56]
populations between 126,047 and 210,309 residents and concluded that Glendale was the safest mid-sized city in America.

Education
The Glendale Unified School District operates the public schools in Glendale. The GUSD high schools include Glendale High School, Herbert Hoover
High School, Clark Magnet High School, Crescenta Valley High School located in La Crescenta and Allan F. Daily High School. A number of private
schools also operate in Glendale, including Chamlian Armenian School,[57] Holy Family High School, Salem Lutheran School, and Glendale Adventist
Academy. Glendale is also home to Glendale Community College. Middle schools are Roosevelt Middle School, Toll Middle School, Rosemont Middle
School, and Wilson Middle School.

Media
Glendale community news is covered by theGlendale News-Press, which was founded in 1905.

Transportation
Glendale offers many transportation options. LADOT, Metro Local, Metro Rapid, and Glendale Beeline all have buses that run in the city. Glendale
Transportation Center provides connections to Greyhound buses and three train lines.[58] Glendale is also served by four freeways: the Glendale
Freeway (State Route 2), the Ventura Freeway (State Route 134), the Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210) and the Golden State Freeway(Interstate 5).

Notable people
Tatev Abrahamyan, chess player Doug Forrester, businessman and politician fromNew Jersey
Allisyn Ashley Arm, actress, filmmaker Edward Furlong, actor
Dan Avidan, vocalist of musical-comedy duoNinja Sex Party Beverly Garland, actress and hotel owner
and Starbomb, co-host of the webseries Game Grumps Daryl Gates, former LAPD police chief
Kimberly Beck, actress Go Betty Go, rock star
Captain Beefheart, musician Scott Gorham, musician
Dawn Bender, actress Woody Guthrie, musician
Christian Bergman, baseball pitcher Joe Hahn, musician
Elvin Bishop, musician Peter D. Hannaford, political consultant and author associated
Aloe Blacc, musician with Ronald W. Reagan, born in Glendale in 1932
David Brin, author Arin Hanson, animator, vocalist of Starbomb, co-host of the
Clara Bryant, actress webseries Game Grumps
Angelo Buono, serial killer Tim Heidecker, comedian and musician
Lucille Carroll, actress, MGM studio executive Pamela Hensley, actress
Armen Chakmakian, musician and composer Taraji P. Henson, Academy Awardnominated actress
Migdia Chinea, filmmaker Babe Herman, MLB right fielder
John Cho, actor Hardcore Holly, professional wrestler
Claudia Christian, actress Chris Holmes, lead guitarist, W.A.S.P.
Doug Davidson, soap opera actor John Holmes, pornographic actor,[59] lived at 1012 East
John Debney, Academy Award-nominated composer Acacia[60]
Emilio Delgado, actor, "Luis" on Sesame Street Ashlyne Huff, musician[61]
Doug Dohring, CEO of Neopets Lux Interior and Poison Ivy, musicians, The Cramps
Nicole Eggert, actress Kathy Ireland, model and actress
Erika Eleniak, model and actress Jay-R, actor, TV host
Douglas Emerson, actor Maren Jensen, actress
Robert Englund, actor, Nightmare on Elm Street Julia Ann, pornographic actress[62]
Yvonne Lime Fedderson, actress, third wife of producerDon Ed King, guitarist, Strawberry Alarm Clock& Lynyrd Skynyrd
Fedderson Robert Knapp, actor
Chelsea Field, actress Don Knotts, Emmy-winning actor, lived in Glendale
Pat Flaherty, auto racing driver, winner of 1956 Indianapolis Nathan Kress, actor
500
 Greg Kriesel, bassist, The Offspring Scott Radinsky, MLB pitcher[65]
Shia LaBeouf, actor Ronnie Radke, vocalist, Falling In Reverse[66]
Jonna Lee, actress Archie Reynolds, MLB player
Robert B. Lewis, thoroughbred owner Michael Richards, actor from Seinfeld
Mike Lieberthal, MLB All-Star catcher Nicole Richie, fashion designer, TV personality
Yvonne Lime, actress Debra Jo Rupp, actress
Eric Lloyd, actor Devin Sarno, composer
Mario Lopez, TV personality Dawn Schiller, author of The Road Through Wonderland:
Katherine "Scottie" MacGregor, actress Surviving John Holmes[67]
Benji Madden, lead guitarist, Good Charlotte Maureen Kennedy Salaman, proponent of alternative medicine
Joel Madden, lead vocalist, Good Charlotte and author
Daron Malakian, lead guitarist, System of a Down Steven L. Sears, writer and producer
Rafi Manoukian, politician T. Sean Shannon, SNL comedy writer
Vanes Martirosyan, boxer Bob Siebenberg, drummer of Supertramp
Tim Matheson, actor Stirling Silliphant, screenwriter, producer
Rex Mays, champion race driver[63] Rick Springfield, musician
Mike Mazurki, actor and professional wrestler Mary Kay Stearns, actress
Brandon McCarthy, pitcher for Los Angeles Dodgers Casey Stengel, MLB player and Hall of Fame manager forNew
York Yankees
Doug McClure, actor
Carl Steven, former child actor
Eva Mendes, actress
Joseph Stroud, poet and educator
Don Milan, NFL player
Gary Sutherland, MLB player
Terry Moore, actress
Gloria Talbott, actress
Jim E. Mora, football coach
Diana Taurasi, WNBA player, Olympian
Dennis Muren, special effects artist
Vic Tayback, actor, star of 1970s CBS sitcomAlice
Clarence Nash, original voice of Donald Duck
Jayceon Terrell Taylor, rapper, musician The Game
Taylor Negron, actor, comedian
Ann Tyrrell, actress
Ross O'Donovan, animator and YouTube personality
Ron Underwood, director
Florence Oberle, actress
Lupe Vlez, actress
Ken Osmond, actor from Leave It to Beaver
Shawna Waldron, actress
Kelly Packard, actress
Paul Walker, actor
Melissa Pastore, pastor
Gordon Waller, singer with Peter and Gordon
Paul Petersen, actor from The Donna Reed Show
John Wayne, iconic film actor, attended Glendale High School
Sam Phillips, musician
Tanya Falan Welk, singer
Jamie Pineda, front woman of pop music projectSweetbox
Bill Woodson, voice actor
Al Pollard - former NFL player and announcer[64]
Gregg Zaun, MLB catcher
Donald Prothero, paleontologist and author

Sister cities
Glendale has six sister cities.[68][69][70]

Higashisaka, Japan
Tlaquepaque, Mexico
Rosarito, Mexico
Ghapan, Armenia
Goseong, South Korea
Gimpo, South Korea

See also
List of cities in California
Largest cities in Southern California
M.V. Hartranft, early 20th-century land developer in Glendale

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External links
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