Newsletters

The newsletter of the NWGHA is The Guardian, distributed
to all members covering current issues in Northwest Glendale.

Summer 2008 -- New Guardian Series Will Highlight Neighborhood’s Best - Historic 1929 Lombardi House— Rich in History and Architectural Details -- President's Message-- Annual Meeting; DRB Changes - NWGHA Member Blogs on Neighborhood Real Estate Happenings - Cleveland Knoll’s Rich Heritage Dates to 1923 - Recent Burglaries in Northwest Glendale Raise Concerns - Kenneth Village Spotlight-- Audrey K Boutique Focuses on Fusing Unique Modern and Vintage Fashions - Glenoaks Gardens Project Proposed for Albertsons Store Site

Winter 2007 -- Glendale’s Code Enforcement Explained - President's Message-- Attacks on NWGHA’s Motives Bring Responses - Newcomer Tackles Nagging Highland/Glenoaks Issues - DRB Reforms Gain Momentum - Park Safety Remains High Priority for Assn. and City - DRB Update - Kenneth Village Spotlight-- Zargarian Music Center— Big Sounds From a Small Store

Summer 2007 -- Drayman Unveils DRB Reform Plan - President's Message-- Annual Meeting Highlights Recent Council Changes -Current DRB Members and the Councilmen Who Nominated Them -Term Limits for (Most) Design Review Board Members - Tree Removals Raise Neighbor Concerns - DRB Year in Review - Kenneth Village Spotlight-- Shampoo Conspiracy— Ahead of the Curve for Almost 30 Years - Association To Focus on Brand Park Problems - Letter to the Guardian: Much for Us to be Concerned About

Fall 2006 -- President's Message --President's Message: Design Rules; Prop 90; Year of the Window - Remodeled Home Tests Code Enforcement Music, Comedy and Fun at the ‘Barefoot Cabaret’ Kenneth Village Spotlight: Ivy’s Flower Station Is A Dream Come True For New Owner

Summer 20066 - President's Message - 2006 Survey Results -- 2006 Annual Meeting Focuses on Downtown -- Carl Mosley Is New Director -- Council Sets Study Session for Historic Districting -- NWGHA Only As Strong as You -- Survey Letters

Spring 2006 -- President's Message -- Survey, Take Two - Glendale Police Hold Special NW Meeting - You Can Roll, But Not Hide 2006 Membership Survey- Local Legend Tony Wade Retires -Susan Stanton of Foothill Gift Shop Retiring--Recent DRB Actions Show Power of Neighbors -Historic Districts Advance-NWGHA Favors Area 14 Downzoning.

Fall 2005 -- President's Message -- City Needs to Enforce its Design/Codes -- Yellow Sign Means Things are Fine -- CUP Allows Big Home on Kempton to Proceed -- Kenneth Village Spotlight: Make Yours a Pilates Body -- Northwest Glendale DRB Highlights -- NWGHA Loses Appeal Before BZA of Excess FAR

Summer 2005 -- President's Message: 2005 Candidates Forums, Annual Meeting Successes -- Commission Votes to Restore Beeline to Village -- Historic District Advisory Group Continues Work -- Kenneth Village Spotlight: Village Nourish Your Life Force at ‘Yoga at the Village’

Winter 2005 -- President's Message: Listen for Candidates’ Positions on Homeowner Issues and Vote! -- Candidate Forums March 9 and 16 -- Council Enacts FAR Limits on Large Lots -- Kenneth Village Spotlight: Village Fine Jewelry Local Gem in Village -- Cumberland Heights Historic Survey Distributed -- Letter to The Guardian

Fall 2004-- President’s message-- NWGHA Adopted Neutral Stance in Town Center Vote -- Historic Dist. Proponents Regroup; Move Forward -- Association Hosts Town Center Forum at Brand Library -- NWGHA Board Member Achieves New Stop Signs at Grandview and Glenwood -- Village Spotlight-- Karan Fischer, New Massage Therapist in the Village -- Neighbors Should Not Have to Enforce Zoning Code -- How Glendale Voted on Town Center -- Do Homeowner Associations Really Speak For the Residents They Claim to Represent?

Summer 2004-- Council Adopts Changes to DRB Appeals Process -- President's Message-- Why We Don't Hear Projects in Advance of DRB -- Michael Fedrick Elected to 2004-06 NWGHA Board -- Kenneth Village Spotlight: Michelle Ray Mooney Elected Head of Village Merchants Assn. -- Association Elects Board Members and Officers -- Design Principles Available to Developers

Winter 2004--Association Membership Survey Results Support, Will Guide Board Positions-- Your Written Comments from the Survey--Council Will Consider Bigger DRB Exemptions--NWGHA Supports DRB's Authority to Impose Compatibility Conditions Beyond Code--Cumberland Heights Historic District Needs Your Help--Give us Your Email address for Important Notices

Fall 2003-- President's Message: Tell Us What You Think--North Pacific Avenue Design Review Reviewed--Kenneth Village Spotlight--"Art of It" a Hidden Jewel of a Beauty Salon

Summer 2003-- President's Message: The Challenge of Historical Districting--City Considers Tighter Hillside Building Standards--Historic District Enacted-- Now Comes the Hard Part--Kenneth Village Spotlight--Rock Around The Clock at Village--2003 Annual Meeting Held; Officers Reelected

Spring 2003-- Council to Consider Historic Districting April 8, Creating an "HD" Overlay, President's Newsletter-- Getting it Right the First Time, NWGHA Hosts 2003 City Council Candidates Forum, Kenneth Village Spotlight--“Big Dig” at Kenneth Village Continues, Please Renew Delinquent Memberships

December 2000 -- Brand Library Master Plan Moves Ahead with $65,000 Getty Foundation Grant, President’s Message: Disney’s Creative Campus Will be Boon to NW Glendale, New Coordinator for NWGHA Member Rolls, Kenneth Village Spotlight: Newly-Opened Kerry’s Kloset Offers Brand Names at Prices less Than the Galleria, Toilet Paper Doesn’t Grow on Trees— Or Does It?, Letters to The Guardian

September 2000 -- NWGHA Sponsors Forum on Glenwood Closing, President's Message: Seeking Direction on Glenwood Road Closure, Front Yard Walls and Fences Defeated - For Now, City Planning to Remove Carob Trees in Parkways, Kenneth Village Spotlight: Cucine Italiana Has Warmth of Home, Friends of the Glendale Public Library Need You, Board Members Reelected at Annual Meeting, A Member Writes - Barking Dogs Are Taking Bite Out of Quality of Life

November 1999 -- Long-time Home of Walt Disney Imagineering to Become Creative Campus, When Your Realtor Calls Don't Hang Up, Letters to the Guardian (including Illegal Fence Should not be Basis for Changing Fence Ordinance and City Needs to Enforce Fence Ordinance), Friendly Foothill Gift Shop has Gifts for All Occasions

July 1999 -- Auto Row Sign - A Look in the Rear View Mirror, Postal Service Town Meeting, New Water Mains, Directors Elected, Foothill Farms in Kenneth Village, Brand Park Arts Open House

April 1999 -- Auto Dealers Fight For Their Sign, Auto Sign: Existing Freeway Billboard Not Available, Meet Art from Kenneth Village, City Traffic Study Provides Clues on Future Congestion, City Council Candidates Forum Held on February 6

January 1999 -- Auto Row Sign will Cast Shadow of Northwest Glendale, Council and School Board Candidates Forum Set for Feb 6, Letters about the Burbank Airport, The Year in Review; Auto Row Sign; Candidates Forum (President's Message)

October 1998 -- It’s time for you to act— Wall and Fence Report Allowing Frontyard Fences Sent to Council, What does the NWGHA Board do?, Burbank Airport: Gates, Caps, Curfews— What to do, what to do? We want to know what you think, DRB Fails to Stop Proposed Starvale Rd. Home That Will Overshadow Neighbors; Homeowners Appeal

July 1998 -- Fence and Wall Committee Votes to Allow Fences in Front Yards with Permits and Design Review, Planting your Garden, Dumpster Days Allow Members To Pitch Their Rubbish

April 1998 -- Glendale Fence and Wall Committee created, Looking over Fences, Guest comment: Neighborhood Watch

December 1997 -- Don’t Fence Me in— 75-Year Old Fence Ordinance Keeps City Open and Gracious, Variances

July 1997 -- Measure K’s Will Bring Improvements to Northwest Glendale Schools, 85 Unit Extended-Stay Hotel with Kitchens Proposed for Glenoaks Blvd., President's Message