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• 04-14-10, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Melanie Hicken, "Antenna ordinance approved - Vote represents victory for residents who oppose wireless towers in city."
• 03-30-10, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Melanie Hicken, "Cell edict moves ahead - Residents group opposed to T-Mobile tower still wants public hearings."
• 02-05-10, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Melanie Hicken, "Groups: Tower rules futile - Phone companies, residents agree regulations won’t keep antennas from being built."
• 01-05-10, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Melanie Hicken, "Cellular rules may be moot - Opponents of antennas worry that the federal government may thwart local laws."
• 11-25-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Melanie Hicken, "Deadline set for wireless requests - FCC decision on cellular antenna applications deals potential setback in city’s battle."
• 11-04-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press Mailbag by Theodore Polychronis of Glendale, "Changes needed in draft ordinance"
• 10-29-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Melanie Hicken, "Review of cell ordinance begins - First of 3 meetings about proposed restrictions on antennas draws plenty of questions."
• 10-28-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press Community Commentary by John McMahon of Glendale, "Cell-tower ordinance could still be better"
• 10-27-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Zain Shauk, "Ordinance tackles cellular antennas - If adopted, towers would have a tougher time going up in Glendale."
• 10-15-09, DRAFT ORDINANCE REGARDING THE REGULATION OF WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF GLENDALE.
• 10-01-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Melanie Hicken, "Glendale joins lawsuit against FCC - Officials want to review placement of cell towers, but federal laws trumps their ability to."
• 09-30-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Glendale Retains Counsel to Oppose Wireless Industry “Shot-Clock” Petition to FCC"
• 09-17-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Glendale’s Draft Wireless Ordinance Expected in Mid-October"
• 07-03-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Melanie Hicken, "Cell tower call may affect city - Ruling regarding San Diego County stands and could have implications in Glendale."
• 06-10-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Research on Glendale’s Wireless Options Includes Map of All (Known) Glendale Cell Sites"
• 06-10-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Glendale City Council Extends Wireless Moratorium; Industry Playbook Needs Serious Upgrades"
• 06-10-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Melanie Hicken, "Cell towers will remain on hold"
• 06-09-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Melanie Hicken, "Cell tower moratorium is likely - City Council is expected to delay a decision for one year on micro-cell sites in Glendale."
• 06-04-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "GOACT Pleased with U.S. Solicitor General’s Opinion on Wireless Siting Restrictions"
• 06-03-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Glendale and LA County to Send Comments to FCC on Broadband Plan"
• 05-29-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Glendale City Council to Consider Comment to FCC at June 2 Meeting"
• 05-28-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "GOACT Criticizes Federal Telecom Act; Urges Glendale to Send Comments to the FCC"
• 05-19-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Lessons for Glendale in Second Reading of Pasadena’s Proposed Wireless Ordinance"
• 05-04-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Who Conducted Mysterious Phone Survey on Glendale Cell Tower Issue?"
• 04-09-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "GOACT Joins CLOUT: Coalition for Local Oversight of Utility Technologies"
• 03-23-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "U.S. Supreme Court Refers Wireless Ordinance Case to Solicitor General - Does Not Deny Hearing"
• 03-03-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Glendale Cell Site Fight Is Not Over!"
• 03-02-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "A Wireless Life: Will the Supreme Court Sanction It?"
• 03-02-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Telecom Won’t Accept Residential Area Restrictions: Asks Supreme Court to Overrule Ninth Circuit"
• 02-25-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Update on Pasadena Wireless Ordinance Changes"
• 02-24-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Pasadena Wireless Ordinance Improved; Ready for Vote"
• 02-24-09, Article in the Los Angeles Daily News by Staff Writer Troy Anderson, "Cellular towers become talk of towns"
• 02-23-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Glendale Moratorium Looking Better and Better: ‘Stealth’ Cell Sites Now Sprouting Up All Over Boston"
• 02-20-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press Mailbag by Theodore Polychronis of Glendale, "Tower victory was community effort"
• 02-19-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "A Big, Old Cell Tower on Glendale’s Border"
• 02-18-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "GOACT Advocates Cell Tower Moratorium for Los Angeles County"
• 02-13-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Glendale Telecommunications Wireless Facility Code Trumped by Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996"
• 02-12-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Smartphones and Cell Towers in Glendale, California"
• 02-07-09, Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Theodore Polychronis of Glendale, "Cell tower isn’t a harmless installation"
• 02-06-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, "T-Mobile won’t build cell tower - Phone company says it should have done a better job working with the area’s residents."
• 02-06-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "GOACT Scores Second Big Victory"
• 02-04-09, Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Dorothy Dash of Glendale, "Cell towers won’t stand out much"
• 02-03-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Proposed Pasadena Wireless Ordinance Is A Disgrace”
• 02-02-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Under the Paperweight Today: How Politics Has Slowed U.S. Broadband Deployment” Interview"
• 01-31-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "T-Mobile Losing in Contest with AT&T, Verizon” Interview"
• 01-29-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "GOACT Points Covered in “Our Community” Interview"
• 01-28-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Big Broadband: The Future Isn’t Wireless"
• 01-26-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Cell Tower Legal Advisor for Glendale Opposes Telecom Industry Lobby’s Attempt to Preclude City Moratoriums"
• 01-23-09, Hank Scheetz's Opinion Regarding the Existing Cell Phone Monopoles above Fern Lane
• 01-20-09, Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Marilyn Anne Millard of Glendale, "Tower resolution shouldn’t be hard"
• 01-20-09, Glendale City Council Agenda Item 8: ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES, a: "Discussion of Amendment to Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 5636, Establishing a Moratorium on the Installation of Wireless Facilities in Residential Areas, to Clarify Certain Terms Thereof - (1) Urgency Ordinance for Introduction."
• 01-16-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Any Cell Phone Will Reach 911, But Land Lines Are Better"
• 01-16-09, Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Kurt Neumann of Glendale, "How about ditching cell phones, too?"
• 01-15-09, Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Christa Deitrick of Glendale, "Cell towers have no place around homes"
• 01-14-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, "City imposes moratorium - T-Mobile manager asks for more ‘reasonable and quick solution’ on cell towers."
• 01-14-09, Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Susan N. Stephenson of Glendale, "Cell-phone activist deserves credit"
• 01-14-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press Community Commentary by Abraham Meltzer of Glendale, "Reasonable cellular restrictions allowed"
• 01-13-09, Sue Sarkis’ Opinion on the Interim Ordinance Regarding the Installation of Wireless Facilities
• 01-13-09, Glendale City Council Agenda Item 7: ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES, a: "INTERIM ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE ADOPTED AS AN URGENCY MEASURE ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE APPROVAL OF SPECIFIED PERMITS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF COMMERCIAL WIRELESS FACILITIES."
• 01-12-09, Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Mike McGinley of La Crescenta, "Cell tower won’t ruin neighborhood"
• 01-10-09, Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Albert Hofmann of Glendale, "We can find middle ground on antenna"
• 01-09-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Laura Friedman Gets Credit for G.O.A.C.T. Action Plan"
• 01-09-09, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Keep Those Signs Up! - Glendale Organized Against Cell Towers Will Still Need to Fight"
• 01-09-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jeremy Oberstein, "T-Mobile backs off on tower - Cellular phone company says it will work with the community to craft an ordinance."
• 01-08-09, Marlene Walker's Opinion Regarding the Glendale Cell Tower Issue
• 01-08-09, Article in the Kendyl’s Open House, "Cell Tower Must Wait"
• 01-08-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jeremy Oberstein, "City catches static over antenna - Concerned locals fill City Hall to protest proposed cell tower, which may be delayed."
• 01-07-09, NBC Channel 4 Clip, Get The Cell Out of Here, "Resident John McMahon talks with Leslie Miller about Plans for T-Mobile to put 34 foot tall cell tower 5 feet in front of his house" (Audio amplification required)
• 01-07-09, YouTube Video by ChomsyRansom, "Testimony before the Glendale City Council of Resident Mr. Howard re the day to day of life under a T-Mobile Tower"
• 01-07-09, YouTube Video by ChomsyRansom, "Testimony before the Glendale City Council of HomeOwner Maggie McMahon"
• 01-07-09, YouTube Video by ChomsyRansom, "Part 5 of Oral Presentation before the Glendale City Council by GO ACT : Action Points for the City ... and the Closing (Laura Friedman and Becky Hinkle)"
• 01-07-09, YouTube Video by ChomsyRansom, "Part 4 of Oral Presentation before the Glendale City Council by GO ACT : T-Mobile's Claims re 911 are Deceptive ... and Why are they doing this (John McMahon)"
• 01-07-09, YouTube Video by ChomsyRansom, "Part 3 of Oral Presentation before the Glendale City Council by GO ACT : Towers Affect Home Values ... and the Metro PCS case (Lawrence Kalfayan and Peter Fuad)"
• 01-07-09, YouTube Video by ChomsyRansom, "Part 2 of Oral Presentation before the Glendale City Council by GO ACT : Poor Notice, Gap In Service, Gap in Capacity (Marguerite Lincoln)"
• 01-07-09, YouTube Video by ChomsyRansom, "Part 1 of Oral Presentation before the Glendale City Council by GO ACT : Intro and What we will Prove (Elise Kalfayan)"
• 01-07-09, Slide Show Presentation before the Glendale City Council by Glendale Organized Against Cell Towers (GO ACT)
• 01-07-09, Glendale City Council Agenda Item 8D, "Report: Discussion of the Placement of Commercial Wireless Facilities Including the Placement of Wireless Antennas in Residential Areas and an Analysis of the Current State of the Law Including Consideration of an Interim Urgency Ordinance Establishing a Moratorium on the Installation of Wireless Facilities in Residential Areas."
• 01-07-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press Community Commentary by Rebecca Hinkle of Glendale, "Weigh in at meeting on cellular towers"
• 01-07-09, Article in the LA News, "Cell Tower Gets Poor Reception in Glendale"
• 01-07-09, Dick Murray's Opinion on the Glendale Cell Tower Issue
• 01-05-09, YouTube Video by ChomsyRansom, "Original You Tube Video of John McMahon Proving T-Mobile Phones work by roaming the neighborhood and making calls from people's houses in canyons"
• 01-05-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, "Cell sites on tap again - Group against more antennas says Wednesday meeting is a good time to gather support."
• 01-04-09, Carole Weling Responds to Marlene Walker’s 12-28-08 Opinion on the Glendale Cell Tower Issue
• 12-31-08, Article in the Glendale News-Press, "WHAT TO WATCH IN 2009 - No let up in antenna campaign"
• 12-30-08, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Official Notice from GOACT to Glendale Neighbors"
• 12-28-08, Marlene Walker’s Response to Carole Weling’s Opinion on the Glendale Cell Tower Issue
• 12-28-08, Carole Weling's Opinion on the Glendale Cell Tower Issue
• 12-27-08, Roland McGhie's Opinion on the Glendale Cell Tower Issue
• 12-26-08, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Glendale City Council To Hear Report on Options to Limit Cellular Towers - January 7, 2009"
• 12-20-08, Political Cartoon in the Glendale News-Press, "Where in the heck did this cell tower come ftom?"
• 12-19-08, Additional Information from Sue Sarkis Regarding the Glendale Cell Tower Issue
• 12-17-08, Marlene Walker's Opinion on the Glendale Cell Tower Issue
• 12-17-08, Sue Sarkis' Opinion on the Glendale Cell Tower Issue
• 12-17-08, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, "T-Mobile agrees to public meeting - Group against cell antenna starts website, says a win would include alternative options."
• 12-16-08, Audio Recording of Bill Handel's KFI Radio Show interview with Glendale Resident John McMahon, "Get The Cell Out of Here"
• 12-16-08, Article Regarding Bill Handel's KFI Radio Show, "Get The Cell Out of Here"
• 12-16-08, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Many Cities Fighting Push by T-Mobile and Telecommunications Carriers into Residential Zones"
• 12-15-08, Article on Kendyl's Open House Web Site by Kendyl Young, Coldwell Banker, "Cell Phone Tower in Northwest Glendale?"
• 12-12-08, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, "Opposition to T-Mobile cell antenna is building - Group says it will distribute signs with disconnecting number, give out iPhones."
• 12-12-08, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Update on Cellular Antenna Permits in Glendale, California Residential Neighborhoods"
• 12-12-08, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "From Wall Street Finance to Glendale, California and T-Mobile: Leadership Needed"
• 12-10-08, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Follow San Diego’s Example to Keep Cellular Antennae Out of Glendale Residential Zones"
• 12-09-08, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "T-Mobile Skips Glendale Requirement for Public Hearing by Obtaining Permits from City Engineer"
• 12-08-08, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Cellular Antenna Permit Issued in Glen Knolls?"
• 11-25-08, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Free Speech Curtailed in the Federal Communications Act of 1996"
• 11-21-08, Article in the Sunroom Desk - A Glendale, California Outlook Web Site, "Glendale Residents v. T-Mobile and the Telecom Industry"
• 05-16-08, Article in the Glendale News-Press, "IN THEORY: The power of cell towers"
• 09-16-00, Article in the Foothill Leader by Anita Brenner, "Tower might be a tough sell at local school "
• "Get The Cell Out of Here" Web Site by Glendale resident John McMahon
• AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING A LEASE OF A REAL PROPERTY TO ROYAL STREET COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, "Report Regarding the Installation of an Unmanned Wireless Telecommunications Facility at Pelanconi Park"
• FCC Registered Cell Phone and Antenna Towers in Glendale, California



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