Letters, articles & public record documents from 11-28-95 through 4-8-99
Letters, articles & public record documents from 11-28-95 through 4-8-99:
Article by reporter CHRISTIAN BERTHELSEN on page 1 of the Glendale News-Press on 11-28-95, "City gets big ticket on information highway -- Several hundred thousand at stake" (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Editorial in the Glendale News-Press on 11-29-95, "City must choose another onramp to the information super-highway" (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Guest article by NANCY HUNT-COFFEY on the Community Forum page of the Glendale News-Press on 12-1-95, "LNX is a unique, priceless service for the community" (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Article by reporter ELIZABETH LEE on page 1 of the Glendale News-Press on 12-11-95, "LNX critic creates United We Stand Web site" (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Article by columnist WILL ROGERS on page 3 of the Glendale News-Press on 12-27-95, "City continues excessive charge for copies" (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Article by reporter CHRISTIAN BERTHELSEN on page A13 of the Glendale News-Press on 1-31-96, "City hall upgrades LNX system" (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Article by reporter CHRISTIAN BERTHELSEN on page A3 of the Glendale News-Press on 2-6-96, "City laws now available on computer disk" (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Article published in the Glendale News-Press on 2-14-96, "The 100K Club of the City of Glendale California" (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Article by CHUCK SAMBAR, well-known area educator, published (after editing) in the Glendale News-Press on 5-30-96, "Superintendent search shouldn't be a big secret --- The secrecy surrounding the selection is consistent with the way the school district operates" (New Saturday, 10-10-98)
Letter to the Glendale News-Press by HAL WEBER, and published (after editing) on 1-16-97, "Readers find C-SPAN bus visit ironic" (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Letter to the Glendale News-Press by HAL WEBER, and published (after editing) on 2-21-97, "City officials defy the spirit of Brown Act" (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Letter to the Glendale News-Press by HAL WEBER, and published (after editing) on 3-11-97, "Televising budget sessions gets short shrift" (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Letter to the Glendale News-Press by HAL WEBER, and published (after editing) on 9-2-97, "Televising school board meetings a great idea" (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Letter by HAL WEBER published in the Glendale News-Press (after editing) on 10-31-97, "Freedom of speech stifled by City Council", and in Issue #14 of the Weekly Report (after editing), "Public Input Censored by Mayor and Council" (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Letter to the Glendale News-Press by HAL WEBER, and published (after editing) on 11-18-97, "What you know is what they tell you" (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Letter by HAL WEBER published in the Weekly Report on 11-27-97 (after editing), "Informing Weaver and the Public", and in the Glendale News-Press (after editing) on 11-28-97, "Internet can improve access to documents", and (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Letter to the Glendale News-Press by VIVIAN CHARLETON, and published (after editing) on 2-24-97, "Council should televise two meetings" (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Article by CHUCK SAMBAR, member of the Glendale Unified School District Board of Education, published (after editing) in the Glendale News-Press on 8-28-97, "Time to televise school board meetings --- Airing school board meetings on TV would give people greater access and allow the district to highlight its successes" (New Monday, 10-5-98)
Article by CHUCK SAMBAR, member of the Glendale Unified School District Board of Education, published (after editing) in the Glendale News-Press on 1-12-98, "Are closed sessions always necessary? --- Public bodies don't need to meet in secret as often as they do" (New Monday, 10-5-98)
Letter to the Glendale News-Press by HAL WEBER, and published (after editing) on 12-25-97, "School Board following council's lead" (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Letter to the Glendale News-Press by HAL WEBER, and published (after editing) on 2-9-98, "Traffic talks should be open to everyone" (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Article by columnist WILL ROGERS of the Glendale News-Press on 2-11-98, "A `senior moment' that wasn't gets an undeserved dart" (New Monday, 8-3-98)
Letter to the Glendale News-Press by HAL WEBER, and published (after editing) on 2-12-98, "Commissioners lauded for televising session" (New Monday, 4-13-98)
Guest article by RITCH WELLS, Glendale Public Information Officer, on the Community Forum page of the Glendale News-Press on 4-20-98, "City's cable lineup has been revamped" (New Monday, 4-20-98)
Letter to the Glendale News-Press by HAL WEBER, and published (after editing) on 5-8-98, "'Open government' a hollow cliche among local agencies" (New Friday, 5-8-98)
Article by CHUCK SAMBAR, member of the Glendale Unified School District Board of Education, published (after editing) in the Glendale News-Press on 5-11-98, "Televising meetings the right thing to do --- PTA position is surprising" New Friday, 10-9-98)
Letter to the Glendale News-Press by HAL WEBER, and published (after editing) on 6-23-98, "City chastised for its secrecy" (New Thursday, 7-2-98)
Letter to the Glendale News-Press by ROBERT G. HERMAN, and published (after editing) on 7-28-98, "Televised school board meetings needed now" (New Thursday, 10-1-98)
Article by columnist WILL ROGERS of the Glendale News-Press on 8-8-98, "Sorry, no retraction required" (New Sunday, 8-9-98)
Presentation by HAL WEBER during Oral Communications before the Glendale City Council regarding their failure to video tape and broadcast the meetings of Glendale's Boards and Commissions on Glendale's cable television channel, and published (after editing) in the Glendale News-Press on 8-27-98, "All city meetings should be televised". (Revised Thursday, 8-27-98)
Letter to the Glendale News-Press by ROBERT G. HERMAN, and published (after editing) on 8-31-98, "School board president's views are challenged" (New Friday, 10-2-98)
E-Mail message from HAL WEBER to RITCH WELLS, Glendale Public Information Officer, requesting a digital copy of the etrok Cable Television Telephone Survey Report to the City of Glendale and to the Glendale Unified School District. (New Monday, 9-7-98)
Letter to the Glendale News-Press by DICK SEELEY, and published (after editing) as a guest article on 8-27-97, "Glendale needs public access TV --- Constantly seeing the faces of City Council members is no substitute for real programs" (New Thursday, 9-10-98)
Report to the CITY OF GLENDALE and the GLENDALE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT by etrok (Research & Consulting Firm), dated JULY 30, 1998, "A Telephone Survey of Cable Television Subscribers" (New Friday, 9-11-98)
Letter to the Glendale News-Press by HAL WEBER regarding the etrok Telephone Survey of Cable Television Subscribers Report, published (after editing) on 9-15-98, "Full cable TV report available on the web". (New Wednesday, 9-16-98)
Article by columnist WILL ROGERS of the Glendale News-Press on 9-12-98, "Sorry, but this deck was stacked" (New Saturday, 9-12-98)
Article by columnist WILL ROGERS of the Glendale News-Press on 9-16-98, "Once again, his foot's in his mouth" (New Thursday, 9-24-98)
Comments by HAL WEBER to the Glendale City Council following presentation by Glendale Public Information Officer Ritch Wells regarding the etrok Telephone Survey of Cable Television Subscribers Report". Published (after editing) in the Glendale News-Press on 9-17-98, "Million-dollar web site not used". (New Thursday, 9-17-98)
Article in the Glendale News-Press by B. RITCHIE PAYNE and published (after editing) on 9-17-98, "Did cable consultants fleece us? --- With results questionable at best, $13,000 for telephone survey could have been better spent". (New Thursday, 9-17-98)
Article by columnist WILL ROGERS of the Glendale News-Press on 9-23-98, "Straight talk on cable by Baker" (New Thursday, 9-24-98)
Letter to the Glendale News-Press by LLOYD BERRIMAN, Eagle Rock High School math teacher, published (after editing) on 9-25-98, "Here's a much better way to spend $13,000" (New Friday, 9-25-98)
Attachment (Lancaster California 10-13-98 City Council Agenda) to E-Mail message from HAL WEBER to Glendale City Manager JIM STARBIRD, Mayor EILEEN GIVENS, and Councilmembers SHELDON BAKER, GINGER BREMBERG, DAVE WEAVER and LARRY ZARIAN on 10-13-98 regarding the meager agenda information posted on Glendale's web site. (New Tuesday, 10-13-98)
E-Mail message from HAL WEBER to Glendale City Manager JIM STARBIRD, Mayor EILEEN GIVENS, and Councilmembers SHELDON BAKER, GINGER BREMBERG, DAVE WEAVER and LARRY ZARIAN on 10-13-98 regarding the meager agenda information posted on Glendale's web site. (New Tuesday, 10-13-98)
Article in the Glendale News-Press by B. RITCHIE PAYNE and published (after editing) on 10-27-98, "What can we do about cable rates? --- Not much, but you can vent your frustration during city's review of franchise sale to Vulcan". (New Sunday, 11-8-98)
Comments by HAL WEBER to the Glendale City Council following presentation by Glendale Public Information Officer Ritch Wells of his "Follow-up Report on Marcus Cable Telephone Survey" on 12-1-98. (New Tuesday, 12-8-98)
Article by columnist WILL ROGERS of the Glendale News-Press on 12-5-98, "Glendale's version of `Star Wars'" (New Sunday, 12-6-98)
Presentation by HAL WEBER during Oral Communications before the Glendale City Council on 12-8-98 regarding options for video taping and broadcasting the meetings of Glendale's Boards and Commissions on Glendale's cable television channel. Published (after editing) in the Glendale News-Press on 12-10-98, "New gear not needed to cablecast meetings". (Revised Thursday, 12-10-98)
Letter from the Civil Service Commission, dated 2-1-99, requesting that Civil Service Commission meetings NOT be televised. (New Monday, 3-1-99)
Article in the Glendale News-Press by B. RITCHIE PAYNE and published (after editing) on 2-6-99, "A better way to appoint panelists --- Glendale should emulate Burbank and have the entire process conducted in public". (New Saturday, 2-6-99)
Article by columnist WILL ROGERS of the Glendale News-Press on 2-17-99, "How to solve the cable cult of personality" (New Friday, 3-5-99)
Article by columnist WILL ROGERS of the Glendale News-Press on 2-20-99, "A council `populist' who really isn't one" (New Friday, 3-5-99)
Letter phoned in to the Glendale News-Press Hotline by BERT J. FINBURGH, and published (after editing) on 3-20-99, "Panel's meetings should be televised" (New Wednesday, 3-31-99)
Article by columnist WILL ROGERS of the Glendale News-Press on 4-3-99, "City Hall should tell, not conceal" (New Tuesday, 4-6-99)