Letters to the Editor: Glendale City Council elections should be by district for best representation of all

Another Glendale election is “in the books.” The forums that I attended yielded a good slate of candidates for Glendale City Council. They each had their own ideas and thoughts about our city. I was pleased to note that this year we had candidates from south Glendale and also “far north” Glendale. Unfortunately, none of them were elected.

It is time, in my opinion, that we citizens of south and far north Glendale, which sometimes I feel are “stepchildren” in the scheme of things, had direct representation on the City Council. Surely, even though we are assured the council represents all of Glendale, a council member is much more aware of what is happening in his or her own neighborhood and knows the desires of his or her neighbors.

How can this be achieved?

The time for council districts has arrived. Both Glendale Community College and the Glendale Unified School District have moved to elect their governing boards by district voting rather than at-large voting. Our City Council should be comprised of people elected by districts, and we citizens should ask the current council to adopt this prior to our next election.

Joe Kroening
La Crescenta