Water and Electric Rate Increases:

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05-01-12, Mike Mohill Speaks to the City Council Regarding the New Water Rates

03-29-12, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Brittany Levine, "Glendale approves water rate increases, other changes"

03-28-12, Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Joy Lang of Glendale, "Proposed fire-line rate hikes are unfair"

03-28-12, Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Gary Cornell of Glendale, "Most speakers were against rate hike"

03-27-12, Glendale City Council Ignores Input from Public Regarding Water Rate Increases

03-25-12, Alternative Presented to Mayor Friedman by Al Hofmann Regarding Proposed Water Rate Increases

03-25-12, Letter from the Glendale Chamber of Commerce to the Glendale City Council Regarding Proposed Water Rate Increases

03-25-12, Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Jim Kussman of Glendale, "Remember who was watching the store"

03-22-12, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Brittany Levine, "Glendale Water & Power nears rate hike - Some residents have said the proposed water bill structure is too complicated."

03-20-12, Bruce Philpott Comments on Glendale City Council Raising Water Rates

03-20-2012, Glendale City Council to Raise Water Rates

03-20-12, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Brittany Levine, "As Glendale mulls rate changes, water utility deficit grows"

02-27-12, Was Ignoring Nick Friesen’s Letter about Water Rates by the GNP an Allegation or a Fact?

02-27-12, GNP Editor Dan Evans Contends that Ignoring Letter to Glendale City Council was an Allegation, not a Fact

02-26-12, Glendale News-Press Ignores Letter from Nick Friesen Regarding Water Rates

02-08-12, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Brittany Levine, "Delay on water rate increase gets commissioners bubbling - Meetings with businesses on water costs could be seen as preferential, officials say."

02-01-12, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Brittany Levine, "Council postpones water rate discussion"

01-31-12, Video: "According to Harry Zavos, 20.5 Million Dollars Transferred to the General Fund was Illegal"

01-31-12, Video: Scott Ochoa announces postponement of "Water Rates Restructuring and Increase"

01-31-12, Glendale City Council Agenda Item 9a, "Water Rates Restructuring and Increase" (Postponed until March 20, 2012)

01-31-12, Nick Friesen Informs the Glendale City Council of His Opposition to Increasing the Water Rates

01-31-12, Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Harry Zavos of Glendale, "Water-fund transfers should be returned" (See comments at bottom of OnLine article)

01-30-12, From Al Hofmann To All GHCC Members And Affiliates Regarding Water Rate Increases

01-30-12, Mike Mohill says the Proposed Water Rate Increases are “THE FINAL STRAW”

01-30-12, Adel Luzuriaga urges Glendale City Council to vote NO on water rate increases

01-30-12, Illegal Transfers to General Fund Require Public to Pay Twice

01-29-12, Column in the Glendale News-Press by Michael Teahan, "Tropico Perspective: Water upgrades are worth the cost"

01-27-12, How Raising Glendale Water Rates Can Be Avoided!

01-20-12, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Brittany Levine, "Residents vent over water rates - Proposed increases are needed for improvements, officials say."

01-19-12, How to calculate your water bill upon passage of the proposed rate structure, "GWP Proposed Water Rate Restructure Rate Calculator"

01-18-12, Community Presentation by GWP at the Brand Library, "Water Rate Redesign and Revenue Adjustments"

01-11-12, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells and Brittany Levine, "Glendale officials to host meetings on proposed water rate changes"

12-06-11, Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Harry Zavos of Glendale, "Redirected funds would cover water-rate hike"

12-01-11, Rafi Manoukian and Harry Zavos explain how raising Glendale water rates can be avoided!

12-01-11, Proposal by Rafi Manoukian to return illegally transferred funds back from General Fund to GWP rejected

11-30-11, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Brittany Levine, "Water rates could be divided into multiple tiers - Instead of the current flat per-gallon usage rate, proposed plan would use series of tiers."

11-29-11, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Brittany Levine, "Council to rule on water rate increases - Plan suggests hikes through 2015 to keep Glendale Water & Power afloat."

11-29-11, Final Report by Willdan Financial Services, "Glendale Water & Power Water Rate Redesign"

11-28-11, Glendale City Council to RAISE Water Rates in SPECIAL early morning meeting!

09-27-11, Video: "According to Harry Zavos, Glendale Electric Rate Increases Require 2/3 Public Vote Approval"

10-05-11, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Brittany Levine, "Water rates may trickle upward"

09-14-11, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Brittany Levine, "Utility considers another water rate hike - Glendale Water & Power is looking at small increase for regular users, large increase for excessive users"

05-07-11, Editorial in the Glendale News-Press, "City needs to retire its utility crutch"

05-06-11, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Melanie Hicken, "Council targets electricity funds - City is exploring a plan to transfer money from Glendale utility to the General Fund."

03-01-11, Article by Herbert Molano, “Electric Utility Cost Comparison”, published in March/April 2011 issue of Business Life.

01-14-11, Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Harry Zavos of Glendale, "City lagging in explaining transfer"

11-29-10, Al Hofmann Contends that Annual Transfers to the General Fund are Irresponsible

11-02-10, Video: “Harry Zavos Questions the Legality of GWP Transfers of Water Fees to the General Fund ”

11-02-10, Video: “Bob Getz Talks to the Glendale City Council About Proposed Water Rate Increases”

08-08-10, Harry Zavos’ Unpublished Letter to the GNP Regarding Legality of GWP Transfers of Water Fees to the General Fund

08-05-10, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Melanie Hicken, "Utility: Rate hikes aren't enough - Water officials say even with the unpopular proposed increase, they're still short."

07-05-10, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Melanie Hicken, "Utility's bond rating may drop - Agency warns that Glendale Water & Power is losing too much revenue."

07-03-10, Hal Weber Comments on Fitch Downgrade of GWP 2008 Water Revenue Bonds from Stable to Negative!

06-03-10, Alert by Hal Weber to Those Interested in Glendale’s Financial Situation”

05-07-10, Letter in the Glendale News-Press by HARRY ZAVOS of Glendale, "Financial warnings to city were ignored"

08-05-09, Mike Mohill Provides “A Short History of Water Rates for the City of Glendale”

04-07-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, "Utility defends rate structure - Disconnected service because of delinquent accounts is still rare, company says."

04-06-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, "Utility: We help clients - Glendale Water & Power wants to stop critics with annual report on assistance funding."

03-16-09, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Zain Shauk, "High bills cause protest - Residents complain money goes to employees high salaries. Manager says rates are low."

03-15-09, CBS2/KCAL9 Video, "Glendale Residents Protest High Utility Bills"

03-04-09, Herbert Molano’s Commentary on Utility Rates - "Reasoning - don't leave home without it"

03-04-09, Glendale News-Press Article by Reporter Jason Wells, "Lower utility rates sought - Council deflects complaints with survey results and five-year plan for water, electricity."

03-02-09, Glendale News-Press Article by Reporter Jason Wells, "‘Ambitious’ plan for utility under review - Goals include rate reductions, restoring power outages within 10 minutes."

02-03-09, Glendale News-Press Article by Reporter Jason Wells, "Utility plan is unveiled - Glendale Water & Power hopes measures will reduce outages, increase efficiency."

01-13-09, Glendale News-Press Article by Reporter Jason Wells, "Utility bills hit by economy - Percentage of customers who defaulted or fell behind went way up in 2008."

01-01-09, Glendale News-Press Article by Reporter Jason Wells, "Water rates officially go up 12.4% - Unit price for first 1,000 cubic feet will go up a penny to encourage water conservation."

12-18-08, Glendale News-Press Community Commentary Article by Bruce Philpott, "Council no longer fiscally responsible"

06-27-08, Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, "Utility bills are poised to go up - Water and Power officials say the city’s residential customers will pay a 6.8% increase."


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