Glendale City Council candidate Carolyn Kaloostian has flown under the radar so far during this election season. A quick look through social media suggests that she is part of the Alex Balekian and Lisa Cusack Glendale MAGA contingent. Like Balekian, she seems to be suggesting that being a doctor makes you a good city council candidate. Ah yes, working for a massive private healthcare system is EXACTLY like running local government! Like known MAGA extremists Balekian and C

Glendale Extremist Network and why we exist.

Election season is slowly gearing up in Glendale, and that means the clown car of candidates is starting to fill up! From rooftop jams to glamour shots to anti-bike hysteria, we've got some real special people running for the three at-large seats on City Council this June.

Now that MAGA has all the power federally, the local extremists of Glendale seem to be preparing to take another run at City Council and possibly School Board seats for the upcoming June 2026 election. Here's what we've seen: PATRICK MURPHY / GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL: La Crescenta Facebook Warrior Patrick Murphy appears to think that he can leverage his dozens of comment likes into a full-fledged campaign for Glendale City Council. (He does know he'll have to come down the hill

You'd think that with ICE raids in Glendale paralyzing businesses and causing fear, Glendale's leaders would be focused on supporting the heavily immigrant population of our fair city. Instead, Ara Najarian took time during his comments tonight (hi Ara! You should be paying attention to the meeting, not reading this!) to call out utility box art that he finds "offensive." He wants all submissions for the program to come before council for approval. That the utility box art N

Glendale's Biggest Hypocrite and Big Boy Mayor, Ara Najarian, posted a statement via the City social media channels ahead of Saturday's No Kings protest. Organized with the help of East Area Progressive Democrats, the diverse crowd at Glendale City Hall swelled at one point to nearly 8,000 people according to estimates. It even made the New York Times!

Ara Najarian continues to suck at being a kind, compassionate person.

Another day, another pathetic city council meeting in Glendale. This time, Ara Najarian, Ardy Kassakhian, and Vartan Gharpetian used every tool at their disposal to avoid granting GlendaleOUT $5000 for their annual Pride in the Park Community Picnic.

We wondered what it would take for Ara Najarian to get to be the ceremonial Mayor of Glendale one last time (allegedly). Queen Bee Najarian Yesterday we found out. On Monday, Vartan Gharpetian seemed to think he was next in line for mayor, after Najarian flamed out and melted down, slapping his own city with a lawsuit that was ultimately thrown out, costing taxpayers nearly 65,000 in legal fees and filings. Vartan took to social media to invite everyone to come watch him be

NAJARIAN'S LOSING STREAK CONTINUES Ara Najarian has a well-documented history of cronyism, opposition to community improvement measures ,...

Sometimes we go through the City Council archives for fun . In this September 24, 2019 meeting, you can see then-mayor Ara Najarian, the current longest-serving councilman, and Vartan Gharpetian (in his first term). The men are responding to public comment from a local student inviting them to Pride activities for the newly-established Ally Week within their GUSD school. (Note: This is deep into the Trump era, but before the extremist far right decided to target LGBTQ issues

What a week! Candidate Alex Balekian has spent the homestretch of his "campaign" for Congress complaining at Glendale City Council meetings, wearing lederhosen, putting up Really Big Signs, and filling out ballots for grandmothers. While all three activities are legal, they are not the hallmark of a well-organized congressional campaign. Balekian demanded to have his WHOLE FACE shown on the camera so he could get his VIRAL MOMENT of another tirade against Laura Friedman (can

Vartan Gharpetian's latest ramblings from Glendale City Council, plus a joyride in a vintage BMW.

Creepy sister Maro Yacoubian threw another tantrum at the August 13th Glendale City Council meeting. She will not rest until her brother Ara Najarian's honor is restored, and her deranged crusade is taking its toll. In the end it didn't matter and the vote passed 3-2 to move forward with the draft bike plan. Final approval will be up for a vote later this year. ( Vartan Gharpetian, who is "not against bike lanes" voted no along with his pal Najarian. What a guy!) Maro Yacoub

Local Glendale fascists and terminally online weirdos Ani Torosyan and James Clarke were joined by Nazi freaks from the Valley Manuk Grigorian and Narek Palyan in person as they expanded on their Holy War Against Bike Lanes™ at least week's Glendale City Council meeting. Because one of the more normal council members was out of town, and because Ara Najarian and Vartan Gharpetian cannot do the bare minimum required of reading council reports and agendas (or even the city's

Glendale Extremists lose their minds over bike lanes.