Glendale is a city in the San Fernando Valley and Verdugo Mountains regions of Los Angeles County,California,United States. At the 2020 U.S. Census the population was 196,543,up from 191,719 at the 2010 census,making it the 4th-most populous city in Los Angeles County and the 24th-most populous city in California. It is located about 10 miles (16 km) north of downtown Los Angeles.
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is the transportation planning commission for Orange County,California,in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. OCTA is responsible for funding and implementing transit and capital projects for the transportation system in the county,including freeway expansions,express lane management,bus and rail transit operation,and commuter rail funding and oversight.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA),branded as Metro,is the county agency that plans,operates,and coordinates funding for most of the public transportation system in Los Angeles County,California,the most populated county in the United States.
Metrolink is a commuter rail system in Southern California,serving Los Angeles,Orange,Riverside,San Bernardino,and Ventura counties,as well as to Oceanside in San Diego County. The system consists of eight lines and 69 stations operating on 545.6 miles (878.1 km) of track. This includes Arrow,which Metrolink operates under a contract with the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA).
The 2005 Glendale train crash occurred on January 26,2005,at 6:03 a.m. PST,when a Metrolink commuter train collided with a sport utility vehicle that had been parked on the tracks by a suicidal man in an industrial area of Glendale,California,just east of the Los Angeles city limits,causing the deaths of 11 people and injuring 177 more. The driver of the car,who had changed his mind shortly before the impact but willingly left his car on the tracks,survived the incident and was charged with eleven counts of murder and one count of arson.
The Antelope Valley Line is a commuter rail line that serves the Northern Los Angeles County area as part of the Metrolink system. The northern segment of the line is rural in character because it travels through the sparsely populated Soledad Canyon between Santa Clarita and Palmdale,serving the small community of Acton along the way. Other portions of its route parallel the former US Route 6,now San Fernando Road and Sierra Highway. This is the only Metrolink line contained entirely within Los Angeles County.
The Glendale Unified School District is a school district based in Glendale,California,United States.
Burbank Airport–South station,referred to as Hollywood Burbank Airport station by Amtrak and formerly known as Bob Hope Airport station,is an unstaffed Amtrak and Metrolink train station on the southeast corner of Hollywood Burbank Airport in the city of Burbank,California. Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego,Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle,Washington,and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to East Ventura stop here.
Larry Zarian was an Armenian-American businessman,real estate investor,and a politician from California. Zarian is the first Armenian-American to serve on the city council in the City of Glendale,California. Zarian served four terms as mayor of Glendale,California.
The Glendale Transportation Center is an Amtrak and Metrolink train station in the city of Glendale,California. It is served by the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner inter-city rail route and the Metrolink Ventura County Line and Antelope Valley Line commuter rail routes.
Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs station is a Metrolink rail station in the city of Norwalk,California. It is served by Metrolink's 91/Perris Valley Line from Los Angeles Union Station to Riverside and Metrolink's Orange County Line running from Los Angeles Union Station to Oceanside. On weekdays,this station is served by 19 Orange County Line trains and nine 91/Perris Valley Line trains. On weekends,eight Orange County Line trains and four 91/Perris Valley Line trains serve this station.
Paul Krekorian is an American politician,who has represented the second district on the Los Angeles City Council since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the president of the Los Angeles City Council from October 18,2022 to September 20,2024. He was previously a member of the California State Assembly,representing the 43rd Assembly district. Krekorian is the first Armenian American to be elected to office in the city of Los Angeles.
Rick Joseph Caruso is an American billionaire businessman. The founder and former chief executive officer of Caruso,an American real-estate company,he is also the chair of the board of trustees at the University of Southern California. Caruso was previously the president of the Los Angeles Police Commission,a member of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners,and was the runner-up to Karen Bass in the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election.
The Los Angeles metropolitan area has a significant Armenian American population. As of 1990,this single area holds the largest Armenian American community in the United States as well as the largest population of Armenians in the world outside Armenia.
Zareh John Sinanyan is an Armenian-American politician currently serving as the High Commissioner of Diaspora Affairs of Armenia. He is a former member of the city council of Glendale,California and twice served as the city's mayor. As a city councilman,he held posts in various commissions,including Parks,Recreation and Community Service,and the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee.
The 2015 Oxnard train derailment occurred on February 24,2015,at 5:44 a.m. local time when a Metrolink passenger train collided with a truck that a driver had mistakenly turned from Rice Avenue onto the tracks and became stuck. After the impact,the train derailed at Oxnard,California,United States. As a result of the crash,the train engineer died from his injuries a week later and 32 passengers and crew members were injured. The truck driver exited his vehicle and ran from the scene prior to the crash;he sustained minor injuries that were unrelated to the crash sequence.
Tigran Avinyan is an Armenian politician and businessman currently serving as the Mayor of Yerevan. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia from 2018 to 2021 in Nikol Pashinyan's government. He is a founding member of the ruling Civil Contract Party. He was the Civil Contract Party's mayoral candidate for the Yerevan City Council election which took place on 17 September 2023. Avinyan was elected as Mayor of Yerevan on 10 October 2023.
The North Hollywood to Pasadena Transit Corridor is a proposed 18-mile (29 km) bus rapid transit line in the Los Angeles Metro Busway system in Los Angeles,California. It is planned to operate between Pasadena and the North Hollywood station in the San Fernando Valley,where it will connect with the B Line in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system and the G Line in the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. The project completed its scoping phase in 2019,was approved by the Metro board on April 28,2022 and is estimated to be completed by 2027. It is part of Metro's Twenty-eight by '28 initiative.
Ardashes "Ardy" Kassakhian is an American-Armenian politician who is a Councilmember and former mayor of Glendale,California.
