GOCHA Annual Meeting Monday. August 14

You are invited to attend GOCHA's Annual Meeting and Dessert Night at the Joe Bridges Clubhouse in Glenoaks Park on:

Wed. September 14, 2022
7:30pm-9:00pm

Joe Bridges Clubhouse in Glenoaks Park
2531 E. Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale, CA 91206

Guest Speakers will include:

City Council Member Elen Asatryan

GPD Neighborhood Watch Department

Dr. Jackie Gish--Landfill Committee Chair Person, and more...

Other topics will include the Glendale Solar Solution and an update on the Canyon Disaster Preparedness program.

So come enjoy some decadent desserts and coffee while you meet our new GOCHA Board Members and VP, learn how to become a GOCHA Board Member, opportunities to volunteer for upcoming Canyon events, meet the City's newest Council Member, learn about and become part of the Canyon's Neighborhood Watch program, update on the Scholl Landfill power plant project, and more.

Hope to see you there.

National Night Out Happening Tuesday 8/2

GOCHA would like to invite you to attend Glenoaks Canyon's National Night Out, on August 2nd, from 5-8pm, at Glenoaks Park.

  • Live entertainment by The Breakfast Club

  • Eagles Taco Truck and Simply Twisted Ice Cream Truck

  • Raffle

  • Meet & Greet with City Officials and Glendale's Finest

  • Fire and Police trucks

  • and maybe a visit from the K9 unit!

Bring a picnic blanket and enjoy a wonderful Summer evening with your Canyon neighbors!

August 2, 2022
5:00-8:00PM
Glenoaks Park

The Annual Dog Parade is Back! This Sunday, 5/22

It’s been a while, but the Annual GOCHA Dog Parade is back! The parade will be held at Glenoaks Park from 11am-1pm on Sunday May 22, 2022. So bring your four-legged loved ones and head down to the park to check out the parade, costume contest, trick contest, and agility course.

And, the Eagles Taco Truck will be there too. Hope to see you there.

GOCHA ANNUAL DOG PARADE
Glenoaks Park
Sunday, May 22, 2022
11:00am - 1:00pm

Stop the Scholl Power Plant Now

On October 6, 2021, the Glendale Planning Commission UNANIMOUSLY rejected Glendale Water and Power’s plan to construct a power plant at Scholl Canyon Landfill.  But then on November 30, the City Council Members, despite overwhelming community opposition, overruled the Planning Commission’s sound and thoughtful decision.  Now it’s up to the citizens of Glendale and nearby communities to STOP this power plant and the effects it will have on OUR HEALTH, OUR HOMES AND OUR HILLSIDES.

GOCHA is asking for donations to help finance legal action to stop a power plant from being built at the Scholl Canyon Landfill.  Since we are a volunteer non-profit organization, we cannot pursue this legal action without you.

Click on the link below to learn more, donate and watch a video by GOCHA President, Rick Marquis.

 https://gofund.me/e969e69c

To  donate by check, mail donations to:

GOCHA
P.O. Box 9949, Glendale CA 91226-0949

This power plant would affect all of us, not just those who live in the surrounding canyons but all the residents of Glendale, Eagle Rock, and Pasadena.

Thank you for your support and generous donations.

GOCHA IS A 501c4 organization.  Donations are not tax deductible.  All proceeds will be used for current and future legal fees related to Scholl Landfill.

Rally Against BioGas Plant at Scholl Landfill 11/23 4:30PM

The Glendale City Council will hear Glendale Water & Power’s appeal to the rejection of the BioGas Power Plant that was decided last month on November 30th. We are planning a rally at City Hall on Tuesday 11/23/21 at 4:30pm.

We are hoping to get as many people as we can so that the City Council knows that there are many citizens that are opposed to the building of this power plant in the fire-prone hills near our canyon.

TUESDAY 11/23
4:30pm
Steps of Glendale City Hall
613 East Broadway
Glendale, CA 91206

City Council to Vote on BioGas Plant at Scholl Canyon Landfill 11/30/21

Glendale Water and Power (GWP) has proposed a dirty bioGas Power Plant to be built on Glendale's fire-prone hillsides at Scholl Landfill. The Sustainability and the Planning Commission voted AGAINST this proposed project in October, but GWP has appealed the decision so it will come up for a vote at City Council on Tuesday, 11/30/2021. We must speak up for the environment and our health!

It is crucial that we voice our concerns NOW, or we'll have to bear the burden of an increase in pollution and emissions, increased fire risk in an already VERY High Fire Hazard zone, disturbance of wildlife on over 2.2 acres of land, increased ambient noise levels in quiet canyon neighborhoods, etc. In a time when we should be planning for more green and environmentally friendly options of power generation, GWP has proposed turning an area currently zoned for Special Recreation use into an Industrial area. There is already an existing Power Plant in Glendale in an industrial area, with a fully-functional methane pipeline connecting Scholl Landfill to the existing power plant--and that Power Plant is expected to undergo a major overhaul soon. We don't need a second gas Power Plant in Glendale!

Please use the suggested talking points to draft your own unique letter of opposition to this dirty gas power plant project, and email it to Glendale's Mayor and City Council Members well in advance of 11/30:

Mayor Paula Devine:  pdevine@glendaleca.gov

Dan Brotman:             dbrotman@glendaleca.gov

Vrej Agajanian:           vagajanian@glendaleca.gov

Ardy Kassakhian:        akassakhian@glendaleca.gov 

Ara Najarian:              anajarian@glendaleca.gov

Call and leave a message: (818) 548-4844

Mail:

Management Services - Room 200
613 E. Broadway
Glendale, CA 91206-4391

The City Council Meeting can be viewed on Charter Cable Channel 6 or streamed online at:

https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/management-services/gtv6/live-video-stream

For public comments and questions during the meeting call (818) 937-8100. City staff will be submitting these questions and comments in real time to the appropriate person during the Planning Commission meeting.

Glenoaks Canyon Evacuation Drill - 11/29/21 at 9:00am

[UPDATE] Please click here for a video message from Chief Lanzas of the Glendale Fire Department.

On Monday, November 29th at 9:00 AM, GOCHA and the City of Glendale are holding an emergency evacuation drill. Your participation in this drill will help emergency responders learn how to best assist us in a real emergency.

Glenoaks Canyon presents the challenge that there is only one way in and one way out and emergency teams want to learn how they can help us prevent a bottleneck at the canyon entrance. Please look for the three Evacuation Drill handouts that either have been delivered or will be delivered to your doorstep during the next couple of days or you can download them here.

The Evacuation Drill:  Canyon residents will be notified via text, voice message or email at 9:00 AM on Monday, November 29th. The notification will announce the start of the drill and give us instructions. Once the drill is completed we will be notified that we can return home. 

If you haven’t yet done so, please sign up for emergency notices (such as the practice one we will receive for our drill on Nov. 29th) at https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/fire-department/emergency-preparedness and then click on the Emergency Alerts button and sign up. 

Thank you in advance for your participation in this important drill. 

 

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GOCHA Annual Meeting (Virtual) Set for September 22 at 6:30pm

The 2021 GOCHA Annual meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 22 at 6:30pm. Like last year, this year’s meeting will be held virtually via zoom (link below). With the landfill issues heating up again and fire season upon us, it should be an informative meeting that all are encouraged to attend.

GOCHA Annual Meeting
6:30PM
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
via Zoom

Please use the Zoom link below at 6:30pm on Wednesday to join the meeting.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5218163884?pwd=WFk1ZXVvbGdZV2hvZDJpTjFtd3lDUT09

Meeting ID: 521 816 3884, Passcode: 7Z4Hjg

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