EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LIVING IN ... GLENDALE.Byline: - Daily News Population: 200,200 ETHNIC BREAKDOWN* White/non-Hispanic: 63.58% Hispanic: 19.72% Asian/Pacific Islander: 16.20% African-American: 1.27% American Indian: 0.32% WEATHER Average annual rainfall: 17.6 inches Average high temperature: 78 degrees Average low temperature: 51 degrees LOCAL GOVERNMENT Type: Charter city City Hall location: 613 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA 91206, (818) 548-2090 City's Web site: www.ci.glendale.ca.us Courthouse: 600 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA 91206 TRANSIT General information: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, (213) 922-2000 Bus service: (800) 266-6883 (COMMUTE); Glendale Traffic and Transportation Division, (818) 548-3960; Greyhound, (800) 231-2222 Senior/disabled services: MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. , (213) 689-0054; City Ride, (818) 808-RIDE Rail service: Metrolink, (800) 371-5465; Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run , (800) 872-7245 Airports: Bob Hope Airport Bob Hope Airport (IATA: BUR, ICAO: KBUR, FAA LID: BUR) is a regional and national airport located in Burbank, California, United States. It was formerly known as United Airport (1930-1934); Union Air Terminal (1934-1940); (Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena), (818) 840-8840; Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX , (310) 646-5252 UTILITIES Water and power: Glendale Public Service Department, (818) 548-3300 Gas: Southern California Gas This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Co., (800) 427-2200 Telephone: SBC, (800) 310-2355 Cable TV: Charter Communications, (866) 499-8080 Trash: Integrated Waste Management, (818) 548-3916 Recycling: (818) 548-3916 LAW ENFORCEMENT Police: 131 N. Isabel St., (818) 548-4840 Emergency: 911 Fire: 421 Oak St., (818) 548-4814 Ambulance: American Medical Response American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) is the largest private ambulance provider in the United States. AMR and EmCare are wholly owned subsidiaries of EMSC L.P., an emergency management company held by the investment firm Onex. AMR is based out of Greenwood Village, Colorado. , (818) 808-2100 LICENSES Animal licenses: (818) 548-2090 Business licenses: (818) 548-3200 Driver's licenses: California Department of Motor Vehicles In the United States of America, Department of Motor Vehicles (or DMV) is a commonly used name of the government agency of a U.S. state which administers the registration of automobiles (e.g., by issuing license plates), and/or the licensing of drivers (e.g. , www.dmv.ca.gov OTHER SERVICES & INFORMATION TV stations (local): GTV6 (public access) (818) 548-4013 Library: Glendale Central Library, 222 E. Harvard St., (818) 548-2030 Historical society: www.glendalehistorical.org Hospital: Glendale Adventist Medical Center Glendale Adventist Medical Center is located in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, California. It was founded in 1905. Glendale Adventist Medical Center is a sister institution of Loma Linda University Medical Center and is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist hospital system. , 1509 Wilson Terrace, J(818) 409-8000 Glendale Memorial Hospital, 1420 S. Central Ave., (818) 502-1900 Postal service: U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. , 313 E. Broadway and 1009 N. Pacific Ave. Voter registration: 12400 Imperial Highway, Norwalk, CA 90650, (800) 481-VOTE or www.lavote.net. Social Security office: 710 S. Central Ave., Suite 320, (800) 772-1213 Birth, death and marriage records: Los Angeles County Clerk/Registrar-Recorder (800) 201-8999 Animal shelter: (818) 242-1128 *Ethnic breakdown totals can exceed 100 percent due to a recent change allowing people to check more than one ethnic category. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) no caption (Glendale) John McCoy KEYWORDS} VALLEY - LIFESTYLE - GLENDALE - POPULATION - LIST - PROFILE |
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