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Paula Devine selected Mayor of Glendale
Glendale City Council Member Paula Devine was selected as the City’s Mayor on Tuesday by fellow council members. Devine takes over the position from outgoing Mayor Vrej Agajanian. This is Devine’s second time serving in the position of Mayor.
Mayor Devine was first elected to the Glendale City Council in 2014. She also serves as the Chair of the Glendale Housing Authority and is the past Chair of Glendale’s Commission on the Status of Women. In addition to serving on the City Council, Devine is proud to serve as the representative for Burbank and Glendale on the Regional Council of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and the Burbank Airport Authority, representing Glendale. Devine is also an Emeritus Board Member of the Glendale Police Foundation, Advisory Board Member of the Adventist Health Glendale Foundation, Advisory Board Member of Family Promise, Member of Kiwanis of Glendale, Member of the Glendale Hist
Women of Color Protest at Governor Newsom s Offices to Urge Appointment of a Black Woman to Kamala Harris Senate Seat
Black women, allies, and organizers to protest on Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 11 a.m. at CA Governor Gavin Newsom offices at the California State Capitol, 10th and L Streets, Sacramento, CA 95814 and Ronald Reagan Building, 300 S. Spring Street, LA. Design Credit: Molly Watson.
Black women and allies from across the Nation are in full force to stand beside U.S. Congresswomen Karen Bass and Barbara Lee and fight to keep the seat.
Like a modern-day Harriet Tubman, VP-Elect Kamala Harris opened the door to claim a seat at the U.S. Senate table. U.S. Congresswomen Karen Bass or Barbara Lee should carry the torch lit by Harris.”