by Mark Kellam
Pasadena Sun
Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) took the podium Tuesday night at Glendale City Hall and called on city officials to push their local lawmakers to fight for their power of redevelopment.
But this wasn’t Pasadena. It was in a city that lies outside his Assembly district — Glendale, a major voter hub for Sen. Carol Liu’s district. Portantino, who is expected to challenge Liu for her seat in the November election, fired a shot across Liu’s bow Tuesday in front of the Glendale City Council.
After espousing the city’s redevelopment story — which includes the Americana at Brand, massive studio campuses in the San Fernando Road corridor and other changes — Portantino suggested the council ask Liu “to come discuss what steps can be taken to help.”
