The community gathers around City Hall on Thursday night to celebrate the annual lighting of the city’s Christmas tree and enjoys performances from local schools including Mountain Avenue Elementary students. In attendance were Mayor Dan Brotman, City Councilmembers, Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo, Glendale Fire Department Chief Gregory Fish, Glendale Police Chief Manny Cid, state Sen. Anthony Portantino and more. Adjacent to the tree lighting, GFD collected gift donations for underserved children, while letting children climb aboard a fire truck, which was decked oPhotos by Kennedy Zak / Glendale News-Press
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First published in the December 2 print issue of the Glendale News-Press.