A mass shooting in downtown Glendale has brought renewed focus to an area that many of the businesses believe has been written off by the city.

The only time the area sees a lot of visitors, he said, is during annual and monthly events, such as Glendale Glitters in December, or the festival and marketplace Sanchez runs in the neighboring ...

Bobby Luera created OASA events to replicate family gatherings that helped him after the shooting of his father. The May 4 event ended in violence.

where the city holds its annual Christmas festival called Glendale Glitters. He said city officials, who included the mayor, directed him to the restaurant El Camaron Gigante — in English ...