The City of Glendale

The City of Glendale
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Glendale is a city that is found in Los Angeles, California, USA. From the population census carried out in 2010, the population of this city was 191,720 which makes be the third largest city in Los Angeles and the 22nd in the entire of California. The city, which lies at the Eastern side of the valley of San Fernando, is divided by the Verdugo Mountains. It is considered a suburb within the Los Angeles area. To the Northwest, Tujunga and San Valley border the city while the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Crescenta,_California" \o "La Crescenta, California"La Crescenta and the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Ca%C3%B1ada_Flintridge,_California" \o "La Cañada Flintridge, California"La Cañada Flintridge borders the city to the northeast. In accordance to US census bureau, Glendale city is approximately 80. 212 km2. 0.34 km2 of this area consists of water, while 79 km2 is land (Beck and Haase, 2008, 115). This paper evaluates the city’s functions as well as its economic contribution to California and America as a whole.

Functions of the city of Glendale
The following are some of the functions of Glendale city. The city serves the purpose of businesses and trading, is an industrial center and offers entertainment facilities. Other functions include law enforcement, education, transportation, among other functions (Levine, 2011, 2). This part will briefly evaluate some of these functions.
Law enforcement
Security and law enforcement is one of the functions of this city. There is a police department within the city, which is located within the downtown side. The police substation is located in the city’s main galleria as well as in Verdugo area. There is also a police subdivision of California’s highway patrol also located in the city’s downtown. There is also a fire department in Glendale as well as ambulance services. The police department in this city is mandated to offer law enforcement services to the residents and ensure the security of the city and its environment. In general, the police are purposed to ensure high quality life among the residents of California. The police department in this city consists of full time personnel, clerks, and volunteers who assists the police in their day-to-day work.
Education
Education is another function of  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glendale_Unified_School_District" \o "Glendale Unified School District" Glendale city. There are numerous pubic schools in this city, which are operated by the  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glendale_Unified_School_District" \o "Glendale Unified School District" Glendale Unified School District. There are GUSD secondary schools, which includes  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Hoover_High_School_%28Glendale%29" \o "Herbert Hoover High School (Glendale)" Hoover Hebert High Scho...