Glendora City Hall

116 East Foothill Boulevard
Glendora CA 91741

Phone: 626-914-8200
Fax: 626-914-8221
Email: [email protected]

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Description:
About Glendora's Government

The City of Glendora is a general law city, which operates under a Council-Manager form of government. The City Council serves as the legislative and policy-making body of Glendora. The City Manager and staff perform the day-to-day municipal operations.

Our Mission

To achieve our purpose, the City’s mission is to provide the citizens and business community a full range of effective municipal services while maintaining our historical sense of community values.

Our Vision

Glendora...a healthy, balanced, progressive city representing family values and the businesses that support them; a great place to live, work and play.

Our Purpose

The purpose of the City of Glendora, the Pride of the Foothills, is to ensure and improve the quality of life for all Glendorans by balancing residential, business and environmental interest in a fiscally responsible manner.

Our Values

We value: Our legacy past, present and future. Fair, efficient and fiscally responsible government in serving our citizens. Our uniqueness, beauty and safety of our small-town environment. Ethics, dignity, honesty and integrity. The balance of community, business and environmental interests. The opportunity for our residents to participate in City government. Private rights, individual rights, community rights and the stewardship of exercising those rights responsibly in a changing society. Community outreach, volunteerism and the contributions of our business community. Educational, spiritual and humanitarian institutions. The preservation of the natural beauty of our foothills.

Glendora is nestled at the base of the scenic San Gabriel Mountains, in the eastern portion of Los Angeles County. Located approximately 27 miles from downtown Los Angeles, Glendora offers convenient access to major commercial, cultural, educational and recreational areas in Southern California.

Founded in 1887, Glendora was officially incorporated as a City in 1911. The City remained a small citrus-producing community until the late 1950s, when agriculture gave way to large scale residential development.

Today, over 50,000 residents enjoy Glendora's excellent public and private schools, lush parks, comprehensive community services and one of the lowest crime rates in the nation.

Glendora's diversified business community ranges from the downtown "Village," where personalized service is provided by several owner-operated retail stores, to corporate headquarters of major U.S. and international firms--including Rain Bird Sprinkler Manufacturing Company and the National Hot Rod Association.

Glendora is also one of Southern California's most attractive residential communities, with a variety of homes, from cozy turn-of-the-century cottages to prestigious executive hillside estates.

Quality education, both public and private, is yet another shining attribute of the Glendora community. According to 1994-95 State testing results, Glendora High School students scored 30-50 percent higher than State averages in reading, writing and math. In addition, a recent graduate follow-up survey showed that approximately 80 percent of Glendora High School graduates go on to higher education.

From tree lined neighborhood streets and quaint downtown Village shops to the modern architecture of the Financial Way business center, Glendora is a haven from the fast pace of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Welcome to Glendora, the "Pride of the Foothills."