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Ray Jangi Jainian announces run for Glendale City Council, cites engineering and mayoral experience
Summary
Ray Jangi Jainian announced his campaign for Glendale city council, highlighted 40 years as a California-certified engineer and prior service as mayor and council member, pledged to reduce regulation and help local businesses, and closed by listing endorsements and asking for votes.
Ray Jangi Jainian announced his candidacy for Glendale city council and said he is running "to build a safer and more prosperous Glendale for every resident." The candidate opened the speech by citing decades of professional and public-service experience and asking voters for their support.
Jainian framed his campaign around experience and accountability. "I have over 40 years of experience as a California certified professional engineer," he said, and described his approach as a "practical results driven mindset." He said his prior service as both mayor and a city council member informs that approach and called for "honesty, transparency, and accountability" in local government.
On policy, Jainian emphasized public safety and economic relief for small businesses. "As a small business owner myself, I will reduce unnecessary regulation, streamline CD process, and create real opportunities for Glendale businesses," he said. The transcript records the phrase "CD process" without further expansion; the campaign did not provide clarification in this record.
Jainian also highlighted his operational background, saying he served "as a project engineer at the largest naval hospital," and noted media and outreach experience: "For more than 26 years, I have also served as a Nike news host and as a president of 2 US television channels on Charter and Spectrum." He used a pandemic-era anecdote to illustrate continuity in office, saying that when city hall closed he kept his office open while mayor.
The candidate listed several endorsements in the transcript, including "LA County assessor Jeffrey Frank" and "former mayor Paula Devine," and said others had offered support. The closing minutes of the recorded remarks contain a second, different spelling of the speaker's name; the transcript opens with "I'm Ray Jangi Jainian" and later records "I'm Vrisha Gijanian." The record did not clarify the discrepancy.
He closed by asking for votes for city council and thanking listeners. The remarks in the transcript were a policy-oriented campaign announcement rather than a forum for deliberative decision-making; no motions or formal actions were recorded.
