Montrose-Glendale Christmas Parade Canceled

This week the Montrose Christmas Parade Association issued the following announcement: “After 43 years bringing holiday magic to the streets of Montrose each December, the Montrose Christmas Parade Association, in coordination with the City of Glendale, the Montrose Shopping Park, the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce and local health authorities, has decided to cancel this year’s Montrose-Glendale Christmas Parade. Saturday Dec. 5th would have been our 44th annual parade but, in order to protect the incredible members of our community, we have decided that it is better to focus our energy on the 2021 event. We appreciate your support of, participation in and attendance at this annual tradition and we promise we will return with the bands, community entries, kids and, of course, Santa flying by in his helicopter that make this parade so special. Keep your family close, stay safe and we will see you on Dec. 4th, 2021.” www.MontroseChristmasParade.com

LA Schools to Serve as Presidential General Election Vote Centers

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced this week that schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will serve as Vote Centers in the Presidential General Election.

As many as 150 schools are being evaluated to serve as safe and accessible Vote Centers throughout Los Angeles Unified.

Vote Centers at these locations will be available to voters beginning Friday, Oct. 30 through Election Day, Nov. 3.

Deadline Approaches for Beyond the Box

The Glendale Arts and Culture Commission issued a call for artists to apply to paint murals on City of Glendale utility boxes on October 16-18. The Commission is accepting artwork for Beyond the Box. Selected artists will paint murals on 30 City of Glendale utility boxes this fall. The program goal is to bring beauty to unexpected places such as utility boxes. Selected artists will each receive a $750 stipend to paint a utility box.

Interested artists must submit their applications by Sept. 18.

To apply, visit https://tinyurl.com/y5byoagd.

Local Emergency In Response To Bobcat Fire

Supervisor Kathryn Barger this week signed a proclamation to declare a local emergency in Los Angeles County as a result of the Bobcat Fire located in the San Gabriel Valley. The Bobcat Fire ignited on Sept. 6 in the Angeles National Forest, north of the communities of Sierra Madre, Arcadia, Monrovia, Bradbury, Duarte and Azusa. The fire poses extreme danger to the persons and property in its immediate vicinity and the emergency proclamation declares that the conditions are or likely to be beyond the control of local resources and will require the additional combined forces to combat.

As of Wednesday, the Bobcat Fire burned more than 44,000 acres, leading to evacuations of residents and necessitating multiple human and pet sheltering operations. The Bobcat Fire poses a threat to residential, business and critical infrastructures in the area and the proclamation declares the need for continued mutual aid assistance to combat the Bobcat Fire.

The proclamation was ratified by the board of supervisors during its regularly scheduled board meeting on Tuesday.