By Mary O’KEEFE Three elementary schools within the Glendale Unified School District have been notified they have been recognized as California Distinguished schools. Monte Vista, Mountain Avenue and Balboa elementary schools received word of their award at the end of March. The California Department of Education has set a standard criteria for the award that […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Community College has announced that superintendent/president Dr. Dawn Lindsay has accepted the position of college president at Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland. She will begin her new job on Aug. 1. The search for her replacement will be discussed at the next GCC board meeting on April 16. Lindsay will […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday night, March 24, officers from the Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) office and Glendale police visited several bars and liquor stores around the Glendale area in a proactive effort to educate and partner with local owners to make certain permits and other requirements were in place. “It is more of an […]
Best of the Road® is back for round two, asking Americans to share their hometown pride and show road-trippers the best small towns America has to offer. Rand McNally and USA TODAY are calling for friends, family, colleagues or coworkers to put their town on the map – literally – and be named the Best […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As part of April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month campaign, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, along with over 200 other law enforcement agencies, will be participating in a “zero tolerance” program for those texting or using their hand-held cellphone while driving. Participating law enforcement agencies will concentrate their efforts on April 18 […]
Glendale Water & Power (GWP) customers now have the ability to share and compare their energy use with friends on Facebook. The social energy app is designed to provide people with a better sense of their energy use while fostering friendly competition and provides new ways for people to discover savings opportunities. Consumers can […]
On Wednesday Rep. Adam Schiff released the following statement after reports were released by the Davies Group and Southern California Edison (SCE) on the response to the windstorm of November 2011: “I am pleased that SCE has responded proactively to the problems identified in its response to the recent Windstorm by releasing both an […]
As part of this month’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month campaign, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will be offering “zero tolerance” to those texting or operating hand-held cell phones on April 4 and April 18. Drivers who break the law and place themselves and others in danger will be cited. The current minimum ticket […]
Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced that he will host the annual Congressional Arts Competition Forum & Exhibit for the 29th District, featuring high school student artwork from the region, on Sunday April 15. The Congressional Art Competition is an annual contest, with submissions from across the country. The winner from each Congressional District has […]