Some evacuation orders lifted

By Mary O’Keefe About 60% to 70% of residents who were under mandatory evacuation orders in La Crescenta and La Cañada will be allowed to return home beginning this morning, according to Chief Neal Tyler from Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. In this morning’s press conference at Camp Two in La Cañada officials said the […]

Sunny now–three storms on the way

By Mary O’Keefe Three major rain systems, each increasing in intensity are heading toward Southern California. The first storm is expected to hit Crescenta Valley late Sunday evening into Monday morning  dropping an estimated eight to 16 inches of rain. “Sixteen inches is the high range of what is [expected] in the foothills and mountain […]

$20,000 reward for Jan. 1 hit and run information

By Mary O’Keefe The driver of an SUV that struck and killed Joo Lee, 49, of Montrose has not been found almost two weeks after the tragedy. On Tuesday Supervisor Michael Antonovich announced that the Board of Supervisors has approved his motion to offer a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction […]

CV gets ready for Battle of the Badges blood drive

By Mary O’Keefe CV Sheriffs are inviting the community to help them help others by donating blood. On Jan. 19 the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station will be joining about 100 other agencies in the fourth annual Battle of the Badges. “It started as a small blood drive but has really grown over the years,” said […]

Car hits house, no one injured

By Mary O’Keefe Glendale firefighters from Station 29 and the Urban Search and Rescue unit worked on shearing up a wall of a residence after a neighbor backed into a home in the 3600 block of Virginia Street. About 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday an elderly woman apparently thought she was stepping on the brake but […]

Other city news

By Charles COOPER New political year launched The 2010 political season is now in full swing with Paul Krekorian completing the move to the Los Angeles City Council. Krekorian vacated the 43rd Assembly District seat he has held for two years, and a special election will be called to fill out his uncompleted term to […]

DePompa takes the oath of office

The new Glendale Police Chief was official sworn into office among family, friends, supporters and mentors. By Mary O’Keefe With the raising of a right hand and an oath to uphold the laws of the land the city of Glendale issued in a new chief of police. Ronald L. DePompa had been acting as Interim […]

Bond proposed to aid water district

By Brandon Hensley In an attempt to circumvent problems threatening the Foothill area’s ongoing water crisis, directors of the Foothill Municipal Water District proposed a $20 million bond this week to help aid the agency’s $63-million plan to renovate its infrastructure and reduce local dependency on imported water. If passed, the bond would have long […]

Hold on a little longer – it’s almost over

There will be a paved road at the end of the construction dust tunnel. By Mary O’Keefe Crescenta Valley commuters will be seeing the last of the asphalt dust soon as the Los Angeles Public Works nears completion of the road construction that began on Jan. 7. “Despite the rain [on Wednesday] we are on […]

100 years is only the beginning

By Mary O’Keefe A great celebration a century in the making occurred on Saturday afternoon. Long time La Crescenta resident Bill Bowman turned 100. The champagne was flowing as friends and family all toasted the centenarian. “A toast to 100 years: a great husband, a great father, a great grandfather and a great, great grandfather,” […]