Where does one start? I guess by praising God that we are entering the final week of this torrid campaign season. I would like to first offer my thanks to those who have thrown their hat into the ring for city council or school board or community college. I’m sure that many of these candidates […]
By Sue KILPATRICK “March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb.” ~ English Proverb This well known saying is most likely derived from the observation that March begins in the winter and ends in the spring. Thus being so, we could expect fierce (like a lion) storms at the beginning of the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Members of the California Task Force 2, Urban Search and Rescue team for Los Angeles County Fire Department is back in the states after their deployment to Japan. The team left in response for assistance after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami on March 11. The team of 74 members left […]
During the past few weeks CV Weekly has asked candidates for the Glendale Unified School District governing board a set of questions concerning their candidacy. The last of the candidates is Mary Boger. Below are her answers. 1) What do you feel you can bring to the Glendale board of education? My experience as a […]
By Ted AYALA Business owners, community leaders, public servants, and average citizens packed the main reception of hall of the Glendale Hilton March 23. The reason: to attend Mayor Ara Najarian’s annual State of the City address and to join the Glendale Chamber of Commerce (GCC) in paying tribute to local business owners and citizens […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A routine speeding traffic stop on York Boulevard just off the southbound Glendale(2) freeway got more than just a speeding driver. California Highway Patrol officer found several weapons and ammunition. At about 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning CHP Officer Dustin Sherman had stopped the vehicle driven by Aaron Pyke, 42, of Los […]
By Jason KUROSU With municipal elections a mere week away, discussions over Measure S, the obligation bond which will appear on the April 5 ballot, have increased. Residents convened at the La Crescenta Public Library to discuss Measure S and direct their questions to a panel consisting of members of the district, members of the […]
Thomas D. “Tom” Emerson, 47, son of Richard and Sally Emerson of La Cañada, died March 7, in La Crescenta. He was born Dec. 11, 1963 and raised in the Crescenta-Cañada area. He graduated from La Cañada High School, class of 1982. He started his first career, computer programmer, in elementary school when he brought […]
By Bruce GIBSON As guitarist for the Grammy-nominated jazz-fusion band Seawind, La Crescenta resident Buddy Nuanez has played numerous gigs locally as well as around the world. Though he’s no longer touring or playing the clubs anymore, Buddy can be seen playing live five times each weekend at one local venue – Montrose Church. As […]
Commentary By Mary O’KEEFE I have been covering campaigns for a very long time. My editor asked me what I thought of this campaign and the phrase I continue to come back to is, “It’s a shame.” I have been very involved politically all my life and have seen some really nasty attacks with the […]