The FBI has released a statement concerning a violent fugitive that may be in California. The subject was last seen in northern California. Kevin Anthony Briggs, a convicted felon and registered sex offender, is wanted for his alleged involvement in the assaults of a female and a police officer in Bozeman, Montana. He also is […]
By Ted AYALA The war that veterans face doesn’t end with the battles they fight in their tours of duty, according to some grim statistics. According to Gregory C. Scott, president and CEO of New Directions for Veterans, over 700,000 veterans are homeless. Of those, he noted, nearly 10% live in Los Angeles County. At […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The Glendale Educational Foundation feted three of its graduates at the annual Dancing with Diamonds event held on Friday night at the Glendale Hilton. The foundation is tasked with generating funds to enrich and enhance the programs and projects of the Glendale Unified School District, according to its mission statement. The Dancing […]
By Ted AYALA Reeling from an unusually dry rainy season, California has been hoping for a powerful storm system or two to quench its parched reservoirs and rivers. But did last week’s rain make a dent in the historic lows for precipitation and snow pack across the state? “Not really,” said Stuart Seto of the […]
The Glendale Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Jan. 30 for the accounting firm of Hutchinson and Bloodgood. From left are partners Mike Benneian, Doug Kawamura, Jenny Chen, Sahak Loussinian, Gary Carruthers, Mark Hennelly, Joe Muriello, Pete Weir, Rex Poulsen, Steve Throop, Gerard Mekhsian, Bill Eckenrod, Mica Miyamoto, Ed Cheeseman, Scott Suekawa and […]
In honor of National Heart Month, the Heart Center at Glendale Memorial Hospital is planning its annual celebration of overall heart health on Thursday, Feb. 20. The community is invited to this celebration of cardiac patients, their families, cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and the community honors the Kings & Queens of Hearts for 2014. The event […]
By Jason KUROSU “The Sandcastle Girls,” the 2012 novel authored by Chris Bohjalian, is the subject of Glendale’s One Book/One Glendale event. On Feb. 27, Bohjalian will speak about the novel at the Glendale Central Library. The event is free, open to the public (though seating may be limited) and Bohjalian will also be joined […]
By Ted AYALA The hopes of the city of Glendale for putting a tax measure before voters in the special election in June were dimmed earlier this week. Residents, according to a survey, feel “no great need” for more taxes. That was the result presented to the Glendale City Council on Tuesday night by Cerrell […]
Assemblyman Mike Gatto amended AB 1432 today to strengthen training requirements and prevent child abuse in schools. The amendments would require all school employees to be trained according to standards developed by the Department of Education, in the proper identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect, so that abuse can be stopped in its […]
Glendale Water & Power (GWP) and CEIVA Energy, a utility-controlled home energy management system (HEMS) provider today announced they will expand their customer engagement program. Based on the success of the initial deployment, GWP and CEIVA will work together to deliver additional energy savings tools to customers, including smart thermostats. The pilot program expansion will reach more […]