By Mary O’KEEFE La Cañada Flintridge residents voted on Tuesday to approve the education parcel tax. Out of 13,005 eligible voters, a total of 4,993 votes were tallied resulting in 68.16% approval. Measure LC, parcel tax, will cost property owners $450 annually and will support the La Cañada Unified School District. In 2009, 75% of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A residential fire in the 1000 block of Descanso Drive in La Cañada Flintridge has closed down the intersection of Chevy Chase and Descanso drives until about 11 p.m. this evening. “We were dispatched to a single family residential fire, ” said Battalion 4 Chief Reed, from Los Angeles County Fire Station […]
The Los Angeles County Public Works Department has advised that, based on the forecast of inclement weather and potential mud and debris flow events, public access to the following road segments will be closed. The closures will remain in effect until the storm system has passed and the roads have been inspected. • Azusa: Old […]
All lanes of the westbound Foothill (210) freeway are closed at Windsor Avenue in Altadena due to a police investigation. “[We] received a call at 3 a.m. [concerning] a body in the [freeway] lanes,” said California Highway Patrol Officer Rubio. CHP discovered a man’s body on the freeway. There was no vehicle found nearby and […]
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) began mailing more than 12,800 Vote by Mail booklets to voters for the March 4 La Cañada Unified School District Special Parcel Tax Election. To learn about measure LC in the election, visit https://www.lavote.net/voter/pdfs/election_related/03042014_measures_on_ballot.pdf. Voters can also vote early by visiting the third floor in room 3002 of […]
Emelita S. L. Bituin, vice president and manager of Citizens Business Bank, La Cañada Flintridge Business Financial Center presented a check for $6,500 to Tyler S. Wright president and CEO, and Kim Beattie, director of Financial Development, of the YMCA of the Foothills. The check is a result of the 2nd Annual Region 3 Citizens […]
On Thursday Rep. Adam Schiff announced that he has nominated fourteen students from the 28thCongressional District for appointments to U.S. service academies for the class of 2018. Four of the five United States service academies require a Congressional nomination in order to receive an appointment. “Each one of these students has compiled an outstanding resume […]
On February 5, Reserve Deputy Jerry Hill retired after 34 years of faithful service to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Captain Bill Song and Sgt. Burton Brink awarded Reserved Deputy Hill the Department’s Distinguished Service Award in acknowledgment and recognition of over three decades of loyal and unselfish service to the residents of Los […]
By Michael BRUER Melinda Thompson and Bill Scherkey were confused. The La Cañada couple didn’t understand why the access point to the Cross Town Trail at the west end of Flanders Road in La Cañada Flintridge had been closed. The entrance lies directly in front of their home, and was closed by the L.A. County […]
In honor of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Angeles National Forest offers visitors a “fee free” day next Monday (Jan. 20). The normally required National Forest Adventure Pass will be waived. Visitors are urged to avoid areas closed during the Colby Fire, north of Azusa and Glendora. “In commemoration of Martin Luther […]