By Ted AYALA Earlier this month, Glendale City Councilmember Ara Najarian was reelected to his seat on the board of directors of the Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) despite his staunch and often very vocal opposition to the proposed extension of the 710 Freeway. When Najarian’s name was nominated for reelection to his seat in December, […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN With the conclusion of a citywide study, the Glendale Dept. of Water and Power is looking to take the next step to ensure the city’s drinking water is appropriately safe for its residents. The removal of the toxicant in question, chromium-6, is analyzed in the City of Glendale report and will affect […]
By Jason KUROSU On April 2, Glendale’s municipal election will give voters the chance to select from a series of incumbents and new faces vying for positions on the city council, school board and other municipal governing positions. Current city council members Laura Friedman and Ara Najarian are running to renew their seats on the […]
CV Town Council General Meeting The Crescenta Valley Town Council will meet tonight, Thursday, March 21, at 7 p.m. in the La Crescenta Library. On the agenda is the proposed skate park at CV Park presented by L.A. County Parks and Recreation; presentations by several GUSD board of education candidates and candidates vying to represent […]
John Collins has fought, taught and preached his way through a good 90 years. By Brandon HENSLEY They say you never stop learning, and John Collins knows this more than anyone. One of the biggest lessons he learned happened one day in the early 1960s in Phoenix, Ariz. He had always fancied himself a lover […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Shopping Park Association will indeed be following the Brown Act. There had been some confusion among the MSPA board as to whether it was a legislative body and therefore subject to the Brown Act provisions. After a visit from the Glendale City Attorney’s office during the February MSPA meeting it […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN After 20 years at the Glendale Civic Auditorium, the Glendale Gun Show has been shown the door by the city’s government. In a 3-2 vote, the Glendale City Council approved a measure that terminated the group’s contract with the city and banned the sale of firearms and ammunition on city property. Mayor […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A Glendale resident in the New York Avenue and Park Vista Drive area left her home early on March 14. She had turned off the lights and locked all doors and windows. She returned home about 7:30 p.m. As she drove into her driveway, she noticed that lights were on in the […]
March 18 2900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, an employee at Foothill Doors and Windows entered the business, heard the alarm and noticed his desk had been ransacked. He immediately left the building and contacted 911. Deputies discovered the apparent entry into the building was from a rear window. A computer, monitor and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE While walking her dog, a resident in the 3200 block of Mills Avenue noticed an unfamiliar gray van driving slowly through her neighborhood. She allegedly witnessed the vehicle pull up near a neighbor’s home, heard the van’s passenger door open and shut. She did not see who got out of the car […]