GCC Tackles Bus Fare, Floats and Candidate Conduct

By Ted AYALA In August 2011, the Glendale City Council adopted a plan to adopt fare increases on its municipal Beeline bus system. On Tuesday, it moved forward to cancel the fare increase that would have taken place on July 1. “At this point, based on fare-box revenue and our [revenue] projections going forward, we […]

Chromium 6 Report in from GWP

Glendale Water & Power (GWP) just released  its final project report to the California Department of Public Health  culminating 10 years of research at a cost of nearly $9 million identifying water treatment  technologies that can be used to remove hexavalent chromium (chromium 6) from drinking water supplies.  The Glendale City Council took on this […]

CVHS Music Need a Driver ASAP

  Crescenta Valley High School Music department is in need of a driver.   We are in desperate NEED of someone to drive our Trailer to the Symphony Festival this Thursday, March 7th! If we can’t find someone to help, we will NOT be able to bring  our Basses, Cellos or Tuba!! You do not have to have a child […]

ASSEMBLYMAN GATTO HONORS LA CAÑADA PROFESSOR AS WOMAN OF THE YEAR

Assemblyman Mike Gatto and the California Legislative Women’s Caucus honored Dr. Frances Arnold yesterday at the “Breaking the Glass Ceiling” Awards Ceremony at the State Capitol in Sacramento.  The awards ceremony commemorates women who have made a great contribution to California and who have inspired women and girls in California and beyond. Dr. Frances Arnold, […]

Accident Closes Crest

Accident Closes Crest By Mary O’KEEFE Angeles Crest Highway is closed for an undetermined amount of time due to a fatal vehicle over the side at mile marker 32.5. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s from the Crescenta Valley station have responded along with Montrose Search and Rescue. The cause of the accident has yet to be […]

Sheriffs Respond to High School Suicide

By Mary O’KEEFE UPDATE Saturday: Below are links to the La Cañada High School website and a link to their crisis information page. http://www.lcusd.net/site/default.aspx?domainid=177 http://www.lcusd.net/cms/lib04/CA01000868/Centricity/Domain/1//Documents/CrisisSupportInformation.pdf UPDATE Friday 8p.m.: A La Cañada High School student fell from the roof of a building on campus this afternoon and pronounced dead at the scene at 3:55 p.m., said […]

Sport Chalet Explosion Sends Two to Hospital

By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County firefighters and Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. sheriffs from the Crescenta Valley station responded to a call concerning an explosion at the Sport Chalet store in La Cañada about 10 a.m. this morning. “Employees smelled gas and shortly thereafter an explosion occurred resulting in two people being transported to Huntington […]

GUSD Board Candidates, Rosemont Preserve Education at Town Council Meeting

By Brandon HENSLEY It was light and not very in-depth, but audience members at the Feb. 21 Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting were given an up close look at three of the candidates running for the April 2 elections. Glendale Unified School District board of education candidates Dan Cabrera, Armina Gharpetian and incumbent Greg Krikorian […]

Splish, Splash, They’re CIF Champs

  Falcon players and coaches reflect on winning water polo’s first Southern Section title. By Brandon HENSLEY As the seconds expired on the game clock, Crescenta Valley High School water polo coach Brent Danna jumped up and down, until he couldn’t jump anymore. So as the clock hit zero he somersaulted into the pool, followed […]