By Ted AYALA Glendale continues to enjoy a slide in crime rates, announced Glendale Police Chief Ron de Pompa at Tuesday night’s Glendale City Council meeting. Numbers presented by the GPD demonstrate a continuing downward shift in crimes. Violent crimes dropped by 10%; property crimes 12%. Overall, the crime rate dropped 12% in 2012. “This […]
Consumers in La Cañada Flintridge and La Crescenta as well as the county communities of Pasadena and Altadena are requested to reduce their water use, including refraining from outdoor watering, while a major imported water pipeline is taken out of service for eight days beginning today, Thursday, Feb. 21. The outage is scheduled to last […]
On Feb. 4, the Glendale Homeowners Coordinating Council (GHCC) held its installation of officers for 2013 at Clancy’s Crab Broiler. Installed were Todd Hunt, president; Mirna Stanley, 1st VP; Sherry Stubbs, 2nd VP; John Kociemba, treasurer; Jennifer Pinkerton, recording secretary and Bill Nicoll, corresponding secretary. Serving as installing officer was Mayor Frank Quintero. Approximately 40 […]
Feb. 17 2900 block of Honolulu Avenue, Glendale police were called concerning a report of several men fighting in the parking lot of a local bar. When the officer arrived, he found two men, one later identified as of one of two victims, and a 28-year-old Sunland man in lanes number one and two of […]
By Natalie MAIER Those who visited the La Crescenta Library on Saturday afternoon were greeted by a savory aroma emanating from the upstairs meeting room. A free vegetarian cooking demonstration took place from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. that was hosted by Green Menu. About 30 community members stirred impatiently in their seats, keen on […]
On Tuesday, April 2, Glendale will hold its biennial municipal election when voters can cast ballots for the offices of treasurer, city clerk, city council, community college board of trustees, and Glendale Unified School District board of education. Also up for the voters’ consideration are three measures for charter amendments. In order to vote in […]
It’s happened to anyone who lives in Southern California. A late-night accident or mysterious slowing clogs the rightmost freeway lanes, while the carpool lane sits empty. Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) has introduced Assembly Bill 405, a measure that will create a pilot program of sorts to ease such traffic congestion by permitting single-occupancy vehicles […]
The Los Angeles County Public Works Department has announced the expected re-opening of the following roads in the Angeles National Forest that were closed on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, due to snow and icy conditions: • Angeles Forest Hwy from Aliso Canyon Rd to Angeles Crest Hwy (SR-2) • Big Tujunga Canyon Rd from Angeles […]
Amendment Would Overturn Citizen’s United Decision and Allow Public Financing of Campaigns Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) today reintroduced a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s ill-considered opinion in Citizens United, and other Supreme Court precedent, which have made it impossible to regulate the billions in campaign spending unleashed over the last […]
A rare piece of marble from the president’s tomb is displayed to students. By Michael YEGHIAYAN Students at Lincoln Elementary School enjoyed a unique American artifact on Wednesday when a local family shared a piece of President Lincoln’s tomb. On the morning following the 16th president’s birthday, Chloe Jang’s kindergarten class received a hands-on history […]