By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police officers arrested two men who were apparently sleeping in a church for several weeks without the permission of the pastor, according to a police report. Thomas Smith, 54, and Leslie Jenei, 60, were arrested on Monday after police attempted to stop Smith for riding his bicycle on the sidewalk in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A teacher has been removed from a Tujunga classroom amid allegations of misconduct. “The teacher remains out of the classroom and assigned to an administrative site,” stated Gayle Pollard-Terry, LAUSD spokeswoman, in an email. The teacher was removed from Mt. Gleason Middle School on Feb. 17. The Los Angeles Unified School District […]
Leslie Jenei By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police officers arrested two men who were apparently sleeping in a church for several weeks without the permission of the pastor, according to a police report. Thomas Smith, 54, and Leslie Jenei, 60, were arrested on Monday after […]
Fatal Accident on ANF By Mary O’KEEFE The L.A.County Coroner’s Office as released the identity of a man who was found inside his car that plunged over the side of the Angeles National Forest Highway near Mt. Gleason Road earlier today. Andrew Searcy, 25, of La Mirada, was pronounced dead at the scene. “The vehicle […]
Allegations Raised Against Mt. Gleason Teacher By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles Unified School District has released a statement concerning allegations against at teacher at Mt. Gleason Middle School in Tujunga. “As a result of recent allegations, a teacher has been removed from Mt. Gleason Middle School. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is working with […]
By Jason KUROSU The Verdugo Hills Golf Course hosted a Frisbee golf tournament on the evening of Feb. 3 in what will be one of perhaps a series of such tournaments at Verdugo Hills in the foreseeable future. With about 50 people in attendance, a doubles tournament which Frisbee golf organizer Gary Sandoval called a […]
By Ted AYALA The message from City Treasurer Ron Barucki to the City Council was serious but not dire when he announced to the City Council on Tuesday of a drop in value in the city’s investment portfolio. The portfolio closed the second fiscal quarter at $396 million, down $2 million from the end of […]
Reeling, Recovering as a Community As I write this, the funeral for 15-year-old Drew Ferraro is drawing to a close in Tujunga. The service was attended by hundreds for a boy who felt there was nothing left to live for. This was an incredibly difficult story for us to tell our foothills neighbors. Information was […]
“The substance of winds is too thin for human eyes, their written language is too difficult for human minds, and their spoken language mostly too faint for the ears.” – John Muir The storms this winter have been evasive, especially in terms of rainfall. Several attempts have been made to deliver, but sadly lacking in […]