By Agnes CONSTANTE After much anticipation, Sprouts in La Cañada opened its doors on Wednesday, after a soft opening on Tuesday. The grocery stores officially opened its doors at 7 a.m. on Wednesday. The first 300 customers who made purchases were given coupon booklets for 10 free sandwiches. Free reusable bags were also provided to […]
On Wednesday, Rep. Adam Schiff and colleagues on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies questioned NASA Administrator Charles Bolden about proposed cuts to the planetary sciences program. During the hearing, Rep. Schiff and other members took strong issue with Bolden over the Obama Administration’s proposal which would eliminate funding for a […]
It was announced this week that the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works will soon undertake the landscaping of the fill slopes that have been constructed at Dunsmuir Sediment Placement Site after the 2009 Station Fire. The Station Fire burned over 160,000 acres including the watersheds of numerous debris protection facilities in the […]
Computers and tech upgrades coming to all school sites. The Glendale Unified School District board of education has approved two major initiatives under Measure S to put more modern technology into every classroom within three years – a top priority of the $270 million bond overwhelming passed by local voters in April 2011. “These programs […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. has once again denied parole for Paul Crowder. The decision was released on Thursday. Crowder was sentenced in November 1991 to 15 years to life in state prison for the second-degree murder of Crescenta Valley High School student Berlyn Cosman. Cosman and friends were at an unsupervised after […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A lone suspect wielding a handgun entered the Starbucks store in the 400 block of Foothill Boulevard Saturday night, at about 9 p.m. just before closing. He immediately confronted the two clerks at gunpoint and threatened to kill them if they didn’t give him the cash from the store registers and safe. […]
Montrose Search and Rescue Team members responded to a call of 12 stranded hikers at 11:08 a.m. Sunday morning. The hikers started out of Chantry Flats earlier, despite notice of an impending storm, hoping to reach Mount Wilson. “Four or five of the hikers got back to their car. The others were found and are […]
Descanso Gardens in La Cañada was vandalized sometime between Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 3:30 a.m. Several windows were shattered in the Boddy House on the Descanso Garden’s property. “Beer cans and bottles were found on the patio, “ said Sgt. Ray Harley. Mary O’KEEFE
Assemblyman Michael Allen (D-Sonoma County), Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles), and Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) have introduced Assembly Joint Resolution (AJR) 32, a measure that begins the process to amend the United States Constitution to nullify the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. In Citizens United, a deeply divided Supreme Court […]
March 19 1500 block of Descanso Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a digital camera and lens were stolen from a locked vehicle overnight. March 18 4400 of Oak Grove Drive in La Cañada, credit cards were stolen from an unlocked vehicle reported at 2:30 p.m. 4700 block of Vineta Avenue in La Cañada, golf clubs […]