By Jason KUROSU At the Tuesday night meeting of the Crescenta Valley Water District, the board of directors discussed replacing the generators at the Arroyo and Berkshire Pump Stations, an issue arising out of concern of losing power, which many Southern Californians experienced during the recent windstorms. In the case of an unexpected emergency, the […]
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a Public Participation Hearing regarding Southern California Edison’s (SCE) response to power outages that began Nov. 30 after a severe windstorm. Some SCE customers were still without service on Dec. 7, a week after the windstorm. The Public Participation Hearing will take place on Jan. 26 from […]
Jan. 10 4700 Daleridge Road in La Cañada Flintridge, a safe, jewelry and personal information were stolen from a home. The owner reported that he had left the residence in the morning leaving the garage door and door of the home unlocked. He returned to find his home had been burglarized between 9:40 a.m. and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A woman who had been detained by Glendale police officers Monday about 11 a.m. after allegedly attempting to cash a fraudulent check at the Glendale Area Schools Federal Credit Union at 1800 Broadview Dr. was later found to be a victim of a scam. “The woman came up to the counter and […]
Assemblymember Anthony Portantino’s bill to provide Legislative staffers with the same protections from retaliation as other state employees has passed its first legislative hurdle. AB 1378 was approved this week by the Assembly Judiciary Committee on a unanimous vote. The bill marks the first time legislative employees will have legal protection from reprisals for reporting […]
Mountain bikers were found at 2:30 a.m. this morning [Friday] after about a five hour search by Search and Rescue teams. The bikers were sighted by Los Angeles County Helicopter 12. There were no injuries. said Lt. Tanya Edwards. Montrose Search & Rescue was called out Thursday evening around 9 p.m. in response to the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A 40-year-old man has succumbed to a gunshot wound he received after a confrontation with a Glendale Police Officer this afternoon. Glendale paramedics responded to a call about 1 p.m. to the 1700 block of Riverside Drive in Glendale, said Sgt. Tom Lorenz, GPD spokesman. The girlfriend of the man made the 9-1-1 call […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A local family is recovering from a devastating house fire that occurred on Dec. 31 in the 4900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. The family was not home when a fire blazed through their single level family home. “We got a dispatch [call] of a structure fire at 9:34 p.m.,” said Inspector Quvondo […]
Future civic projects in doubt after California Supreme Court upholds the state’s decision to abolish redevelopment agencies. By Ted AYALA Projects on the scale of the Americana on Brand and the Glendale Galleria face an uncertain future as the city struggles with last week’s decision by the California Supreme Court to uphold the state’s abolishment […]
Fear of Commitment I feel a “Back in my day …” comment brewing, no doubt showing my age. It used to be that men who avoided marriage were categorized as having a fear of commitment. They didn’t want to be tied down to one woman, to give up their independence or have to answer to […]