Another Blustery Day By Mary O’KEEFE The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning for the Crescenta Valley area from 3 a.m. on Friday morning through Saturday afternoon. Winds will be coming out of the northeast at 15 to 25 miles per hour, with gusts up to 70 miles per hour, according to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The recent wind event has left many residents with lights finally back on but a lot of questions as to why it took so long to get power back up and where the break down occurred in communications between Southern California Edison and their customers. “People were upset,” said Tony Bell, spokesman […]
By Jason KUROSU The GUSD school board continued to mull over their options regarding Measure S funded projects during the latest school board meeting. The district’s legal counsel, Phil Henderson, presented two different options for selecting builders and contractors to the school board, lease-leaseback or the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Act (CUPCCAA). The board […]
By Ted AYALA Advocates of bicycling in Glendale were dealt a blow by City Council on Tuesday. After reviewing a proposal by the city’s Traffic and Transportation Department to allow a road diet of La Crescenta Avenue between Verdugo Road and Montrose Avenue, the council voted against the proposal. The road diet, to have been […]
“… The winds will blow their freshness into you, and the storms, their energy. And cares will drop off like Autumn leaves…” ~ John Muir I’m aware the quotations of this week and last are both John Muir’s. After searching, I found nothing that came close to describing our weather. His basic understanding of nature, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It is time once again for students at Crescenta Valley High School to put their best entertainment foot forward and show that CV’s Got Talent at their annual performance at MacDonald Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday. The show is produced by the CVHS Advanced Dance and will highlight not only the […]
Low Cost Property Clean Up Available Those in the city of Glendale who have private property that was affected by the recent windstorm can seek low cost assistance available from the City. The Property Clean Up Program (PCUP) is managed by the Neighborhood Services Division and offers a variety of maintenance services including removal and […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The North Glendale community has a new model for its community planning, as City Council adopted the North Glendale Community Plan this month. Effective Jan. 5, the area will see new regulations and guidelines for incoming projects. Council adopted a draft of the plan on Nov. 29 and also introduced new zone […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The holiday gift-giving season is in full force. The Montrose Shopping Park Assn. saw an increase in some sales when they covered Honolulu Avenue with snow on Nov. 25 and then lit up the avenue with twinkling lights. White, as opposed to Black, Friday was a push to shop locally. The following […]
By Jason KUROSU For years, Crescenta Valley High School has been the only high school in the district with an open lunch policy, a distinction which may not exist come January when the district school board will decide whether or not to move towards closing the campus at lunch. Increases in off-campus drug arrests and […]