Weather in the foothills

By Sue KILPATRICK “Can such things be And overcome us like a summer’s cloud, Without our special wonder?” – William Shakespeare, “Macbeth” Persons reading this quotation in India and southern Asia would not understand the significance and “wonder” of a cloud on a summer’s day. Living in a Mediterranean climate as we do in Southern […]

IN BRIEF

Foothill Well Adds to Local Water Supplies A long forgotten closed water well that was absorbed years ago by Glendale Water & Power has been rediscovered by the utility company. The well, which was drilled near Foothill Boulevard, had become overgrown with trees and shrubs. Glendale Water & Power reopened and tested the well to […]

Skid Row Benefits from Students’ Efforts

LOOK members are reaching out to give homeless a chance at employment through bicycle donations. By Agnes CONSTANTE With a goal to improve the downtown Los Angeles community, a group of high school students has pioneered a fundraising event to obtain 100 bicycles as a means of transportation for homeless people on Skid Row. Students […]

Councilman Offers Cautious Hope in VHGC Retention

By Jason KUROSU Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Krekorian visited with the citizens of Sunland and Tujunga on Monday, informing them of the latest developments in the retention of the Verdugo Hills Golf Course. The course is currently threatened by a proposed development of 229 condominium units. Krekorian believes he can retain the course using […]

Water Dropping Plane Contract Canceled

By Mary O’KEEFE California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has canceled a three-year contract with a company that provides firefighting water dropping planes. “It was a surprise. We knew there were budget negotiations going on but we thought we had survived the cuts,” said Rick Hatton, president and CEO of 10 Tanker […]

Trails and Open Space Program Hosts Wilderness Workday

Carmaggeddon – schmarmageddon. The real action was found on Saturday at Deukmejian’s Weedageddon. By Brandon HENSLEY While people across the Southland were stressing about “Carmageddon” last weekend, officials at Deukmejian Wilderness Park held an open invitation for anyone to join in on “Weedageddon” on Saturday morning. The phrase might conjure up boring images of pulling […]

We Survived Carmageddon!

By Mary O’KEEFE Angelenos survived Carmageddon! It appears that the general public heeded the constant warning to stay off the freeways last weekend. To get Southern Californians off what is arguably one of the busiest freeways in the world, the 405, was not an easy task. Some may think the constant warnings from the California […]

“Big T” Rehab Project Finished

Today at 11 a.m., the County of L.A. Department of Public Works will celebrate the completion of a massive, $100 million seismic retrofit of the Big Tujunga Dam with a special ceremony at the dam, which is located north of Sunland in the Angeles National Forest. The event will be attended by state, county and […]

Man Pleads Not Guilty to 210 Murder

By Mary O’KEEFE Aram Sarukhanyan, 27, of Tujunga has pled not guilty to the charge of murdering his cousin and dumping her body on the La Crescenta Avenue off ramp of the westbound Foothill (210) Freeway. Sarukhanyan has been accused of shooting his cousin Adriane Arzumanyan, 33, and then shoving her body out of his […]

Crime Prevention Tips for Residential and Vehicle Burglaries

The CV Sheriff’s Station has issued tips to keep residents and property safe especially over the summer months. According to the sheriffs, property crime is currently the most prevalent crime within foothill neighborhoods with residential and vehicle burglaries being the two most common types of crime occurring locally. Most burglaries are committed by drug addicts […]