Celebrating the Hard Work of Teacher Dominique Evans-Bye

By Brandon HENSLEY Dominique Evans-Bye’s hard work as teacher is literally paying off. The Clark Magnet High School science teacher is on a bit of a roll as of late, capped off this month by her and five of her students winning $70,000 and the top prize in the fourth annual Lexus Eco Challenge. The […]

BREAKING NEWS: Triumph and Disappointment in Electoral Photo-Finish

By Ted AYALA With just seven days since the end of last week’s municipal election in Glendale, volunteers rolled up their sleeves at the city’s election center to count the very last 3,150 mail-in ballots that may hold the balance for the election. With a razor-thin margin separating the top three candidates for city council […]

A Party — Of Sorts — on Offramp

A Party — Of Sorts — on Offramp

Members of the newly formed Korean American Federation of North Los Angeles joined CV Town Council and Chamber of Commerce members and school board candidates in the monthly cleanup of the La Crescenta Avenue offramp.

Measure S is Yes, City Council Too Close to Call

Measure S is Yes,  City Council Too Close to Call

By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale election is over but some of the results are still a little too close to call. This election season in Glendale was anything but dull. There were accusations thrown about and questions of the integrity of candidates, the city staff and media. But in the end it all came down […]

Election Night Leads to Shortened Council Meeting

By Ted AYALA With the attention of Glendale citizens diverted to election night and its expectant results, the Glendale City Council called together a very brief meeting on Tuesday. Important issues that would excite much attention and opinionating from the public were moved over to the next meeting. In his comments, Councilmember Dave Weaver encouraged […]

CV Residents to the MTA: “No 710!”

CV Residents to the MTA: “No 710!”

By Ted Ayala La Cañada High School’s auditorium played host to residents from as far out as El Sereno and Highland Park in a 710 Freeway scoping meeting organized by the Metropolitan Transit Agency (MTA). The scoping meeting, which began at 6 p.m. on Tuesday evening, offered no discussion with CalTrans and MTA representatives. Instead, […]

Weather In the Foothills

By Sue KILPATRICK “In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.” – Mark Twain Mark Twain was a great American writer, known for his wit, humor and social commentary of life in late 19th century America. His experiences and travels were vast, thus giving him plenty to say […]

MSL and The Clean Room

MSL and The Clean Room

By Mary O’KEEFE Jet Propulsion Laboratory allowed reporters a rare opportunity into the Clean Room to get a close up look at the Mars Science Laboratory. The Clean Room, or Spacecraft Assembly Facility, is where spacecraft like the Mariner and Pathfinder and now the Curiosity rover and components for the MSL are assembled. It is […]

Community Colleges Prepare for Cuts

By Jason KUROSU While budget cuts continue to plague California’s universities, the state’s community colleges face similar obstacles, including a potential $800 million reduction in funding (approximately 10% of the budget). The result of such a deep cut could be a denial of up to 400,000 prospective students to California community colleges. With per unit […]

CHP Asking for Public’s Help

CHP Asking for Public’s Help

The California Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s help in finding the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal accident early this morning. The CHP Altadena Area Office is investigating a fatal collision that took place Tuesday morning at about 2:35 a.m. The collision occurred on southbound the Golden State Freeway I-5 just […]