Weather In the Foothills

By- Sue KILPATRICK “May the sun shine warm upon your face. And rains fall soft upon your fields.” – IRISH BLESSING Have you noticed how green our mountains have become? This year the weather has provided perfect conditions, encouraging native grasses and wild flowers to re-emerge on the hillsides left barren after the blazing fires […]

Students Show Off Their Talent

By Brandon HENSLEY The next time a teacher catches a student drawing in class instead of paying attention, they might think twice before punishing them. If they know what’s going on at The Firehouse, that is. On March 1, the second art exhibit featuring work from CV High students was held at The Firehouse, which […]

Meet the Candidates – Part 3: GUSD

By Mary O’KEEFE, Brandon HENSLEY and Jason KUROSU On April 5 voters who live within the Glendale Unified School District area will be asked to choose two candidates out of the eight vying for a seat on the district’s school board. The school or governing board members are elected by voters to establish the educational […]

Meet Dave Weaver

Crescenta Valley Weekly put forth three questions for each candidate vying for a seat on Glendale City Council. Below are candidate Dave Weaver’s answers. We hope this information helps our readers make an educated and informed decision on April 5. [Note the answers from candidates Garen Mailyan, John Drayman and Rafi Manoukian were in last […]

Schiff Named Ranking Member of Subcommittee of T&T Intelligence

By Mary O’KEEFE Congressman Adam Schiff continues to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and has recently been named as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee of Technical and Tactical Intelligence. The Technical and Tactical Intelligence Subcommittee oversees the workings of CIA and military spy satellites, and programs that intercept and decipher electronic […]

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Awards $1.1 Million to the Glendale Fire Department

The Assistance to Firefighters grant has awarded $1,142,400 to the Glendale Fire Department for 12 lead EKG monitor defibrillators with Capnography and Carbon Monoxide monitoring capability. This is a regional grant award that involves the cities of Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, Monterey Park and Arcadia. The new defibrillators will enable responders to transmit recorded ECG information […]

Well 5 Back in Service says CVWD

On Friday, March 4, the CV Water District received approval from the California Department of Public Health to place Well 5 back into service. Due to high levels of MTBE, Well 5 had been out of service since September 2008. In mid-February 2011, a five-day pump test, which produced a total of 5.1 million gallons […]

Reminder: Treatment Plant Will Shut Down March 18-28

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) will shut down its F.E. Weymouth Water Treatment Plant in La Verne from March 18 to 28 to make needed reliability upgrades, prepare the plant for ozone treatment and inspect structures that are inaccessible when the plant is in service.  This will impact 1.7 million customers stretching from […]

Caruso buys Golden Key Hotel; Americana Free to Expand

By Ted AYALA In an announcement that had long been expected, Caruso Affiliated and Ray Patel of the much fought-over Golden Key Hotel finally reached a resolution on Friday, Feb. 25. The announcement brought an end to a protracted point of contention that pitted the city and Caruso against Patel and detractors of eminent domain […]

PTA Holds Founder’s Day Dinner

By Misty DUPLESSIS The Glendale Council PTA recognized community supporters at its Feb. 24 Founder’s Day dinner. Founder’s Day is a day the PTA thanks those who have made a positive impact on the community. The ceremony took place at Crescenta Valley High School and held some of Glendale Unified School District’s most recognizable names. […]