The Time is Now: Get Out And Vote

The Time is Now: Get Out And Vote

By Mary O’KEEFE April 5 is Election Day for Glendale residents and for Crescenta Valley residents that are part of the Glendale Unified School District. This includes La Crescenta, Montrose and the west area of La Cañada. “Our average is 25% [of the population] votes,” said Ardashes “Ardy” Kassakhian, Glendale City Clerk. Kassakhian said that […]

Meet the Candidates: Glendale Community College

By Jason KUROSU Glendale’s municipal elections are next week and Glendale voters will make various decisions about their schools, such as who will occupy the open seats on the Glendale Unified School District Governing Board and what will become of the much touted obligation bond, Measure S. Another local school affected in these elections is […]

Decorum Found at Last Council Meeting Before Election

By Ted AYALA Those Glendale citizens expecting a fireworks finale in the Glendale City Council (GCC) chamber in the meeting before the election were probably disappointed. Tuesday’s meeting turned out to be surprisingly easy going. No dramatic revelations, no burning accusations, no swarms of citizens storming city hall with torches and pitchforks. In keeping with […]

Weather In the Foothills

By Sue KILPATRICK “March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb.” ~ English Proverb This well known saying is most likely derived from the observation that March begins in the winter and ends in the spring. Thus being so, we could expect fierce (like a lion) storms at the beginning of the […]

LA County Search and Rescue Team

By Mary O’KEEFE Members of the California Task Force 2, Urban Search and Rescue team for Los Angeles County Fire Department is back in the states after their deployment to Japan. The team left in response for assistance after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami on March 11. The team of 74 members left […]

Mary Boger: Glendale Board of Education Candidate Q&A

During the past few weeks CV Weekly has asked candidates for the Glendale Unified School District governing board a set of questions concerning their candidacy. The last of the candidates is Mary Boger. Below are her answers. 1) What do you feel you can bring to the Glendale board of education? My experience as a […]

Mayor paints positive future for Glendale in 2011 State of the City address

By Ted AYALA Business owners, community leaders, public servants, and average citizens packed the main reception of hall of the Glendale Hilton March 23. The reason: to attend Mayor Ara Najarian’s annual State of the City address and to join the Glendale Chamber of Commerce (GCC) in paying tribute to local business owners and citizens […]

Routine Stop Finds a Surprise Cache of Guns

By Mary O’KEEFE A routine speeding traffic stop on York Boulevard just off the southbound Glendale(2) freeway got more than just a speeding driver. California Highway Patrol officer found several weapons and ammunition. At about 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning CHP Officer Dustin Sherman had stopped the vehicle driven by Aaron Pyke, 42, of Los […]

Expenditures Subject of Forum

By Jason KUROSU With municipal elections a mere week away, discussions over Measure S, the obligation bond which will appear on the April 5 ballot, have increased. Residents convened at the La Crescenta Public Library to discuss Measure S and direct their questions to a panel consisting of members of the district, members of the […]