By Charlie SHELTON Last Tuesday, the Glendale Unified School District hosted an IT convention of sorts in the cafeteria of Crescenta Valley High School. All the best and brightest new teaching technology was onsite including iPad and SMART Boards. Even HP got into the game displaying two tablets, one that runs Android and the other […]
By Ted AYALA Benjamin Franklin famously said that, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” To that many residents of the eastern San Fernando Valley, western San Gabriel Valley, and northeast Los Angeles would probably add the following: debates on the 710 Freeway extension. For the past 40 […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Members of the Glendale Unified School District were on hand during the CV Town Council meeting on Jan. 20 to further inform parents and other residents of the new bond measure the district hopes will pass on the April 5 ballot. Inside the La Crescenta Library community room Superintendent Dr. Richard Sheehan […]
School board president, members, attend Measure S kickoff. By Jason KUROSU “Public education is at a very important crossroads,” announced GUSD Board President Greg Krikorian as he addressed a gathering of parents, educators and residents on Jan. 19 at the Phoenician Restaurant in Glendale. “It’s not a laughing matter when we’re talking about possibly closing […]
By Ted AYALA Under the burden of the worst economic recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the state of California has been hit particularly hard by a decrease in tax revenue and overspending. Looking to take action to help shore up the hole in the state budget, Governor Jerry Brown has proposed to […]
By Ted AYALA There has been much heated debate and rhetoric over the city’s resolution to protect the funds of the Redevelopment Agency and Housing Authority from the hands of the State of California in recent days. Governor Jerry Brown’s move to effectively dissolve all the redevelopment agencies in the state and seize their funds […]
Greg Koukl, a foremost authority on Christian apologetics, will be the speaker at the next La Cañada Presbyterian Church Friday Forums event on Feb. 4 from 7-9 p.m. in the Worship Arts Center. Admission is free. Koukl, known for his debates with atheists on radio and television, said, “Moral relativism – the idea that there […]
California Highway Patrol have released the name and photo of the suspect wanted in a burglary at Orchard Hardware Supply (OSH) and vehicle and foot pursuit that cordoned off a neighborhood in Montrose on Monday. Lang Patrick Martinez, 37, of Simi Valley is suspected of entering OSH shortly before noon on Monday and walking out […]
By Mary O’KEEFE About 1 p.m. Monday, a man, 55, from Pasadena was struck by a pick up truck after exiting his parked vehicle. The man had parked his car on the south side of Foothill Boulevard in front of the Olive Branch restaurant in the 3600 block of Foothill Boulevard. He and his passenger […]
By Ted AYALA Tuesday evening saw the Glendale City Council convene another brief meeting with all council members in attendance. Opening remarks were led by Councilman Dave Weaver who bitterly denied allegations of fraud that have been made against him by some in the media and various private citizens. “We’re in an election cycle and […]