By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, Crescenta Valley residents cleaned their closets and garages out and got rid of potentially dangerous environmental waste. Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce partnered with PHAT Energy to provide a safe and convenient way to dispose of electronic waste. Representatives of Global e-recyclers wrapped old computers, printers and televisions in plastic […]
By Jason KUROSU With the new state administration, we felt it was important for our readers to reacquaint themselves with the players in Sacramento. Bob Huff – Hailing from Diamond Bar, Senator Bob Huff was a member of the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2008. He is currently the Senate Republican Caucus Chairman and […]
By Jason KUROSU California universities are reeling after Governor Jerry Brown’s recently proposed budget, which looks to cut $500 million from Cal States and UCs each. The results for the state will hopefully be a reduced deficit, but the cuts will also have a dramatic effect on colleges throughout the state. While much attention has […]
By Eli LOCKE Parents of many Glendale Unified students, as well as concerned citizens, packed into the Glendale Unified School District boardroom recently for the “Bully Me Not” community forum. Speakers included Fritz Coleman, weathercaster for the Channel 4 news team, as well as Suellen Fried, founder of Bully Safe USA. Coleman helped give a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Residents of Crescenta Valley may take for granted that the Foothill (210) Freeway exit at La Crescenta Avenue is clean. Drivers may think that those who exit or travel along the freeway do not litter and respect their natural surroundings. Those drivers would be wrong. The exit is littered with old tires, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At about 2 a.m. on Sunday Glendale police responded to a call concerning two suspicious men in the area of Oakendale Place and Glenwood Avenue attempting to open vehicle doors. When the officer arrived at the location he allegedly saw two men, later identified as Eddie Gibbs, 18, of Sherman Oaks and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At about 4 a.m. Saturday morning neighbors called Glendale police reporting a stabbing that had occurred at a party in the 3700 block of Altura Avenue. “It was a party at a house [in the area]. A fight broke out and the suspect ended up knifing [a man at the party]. It […]
By Eli LOCKE This past Saturday volunteers participated in tree planting as part of a workday at Deukmejian Wilderness Park. The event started with demonstrations on how to plant trees and how to recognize what weeds should be removed. Non-indigenous plants pose a threat to the native plants and trees that are being planted in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court said that background checks of low risk employees at Jet Propulsion Laboratory could continue. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled to hold the background checks while the case was moving through the court system. Employees of JPL had brought suit against NASA and […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Fire. Floods. Earthquake. Natural disasters of these types are not foreign to residents of the Crescenta Valley. But rather than preparing to feel like a victim, residents can instead get prepared to meet these emergencies by becoming CERT trained. CERT – Community Emergency Response Training – educates people about disaster preparedness for […]