Taleen Barsoumian, along with Nancy Oshima, V.P. Outreach & Events, Tricia Loper, V.P. Membership, Kathryn Engel, treasurer and Katherine Peters Yamada, secretary, has been elected president of The Glendale Historical Society for the 2024-25 year. She succeeds John Schwab-Sims, who has led the organization since 2022. He and his family are wished the best in […]
“In local government, it’s very clear to your customers – your citizens – whether or not you’re delivering. Either that pothole gets filled in or it doesn’t. The results are very much on display and that creates a very healthy pressure to innovate.” – Pete Buttigieg By Mary O’KEEFE Part of the Crescenta Valley is […]
By Julie BUTCHER Early in Tuesday night’s meeting of the Glendale City Council, staff and members of the public were confused by the process by which the Council approved “a professional services agreement with Architectural Resources Group for preparation of the East-West Glendale historic context and survey, the North Glendale historic context update and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday residents of the Sunland-Tujunga area met with their community Los Angeles Police Dept. officer at a monthly Neighborhood Watch meeting. The event is a twist on “Coffee with a Cop.” “Tacos with a Cop” meetings are held at Joselito’s Mexican Food in Tujunga. They are a chance for S-T residents […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Have you seen the reports of the Greenland rockslide that shook the entire Earth? There have been several articles written about this and I actually read the journal Science report on how the aspects of this rock/ice slide were calculated. I am always fascinated by how Mother Nature shows us how everything […]
On Monday night I had the pleasure of sharing the story of the Crescenta Valley Weekly with members of the Evening Section of the La Crescenta Woman’s Club. The ladies (many who I know) were so welcoming and it felt very easy telling them about the CV Weekly then staying to hear some of their […]
General Meeting of CVTC The Crescenta Valley Town Council next meets tonight, Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. in the community room of the La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta. Reports will be given by representatives of local civic organizations and a presentation will be given by the LA County Office of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In recognition of Child Passenger Safety Week (Sept. 15-21), on Saturday Assemblymember Laura Friedman partnered with California Highway Patrol (CHP) to educate people on the correct way to install in vehicles child car seats. Spots for installing seats at the event quickly filled up with a total of 36 installations requested. Each […]
By Mikaela STONE Over 300 members of the Glendale Teachers Association gathered in front of the Glendale Unified School District office on Sept. 10 to demand wages that progress at the same rate as the cost of living. The 2024 U.S. News and World Report ranks the GUSD above average in academic success, with […]
By Eliza PARTIKA The Crescenta Valley Town Council Land Use Committee held a meeting to discuss the Area Plan and a request from a resident for street expansion on Canyonside Road and Briggs Avenue. Inquiries were made by the developer, a La Crescenta resident, to build on land bordering the canyon but the developer had […]