Anyone driving down Foothill Boulevard can’t help but notice the construction progress of the La Crescenta Library. “It is very close to completion. They are putting the book shelves in now,” said Steve Pierce, president of the Crescenta Valley Town Council. When construction began about a year ago, the date of completion was September 2009. […]
Board gives final blessing on standards ordinance Anyone under the impression that the 10 year fight to adopt design review standards for Foothill Boulevard was surprised to see the issue back before the board of supervisors Tuesday. The board voted to approve the revised ordinance with the new standards, reflecting the actions taken at a […]
What a week to launch a newspaper! Welcome to the first edition of the Crescenta Valley Weekly. When it was decided by the “powers that be” to close our community newspaper in early July, Crescenta Valley businesses and residents were, to put it delicately, rather “ticked off.” And why shouldn’t they have been? We are […]
Breaking News: Over 50 personnel from Glendale Fire and Police Departments, Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station, California Department of Correction and Los Angeles County Fire lined the west side of the Ramsdell Avenue bridge over the Foothill (210) freeway to show their respect and to honor the two fallen firefighters that lost their lives during the […]
The horror of watching the hillsides surrounding the Crescenta Valley burn was amplified on Thursday when it was learned that the fires were purposely set. “The Station fire has now been ruled arson,” confirmed Inspector Frederick Stowers of L.A. County Fire Department. The sight of the Angeles National Forest burning is something many residents along […]