By Ruth SOWBY Soft guitar music greeted guests arriving at Glendale’s Oakmont Country Club for the Glendale Latino Association (GLA) Award Luncheon. On Feb. 23 more than 200 supporters filled the Club’s main banquet room to honor GLA’s awardees. Back after a two-year pandemic hiatus, guests were in the mood to mingle before the award […]
Greg Sanchez from Home Instead presented a check for $20,000 to Deborah Weirick, director of community and donor relations for USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, in continued support of the senior care monthly program, Caregiver’s Night Off held at the Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA. The program launched in April 2022 and has since impacted 133 lives within […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Feb. 14 the Chace Taylor Malone Impact Foundation LA hosted a Valentine’s Day discussion at Crescenta Valley High School that focused on how students, and adults, can practice loving who they are. The event was titled “Self-Love Seminar: Positive Self-Talk” with guest speaker Hayley Gripp. It was held during lunch at […]
Caltech Chamber Music joins Caltech Video Game and Anime Ensemble All are invited to join Caltech Chamber Music for an hour-long concert featuring performances by Caltech’s small instrumental ensembles. Two chamber music groups perform Dvorak’s lovely Miniatures, followed by a complete performance of Boccherini’s famous “Fandango” for guitar and string quartet. Then, hear what a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) are asking for the people to participate in a public forum concerning the SoCalGas’ 2024 General Rate Case application. The public is encouraged to make comments and raise concerns with the CPUC’s Administrative Law Judge who is overseeing this rate […]
Senator Anthony J. Portantino announced that the Senate Select Committee on California, Armenia and Artsakh Mutual Trade, Art, and Cultural Exchange has been re-established for the 2023-24 Legislative Session. The Senate Rules Committee, chaired by Senate Pro Tem Toni G. Atkins, reauthorized the committee on February 15, 2023. “California and the Republic of Armenia have […]
The Altadena area office of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will conduct a sobriety/driver license checkpoint on Friday, March 3, within the unincorporated area of Pasadena. “We would like to remind everyone to drink responsibly and to designate a sober driver. Driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs is dangerous to everybody on […]
Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) and Glendale Teachers Association (GTA) bargaining teams have reached a tentative agreement on a contract for the 2020-23 school years. The tentative agreement includes three separate compensation increases for GTA members: a 4.5% one-time compensation increase for the 2020-21 school year, a 3.5% ongoing raise retroactive to the 2021-22 school […]
The County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors appointed Anthony C. Marrone to serve as the tenth Fire Chief of the County of Los Angeles Fire Department, effective Tuesday, February 28. After serving as the Interim Fire Chief for more than 11 months, Chief Marrone steps into the permanent role. With more than 37 years […]
On Feb. 21 an armed robbery occurred at Home Depot in the 5000 block of San Fernando Road in Glendale. Within the first hour of the store opening a male entered the location and immediately began looking for the store manager. Once he found the manger, the suspect lifted his shirt revealing a firearm and […]