July 11 4500 block of Viro Road in La Cañada Flintridge, a catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle. A witness reported observing a four-door dark sedan parked in the middle of the street in front of his home. He heard the sound of power tools coming from a neighbor’s Toyota. The man appeared to […]
Supervisor Kathryn Barger issued the following statement today regarding her lone opposing vote on a proposed Charter Amendment that would shift authority from the voters to the Board of Supervisors to remove the elected Sheriff: “This proposed Charter Amendment sets a dangerous precedent and creates a slippery slope for the Board of Supervisors to override […]
By Mary O’KEEE On July 7, CVW published an article titled, “Traffic Safety Discussed at Community Meeting.” Crescenta Valley Town Council hosted the meeting and some of the attendees were not under the jurisdiction of the law enforcement represented on the panel. One of those in attendance resides in the far north Glendale area and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On June 23, CVW published an article titled “Gas Relief?” The article covered the issue of gas costs in California. CVW had reached out to Assemblymember Laura Friedman. Her comment came in after press deadline; below is her response to the question of a proposed “gas holiday.” “The math is simple – […]
On July 7 at about 6 p.m., officers assigned to Glendale Police Dept.’s Special Enforcement Detail (SED) conducted a traffic stop in the 400 block of East Broadway. Assisting units arrived and officers spoke with the driver, 39-year-old Davida Parks of Los Angeles, and passenger, 26-year-old Adam Russell (who initially provided officers with false identification) of […]
“Far on the desert rim the thunder breaks And white clouds turn to steel above the plain. Now it will rain.” ~ Sylvia Lewis Kinney, “August,” Arizona Highways, 1968 We have all seen those iconic paintings of the lone cowboy on his horse in the desert with big puffy clouds behind him. Anyone who has […]
Helping Out A Friend to the Community As most of you know, I have been involved with the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce for nearly 20 years (give or take a year or two). I am proud of how the chamber hosts ribbon cuttings to let the community know of new area businesses, of the […]
Photographing the Natural World at Rosemont Preserve On Saturday, July 23 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., the community is invited to join naturalist/professional photographer Althea Edwards as she shares techniques to improve photography skills while exploring the Rosemont Preserve. She will share ideas and approaches to creating images that reflect not only the beauty […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose Bowl at 2334 Honolulu Ave. has been in Montrose since 1940 and it has not gone unnoticed by CV Weekly readers that there has been construction occurring at the historic location. The bowling alley was purchased and is being refurbished and remodeled; however, take heart! The new owners respect the building’s […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On a morning in June 1972 the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee was broken into. The headquarters was located in the Watergate complex in Washington, DC. The break-in was not an ordinary burglary; the suspects were caught wiretapping phones and stealing documents. We now know it was a comedy of errors […]