By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council reviewed potential plans for a “virtual power plant” (VPP) – the installation of solar panels and battery storage to connect 2,200 single-family homes and 70 multi-family properties; however, ultimately council sent the city’s negotiators back to the bargaining table, dissatisfied with the terms worked out […]
Big Week Planned I want to first give a shout-out to the many, many readers who were kind enough to take the time to write and call to offer encouragement and forgiveness for the downed printing presses of the Jan. 27 issue. “You don’t have to apologize for anything,” said one caller. “You do a […]
By Julie BUTCHER “Go green or go home!” State Senator Anthony Portantino addressed the crowd at a rally organized on Saturday by the Glendale Environmental Coalition at Glendale city hall. “People power is what got us here. So, thank all of you for what you do.” Approximately 100 people, including many young people and […]
Weather forecast for tonight: dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning. ~ George Carlin If all weather forecasting was so simple. Such information – from TV, radio or online – is kept basic. Going much beyond this point would leave most of us lay persons in the dust. One meteorological term often […]
A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” ~ Jackie Robinson By Mary O’KEEFE In the beginning of the pandemic many people walked the sidewalks of what was once full of bustling local businesses. Shoppers looked for that special item only found at a “mom and pop” store, or […]
Jazz Night Under The Stars On Friday, Feb. 11 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. the award-winning CVHS jazz band presents Jazz Night Under the Stars. This is a night of music and dancing in the quad at Crescenta Valley High School. Tickets are available now! Tickets are $15 and include admission, a wristband for the dessert […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At Tuesday night’s Glendale Unified School District board meeting Greg Krikorian, longtime board member, announced that he would not be running for another term. For about 21 years Krikorian has served on the school board. He had raised his five children in the district and feels it is now time to move […]
By Justin HAGER On Tuesday morning, Feb. 1, the Chop Shop in Glendale was home to an event previously unseen anywhere in the world. A 27-year-old woman from Walnut named Raina Huang set a new world record in a category that didn’t even exist prior to last week. The groundbreaking event was the world’s first […]
In the Feb. 3 article titled “Council Advises Not to Move Forward with Eagle Canyon Project” Ted Yu voted in place of Frida Baghdassarian who was present online but was not present in person as required by the council to vote on the motion.
On Tuesday principals at La Crescenta Elementary School and Crescenta Valley High School shared messages with their school families concerning two related disturbances at the schools. At La Crescenta Elementary an after school coach was a victim of an unprovoked altercation with an unknown female who has no association to the school. This happened outside […]