Updated on June 10. By Julie BUTCHER “We want to keep coyotes afraid of humans,” Lauren Hamlett, director of Pasadena Humane – Wildlife Services and Education, said to the Glendale City Council on Tuesday night. The comment was made as the Glendale Police Dept. (GPD) introduced an Urban Wildlife Management Plan (UWMP) for the […]
By Eliza PARTIKA The Glendale Unified School District Board of Education reached a tentative bargaining compromise with the Glendale Teachers Association (GTA) during their May 29 bargaining session. Negotiations had been stalled, frustrating GTA members. “As educators and a union bargaining team, we regularly work after hours, conduct emergency meetings with our board, and work […]
Celebrating A Milestone The Crescenta Valley Weekly has been around nearly 15 years. To me, as its owner, publisher and creator, that is an incredible amount of time. When I think of the people who’ve worked over the years for the CVW I’m overwhelmed. For instance, we’ve had some writers (too many really) who have […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “We cannot turn back time, but we can grow forests, revive water sources and bring back soils. We are the generation that can make peace with land,” according to https://worldenvironmentday.global. Yesterday, Wednesday, June 5, was World Environment Day and according to its website it is one of the biggest international days for […]
On an overcast and chilly morning in Sunland-Tujunga, local community organizers and activists gathered to celebrate, for the fourth consecutive year, LGBTQ+ Pride at Sunland Park. In 2021, a group of high school students formed the group Sunland-Tujunga Voices United (STVU). In June of that same year, STVU held the first LGBTQ+ Pride event in […]
Fireworks Tickets Available Tickets to the July 4 CV Fireworks Extravaganza are now on sale at the following locations: the offices of Bob Smith Toyota, 3333 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta, Crescenta Valley Insurance, 3156 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta, CV Weekly/CV Chamber of Commerce, 3800 La Crescenta Ave. #206, La Crescenta and J’s Maintenance, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In the 1930s, Caltech professor Theodore von Kármán worked with fellow “rocketeers,” including Frank Malina, Edward Forman, Apollo M. O. Smith and Jack Parsons, experimenting on rockets in an open area in the Arroyo Seco, not far from Caltech. According to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, these men were asked by the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Arts & Crafts Festival hosted 242 vendors who took part in the two day Festival that saw an estimated 40,000 people enjoying the event. Sunday seemed to have the biggest crowd. In addition to a variety of vendors, music was heard on nearly every corner. On the main stage at […]
On Monday, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed a charge of assault under the color of authority against Glendale Police Officer Gonzalo Zendejas. The filing was based on an incident that occurred on Saturday, June 5, 2021 when Glendale police officers responded to an in-progress retail burglary involving multiple suspects inside a Glendale […]
By Mary O’KEEFE CVW has been able to interview numerous survivors of the Holocaust. As we have written, reading about history is one thing – but being able to interview someone who was witness to that history is an entirely different matter. The impact of hearing these stories can be seen in the eyes of […]