By Julie BUTCHER After lengthy and extensive discussion, the Glendale City Council ended its evening meeting on Tuesday narrowly voting to return to “the old way” of selecting members of the city’s boards and commissions by rotation rather than the more recently adopted method of making the appointments by panels of councilmembers. Councilmembers Dan Brotman […]
By Mikaela STONE In light of recent home burglaries, on May 8 at the La Crescenta Library Los Angeles County Sheriff Dept. Special Assignment Officer Chun of the Crescenta Valley Station offered crime prevention tips and advice on how to start a Neighborhood Watch program. While individual safety is important, the best way to prevent […]
As I mentioned before, I love cruising. Cruising is the epitome of vacation: eating delicious food (that I don’t have to plan, prepare or clean up after), visiting new places and meeting new people. Although that’s not how it always works out. For example, Steve and I were kayaking in St. Maarten when we got […]
By Mary O’KEEFE I am continuing my weather article from last week regarding the approved motion by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to explore a declaration of a state of emergency due to the loss of thousands of oak trees due to the goldspotted oak borer. I wrote about scientists exploring cultural traditions […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, the Glendale Fire Dept. invited the community to celebrate Fire Service Day. The event took place at Glendale Fire Station 21 on Oak Street in downtown Glendale. Glendale Interim Fire Chief Greg Fish and members of the department were on hand to answer questions and meet with the hundreds of […]
GENERAL MEETING OF CVTC The general meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council is tonight, Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m. at the community room of the La Crescenta Library. On the agenda is a presentation by the Dept. of Parks and Recs on Two Strike Park Outdoor Gym Measure A Funds, All are invited. […]
The Verdugo Hills Council shared information about the name change for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) which announced that it will be changing its name to Scouting America. This change reflects the organization’s ongoing commitment to welcoming every youth in America to experience the benefits of Scouting. The name change will go into effect […]
By Eliza PARTIKA The Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) board of education called a special meeting on April 29 to discuss the budget for the upcoming school year. During the closed session, the board discussed labor negotiations with representatives from the Glendale Teachers Association (GTA). Talin Arsenian, president of the GTA, said the true […]
By Julie BUTCHER The City of Glendale held its third budget study session on Tuesday afternoon and reviewed the entire citywide budget. A final budget session is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 at 2 p.m. and the budget will be adopted by the full Council at its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 4 at […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles is a big city but there are times when it feels like a small hometown and that was never more apparent than on May 10 when news came that longtime KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin had passed away. People from around the world responded, however it was the tributes from […]