By Mary O’KEEFE A meeting on Nov. 1, hosted by the Crescenta Valley Town Council, gave the community the chance to ask questions regarding a new business in its neighborhood. U Matter Luxury Resort had representatives at the meeting as well as speakers from the Los Angeles County agencies that deal with public health and […]
Caltrans reports that it is working “around the clock” with Cal Fire, California Highway Patrol and local agencies to reopen the I-10 between Alameda Street and the East LA interchange as quickly as possible. The corridor was severely damaged due to fire on Nov. 11. Gov. Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency in Los Angeles […]
Nov. 12 900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, an employee reported that a female suspect, described as White and wearing a colorful floral dress, entered the store. She walked directly to the vitamin aisle, grabbed multiple assortments of vitamins and stuffed them into a pocket underneath her skirt. The manager came […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the candidate nomination filing period for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election is now open. Candidates are required to file and return completed paperwork to the RR/CC headquarters on or before 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9. Candidates wanting to file paperwork […]
LASD personnel served a search warrant this morning on a house on La Crescenta Avenue above Foothill Boulevard. There was a lot of sheriff activity in the area. The search warrant resulted in the arrest of a female suspect who is now in custody, according a spokesperson with the CV Sheriff’s Station.
Veterans of all branches of the military will be honored on Saturday. By Mikaela STONE This Veterans Day, the American Legion Post 288 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1614 are assembling in Two Strike Park, 5107 Rosemont Ave. in La Crescenta, at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11 to honor veterans from […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale City Council once again looked at the ordinance amending Title 8, Chapter 8.42 of the Glendale Municipal Code to prohibit the use of polystyrene products and single use plastics. The discussion continued with some theatrics of bakery goods being tossed to those on the dais by Councilmember Ara Najarian, who […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Some describe California as a desert; others as having “a Mediterranean-type climate.” Regardless, California is one of the biggest states in the continental United States with Southern California struggling with ongoing drought conditions. As water rates continue to rise, the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) – according to its website, Southern California’s largest […]
Talk Down Memory Lane It’s not uncommon when Mary O’Keefe and I are talking about an idea or a story that we veer off onto Memory Lane. Such was the case when this week we were talking about her column (which you can read across from my column). We started by discussing the reuse […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently, during a discussion concerning an ordinance against the use of polystyrene by Glendale City Council, the talk turned to possible restrictions to single use plastic water bottles. Glendale Councilmember Ara Najarian stated that he did not feel that the term “single use” was accurate because he, and according to him many […]