By Ted AYALA Glendale drivers received the dubious distinction last month of having been rated among the worst drivers in the nation, according to a study published by Allstate Insurance. Included in the report was a five-point list of suggestions to improve driving safety. At the very top? Eliminating distractions while driving. In case any […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN The Glendale Police Dept. COPPS substation in the Montrose Shopping Park is currently in the process of long-awaited renovations. Over the next few weeks, the interior of the building will undergo significant upgrades before a scheduled reopening sometime in October. The Montrose substation is primarily used to serve the needs of residents […]
By Jason KUROSU The Los Angeles County board of supervisors approved a plan to build the Crescenta Valley Skate Park, a long-awaited project to be constructed within Crescenta Valley Park. The plan was approved at the board of supervisors’ regular Tuesday meeting, and reportedly has a construction budget of $800,000 and an operating budget of […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale City Council voted on Tuesday to renew the Glendale Beeline’s operational analysis contract to the firm that had conducted prior analyses of the system in 2008 and 2010. That firm, Dan Boyle & Associates, Inc. of San Diego, edged out four other firms that had been competing for the Beeline contract […]
Grant Apps Now Available Crescenta Valley nonprofit organizations with an educational focus are eligible to apply for funding consideration from the Mary Pinola & Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund administered by the Community Foundation of the Verdugos. The grant application can be found at www.cfverdugos.org/grants.php. Deadline for submitting applications is 5 p.m. on Oct. 4. […]
By Lillian BOODAGHIANS On Monday evening, the Center for Spiritual Living hosted the monthly meeting of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley. This month’s topic of discussion was Rockhaven Sanitarium located in the 2700 block of Honolulu Avenue in Montrose. As one of the Crescenta Valley’s few historical sites that remains intact, the future […]
Sept. 10 Angeles Crest Highway and the second turnout in La Cañada Flintridge, a deputy noticed a man and woman parked in a vehicle in the turnout. They asked the driver, a 20-year-old Van Nuys man, what he was doing at the location. He allegedly told the deputy he had been at the location two […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At tonight’s Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting, discussion will continue on the big rig parking issue with a representative from the Los Angeles County Public Works Traffic and Lighting in attendance. In past meetings, the council opened the floor to discussion concerning big rig trucks parked throughout the community, sometimes for over […]
Crescenta Valley Sheriff Station detectives are investigating an animal poisoning incident that occurred in the 4100 block of Hampstead Road in La Cañada Flintridge on Aug. 25. The victim’s dog ingested a meatball containing strychnine. There was one other documented incident of animal poisoning in the 4100 block of Hampstead Road in January 2009. Detectives […]
“That old September feeling, left over from school days, of summer passing, vacation done, obligations gathering, books and football in the air. … Another fall, another turned page: there was something of jubilee in that annual autumnal beginning…” ~Wallace Stegner, 1909-1993 American writer, historian & environmentalist On Sept. 22 at 1:44 p.m. PDT arrives the […]