USC VHH Merger Complete

USC VHH Merger Complete

By Jason KUROSU The University of Southern California has officially purchased Verdugo Hills Hospital, completing a merger several years in the making. The move will establish a presence for USC in the North Glendale area, while also providing substantial improvements to Verdugo Hills Hospital as it merges with USC’s Keck School of Medicine. The merger […]

from the desk of the publisher

An Evening Under the Stars I am a summer girl. I love when the temperature ticks upward and I take down the convertible top. I love dipping my toes into the pool to see if it’s warm enough to take a swim. I love setting the patio table with dinnerware, lighting candles and eating outside. […]

Metro Summarizes 710 Options

By Ted AYALA The Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) held a brief online meeting on Friday morning to discuss the options remaining for resolving the impasse over the extension of the 710 Freeway. The meeting was the kick-off to a new round of community meetings that will be held over the coming weeks across the region […]

Weather in the Foothills

“I’d give all wealth that years have piled … to be once more a little child, for one bright summer day.”                ~  Lewis Carroll Sunny, hot and humid summer days bring back memories of growing up in La Crescenta. The long days with nothing to do, yet memories of days filled with so much. […]

CVHS Grad Named to CSU Trustee Board

By Michael YEGHIAYAN California State University, Northridge student and La Crescenta resident Talar Alexanian was named to the CSU board of trustees on Friday in a statement issued by the Office of Gov. Jerry Brown. As a trustee, and one of two representatives from the student body, Alexanian will serve a two-year term on the […]

Drayman Trial Date Set

By Mary O’KEEFE Former Glendale City Councilman John Drayman appeared in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday. Drayman is facing 28 felony charges including charges of embezzlement of funds from the Montrose Shopping Park Association. L.A. Superior Court Judge Stephen Marcus has set the trial to begin on Sept. 20. The September date is when […]

Budget Revisions Examined at GUSD Meeting

Budget Revisions Examined at GUSD Meeting

By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN Tuesday’s Glendale Unified School District board meeting brought another round of revisions to the district’s 2013-14 budget. The budget, which underwent its first revision using Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) estimates, still contains a multitude of unknown variables. “There are still a lot of uncertainties with the LCFF,” said Superintendent Dick Sheehan. […]

Future Uncertain for Stengel Field

Future Uncertain for Stengel Field

By Michael YEGHIAYAN The future of Glendale’s Stengel Field remains murky as the park approaches its scheduled summer offseason at the end of the month. Currently operated by the City of Glendale, initial headway had been made that would have resulted in a transfer of the field to the Glendale Unified School District, but those […]

CVHS Cycling Receives Accolades

By Ted AYALA Members of the Crescenta Valley High School cycling team were met with applause on Tuesday afternoon when the Glendale City Council presented the team with a commendation for its highly successful season. The team, which was founded only five years ago, won its first statewide championship in northern California in May when […]

IN Brief

Wilderness Workday on Saturday The Third Saturday Wilderness Workday is on Saturday, which is the 44th anniversary of Man’s landing on the moon. Volunteers are invited to head over to Deukmejian Wilderness Park from 8 a.m. until noon to take a “giant leap” in restoration efforts. All ages and abilities are welcome to water trees […]