By Jason KUROSU The Crescenta Valley Community Association (CVCA) held its regular meeting with tentative plans to form the Friends of Foothill Boulevard, a group that would unify business owners along La Crescenta’s busiest street, similar to the Montrose Shopping Park Association. Thursday night’s meeting explored avenues for increasing business for the vendors along Foothill. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Another step has been taken toward the completion of the Two Strike Park Memorial Wall. On Tuesday morning, the Los Angeles County Dept. of Parks and Recreation met veterans at the Crescenta Valley Water District Rosemont Reservoir to move the two tall flagpoles stored there to Two Strike Park. After seven years […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN Congressman Adam Schiff met on Capitol Hill with a number of local high school students who have been selected to participate in the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, DC. Kevin Lentz from La Crescenta, Markar Agakanian from La Cañada Flintridge, Argeen Ghazarian from Glendale and Kayla Guzman from Los Angeles attended […]
Congressman Adam Schiff will be busy today going from one 4th of July event to another. He will begin his day at 10 a.m. participating in the 31st Annual Sunland Tujunga Shadow Hills Parade. The parade begins at the corner of Summitrose Street and Mount Gleason Avenue and continues down Foothill Boulevard to Sunland Park. […]
The Crescenta Valley Fireworks Assn. is holding its annual fireworks event at the La Crescenta Elementary School field today with gates opening at 4 p.m. The event is fully funded by the community and local businesses. There will be food trucks, carnival rides and the fireworks show with the traditional patriotic theme. Tickets are $7 […]
Former State Assemblymember 44th District Anthony Portantino held a state senate campaign launch party on Sunday. The campaign, according to Portantino, is in response to strong community encouragement to throw his hat into the senate race. Over 350 friends and neighbors from across the foothills attended the event, including the mayors of Pasadena, Monrovia and […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Dr. David Viar, Glendale Community College’s newest superintendent/president, formally met and shook hands with about 50 of his faculty and staff during a welcome reception held at the college on Monday afternoon. Viar officially took over the college’s top job on Monday, replacing Supt./President Dr. Jim Riggs. Riggs was hired on […]
By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN Glendale Unified School District, like all school districts across California, must adapt to the new rules mandated by the Local Control Funding Formula, which was signed into law in the 2013-14 state budget by Gov. Brown on July 1. A press release from Brown’s office said that the new formula “replaces California’s […]
By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN Assemblymember Tim Donnelly, a candidate for governor, spoke at a Republican Club of the Foothills meeting held at the La Cañada Thursday Club on Thursday. In his introduction of Donnelly, Phil Downs, president of the club, described the Democratic controlled state government as a “liberal bash.” As the crowd of approximately 100 […]
The public is invited to participate in a free, online town hall meeting hosted by Assemblyman Mike Gatto on Wednesday, July 10 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The assemblyman will be available to answer questions about community issues, provide updates and information about his current legislation, and discuss suggestions for future legislation. Participants of […]