CRIME BLOTTER

June 16 3200 block of Foothill Boulevard in Glendale, a 50-year-old La Crescenta woman was arrested for shoplifting at Vons market. Two employees reportedly witnessed the woman in the liquor and wine aisles for several minutes. She had a personal bag and a Vons cart with several items of liquor in it. She moved the […]

Revving Up for Annual Car Show

Revving Up for Annual Car Show

Marissa GOULD, Intern Local car lovers will get their fill of all things exhaust and “cackle” (the sound made when engines are revved up) at the 12th Annual Montrose Car Show taking place on Saturday on Honolulu Avenue. It’s will have everything a car enthusiast loves: classic cars, hot rods, and exotics all found in […]

IN Brief

Cooling Stations Open This Weekend In anticipation of triple-digit temperatures this weekend, the County of Los Angeles is opening several cooling stations. The stations are offered to provide relief from the heat for the elderly and others who face heat-related health difficulties and stress. In Glendale, two stations will be open: Glendale Parks and Recreation […]

‘The First and The Best’ – CVHS First Graduates Celebrate 50 Years

By Misty DUPLESSIS Crescenta Valley High School’s first graduating class, the class of 1963, reunited last weekend, 50 years after bidding farewell to the high school. The three-day celebration began on Friday with several tours of the CVHS campus and was followed by a dinner reception at the Angeles National Golf Course on Saturday and […]

Schiff Responds to Voting Rights Act Ruling

By Michael YEGHIAYAN In response to a recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down a part of the Voting Rights Act, local Congressman Adam Schiff called on action from Congress to ensure future protection for potential voters. Tuesday’s 5-4 decision in Shelby County v. Holder ruled Section 4 of the landmark law unconstitutional, allowing nine […]

DUI Checkpoint Results

Glendale Police Dept. Traffic Unit conducted a DUI/drivers license checkpoint on Saturday at Pennsylvania and Montrose avenues between the hours of 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. The results from the one day checkpoint are below: • 461 vehicles through the checkpoint • 461 vehicles stopped •40 vehicles screened • 15 FSTs • 2 vehicles towed […]

Lawsuit Examines Legality of Quintero’s Reappointment to Council

By Ted AYALA Anger by some residents over the Glendale City Council’s decision earlier this year to terminate the city’s contract with the long running Glendale Gun Show has yet to abate. Supporters of the gun show are hoping to use the city charter to remove one of the strongest opponents of the show. The […]

»Education in the Foothills

LCUSD Examines Funding Changes   By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN The 2013-14 California state budget, which was recently passed by the legislature and currently awaits Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature, is set to take the state’s K-12 school districts in a new financial direction. La Cañada Unified School District is one of many community districts heavily impacted by […]

from the desk of the publisher

Watching The Sky Come Alive Growing up in Sun Valley (just over La Tuna Canyon), I remember how excited my sister and I would be as Independence Day approached and my dad would take us to the local stand to buy fireworks. “Safe and Sane” and “Red Devil” are two descriptions that come to my […]

Weather in the Foothills

Weather in the Foothills

“The day, water, sun, moon, night – I do not have to purchase these with money.”                                                     ~ Plautus    Last Sunday evening, we were making our way down the coast. The traffic reflected the “full swing” of the summer season: bumper-to- bumper  vehicles from Pismo Beach all the way home to La Crescenta. The […]