Keep Pets Close and Safe

By Mary O’KEEFE Recently, quite a few mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes and bears have visited the Crescenta Valley and La Cañada areas. This is not that unusual for a community at the base of a mountain and national forest, but lately the sightings seem to have increased and for one family, have a tragic effect. […]

Residential Smoking Gets the Squeeze

By Ted AYALA Smokers may find themselves and their second-hand smoke feeling less welcome in Glendale in the near future. Tuesday night saw the Glendale City Council push forward with proposals for new laws that would ban smoking in all new and future apartments and condominiums and effectively ban it in common areas throughout residential […]

CRIME BLOTTER

May 10 4900 block of Alta Canyada Road in La Cañada Flintridge, a woman reported that she was in her bathroom about to change her clothes when she heard her dogs bark. She walked out of the room and saw a male, described as Hispanic, 5’6” tall, clean-shaven with a buzz haircut. He was wearing […]

Weather in the Foothills

Weather in the Foothills

“Look before you leap, for snakes among sweet flowers do creep.”                        ~ German Proverb Summer is coming. Many days with high temperatures have more than hinted of its impendence. Personally, I am not yet ready for a full-on blast of heat. But the mere thought of a summer evening, without a doubt the best […]

from the desk of the publisher

Prom Plus, Prayer Breakfast and BYOC Taste of Montrose. Holiday and spring boutiques. Open house and back to school barbecues. These fundraisers are all dedicated to one event, one memory-making night for Crescenta Valley High School seniors and their guests. That event is Prom Plus, taking place after prom this Saturday night/Sunday morning at the […]

City Vindicated by Decision

On Friday, May 3, a federal court jury returned a verdict in favor of the City of Glendale, David Ahern and George Chapjian against plaintiffs Eric Grossman and Russell Hauck who claimed they were laid off in July of 2011 as a result of First Amendment retaliation and whistleblowing. The trial, which commenced on April […]

IN Brief

Tales from the Cemetery The next meeting of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley will host professional storyteller Nick Smith will tell stories of some of the (dead) residents of Mountainview Cemetery in Altadena. Mountainview Cemetery is the permanent home to many pioneers of the Crescenta Valley including the mysterious and controversial first settler […]

City Heads Out to the Ballgame

City Heads Out to the Ballgame

By Michael YEGHIAYAN Glendale residents and government representatives enjoyed a night at the ballpark on Friday as the city held its second annual Glendale Dodger Night at Dodger Stadium. This year, attendees celebrated the evening together by honoring worthy members of the community while raising funds to strengthen the city’s parks and recreation services. Glendale […]

Drayman Back in Court in July

By Mary O’KEEFE Former Glendale City Councilman John Drayman will return to court on July 16 to set a trial date. The July date was set by L.A. Superior court Judge Stephen Marcus. In July, the scheduling of the trial will be determined. Marcus stated that the lawyers had requested a fall date to begin […]