By Julie BUTCHER Summer camps may look different this year but Crescenta Valley parents, kids and camp providers are determined to figure out the safest, funnest possible Summer 2020. Surveying summer camp opportunities across the larger metropolitan area, LA moms note that “as of the end of May, some camps do plan to open for […]
By Julie BUTCHER “This is all such nonsense. It’s not any worse that the common flu,” longtime Glendale resident and regular council commentator Tony Passarella called in to Tuesday evening’s Glendale City Council meeting. “What’s really going on here? Did you all get orders from headquarters? All of a sudden, we’re hearing words we never […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday, the Glendale City Council met first thing in the morning, again in the afternoon, then late into the early hours of the following morning, addressing imminent budget challenges, long-sought changes to the city’s historic preservation procedures and extensions to emergency orders issued in response to the global novel coronavirus pandemic. […]
With Safer-At-Home orders in place, local fire departments are adapting to new hazards. By Julie BUTCHER Glendale Fire Chief Silvio Lanzas has not had a day off since the city declared an emergency in early March due to COVID-19. There has been an increase in emergency calls at homes in addition to the normal number […]
By Julie BUTCHER The Tuesday night virtual meeting of the Glendale City Council meeting was comfortingly routine following a morning budget study session during which councilmembers challenged sales tax revenue projections as overly rosy. Councilmembers appointed members of the community to several of the city’s boards and commissions: Francesca Smith to the Design Review Board; […]
By Julie BUTCHER “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” ~ Romans 15:13 The church has been working to build its presence online for a long time and for many the […]
By Julie BUTCHER Glendale has a new city clerk, Aram Adjemian, appointed on a 3-2 vote at a special meeting on Monday night. Adjemian has worked for the city for 19 years, in the clerk’s office for the past six; he has a degree in political science and a municipal clerk certification. Councilmember Paula Devine […]
By Julie BUTCHER At its most recent board meeting on April 14, the Crescenta Valley Water District voted to hold off on the distribution of a Prop 218 notice, which is required in advance of any discussion of a rate increase, effectively delaying any increase for now. The item appeared on the agenda as part […]
By Julie BUTCHER At a virtual meeting of the Glendale Community College board of trustees on Tuesday, two new members of the board took the oath of office. Desireé Portillo Rabinov of La Crescenta was elected in March to represent Area 1. She won the election by 188 votes. Sevan Benlian won the election to […]
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” ~ Fred Rogers By Julie BUTCHER In the face of a pandemic virus that has so far killed 27,112 Americans, four of them […]