By Jason KUROSU Discourse on patient care, safety and hospital staffing has dominated public discussion regarding USC-Verdugo Hills Hospital during ongoing contract negotiations with the California Nurses Association. The nurses association recently voted overwhelmingly in approval of a strike, citing unsafe working conditions stemming from an understaffed hospital, which protesting nurses allege has led to […]
Hundreds of athletes are coming to compete for a spot in the Special Olympics World Games. By Jason KUROSU In preparation for the 2015 Special Olympics Southern California Summer Games in Long Beach, approximately 200 athletes will participate in a tri-valley track meet on April 18 at Crescenta Valley High School. Six delegations, each comprising […]
By Jason KUROSU Voter turn out was low – again – for Tuesday’s local election. “It was a little disappointing,” said Glendale City Clerk Ardashes “Ardy” Kassakhian. Around 20% of Glendale’s registered voters have participated in city elections over the past decade, a number that holds fairly steady when considering just the La Crescenta/Montrose/North Glendale […]
By Jason KUROSU and Mary O’KEEFE Glendale’s 2015 municipal election results show a number of incumbents reelected to their positions across the board, as Tuesday’s voters kept many of their representatives in place, as well as retaining the current at-large election process. These are preliminary results: Paula Devine has retained her seat on the Glendale […]
By Jason KUROSU After USC Verdugo Hills Hospital nurses voted recently to approve potential strike measures, a group of nurses made what they termed as one final plea to hospital management on Tuesday, bringing their grievances to the office of USC President C.L. Max Nikias. Among the documents the nurses delivered to Nikias’ office were […]
By Jason KUROSU After a fourth consecutive year of drought and the lowest snowpack on record, Gov. Jerry Brown has instituted the state’s first ever mandatory water restrictions, which seek to reduce water use by 25% at each of the state’s 411 local water agencies by Feb. 28, 2016. Among the goals of the governor’s […]
By Jason KUROSU La Cañada’s Gelson’s Market celebrated one year in the community on Saturday with an event that treated local shoppers to a variety of the market’s selection of goods, establishing what Gelson’s representatives hope will be a continuing tradition, cementing its place in the La Cañada community. Gelson’s replaced Vons just over […]
By Jason KUROSU Three months remain in the SR-710 EIR public comment period, during which members of the public, affected cities, transportation agencies and others can weigh in on the best solution for connecting the 710 and 210 freeways. However, of the five remaining alternatives, the freeway tunnel proposal stands out as a major topic […]
By Jason KUROSU With recent changes to Verdugo Hills Hospital following its partnership with Keck Medicine of USC, USC Verdugo Hills officials decided that a reflection on the hospital’s past was in order, prompting a year long project which culminated in the unveiling of a history wall Tuesday night. The wall consists of a series […]
By Jason KUROSU The 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide is a significant milestone, particularly for the large Armenian-American population in Glendale and its surrounding cities. Two upcoming events this April are among the many taking place during Genocide Awareness Month, which commemorates the events of 1915 while exploring the root causes of genocide and […]