By Jason KUROSU Five of the six candidates vying for seats on next year’s Crescenta Valley Town Council were provided an opportunity to campaign for the upcoming election during Thursday night’s town council meeting. The mid-meeting candidates’ forum allowed them to elaborate on their motivations for running and what they hope to accomplish when they […]
By Jason KUROSU Proposition 47 seeks to reduce prison sentences for numerous inmates across the state by reclassifying as misdemeanors certain drug possession offenses and other crimes considered felonies. Among these are a series of crimes when the total amount involved is less than $950, including petty theft, receiving stolen property, forging or writing bad […]
By Jason KUROSU The Glendale Unified School District board of education presented its updated proposal for the Sagebrush area at its Oct. 21 meeting, which established a tentative plan for managing the territory transfer with the La Cañada Unified School District. The proposal included how GUSD and LCUSD would share costs, a decision for GUSD […]
Safety personnel and students recognized for their heroic work. By Jason KUROSU The Glendale Fire Dept. held its annual awards luncheon at the Glendale Hilton Hotel, honoring those working on the front lines fighting local fires, as well as those behind the scenes who keep the fire department running. “This is your fire department and […]
By Jason KUROSU On Monday, President Obama signed an executive order deeming 350,000 acres of the San Gabriel Mountains a national monument, a move which supporters say will create greater access to the area and allow for greater protections of the land. It is the 13th time Obama has designated a national monument and the […]
By Jason KUROSU 28th Congressional District candidates Adam Schiff and Steve Stokes discussed their views on current issues and policies Friday night at a candidates’ forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank. Incumbent Schiff has held a seat in the House of Representatives since 2001 while challenger Steve Stokes is an Independent […]
By Jason KUROSU Hollywood writer Ken Lazebnik may have known plenty about Gidget, Frederick Kohner’s surf princess whose fame was encapsulated in multiple books, TV shows and films, but it wasn’t for some time that he discovered Gidget was based on a real person – Kohner’s daughter, Kathy Kohner-Zuckerman. The real Gidget appeared with Lazebnik […]
By Jason KUROSU The annual Montrose Oktoberfest returned for the 37th year on a fall day that may very well have been mistaken for summer. But the heat did not deter families from coming out in droves last Saturday, nor did it prevent them from enjoying four stages of music, a variety of carnival rides, […]
By Jason KUROSU The Great California Shake Out will be in Montrose Oct. 16 at Holy Redeemer Church, providing Southern Californians with a refresher on the knowledge necessary for living in a seismically active region. The Shake Out is being sponsored by CV Ready, ASTER (Assisting Seniors Through Enhanced Resources) and Glendale Adventist Medical Center […]
By Jason KUROSU A project to recharge the Verdugo Basin in Crescenta Valley Park has been in the works for the past few years, with the Crescenta Valley Water District continuing to assess the feasibility of the park as a stormwater recharge area. CVWD District Engineer David Gould headed a stakeholder meeting Wednesday morning, updating […]