By Jason KUROSU The Crescenta Valley Town Council will be undergoing changes after the Nov. 2 election, as returning members and new faces vie for six available town council seats (three seats for three year terms and three seats for alternates). Nine candidates are on the ballot along with four candidates for three seats on […]
By Jason KUROSU The Crescenta Valley Water District has become accustomed to community concerns over increasing water rates and the like. Its Oct. 8 meeting produced much of the same as the board of directors fielded two complaints from residents. Chris Barnes and Paul Mitchell from Santa Carlotta Street attended the meeting, after they said […]
By Jason KUROSU There will be plenty to do for anyone heading to Verdugo Park on Saturday, Oct. 12 with both the annual Kiwanis Incredible Duck Splash – KIDS – and the Glendale Police Foundation K-9s in the Park events dominating the premises. The duck splash has become a fixture in Glendale, the charitable event […]
By Jason KUROSU The impending closure of the Twelve Oaks Retirement Lodge has become a topic of controversy among local residents, resulting most recently in a public protest against the group selling the property. The Montrose/Verdugo City/Sparr Heights Neighborhood Association’s annual meeting took place on the night following the protest. Emotions were mixed, with satisfaction […]
By Jason KUROSU Since the Crescenta Valley Water District received a $157,500 grant for groundwater studies, CVWD has set its sights upon Crescenta Valley Park as the locale for its stormwater recharge facility study. As part of the project, members of various Southern Californian water districts, county public works departments and more formed a task […]
By Ted AYALA and Jason KUROSU Around 100 people gathered outside the offices of be.group on Wednesday afternoon in a spirited protest over the company’s decision to shutter the Twelve Oaks Lodge in La Crescenta. Twelve Oaks, an assisted living facility for senior citizens, had been a community fixture for over 80 years. Its future […]
By Jason KUROSU After the CV Town Council covered the latest local developments at its Thursday night meeting, including the ceremony for the war memorial wall at Two Strike Park this Sunday, the upcoming town council election (applications for candidacy available until Oct. 9) and various community fundraisers, the council saw to an emerging issue […]
By Jason KUROSU Representatives of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority met with community members on Monday night regarding the need to replace one of the airport’s terminals. Monica Newhouse-Rodriguez, deputy executive director, Facilities and Planning for the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, illustrated why the Airport Authority has sought a replacement terminal for a number of years. “You’re […]
By Jason KUROSU The Los Angeles County board of supervisors approved a plan to build the Crescenta Valley Skate Park, a long-awaited project to be constructed within Crescenta Valley Park. The plan was approved at the board of supervisors’ regular Tuesday meeting, and reportedly has a construction budget of $800,000 and an operating budget of […]
By Jason KUROSU The Glendale Healthier Community Coalition, a collective of 52 organizations including USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, Glendale Adventist Medical Center and Glendale Memorial Hospital, conducted research on health within the region, in accordance with Affordable Care Act requirements for nonprofit hospitals. With the aid of the Center for Nonprofit Management, the coalition collected […]