By Jason KUROSU Glendale City Councilmembers Laura Friedman and Ara Najarian updated residents on the city’s latest developments at the Sparr Heights Community Center Wednesday night, Nov. 28, touching upon Glendale’s current economic standing and other issues affecting the area such as the proposed tunnel connecting the 710 and 210 freeways. The state of Glendale’s […]
From discounts to snow, the Montrose Shopping Park offered something for everyone who came onto Honolulu Avenue. By Brandon HENSLEY and Jason KUROSU It snowed in Montrose last Friday evening. Well, sort of. The white stuff could be found in the 2200 block of Honolulu in the Montrose Shopping Park for its after-Thanksgiving event White […]
By Jason KUROSU A warm Saturday morning ushered in the first of many planned clean-up efforts at the Rosemont Preserve at the top of Rosemont Avenue. The hillside was dotted with volunteers using shovels, pickaxes or their hands to remove invasive plant life. Native plant expert Roger Klemm led the clean-up as volunteers identified and […]
By Jason KUROSU On Tuesday, the CV Armenian Community and Youth Center invited a group of panelists to discuss drug use among teenagers and what methods parents may use to foster open lines of communication with their children. The panel of four was represented by members of the Crescenta Valley Drug & Alcohol Prevention Coalition […]
By Jason KUROSU A proposal to construct three detached condominium units on Cross Street in La Crescenta produced a set of hearings to determine whether the project should remain as originally proposed. The project calls for constructing the units in an R-1, or single-family, residence zone. The Crescenta Valley Town Council contested this at the […]
By Jason KUROSU Southern California Edison’s plan to install a new transformer at Two Strike Park, located in the 5000 block of Rosemont Avenue, was a prime topic of discussion during the Crescenta Valley Town Council’s Land Use Committee meeting. SCE will begin construction of two transformer boxes and two electrical poles in January 2013, […]
By Jason KUROSU As residents continue to protest a proposed 224-unit housing development on the grounds of the Verdugo Hills Golf Course, recently revealed information about the site’s historical significance has added new dimensions to the debate. Recently released records indicate that the site was formerly the Tuna Canyon Detention Center, which housed Japanese American […]
By Jason KUROSU Should Proposition 34 pass, California would become the 18th state in the country to repeal the death penalty, with capital punishment remaining one of the most controversial and divisive legal issues worldwide. The proposition would not only prevent all future death sentences, but also nullify current ones. Each of California’s 725 inmates […]
The Crescenta Valley Dog Park is located at the Crescenta Valley Park at 3901 Dunsmore Avenue, La Crescenta, 91214. By Jason KUROSU On Friday, Los Angeles County’s first ever dog park opened to the public with a “leash-cutting ceremony,” a two-fold metaphor for the park’s ribbon-cutting ceremony and the intentions of the park’s creators for […]
By Jason KUROSU and Mary O’KEEFE The first ever Los Angeles County dog park will have its “leash-cutting” ceremony on Friday at 11 a.m. Located at the west end of the Crescenta Valley Park parking lot at 3901 Dunsmore Ave. in La Crescenta, the dog park is the culmination of several years of petitioning and […]