Some Pain, Much To Gain Promise GUSD Administrators

By Jason KUROSU Since the approval of Measure S in April, a bond measure whose funds will be used to improve and upgrade the facilities and technology of schools within the Glendale Unified School District, district officials have been working to pinpoint specific projects and to prioritize needs and wants before looking for approval from […]

Earthquake Update

By Jason KUROSU The looming possibility of a major earthquake is one that prevails in the minds of many Californians, especially as reminders, however small, of the state’s seismic potential have occurred throughout its history and continue to this day. “The Big One” has been predicted time and time again, a massive earthquake with a […]

Experience, Professional Service at GIP

By Jason KUROSU Opening in August of this year, Glenoaks Imaging Professionals has already established itself as a premier imaging center, attracting some of the most well known physicians in Glendale, La Cañada, Burbank and Los Angeles. Located on Glenoaks Boulevard, Glenoaks Imaging Professionals provides services for the entire Los Angeles region. The center possesses […]

Parents Attend ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’

By Jason KUROSU A panel of members of the La Cañada community held a Town Hall forum at La Cañada’s City Hall on Nov. 17 to discuss the current state of drugs in their neighborhoods, particularly amongst teens. La Cañada Flintridge’s Public Safety Commission in partnership with the Community Prevention Council sponsored the meeting, entitled […]

Lincoln Kids Learn a Bit of C.L.A.S.S.

Self-defense program teaches students how to be confident, self-reliant. By Jason KUROSU Lincoln Elementary students have been privy to a different form of education thanks to P.E. teacher Janet Goliger. Goliger, who has worked within the Glendale Unified School District since 1991 and is also a second-degree black belt, has been teaching her self-defense course […]

Marijuana Use, Effects Presented by Datig

By Jason KUROSU In the wake of the Drug Enforcement Agency’s take back event in which the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition and the DEA combined efforts to get expired and unneeded prescription medication out of the community’s medicine cabinets – and ended up collecting over 460 pounds of drugs, according to Coalition […]

Ballots Cast and the Votes Counted for Council,Water Board

By Brandon HENSLEY and Jason KUROSU This past week saw changes and challenges for the Crescenta Valley Town Council and CV Water District. On Tuesday, in a neck and neck two-man race between current water board member Ken Putnam and former CVWD director Charles Beatty, Putnam emerged victorious, winning by 46 votes [526 votes for […]

Students Take Reins of Power – For a Day

By Jason KUROSU The conference room usually occupied by Glendale’s city officials hosted some additional company on Students in Government Day on Thursday, Nov. 3. Students from Crescenta Valley, Clark Magnet, Glendale and Hoover high schools took their seats around the conference room table, encircled by city officials. The students, most of which are members […]

Objections Raised Higher Than Proposed Rates

By Jason KUROSU A recently proposed plan for an increase in water rates has drawn the ire of some local residents, frustrated with what they view as continuous increases from the water district. Residents attended the recent Crescenta Valley Water District board meeting Tuesday night to voice their objections to the recent planned rate hikes. […]

Beware, Trick-or-Treaters: It’s Spooktacular

By Jason KUROSU The annual Montrose Spooktacular will befall the 2200 block of Honolulu Avenue this Halloween, leaving the street populated by ghosts, demons and all manner of spooks, for at least a few hours. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the avenue will feature booths up and down the block, replete with food, games […]