By Jason KUROSU The plan to provide a dedicated communication network for emergency responders, which could include constructing a tower atop the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station, will be discussed in detail at a Crescenta Valley Town Council Land Use Meeting on Thursday, June 11. The Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA RICS) is intended […]
By Jason KUROSU Local YMCAs honored Congressman Adam Schiff during a special ceremony Tuesday afternoon, awarding him the YMCA Congressional Champion Award at the Phoenicia Restaurant in Glendale. The YMCA Congressional Champion Award is an annual honor given to legislators “for their work in supporting youth development, healthy living and social responsibility,” said JC Holt, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Dr. Richard Sheehan, superintendent of Glendale Unified School District, has taken the superintendent position at Covina-Valley Unified School District. The announcement was made at a special board meeting of the Covina-Valley Unified School District Tuesday night. “It is bittersweet,” Sheehan said of his departure from GUSD. “I love Glendale. I love the […]
By Jason KUROSU The Glendale Unified School District is moving closer towards restoring lost funding according to new projections from the district and the recently revised budget from the governor’s office. However, GUSD officials were also cautious at their May 19 board of education meeting not to regard the increases in funding as a resolution […]
By Jason KUROSU Southern California Edison has been upgrading circuits and replacing poles and transformers throughout the La Crescenta-Montrose community as part of a local project to improve reliability in La Crescenta and a long-term grid modernization project. According to SCE officials, 93 poles in the La Crescenta-Montrose area will be upgraded from 4 kV […]
By Jason KUROSU The annual Taste of Montrose, event returned on Sunday, May 3 offering a broad sampling of Montrose’s culinary offerings for $20. The Taste of Montrose brought back regular participating restaurants like Zeke’s Smokehouse and Frank’s Famous, as well as newer establishments, including Thee Elbow Room, La Fleur Pastry and Town Kitchen […]
Crescenta Valley prepares for the annual prayer breakfast celebrating diversity and local youth. By Jason KUROSU The 4th Annual Crescenta Valley Prayer Breakfast will be held Tuesday, May 19 at Holy Redeemer Church, featuring leaders from a number of churches and participation from students in an event focused on youth. Los Angeles County Sheriff […]
By Jason KUROSU In April, Crescenta Valley High school junior Rachel Harvey joined 15 other high school students on a two week trip to Korea, an endeavor intended to immerse the students in another culture and to emphasize the importance of “bridging the gap” between countries. Harvey and the other students traveled as part of […]
By Jason KUROSU Multiple stadium proposals have rekindled talk of NFL football returning to Los Angeles, 20 years after both the Rams and Raiders departed. Among local football fans, the chance for NFL football to return to Los Angeles is a prospect both welcoming and peculiar, with so many years since a team has played […]
By Jason KUROSU Saturday’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal has claimed the lives of over 5,000 people and left thousands of others injured and missing. One local who was in the city of Kathmandu, a mere 50 miles from the epicenter of the quake, was Holly Wilson, a Crescenta Valley High School graduate and daughter […]