By Julie BUTCHER “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape – Plan Your Escape!” is the theme of Glendale’s Fire Prevention Week. The city and Glendale Fire Department urge all Glendale families to make a plan to get out safely within two minutes of a residential fire alarm. Fire officials addressed the Glendale City Council, focused […]
By Julie BUTCHER The Glendale City Council opened its regular meeting Tuesday night announcing support of “Walktober,” encouraging kids to walk to school on Oct. 2, International Walk-to-School Day, and throughout October, highlighting the benefits of walking: exercise, social engagement and neighborhood familiarity. Mayor Ara Najarian reported to the council that he had attended the […]
By Julie BUTCHER On a vote of 6 to 3, the Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization voted on Wednesday to approve a petition to transfer the schools in the Sagebrush area of La Cañada Flintridge from the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) to the La Cañada Unified School District (LCUSD), paving the […]
By Julie BUTCHER A packed crowd gathered at the La Crescenta Library for Thursday night’s meeting of the Crescenta Valley Community Association (CVCA). Most came to hear an update on plans to develop what is now the La Crescenta Motel at Briggs Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. Many of the attendees voiced opposition to the prospective […]
By Julie BUTCHER Glendale’s City Council wisely brought a cooler full of water to its afternoon meeting at Glendale’s Fire Safety Center as part of its annual “Work Boot Tuesday.” The annual trek gives councilmembers a chance to get a “behind the scenes” glimpse into the inner workings of the city. This year, the city […]
By Julie BUTCHER At an afternoon meeting on Tuesday, the Glendale City Council authorized the procurement of a new system to track land use and other city processes. Releasing an RFP to solicit proposals for the new Land Management System (LMS), as the City’s chief information officer Jason Bradford explained, will allow the city to […]
By Julie BUTCHER “You know how we typically talk about surviving for 72 hours after a disaster? Three days?” local emergency preparedness trainer and advocate Paul Dutton asked without waiting for an answer. “Add a zero to that. Can you survive 30 days without clean water, food, gas or power? It’ll take So Cal Edison […]
By Julie BUTCHER Glendale Water & Power (GWP) general manager Steve Zurn addressed the Glendale City Council on Tuesday to give an update on what he called “an unprecedented event” which interrupted power to many of its customers. “We experienced over the last little more than a month some incidents that occurred at one of […]
Looking Back “Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.” ~ Harry S. Truman By Julie BUTCHER Just before the Crescenta Valley Weekly opened its doors, the City […]
By Julie BUTCHER The Montrose Parking Task Force shared the results of their work on parking in the Montrose Shopping Park area at a community meeting on Thursday, Aug. 29 and announced next steps, including short and long-term strategies. Charging for off-street parking is the last action proposed, a last resort, task force members assured […]