During the Station Fire and subsequent floods, many local residents were ill prepared for evacuation, sheltering-in-place or other situations that demanded action. The recent storms, which damaged over 40 homes and resulted in the red tagging of nine more, have shown that there may not even be 10 minutes to evacuate in an emergency. Paul […]
By Mary O’Keefe The Glendale Unified School District board announced that Dr. Richard Sheehan will be the new superintendent beginning July 1. Sheehan presently serves as the district’s deputy superintendent. Sheehan will be replacing Superintendent Michael Escalante who will be retiring at the end of June after six and a half years at Glendale. The […]
By Mary O’Keefe On Tuesday Congressman David Dreier toured the La Crescenta Library with members of the CV Town Council, past and present, and librarian Marta Wiggins. The congressman brought about $1.3 million of federal funds to the table for the library construction. “I remember when Danette [Erickson] first came to us with the proposal […]
By Mary O’Keefe By Mary O’KEEFE One of three 13-year-old boys who were struck in a La Crescenta crosswalk last week has had to have brain surgery. At the time of the accident on the afternoon of Feb. 11, the three were transported to the hospital with what were thought to be minor injuries. However, […]
Feb. 8 4200 block of Chula Senda Lane in La Cañada Flintridge a vehicle was stolen along with its contents including silver antique dinnerware and a digital camera. The car was parked in the homeowners’ detached, unlocked garage. The theft happened overnight. Feb. 5 500 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a woman reported […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A go-kart vehicle was stolen from the driveway of a home in the 3500 block of Santa Carlotta Street in La Crescenta overnight between Feb. 4 and 5. “It was in our driveway which goes down hill. We have a boat that was backed up to our garage and the go-kart was […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY, Brandon HENSLEY and Mary O’KEEFE With the sun shining again residents begin to assess mud damage, grateful no lives were lost. Now that the evacuations have been lifted and the weather, at least through the weekend, looks sunny and clear the task of getting ready for the next storm begins. “We will […]
As of 8 a.m. all mandatory evacuations have been lifted, according to Sgt. John Caffrey, Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. “We are now doing soft closures. Residents with identification have access to and from their homes. We are asking all residents to park in their driveway to allow [public works] to clean the streets,” Caffrey said. […]
Evacuations ordered By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station has issued evacuation notices via the reverse 911-phone system for homes in La Cañada and La Crescenta. The decision to evacuate was made at the executive level by the incident unified command, said Sgt. John Caffrey. The evacuation orders, according to the Los Angeles Public Works […]
I got a couple of calls last week from concerned locals about the disappearance of the little decorative well at the entrance to the Indian Springs Shopping Center on Verdugo Road, just east of Montrose. Man, I love that kind of vigilance! The first sign of a community in peril is the unchallenged demolition of […]