By Mary O’KEEFE The discussion of reopening school campuses continues and means that Glendale Unified School District is reviewing a lot of data gathered from numerous surveys, task force committee meetings and emails. Data continues to be collected from surveys sent to parents and students, and meetings between stakeholders and GUSD administrators. Members of the […]
The absence of professional fireworks displays this Fourth of July leaves an opening for the use of illegal fireworks – and the injuries and fires they can cause. By Mary O’KEEFE Emergency responders continue to see an increase in calls regarding the use of illegal fireworks across Los Angeles County. During the annual LA County […]
By Charly SHELTON With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise in record numbers, social distancing for the restaurants that have reopened for business is more important than ever. This means tables must be spaced farther apart to keep at least six feet between parties, reducing the dining capacity at each restaurant. This means fewer tables are […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Those who have been to the Harvest Market on Sunday mornings have seen Steve Pierce. He is the guy who is usually racing down Honolulu Avenue talking to vendors and, recently, making sure everyone has on face coverings, and measures and marks six feet spaces and entry and exit paths for vendor […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In 2018, fireworks started about 19,500 fires nationwide, including 1,900 structure fires, 500 vehicle fires and 17,100 outside and other fires. These fires resulted in five deaths, 46 civilian injuries and $105 million in direct property damage, according to the National Fire Protection Association. According to Consumer Product Safety Commission, on average […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At the last Glendale Unified School District board meeting the topic of reopening school for the fall was the major topic of discussion. The administration put forth a few options for reopening and spoke of plans for outreach to get opinions from all stakeholders. There was one stakeholder group, though, that was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Dual protests, one for Black Lives Matter and the other for Blue Lives Matter, occurred across the street from each other on Friday afternoon near Lowell Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. The two organizations faced off, yelling slogans across the street at each other maintaining a peaceful, albeit loud, protest. Los Angeles Police […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Bailey Center food pantry at United Methodist Church in Tujunga is still struggling to collect enough donations to meet the growing number of people in need. COVID-19 hit people hard with some relief coming in the form of unemployment funds, small business loans and the Payroll Protection Program. But though some […]
OP ED » Mary O’KEEFE This year is the 50th anniversary of annual LGBTQ+ Pride traditions. The first Pride march in New York City was held on June 28, 1970, which was the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. The uprising was a six-day protest event that began with a raid on a place called […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The plan was to reopen businesses slowly, to take a step-by-step approach, but even with those precautions in place warnings were issued by the Los Angeles County Public Health Dept. that numbers of COVID-19 cases were expected to rise. One of the last things on the list to reopen was, and is, […]