By Mary O’KEEFE Everyone is adjusting to social distancing – limiting face-to-face contact with others to reduce the spread of COVID-19 – but that does not mean people have to miss out on welcoming home loved ones. Members of the La Crescenta Ward/Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday celebrated Easter and welcomed home missionaries […]
Drivers may be lulled into thinking that emptier roads mean traveling faster but CHP officers say this isn’t so … especially in wet weather. By Mary O’KEEFE The recent rains have helped the Los Angeles area to meet its normal rainfall numbers. From the weather season that is measured from Oct. 1, 2019 to present, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Rumors are fueling more fear during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these rumors, or lies, come from conspiracy theorists and spread quickly online. Recently there was a rumor that made the rounds stating that the U.S. is preparing to mobilize the National Guard and first responders for a nationwide two-week quarantine for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A fence with green tarp wrapped around it has been placed around the former location of The Mix at 2612 Honolulu Ave. indicating work may be about to begin on the already approved 28-multi-family unit. A demolition permit was issued in February prior to the Safer at Home protocol, said Phillip Lanzafame, […]
By Julie BUTCHER While Los Angeles County is experiencing dramatic overall reductions in the sale of produce, with as much as a 90% drop reported, local business owner Connor Smith’s family business Smith Produce is working hard to get fresh produce to the Crescenta Valley, as safely as possible. Smith Produce is operating a drive-thru […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The public is now advised to wear facemasks when going out in public to areas like grocery stores and pharmacies as well as any time they are in a public setting. It is advised to make and wear homemade masks rather than using surgical masks that are needed on the frontlines by […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Some CVW readers have sent in questions concerning COVID-19. When we get your questions we reach out to specialists to get the answers. Below is an answer to a question on what those who have asthma should do during this pandemic. COVID-19 is a new virus; therefore, there is still data being […]
By Mary O’KEEFE April 1 was Census Day, which means people were to respond as to where they live as of April 1. As of March 31 at 2:30 p.m., 37.9% of Californians self-responded to the request to complete the 2020 census. However, the U.S. Census Bureau has extended the 2020 census self-response date to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE COVID-19 has changed the world forever because no matter when the curve is flattened and the number of cases decrease – which will happen – or treatments and a vaccine are discovered, this time has changed the lives of everyone. As confusing, traumatic and dramatic this time is for adults, it can […]
»Elections 2020 By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk office certified the election results for the March 3 Presidential Primary Election. “A total of 2,122,468 ballots were processed and counted, with 38.50% of eligible voters casting ballots in Los Angeles County,” according to an LA County Registrar release. Locally, the closest […]