A Welcome Home Party – Social Distancing Style

A Welcome Home Party – Social Distancing Style

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 […]

Slow Down on Wet and Local Roads

Slow Down on Wet and Local Roads

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, […]

COVID-19: Rumors and Scams

COVID-19: Rumors and Scams

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 […]

Some Activity at the Former Location of The Mix

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, […]

The Produce Whisperer of the Crescenta Valley

The Produce Whisperer of the Crescenta Valley

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 […]

The Art of Making Homemade Masks

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 […]

Asthma and COVID-19

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 […]

Step Up and Be Counted: It’s Census Time

Step Up and Be Counted: It’s Census Time

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 […]

How to Talk to Kids About COVID-19

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 […]

Certified Election Results are In

»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 […]