After the rains, fire fuels abound and residents need to reduce brush and dead vegetation from their houses. By Mary O’KEEFE From Jan. 1 to Dec. 30, 2018 there were 6,284 wildfires across California that destroyed a total of 876,147 acres. The combined CAL FIRE and U.S. Forest Service area had 7,571 fires that destroyed […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Those in Crescenta Valley know well to avoid the Ralph’s market parking lot in the 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard from 2:50 p.m. to 4 p.m. This is when students from Rosemont Middle School swarm the parking lot, either waiting for a ride home or spending those last few minutes with friends […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley, Sunland-Tujunga and La Cañada Flintridge are high-risk fire areas. This means higher insurance rates and aggressive tree trimming by Southern California Edison. “We prune to 12 feet from the power lines at the time of trimming,” said Melanie Jocelyn, principal manager, Transmission and Distribution Management, SCE. “Our concern first and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When Kimberly Bishop retired from her role as principal of La Crescenta Elementary School in 2014, she was looking forward to new adventures. Those adventures included enjoying time with her husband at their vacation home in Hawaii until Tuesday when a normal day in the beautiful South Seas ended with her being […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The much anticipated May 1 meeting of the Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization [LACCSDO] has been cancelled. Normally these meetings are canceled without making a ripple in the community, but this cancellation has made a splash. The May 1 meeting was to discuss the territorial transfer between Glendale Unified […]
By Mary O’Keefe Saturday, April 27, the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council Elections will be held from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. located at North Valley City Hall, Meeting Hall, 7747 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga, 91042. Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council is part of the City of Los Angeles. Neighborhood Council elections occur every two years. “While Neighborhood Council board […]
By Mary O’KEEFE April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. CV Weekly is sharing the story of a woman who has turned from victim to advocate. Ride-sharing has been a popular way for many people to get around town without a car of their own. It has been used as a hired “designated driver” for those […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The weather is getting warmer, flowers are in bloom and the rain seems to be taking a Southern California break. This means many things to many people and to some it means, “Let’s go on a hike in the Angeles National Forest.” Unfortunately some who take that trip up to the trails […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Relay for Life of the Foothills took place last weekend, but the fundraising continues. The 24-hour event began on Saturday at 9 a.m. and went through Sunday 9 a.m. More than a dozen teams took part in the annual Relay, setting up booths around the grassy field at Clark Magnet High School. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The building that houses the La Crescenta Woman’s Club will now be home to the meetings of the Glendale Burbank Republican Assembly. The first meeting is on April 24 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The goals of the Assembly is to grow its membership and be an outreach to all ages […]