Rep. Schiff Op-ed: Let the Sun Shine on Surveillance Court Judges By Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) Published Monday, August 12, 2013 originally in the National Law Journal. Lost in the tumult surrounding the National Security Agency surveillance program is the imperative of overseeing the intelligence community to ensure it operates effectively — while respecting the privacy and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A car fire snarled traffic early this evening at Foothill Boulevard and New York Avenue “The call came into the [Glendale Fire Department] at about 6:35 p.m.,” said Brandy Villanueva, spokeswoman for GFD. The driver, a 26-year-old man from Pasadena, was traveling westbound on Foothill Boulevard in his 2008 Dodge Adventure. He […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A Glendale man has been charged with rape in Asheville, N.C. where he was a member of the Tourists baseball team. Jesse Meaux, 23, who played baseball at Glendale High School and at UC Santa Barbara, and Tourists teammate Michael Mason, 23, from Ohio who played for Marshall, were both arrested on […]
The Junior League of Pasadena, Inc. (JLP) will hold its next prospective member open house on Saturday, August 17 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the League’s headquarters. Ladies from the Pasadena area and beyond who are interested in learning more about the League’s over 85 years of leadership and service in the community […]
“How sociable the garden was. We ate and talked in given light. The children put their toys to grass. All the warm wakeful August night.” ~ Thom Gunn, “Last Days at Teddington” I know it’s too soon to feel summer is slipping away. The combination of cooler weather and local schools resuming Aug. 12 […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU On a relatively quiet stretch of Commerce Avenue as it intersects Valmont Street in Tujunga, next to stucco homes and apartment complexes, one cobblestone building surrounded by a park with manicured grass, maple trees and a tall evergreen stands out – Bolton Hall Historical Museum. The museum celebrates its 100th anniversary […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District has confirmed a case of West Nile Virus discovered in the Sunland Park area. “I can tell you every year the valley lights up with [West Nile Virus cases],” said Truc Dever, director of community affairs for the Greater L.A. County Vector Control District. […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU, Leonard COUTIN, Jason KUROSU and Mary O’KEEFE At its foundation, National Night Out turns back time to the cop-on-the-beat era when law enforcement and firefighters knew the local businesses and neighbors. NNO also tries to bring back the philosophy of neighbors helping neighbors. Although logical and altruistic, this concept had been […]
By Jason KUROSU The annual Sunland-Tujunga Lions Club Watermelon Festival is moving from its traditional home in Sunland for the first time in its 52-year history. From Aug. 16-18, the watermelon-loving crowd will have to travel to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena to enjoy the various contests, music performances and, of course, watermelon. In fact, […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale City Council embarked on a course for electricity rate hikes on Tuesday night, provoking an angry response from members of the public starkly opposed to increases in their energy costs. Opponents of the increases packed the council chambers and at times turned noisy and rancorous – enough so that Mayor Dave […]