By Michael YEGHIAYAN Congressman Adam Schiff introduced legislation that would potentially limit executive military powers granted after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. If passed, the bill would eventually sunset the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) by the beginning of 2015. While the AUMF was originally designed to give the president additional powers to […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS AHEAD with Horses held its annual Photo Fun Day on June 8, an opportunity to showcase the organization’s beautiful horses and the amazing students who ride them. AHEAD – Accelerated Habilitation Education And Development – has been utilizing horses to provide therapy and education to disabled/disadvantaged/at-risk and special needs children for the […]
Antonovich Honored with Trail Advocacy Award For his longstanding commitment to protecting, preserving and expanding the trail system throughout Los Angeles County, Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich has been selected by the national organization American Trails to receive the Trail Advocacy Award. In 2007, Antonovich led the board of supervisors to vote to increase the number […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Usually Robin Goldsworthy begins each week at the Crescenta Valley Weekly with a staff meeting, endless email correspondence and arranging stories for that week’s paper; however, this Monday was a little different – to say the least. CVW publisher/editor Goldsworthy spent her Monday at a luncheon at the Sacramento Convention Center where […]
“We take the stars from heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity, representing our liberty.” ~ President George Washington Summer is almost here. The daylight hours grow longer and temperatures are on the […]
Mrs. Goldsworthy Goes to Sacramento You’ve probably heard the big news (especially if you’ve read the front page) – Crescenta Valley Weekly was named Small Business of the Year for the state of California for the 43rd District. Wow. To say that I was excited when I found out would be a definite understatement. I […]
By Ted AYALA Plans to bring a touch of greenery to downtown Glendale got a boost. Keep America Beautiful recently issued a grant for the Brand Parklet project, according to City Manager Scott Ochoa. The Brand Parklet is part of a larger project to make parkland more accessible to residents, businesses, and visitors. The parklet […]
June 10 3700 block of N. Verdugo Road in Glendale, the front glass door at the Verizon Wireless store was shattered apparently after someone threw a large rock at the door. The cash register had been open and cash was missing. A Samsung 7.7 tablet had been ripped from the display area and stolen. The […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A man and women entered a local store on June 6 at about 5 p.m. in the 2200 block of Honolulu Avenue and, after looking around the store, got the attention of the lone employee. The employee walked away from the front counter where the cash register was located. Another man and […]
By Natalie MAIER Every two seconds someone needs a blood transfusion in the United States. Every day, more than 44,000 blood donations are needed for patients, according to the American Red Cross. Two local blood drives are being held this week to help fill that need, one on June 18 at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s […]