By Mary O’KEEFE A summer speaker series begins on Tuesday, June 25 sponsored by the Crescenta Valley Substance Misuse Prevention Coalition, aka CV Cares. “CV Cares is a project of The Impact Foundation LA (IFLA), which was created and given the status of a 501(c)(3) non-profit and 509(a)(2) public charity back in 2021 to […]
How ‘Fair’ is Our Valley? How fair is our Valley? We’ll all find out on Saturday at the Hometown Country Fair at Crescenta Valley Park! It’s the annual community get-together where folks can come (for free) and enjoy a host of events and activities. Pie-eating contest? Got it. Kids’ balloon toss and egg race? Yup. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Oftentimes when I hear about the effects of human-caused climate change it’s just overwhelmingly sad. The Earth continues to warm and humans continue to argue. For a while it looked like most of us were on the same page, but the winds of misinformation are blowing once again toward the direction of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In law enforcement, a public information officer (PIO) is the main contact between media and the law enforcement agency as well as performing outreach to the community. A ceremony was held at the California Highway Patrol (CHP) facility in Altadena on Friday, June 14 to celebrate the promotion to sergeant of PIO […]
Fireworks Tickets Available Tickets to the July 4 CV Fireworks Extravaganza are now on sale at the following locations: the offices of Bob Smith Toyota, 3333 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta, Crescenta Valley Insurance, 3156 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta, CV Weekly/CV Chamber of Commerce, 3800 La Crescenta Ave. #206, La Crescenta and J’s Maintenance, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There is a lot of misinformation, anxiety and concern when it comes to the rights of renters and landlords. To help with these many issues in the City of Glendale, the city has created offices that can assist those who feel lost in the rental world. “Glendale renters’ rights [cover] five major […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The community is invited to the Hometown Country Fair on Saturday at Crescenta Valley Park, 3901 Dunsmore Ave. in La Crescenta. The event is hosted by the CV Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Supervisor Kathryn Barger, J’s Maintenance, Crescenta Valley Water District, Animus Grappling, Bob Smith Toyota, YMCA of Foothills, Restokleen, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Many residents throughout LA County have either received or will receive a type of report card on their garbage bins. This is in response to the Mandatory State Law Barrel Inspections. The statewide law, SB 1383, went into effect on Jan. 1, 2022 and requires every jurisdiction to provide organic […]
Iconic actor Danny Trejo is set to join this year’s July 4 parade in Sunland-Tujunga. Sponsored by the Rotary Club, The Magic of Sunland-Tujunga is this year’s theme for the popular summer event. Continuing the celebrity magic, local performer, poet, producer, community supporter and business owner Joe DeCenzo has been selected as the 2024 grand […]
The County of Los Angeles Fire Dept. announced the line of duty death of firefighter Andrew Pontious, 52, who died on the afternoon of Friday, June 14. Firefighter Pontious was engaged in fire fighting operations involving a large vehicle fire in Palmdale when he sustained fatal injuries. A procession of firefighters with the Los Angeles […]