Meet Mike Gatto By Mary O’KEEFE Mike Gatto is the democratic incumbent running for the office of State Assembly District 43. He was elected into office in June 2010 during a special election and was re-elected to a full term in November 2010. Crescenta Valley Weekly sat down with Assemblymember Gatto to discuss his 2012 […]
By Jason KUROSU After years of preparation and petitioning, a few guests of both the two- and four-legged varieties were invited to christen the new Crescenta Valley Dog Park, the first ever dog park in Los Angeles County. Slated to open Oct. 19, the park was made available to members of CV DOGS (Community Volunteers […]
Free Rabies Vaccinations Crescenta Valley Veterinary Hospital is participating in World Rabies Day on Friday, Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to noon. Pets can receive a rabies vaccine at no cost. All animals must be current on their annual exam. Those due for an exam can have one at the reduced price for this event […]
Drum Roll, Please The waiting is over. After months of hard work and dedication by the members of the Crescenta Valley Weekly team, in today’s issue you will find the results of the CVW Finest 2012. This 40-page tome reflects the choices made by CVW readers as to who they feel are finest, whether in […]
“We were flying over America and suddenly I saw snow, the first snow we ever saw from orbit. I have never visited America, but I imagined that the arrival of autumn and winter is the same there as in other places, and the processes of getting ready for them is the same. It does not […]
Crowds turn out for historic final flight of space shuttle Endeavour. By Charly SHELTON Stardate 9.21.2012. Mission 26. Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its 26th and final flight, coming for a touchdown at Los Angeles International Airport. But unlike the other 25 missions when Endeavour flew into space, orbiting the Earth 4,671 times and logging 122,883,151 […]
By Natalie MAIER A meeting regarding the solar panels at Monte Visa Elementary was held on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Teachers Lounge at the school. Neighborhood residents Bill Ryburn and Sheila Sinning, who both live adjacent to the schoolyard where the panels have been installed, shared some of their concerns with Monte Vista […]
Over the weekend, Governor Brown signed Assemblymember Anthony Portantino’s legislation to ensure that more women have access to mammograms (AB 137) and legislation requiring investor-owned electric utilities and water companies to develop an emergency and disaster preparedness plan every two years (AB 1650) and to hold comprehensive disaster preparedness meetings with the counties and cities […]
By Mary O’KEEFE California Highway Patrol responded to a motorcycle accident at 11:22 a.m. today on Angeles Crest Highway mile marker 27.65. The driver apparently lost control of his motorcycle. No other vehicle was involved in the accident. “The 38-year-old male was transported to Huntington Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead,” said Officer […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s have made one arrest concerning “skimmer ” activity at an ATM at a La Crescenta US Bank. “We had a call concerning suspicious activity,” said Lt. Edwards, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CV Station. The call came in earlier this afternoon. When deputies arrived at the US Bank at […]