Tutoring Program Detailed at CVTC Meeting

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY At the Feb. 16 meeting of the CV Town Council, member Frank Beyt introduced a new tutoring program that the town council, in conjunction with Crescenta Valley High School, is sponsoring. The program will initially work with students at La Crescenta Elementary School and Beyt urged council audience members to consider helping […]

Public Forum Targets Education Policies

The Second Annual Community Forum on Public Education will be held Saturday, March 3 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Pacific Community Center, 501 South Pacific Ave. in Glendale. The forum, sponsored by the Council PTAs of the 5 Star Coalition including Glendale, Burbank, La Cañada, South Pasadena and Pasadena, will feature guest speaker […]

AFC Conducts Tour for Sierra Club

By Maddy PUMILIA The Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy on Sunday led members of the Sierra Club through the proposed Rosemont Preserve, which the Conservancy is hoping to buy to ensure it stays an open space. “The Sierra Club, Crescenta Valley Group, is partnering with us to make certain that we are able to acquire this […]

Parents Get Lesson on Grief

By Brandon HENSLEY The MacDonald Auditorium’s lower section at CV High School was mostly full Wednesday evening, Feb. 22 with concerned parents seeking help on how to deal with the recent suicide of student Drew Ferraro, and how to talk to their kids about it as well. With some CV faculty and GUSD Superintendent Dr. […]

Do you recognize this man?

    Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the remains of a John Doe. The intact skeleton of a deceased male was located on July 5, 2011, in the bushes at the rear loading dock behind the closed Walmart store at 44765 North Valley Central Way in Lancaster. […]

Rep. Schiff Hosts Town Hall at JPL

On Thursday, Rep. Adam Schiff  hosted a town hall for Jet Propulsion Laboratory  employees in the Theodore von Kármán Auditorium to discuss his concerns with the recent cuts to the NASA Budget, and particularly the Mars program, and to hear the views of JPL employees. After  President Barack Obama announced the cuts, Schiff vowed to […]

Boys Basketball Advances to Semifinal Round

Falcons get much improved play from Christian Misi, which propels them past El Toro in quarterfinals By Brandon HENSLEY It was clear from the opening tip Christian Misi was on a mission to finally establish himself in these CIF playoffs. The Falcons had been able to advance in the Southern Section Divison 1A postseason in […]

PORTANTINO BLOWS THE WHISTLE ON LEGISLATURE’S LACK OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION

  Introduces Measure to Help Bring Waste, Fraud and Abuse to Light  Each year, thousands of Californians do the right thing by reporting waste, fraud, violations of law, and political corruption. When they do the right thing, they are protected from retaliation under the California Whistleblower Protection Act, but not the folks who work for […]

Town Hall Meeting Planned for Rosemont Preserve

By Mary O’KEEFE A town hall meeting will be held on Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Rosemont Middle School’s cafeteria to share information concerning the future of the newly acquired  Rosemont Preserve. The Arroyos and Foothills Conservancy is in the process of purchasing the 7.75-acre property at the top of Rosemont Avenue in Goss Canyon […]