By Justin HAGER State Senator Anthony Portantino will have a big voice this week in the legislative battles over housing development and the future of largely single-family housing communities in California, which include La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale, Sunland-Tujunga and La Cañada Flintridge. Portantino chairs the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, which will hear this week two […]
On March 30, the Glendale City Council moved to form a Blue Ribbon Pension Review Committee. This Committee will be tasked with gaining an understanding of the overall pension system structure, discovering future anticipated costs and ultimately advising the City Council on options and priorities for addressing pension costs and reducing the unfunded actuarial liability. […]
Off-ramp Cleanup The monthly cleanup of the La Crescenta Avenue 210 freeway off-ramp is Saturday, May 8. Volunteers meet at the 2700 block of Altura Avenue at 8:10 a.m. for instructions, safety vests and tools. Food Drive CV robotics will host a drive through food drive on Saturday, May 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday at about 2 p.m. Glendale police responded to the 3200 block of Foothill Boulevard regarding a male who was involved in a fight. When officers arrived witnesses pointed to a man, 47, from La Crescenta who was walking westbound on the north sidewalk of Foothill Boulevard. The witnesses said the […]
May 1 Montrose Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard in Montrose, a man was riding his Vespa scooter westbound on Montrose Avenue and stopped at a red light at the Montrose and Ocean View intersection. The man noticed a male [suspect] in a white Toyota Highlander looking at him. For some reason the suspect began making […]
In the April 29 news story “Council Vetoes Funding for CV Fireworks,” it was stated in error that ticket sales typically bring in between $4,000-$5,000; typically between 4,000 and 5,000 tickets are sold to the annual event.
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón recently announced a “reorganization” of the division previously known as the Hard Core Gang Division. The new title is the Community Violence Reduction Division and takes a community approach of fighting gang violence. “This unit will address violence and will look at partnering with the […]
Reaction has been swift and far-reaching to the Glendale City Council meeting of April 27 and its lack of additional support for the CV fireworks display. Crescenta Valley Fireworks Assn. is determined to bring back the annual display and feels it can move forward with having a modified CV fireworks event that will be open […]
The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 21 new deaths and 405 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 21 new deaths reported today, seven people that passed away were over the age of 80, six people who died were between the ages of 65 and 79, five people who died […]
Beginning Saturday, May 1 Los Angeles County will update street sweeping schedules to provide sweeping services on residential streets twice a month in unincorporated LA County communities. Major streets will continue to be swept once a week. Street sweeping services help ensure clean and safe streets, and reduce debris ending up in storm drain systems […]