“While sailing a little south of the Plata on one very dark night, the sea presented a wonderful and most beautiful spectacle. There was a fresh breeze and every part of the surface, which during the day is seen as foam, now glowed with a pale light. The vessel drove before her bow two billows […]
By Charly SHELTON COVID-19 cases are prevalent around the world whether on the rise in South Korea, on the decline in Switzerland or holding relatively steady in America. It is important that this data is tracked to see when it is safe for communities to reopen and when to shut down tighter. There have been […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday, the Glendale City Council met first thing in the morning, again in the afternoon, then late into the early hours of the following morning, addressing imminent budget challenges, long-sought changes to the city’s historic preservation procedures and extensions to emergency orders issued in response to the global novel coronavirus pandemic. […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The amount of time, preparation and desire that goes into not only competing in the Olympic Games but just to qualify is something most people can’t fathom. With the news this spring that the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 have been postponed until 2021 due to health concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak, athletes […]
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (Board) unanimously voted to direct the LA County Sheriff to immediately cease efforts to close the Altadena and Marina del Rey stations. Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced during a May 4 briefing that due to a $400 million budget gap he would be closing the Altadena and Marina del […]
Kathryn Barger, chair of the LA County Board of Supervisors, offered clarification regarding a statement made by Dr. Barbara Ferrer regarding the extension of the “Safer-At-Home” Health Order: “During [Tuesday’s] Board of Supervisors meeting, Dr. Barbara Ferrer indicated that the County’s health officer order would be in place over the next few months. Unfortunately, this […]
On Tuesday night the Crescenta Valley Water District board of directors held its regularly scheduled board meeting. During that meeting the board approved a three-year contract to engage CliftonLarsonAllen LLP to provide audit services for FY 2020-2022. Additionally, there was discussion regarding the long-term infrastructure reliability and funding roadmap as well as discussion on the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At next Tuesday’s Glendale Unified School District board meeting, the board and district administration will be discussing the reopening of schools and what that might look like. In the meantime, the California Dept. of Education Superintendent Tony Thurmond held a briefing on Wednesday to discuss how the state office is working with […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This week social media lit up with issues students were having with Advanced Placement tests they were taking online. AP testing is a fee-based test that is taken by students to receive credit for their AP classes. Normally the tests are given in a secure area and are proctored by education staff. […]
With Safer-At-Home orders in place, local fire departments are adapting to new hazards. By Julie BUTCHER Glendale Fire Chief Silvio Lanzas has not had a day off since the city declared an emergency in early March due to COVID-19. There has been an increase in emergency calls at homes in addition to the normal number […]