By Brian CHERNICK According to 2015 Census data, nearly 15% of Glendale residents live below the poverty line. While this is lower than the California state average, members of the Glendale Communitas Initiative believe this is still too high and have been working to combat the problem through GCI’s multifaceted and non-denominational social programs. The […]
“When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” ~ Benjamin Franklin An unseasonably cool low-pressure system has settled across the West Coast. In addition to below normal temperatures, fog and clouds blanketed the Crescenta Valley. For the most part, other than a few scattered showers, weather as such fits the definition of […]
By Brian CHERNICK Glendale Mayor Vartan Gharpetian and fellow councilmembers will soon be presenting nominations for 12 separate board and commission appointments and have requested applications from any citizen interested in participating in city decisions. The boards and commissions with positions potentially available include Arts and Culture, Community Development Block Grant and Historic Preservation among […]
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE President Donald Trump’s administration earlier this year made it known that it had trained its sights on the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH), seeking to effectively eliminate them. Part of a whole package of controversial cuts – among them eliminating federal funding to […]
CV Town Council Meets Tonight The general meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council is tonight, Thursday, May 18 at the La Crescenta Library. On the agenda is a presentation by Joseph M. Nicchitta of the Office of Marijuana Management. He will speak about the County’s efforts to develop regulations for commercial cannabis in Los […]
By Charly SHELTON It is past the 1997 deadline of Judgment Day as prophesied in “Terminator 2,” but machines still have the power to cripple our lives if they don’t behave the way they should. Bank records, tax documents, family photos, term papers, corporate presentations and the all important music library – all of this […]
The City Council of La Cañada announced on Tuesday that long standing council member and former mayor Dave Spencer died. The statement released said: “It is with tremendous sadness that the City Council announces the passing on the morning of Tuesday, May 16 of longtime City Council member and six-time mayor David A. Spence. Preliminary […]
May 15 2300 block of Mira Vista Avenue in Montrose, a resident reported that she had parked her car next to her minivan in the parking garage of her apartment complex. When she returned she found someone had ransacked her minivan. Her car was not parked in the spot where she had left it but […]
Great Expectations This weekend is shaping up to be a whopper. On Saturday, I have the pleasure of attending the annual scholarship disbursement breakfast hosted by the Community Foundation of the Verdugos. I sit on a board that decides the distribution of funds accrued over the previous year through interest paid on a scholarship fund […]
From the City of La Cañada website: It is with tremendous sadness that the City Council announces the passing on the morning of Tuesday, May 16 of longtime City Council member and six-time mayor David A. Spence. Preliminary indications are that Council member Spence suffered a heart attack at his home. He was […]