By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley area will be hearing about two different cellphone towers, one at Dunsmore Park and the other located in the parking lot of the Gethsemane Lutheran Church in the 2700 block of Orange Ave. On Jan. 17 a hearing will be conducted at 320 W. Temple St., Hall of Records, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Town Council December meeting will see the swearing in of the newly elected members. These include Brandon Lee and incumbents Harry Leon and Aram Ordubegian, as well as alternates Kyle Studebaker and incumbents JoAnn Stupakis and Charles Beatty. Newly elected Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger will perform the […]
This week Sen. Anthony J. Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) joined other newly elected senators in the 40-member upper house of the state legislature. With his daughter Sofia by his side, Portantino was sworn in as the state senator for the 25th District. “I’m honored to join the California State Senate and appreciate the many friends […]
On Nov. 30, state officials released a public review draft report on implementation of long-term water conservation requirements in California. The proposed regulatory framework outlined in the report intends to meet Gov. Jerry Brown’s May 9 Executive Order B-37-16, which tasked state agencies to establish future water conservation measures. Among the many actions described in […]
Glendale Water & Power has issued a warning regarding impersonators calling their customers and using fear and intimidation tactics to force customers to immediately make a payment using a credit card or a prepaid money card. They threaten that water and power services will be disconnected otherwise. They may use “spoofing software” that displays the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A driver who was traveling southbound in the 3300 block of Verdugo Road on the afternoon of Dec. 1 apparently lost control of her car. She hit a parked car on the shoulder on the west side of the street. The impact pushed the parked vehicle into another vehicle, which in […]
By Charly SHELTON Montrose Shopping Park is home to many new and popular businesses like Starbucks, Arthur Murray Dance Studio and Montrose Candy Company, but there are also legacy businesses that have enjoyed decades in Montrose, servicing the area and getting to know their customers as they grow the business and become more than just […]
By Charly SHELTON The holiday season is a time for giving, a time for reaching out to fellow humans and a time for coming together in the spirit of the season. For the 43rd consecutive year, Vito Canella and his daughter, Grace Chase, hosted their annual Christmas party on Sunday at Holy Redeemer Church and […]
Closures Continue on Foothill Freeway The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) will close portions of the Foothill (I-210) Freeway as part of a pavement rehabilitation project. Scheduled closures are subject to change and/or cancelation. Eastbound I-210 through Dec. 9 each night from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.: Up to three lanes between Lowell Avenue and […]
By Pat KRAMER For those who have seen a purple piggy bank on the counter of a local eatery or business in Sunland-Tujunga, you may have wondered what it was all about. “The Purple Pig is the California-Hawaii Elks major project,” explained Earl Bouchard, past officer of the Sunland -Tujunga Elks Lodge 2098, located at […]