By Mary O’KEEFE The CV Skate Park at Crescenta Valley Park is 50% done. The park had originally scheduled a grand opening in May; however, there were a few issues that had to be taken of, which have been attended to, and now the grand opening is planned for late June/early July 2016. L.A. County […]
By Charly SHELTON After several months and two extended searches for a new superintendent for Glendale Unified School District, it was announced two weeks ago that the board of education had finally made their choice. Winfred Roberson of the Davis Joint Unified School District in Davis, California, will be officially offered the position of superintendent […]
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has pled guilty to a felony charge of making a false statement to federal authorities who were conducting a wide-ranging corruption and civil rights investigation into the Sheriff’s Department, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Baca entered his plea in Los Angeles courtroom of U.S. […]
On Jan. 29, nine ambulance operator trainees successfully completed the Ambulance Operator Academy. The 80 hours of academy training included patient assessment and treatment, ambulance maintenance procedures, emergency driving, equipment operation and maintenance, ambulance inventory, city geography and communication procedures. The newly promoted ambulance operators are currently entering the field orientation phase of their training. […]
Feb. 8 2800 block of Mary Street in La Crescenta, a duffel bag and personal items were stolen from an unlocked garage between Feb. 6 and Feb. 8. Feb. 7 2900 block of Mary Street in La Crescenta, a person’s identity information was stolen from the trunk of an unlocked vehicle. The surveillance video revealed […]
The Friends of Rockhaven, with Historic Resources Group, has filed an application for the nomination for historic designation with the National Register of Historic Places. The application will be reviewed by the State Historical Resources Commission in April 2016 and will include music of Babe Egan and her Hollywood Redheads during the presentation. Florence Egan […]
Yesterday, Rep. Adam Schiff announced that President Obama included $8.2 million for the West Coast Earthquake Early Warning system in his Fiscal Year 2017 budget released this week, a significant increase from last year’s budget – a $5 million request – and further recognition of the importance of the West Coast Earthquake Early Warning System. […]
HSCV Presents the History of the Alex Theater At the next meeting of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley on Monday, Feb. 15 the history of the Alex Theatre will be presented. Built in 1925 as a vaudeville and movie palace, the Alex Theater enjoyed a long run in downtown Glendale. It aged and […]
Party On! For those sad that the holiday season has passed ending the chance for celebration, weep no more! The New Year brings plenty of opportunities to celebrate those non-profits that work so hard for our community. For example, this past Saturday night the Crescenta Valley Weekly Glendale/Burbank sales professional Sonya Marquez and I hopped […]
“We had a sunset of a fine sort. Marked in bands of sharply contrasted colors; great stretches of dark blue, others of purple, others of polished bronze: the billowy mountains showed all sorts of dainty browns and greens, blues and purple and blacks…” ~ Mark Twain while living in California As predicted the Santa Ana […]