Fatal Motorcycle Accident on the 2

A fatal motorcycle accident occurred on the northbound Glendale (2) freeway at about 6 p.m. this evening. California Highway Patrol shut down all but the number one lane on the northbound 2 Freeway near Mountain Street exit, said CHP Officer Kimball. At present, 8:22 p.m., all but one lane of the freeway remains closed as […]

Gatto Introduces Bill to Improve Child-Abuse Reporting in Schools

   Assemblyman Mike Gatto  introduced legislation today to prevent child abuse in schools by ensuring that school employees identify the abuse and stop it in its tracks.  Recent reports showed that certain abuse was prolonged because large numbers of school personnel were unaware of the processes and their responsibilities for reporting abuse.  Gatto’s legislation, AB […]

Mountain Lion Spotted in Burbank

  On January 3,  a mountain lion was spotted at a residence on Hamline Place in Burbank. This communication is intended to alert the community of the sighting and to provide precautions to keep residents and their pets safe. The following safety tips have been provided by the California Department of Fish and Game: •Do […]

The Year In Review 2013

Before bidding farewell to 2013, the Crescenta Valley Weekly would like to revisit the many events that defined the year. Assembled by Brandon HENSLEY and Molly SHELTON January This was a difficult holiday season for the family of missing mother and daughter Megan (Ganajian) Dipiazza, 33. They continue to scour Facebook, call friends and have […]

Over 2000 Arrests During Winter Holiday Avoid DUI Campaign

The 2013/14 Winter Holiday DUI Mobilization crackdown on drinking drivers has ended and resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests from the sobriety checkpoints, special saturation patrols and routine patrols in Los Angeles County over the past 20 days. From 12:01 a.m. Friday December 13th, through midnight Wednesday January 1, 2014, officers representing 100 […]

Big Year for Joe Allen

Big Year for Joe Allen

  The community is all the better for the dedication and hard work of this Glendale cop. By Mary O’KEEFE It has been a pretty good, albeit busy, year for Glendale Police Officer Joe Allen. In 2013 Allen, a 24-year veteran of the GPD, was awarded the Enrique Camarena Award, both regional and national, and […]

Nute Honored at Inaugural SCBC Gala

By Jason KUROSU With education funding taking large hits in recent years, much of the focus has shifted to the ramifications: increased class sizes, lack of updated textbooks or a lack of materials in the classroom altogether. Small Change for Big Change was created to meet the challenges that Crescenta Valley High School faced after […]

Council Faced Controversy, Difficult Choices in 2013

By Ted AYALA Now that 2013 has been cast behind, how will Glendale remember the work of the past year by its city council? Will it remember its work positively, as a recent survey conducted by the Rose Institute of State and Local Government intimated? Or will it remember 2013 in a starkly negative light, […]

from the desk of the publisher

from the desk of the publisher

Life … in Review As you look across to page 3, you’ll see that we have prepared our annual year in review. This is one of my favorite issues because it gives Crescenta Valley Weekly readers (including me) a snapshot of some of the major events that occurred over the past 365 days. These include […]

Weather in the Foothills

Someone told me long ago “There’s a calm before the storm” I know. It’s been comin’ for some time. When it’s over, so they say, It’ll rain on a sunny day… …I want to know, have you ever seen the rain Comin’ down on a sunny day? ~ Written by John Fogerty, performed by Creedence […]