GCC to Meet at Water Reclamation Plant

By Jason KUROSU The Glendale City Council will be holding its Aug. 18 meeting at the Los Angeles Glendale Water Reclamation Plant, 6100 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys. It is the fourth “workboot” meeting the council held this year, in which council members take to the workplaces of those who keep the city running. According to […]

GPD Rewards Good Behavior with Operation Chill

7‑Eleven, Inc. celebrates a generation of good behavior this year. For 20 years, U.S. police officers have been ticketing kids with Operation Chill FREE Slurpee drink coupons. Many of those kids are adults now, and may even have children of their own who are eligible to receive a frozen treat for good behavior, compliments of […]

YWCA of Glendale Receives Grants

The YWCA of Glendale announced it has received an $8,000 grant from the Community Foundation of the Verdugos. These funds will support the remodeling of the YWCA’s Sunrise Village Emergency Shelter. Sunrise Village is a 45-day emergency shelter providing housing, meals, counseling, social services, legal services, parenting classes and case management to victims of domestic […]

CRIME BLOTTER

  Aug. 9 2800 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, deputies responded to a burglary alarm at the Crescenta Valley Car Wash. When they arrived they found the front exterior glass door was shattered, nothing appeared to be stolen at 5:25 a.m. Aug. 6 3100 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, the front […]

Summer Vacation Topic of Petition

By Mary O’KEEFE The feeling of not being heard does not just pertain to the superintendent search meetings and the Be Heard CV survey. On Monday, the first day of school, a mom went home after dropping her child off at school, wrote a petition and put it online. “I didn’t think it would get […]

NOTES & NODS

Full Calendar at Bethel Church Bethel Church is hosting a family festival on the grounds on Saturday, Aug. 15 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. There will be face painting, petting zoo, games, prizes, information booths on church and community center programs, bouncers, snack and food stands. Dinner will be served from 5 p.m. to […]

News on the CV Skate Park

The CV Skate Park is closer to becoming a reality. Construction firms are submitting bids with the process expected to be completed by Aug. 20. The award to the contractor will be in September with construction to begin in October. The skate park is scheduled to be completed by June 2016. The skate park was […]

CV Community to District: We Just Want to be Heard

CV Community to District: We Just Want to be Heard

Beneath the back-to-school smiles on the faces of local children, there are issues that are making local residents less than happy. By Mary O’KEEFE The 2015-16 school year has begun and although Crescenta Valley residents are still incredibly supportive of their schools, teachers, students and staff, there is a quiet rumbling of discontent that seems […]

Antonovich Announces Candidacy

Antonovich Announces Candidacy

  CORRECTION: Please note correction of the spelling of Elan Carr’s name below. Mr. Carr is a candidate for the LA County Supervisor’s seat. By Brandon HENSLEY Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich is running for California state Senate in 2016. The announcement came on Saturday at the third annual La Crescenta Valley Republican Women […]