By Mary O’KEEFE The 11th Annual San Gabriel Valley HIV/AIDS Action Summit was held Monday at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. The purpose of the summit was to promote public health policy advocacy and to provide a global update on the disease. Local schools, including those from Glendale, La Cañada and Crescenta Valley high schools, attended […]
Ivan and Karen Tyler, Dorothea Kruegermann and 4,000 other folks from all around the United States celebrated life on the night of Friday, Oct. 4 at The Rise Festival held near Jean, Nevada. Thousands of Chinese lanterns were launched into the desert night; it was absolutely magical. As always, a copy of the CV Weekly […]
On Oct. 12 at 12:26 a.m., Glendale police officers responded to the 900 block of West Glenoaks Boulevard regarding a burglary that had occurred. Citizens in the area witnessed the suspects burglarize a local business and informed the police department of the incident. The Glendale airship located the suspect vehicle and ground units followed the […]
The Glendale Police Dept. is asking for assistance from the community in locating witnesses to the fatal traffic collision that occurred on Oct. 11 near the intersection of Verdugo Road and Windsor Road in the City of Glendale. At approximately 2:07 p.m. on Oct. 11, a traffic collision occurred between a 1998 black Mercedes E320 […]
Mill Fire of 1975 – The Beginning One of the most memorable fires in the Crescenta Valley, second only to the Station Fire of 2009, was the Mill Fire that took place Nov. 23-24, 1975. It was Santa Ana wind-driven, and quickly consumed 47,000 acres. It destroyed some 11 homes, nine here in the […]
BOOK SHARES STORIES, PLAYS, AND POETRY FROM FRONT LINES OF GRIEF Grief Dialogues and Flintridge Bookstore present the book “Grief Dialogues: Stories of Love and Loss” today, Thursday, Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. Southern California contributors, including Diana Burbano, Elizabeth Coplan, Sharon Ehlers, Rachel Gebler Greenberg, Toti O’Brien, Vanessa Poster and Mary Langer Thompson, will […]
AB5 Application Could Cripple Business The Opinion section of the Sunday, Oct. 6 LA Daily News had an excellent article about the recently signed Assembly Bill 5. The article is on page 5 and is written by Trey Kovacs. In the article, Mr. Kovacs points out that the ABC test is retroactive for four years […]
Local Priorities That Don’t Draw National Headlines The national headlines are filled with stories about the impeachment proceedings in the House and the President’s efforts to coerce an ally into investigating a political opponent. I have been given an important role in exposing the depth of this misconduct but this is only one of my […]
“Only you can prevent forest fires!” ~ Smokey Bear, USFS Yep, we are the problem! You can blame climate change, blame the drought, blame the power companies, blame the Santa Ana winds or lightning strikes but, according to the U.S. Forest Service, humans are responsible for more than 95% of wildland fires. The tradition of […]
On Wednesday, Nov. 6 from 12:10 p.m. to 12:40 p.m., the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts will feature Dr. Dimitry Olevsky performing the Partita in D minor for solo violin by J.S. Bach at the Sanctuary of Glendale City Church. Violinist Olevsky holds a doctorate of musical arts from UC Santa Barbara under the tutelage […]