Schiff Shares Optimism at Town Hall

By Mary O’KEEFE Four days before the Mueller Report was given to Attorney General William Barr, Congressman Adam Schiff held a town hall meeting sponsored by the Los Feliz Improvement Association where he predicted that, although he hoped the AG would release the full report, he was concerned that would not happen. Days earlier the […]

Public’s Assistance Requested in Commercial Burglary

The Glendale Police Dept. is requesting the public’s assistance with identifying two suspects involved in a commercial burglary. On Friday, Feb. 22 at 4:43 a.m., a commercial burglary occurred in the 1300 block of East Colorado Street in the City of Glendale. The suspect vehicle parked next to the front of the business and a […]

Krikorian Addresses Equity for All Schools

By Charly SHELTON A new movement has come across the Glendale Unified School District in recent weeks. It’s called Schools Before Pools, referring to the allocation of Measure S funds to renovate Hoover High School’s pool and a future plan for renovating Crescenta Valley High School’s pool. But there are other projects for classrooms, facilities […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler

Frank Lanterman: From Scrooge to Father Christmas for the Mentally Handicapped   Frank Lanterman’s name is ubiquitous in our area. The Lantermans were the founders of La Cañada and Frank continued their legacy of community building. As such they left their name on a street, a historic home and museum, and a popular auditorium. Even […]

Views From The Valley » Susan BOLAN

What’s Your Jurisdiction?   I consider myself to be a stakeholder of the entire Crescenta Valley. I grew up and lived in Sunland-Tujunga for 36 years. I married, had children and we moved to La Crescenta 22 years ago. I worked in La Cañada Flintridge for seven years. I shop, eat and drive in all […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Prefers the Mainstream and Science-Backed Mr. Kretz castigates Representative Adam Schiff’s defense of vaccines [Letters to the Editor, March 28]. Kretz’s extensive quoting of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons sounds mainstream and science-backed. But, if you do a little research, you find that AAPS is an ultra-conservative group that holds unorthodox scientifically discredited […]

Sprucing Up the Boulevard

By Lori BODNAR intern Now that spring has sprung, many might be sweeping up, pruning or gardening, and doing a bit of spring cleaning. Around 50 volunteers on Saturday pulled on some work gloves and took the idea of spring cleaning even further. Instead of tidying up just their own homes, they helped clean up […]

Three Arrested for Using Darknet to Traffic Narcotics Sales

By Mary O’KEEFE A La Crescenta man and two others were arrested for allegedly using the Darknet to traffic narcotics. Joseph Gifford, 43, of La Crescenta, and Anh Pham, 49, and Carlos Gallardo, 59, both of Hawaiian Gardens, are facing federal criminal conspiracy charges that they conspired to use the Darknet to illicitly and secretly […]

In Brief

Teacher’s Court Date Rescheduled On Wednesday, Glendale Unified School District teacher Christian Axelgard was in court where his lawyer requested and received a new court date of May 3. Axelgard has been charged with “the crime of child molesting violation” and child annoying.  According to Glendale police spokesman Sgt. Dan Suttles, the teacher is accused […]