By Julie BUTCHER The Tuesday night meeting of the Glendale City Council was almost entirely dedicated to the process of selecting a new mayor and then hearing detailed plans and visions from both the outgoing mayor, Zareh Sinanyan, and the newly selected mayor, Ara Najarian. According to the City, “Glendale has a council-manager form of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In 2013, Home Advisor conducted a survey of over 2,000 adults, of whom 1,314 were identified as homeowners, asking them their fears or concerns when hiring a contractor for home repairs or improvements. Of those surveyed, 50% said they were most concerned about poor workmanship and 36% were concerned about fraud. Those […]
On Tuesday, the Senate Public Safety Committee passed SB 61, SB 172, and SB 376, all authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino. SB 61 seeks to limit the purchase of firearms to one per month. The bill would limit the preceding 30-day period the purchaser had made another application to purchase a firearm. Among others, […]
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 […]
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 […]
On Friday, April 12, the Crescenta-Cañada Lions Club will host its second annual fundraiser to support The Fire House Youth Center, located on the grounds of St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church. The event will run from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and will be open to the entire community at a suggested donation […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]