Early College Academy (ECA) for Local Students

Beginning with the 2019-20 school year, Glendale Community College and Glendale Unified School District are partnering to offer Early College Academy (ECA). Students who participate in the ECA can complete up to two years of college for free before graduating from high school. College courses will be available to students in ECA beginning in 10th […]

Amazon Package Theft from Delivery Truck Leads to Three Arrests

The Glendale Police Dept. arrested three males involved in a theft of Amazon packages from a delivery truck in the City of Glendale. On Sunday, Feb. 17 at 12:33 p.m., Glendale officers were dispatched to the 200 block of West Loraine Street regarding an Amazon delivery driver that saw two males enter her van and […]

Crime Prevention, Police Procedures Outlined at Neighborhood Watch Meeting

By Mary O’KEEFE Last week the Glendale Police Dept. held an informative meeting for Neighborhood Watch leaders and those interested in the program. Presenting the program was Officer Matt Zakarian. Zakarian is well known in the Crescenta Valley area for his work within the community, including as a founding member of the CV Drug and […]

A Night of Music, Dance … and Chocolate

A Night of Music, Dance … and Chocolate

By Lori BODNAR, intern Nearly 200 folks came out to dance, eat chocolate and enjoy live music at the Crescenta Valley High School Jazz Night in the Café on Feb. 8. The award-winning CVHS jazz band, under the direction of Mathew Schick, performed for the crowd. Schick is also the director of the music program […]

Goldsworthy Promoted to LASD Technology Director

After 39 years of dedicated service, Kevin Ryan from the Malibu team retired. Along with his work at Malibu Search And Rescue, he was on the SAR staff as the technology director. Replacing him as SAR technology director is Steve Goldsworthy. Along with being a recent SAR Person of the Year, Goldsworthy’s commitment and dedication […]

In Brief

CVTC Meets Tonight The general meeting of the CV Town Council is tonight, Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at the community room of the La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. At this month’s Town Council meeting will be a presentation from Clean Power Alliance, a new electricity supply provider that offers clean, renewable energy […]

Weather in the Foothills

“Nature … is, as it were, a continual circulation. Water is rais’d in Vapour into the Air by one Quality and precipitated down in drops by another, the Rivers run into the Sea, and the Sea again supplies them.” ~ Robert Hooke, English physicist, “Lectures and Discourses of Earthquakes” (1668) Sunday before sunset a complete […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Where to Give   When I was a kid, my mother would call the St. Vincent de Paul society to arrange for pick-up of various items she was donating – clothing mainly but I think books, toys and other household goods were also picked up. I followed suit; after Steve and I were married I […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Statewide ‘Extravagance’ According to USA Today, May 8, 2018: “The average American household’s pretax income is $74,664. When you add up the money that is paid for goods and services or taxes, the average household spends more than 90% of their income whereas California’s income is $83,000, or 11% higher.” According to payscale.com, the cost of […]

NEWS FROM SACRAMENTO » Laura FRIEDMAN

My Report Back from D.C.   In January, I joined the California State Assembly delegation to the nation’s Capitol to meet with federal leaders on a host of issues concerning our state and the country at large. This was a fantastic opportunity to meet one-on-one with House and Senate leaders including our own congressman Adam […]