By Brandon HENSLEY The venue may not have been as exotic, but the result was the same as last year’s opening game for the Crescenta Valley varsity football team, as the Falcons won comfortably 28-7 against Redondo Union Aug. 17 at Glendale High’s Moyse Field. Moyse Field is the home of the Falcons and, while […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The line of students and their parents was relatively quiet as it approached the entrance to the Salvation Army facility in Glendale on Monday afternoon. Of course there was an excitement, too, as to what these back-to-school shoppers would find waiting for them behind the doors of the Salvation Army. They were […]
Caltrans to Close Eastbound I-210 The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to fully close a segment of the eastbound I-210 (Foothill) Freeway on Monday, Aug. 27 at 11:55 p.m. until 5 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28 for an overhead sign installation near Ocean View Boulevard. Motorists traveling on eastbound I-210 will be diverted to the […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Foothill (210) Freeway rehabilitation project will be finished by the end of the calendar year, said Caltrans project manager Reza Fateh during the Aug. 17 Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting. Fateh was present with several other members of Caltrans, though he did most of the talking. The project, which cost upwards […]
RF Emissions Abound Once again the complaints come out about the cell towers and their radio frequency (RF) emissions. Do these people who are complaining have a cellphone? If so, why are they concerned about a very low power transmitter on a utility pole when they plant their cellphones’ transmitter up to their head? Why […]
SB 972, the suicide prevention legislation authored by State Senator Anthony J. Portantino, passed the California State Legislature and is headed to Gov. Brown’s for his signature. SB 972 requires public, charter and private schools print the National Suicide Prevention Hotline telephone number on all student identification cards for grades seven through college. “I am […]
Learning About the Needs of Small Business Just a few weeks ago the Select Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship held its first hearing. I asked to establish this Select Committee in order for us to do a deep-dive into how the legislature could better work with the institutions that form the backbone of our […]
CV’s First Inhabitants – The Village of Wiqanga Last week I introduced the Tongva, focusing mainly on how scattered and elusive the historical records are. Falling right into that pattern of elusiveness is the location of their village sites. We have many village names recorded in Mission records, but no locations. The locations we […]
The Junior League of Pasadena Inc. (JLP) announced that Charlotte Miles has been named president of the 92-year-old women’s volunteer organization, which has more than 500 active and sustaining members in the San Gabriel Valley area. Members of the JLP are looking forward to her leadership as they continue in to focus on the support […]
HealWithin International (HWI), a nonprofit health organization based out of Glendale, announced its launch slated for Monday, Sept. 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the historic Alex Theater. Admission is by invitation only. RSVP at www.healwithin-intl.org. The organization is devoted to helping children, families and individuals find inner healing and educating children who […]