Legislation is All Wet So Laura Friedman got her wish. These bills look like they got rammed through with little or no input from the electorate. What will not get done in order to use no more than 55 gallons per day [of water]? Fifty-five gallons a day is one thing when you go to […]
The Weird and Twisted History of Tujunga’s Cemetery Since 1922 Sunland-Tujunga has had its own little community cemetery tucked back in the hills of the San Gabriels. It had a beautiful beginning and its present state is one of respect, care and a community spirit. But the middle years, between 1958 and 1997, have […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A gas leak that occurred about 1:30 p.m. on Monday was contained after several hours of work that included evacuations of residents and a lot of jackhammering of the road. The gas line was located on La Crescenta Avenue at Orange Avenue. The gas could be heard escaping the line after a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE About 400 people were evacuated from the Alex Theatre on Saturday during a performance of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles after a bomb threat was received. A person called in the threat to the Alex box office about 2:13 p.m. after the performance started. Glendale police were called and responded […]
The Summer Beach Bus can ease drivers’ stress of the crowds, the parking and the traffic when heading to Santa Monica Beach. By Mary O’KEEFE Between parking and gas prices, a trip to the beach can cost about $35. Not to mention Los Angeles traffic that must be traversed with drivers cutting other drivers off, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At the June 21 meeting of the CV Town Council, the Council voted to send its approval of the revised Community Standard District, which had been vetted by the Land Use Committee, to the County Board of Supervisors. Deputy Alex Covian, volunteer coordinator at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station, then shared with […]
By Julie BUTCHER Responding to community input and pressure and buoyed by funds available from the federal MTBE mitigation program, the board of directors of the Crescenta Valley Water District (CVWD) voted unanimously on Tuesday night to temper the proposed water rate increase of 6.9% and instead adopted a budget that includes a 5.5% increase. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The man convicted of the murder of La Crescenta resident Arthur Palmer, 73, was sentenced on Tuesday to a total of 56 years to life. On May 2, a jury found David Bushman, 47, of Gardena guilty of murder in the first degree. His sentencing had been postponed to this past Tuesday. […]
By Charly SHELTON “One Saturday in 2007, while that year’s Martian global dust storm was expanding, I was mowing my front lawn, about five miles from Jet Propulsion Laboratory. A neighbor, out for a walk, stopped by to talk. Happens she was the webmaster for JPL’s main public site. We discussed how news might need […]
By Charly SHELTON The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a community fixture of the Crescenta Valley. Many CV residents work at JPL and many more, from within the Valley and without, venture to the campus during its open house event once a year to see all it has going on. With the staggering demand from […]