The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Works has issued a debris flow alerts from 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21 through noon on Thursday, March 22. The Phase 2 alert is for the following fire areas: Creek (Lakeview Terrace, Little Tujunga Cyn, Shadow Hills, Sylmar), Skirball (Bel-Air Estates), La Tuna (Burbank, La Tuna Cyn, […]
On March 14, the Glendale Police Department AB 109 Task Force conducted a probation compliance check in the 6700 block of Saint Esteban Street in the City of Tujunga. Glendale officers were conducting a compliance check involving 55-year-old Levon Vardanyan, a convicted felon on probation for fraud, with search conditions. The AB 109 Team […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Guadalupe Gutierrez, 21, was driving with her family on Tuesday night westbound on the Ventura (134) Freeway when a boulder suddenly crashed through the passenger side of her vehicle’s windshield. Her husband, Christopher Lopez, 23, was in the front passenger seat and was struck by the boulder. Gutierrez drove immediately to Glendale […]
Local students take part in a nationwide protest against gun violence. By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON It has been exactly one month since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and the debate still rages over gun control. Descriptions differ from one report to another on what constitutes a […]
By Brian CHERNICK City of Glendale councilmembers on Tuesday night moved to consider amendments to the incentives, entitlements and permits provided for projects in Glendale’s downtown area after a proposal for an immediate moratorium was made by councilmember Ara Najarian. The rapid pace of construction of luxury apartments and mixed use complexes has been a […]
Youth Sports Spotlight Sports are a valuable growing opportunity available to our youth through their schools, organized athletics in the community and even outside of our city. The Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce would like to spotlight a special athlete in our community who epitomizes a true athlete. Not only dedicated to her sport […]
Smart-A-Thon Fun and More Thanks to the more than 150 competitive contestants who supported the annual Smart-a-thon held March 7 at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. Clearly the test is not something you can study for and, of the 66 questions, the highest team score was 45. That happened to be a tie between SIG […]
By Charly SHELTON “Ego Patricius peccator rusticissimus et minimus omnium fidelum” (“My name is Patrick. I am a sinner, a simple country person, and the least of all believers.”) It is through these words, his own words, that we come to know St. Patrick. This is the opening line of his Confessio, written in the […]
By Charly SHELTON Artist Barbara Carrasco was commissioned to paint a mural to celebrate the bicentennial of Los Angeles in 1981. Her 80-foot-long panoramic mural, entitled “LA History: The Mexican Perspective,” featured the best the city has to offer – the beautiful missions, Angel’s Flight, Hollywood, etc. – as well as the worst moments of […]