Demolition of Potentially Historic Home

Glendale City Attorney Michael Garcia announced that his office has filed a criminal complaint in the Superior Court for Los Angeles County charging the owners of a property with the failure to obtain permits for the complete demolition of a potentially historic home in violation of both city and state codes. The five-count misdemeanor complaint […]

Teen Arrested at La Cañada High

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. – Crescenta Valley Station detectives are continuing their investigation into a juvenile student who ingested an unknown amount of Xanax. The incident occurred at La Cañada High School at approximately 11:35 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The student was transported to the hospital and, because he is a juvenile, no […]

GPD Seeking New Recruits

By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Police Dept. is in recruitment mode. It is looking for men and women who are interested in public service and community engagement. The department is looking for police cadets, communication operators/dispatchers and recruits. It is particularly looking for candidates bilingual in English and Armenian and English and Korean. Lt. John […]

Suicide Prevention Legislation Introduced

In February, Senator Anthony J. Portantino introduced SB 972 that would require all public, charter and private schools to print a suicide prevention hotline number on the back of students’ identification cards. The measure would be enacted July 1, 2019 for grades seven through 12 and all higher education institutions. Adolescent suicide and self-inflicted injury […]

GPD Nabs Two on Several Charges

On Friday, Feb. 23 at approximately 2:17 a.m., an officer stopped a vehicle for a paper plate violation in the 900 block of Omar Street in the City of Glendale. The two occupants were contacted and identified as 40-year-old William Matusewski (driver) from Simi Valley and 25-year-old Patrick Pascarella from New York. The investigation revealed […]

Calendar This

NASA AND WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATED Today, Thursday, March 1 at 7 p.m., Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse hosts a presentation by planetary astronomer and author Bonnie J. Buratti. Her book, “Worlds Fantastic. Worlds Familiar,” is a personal guided tour of NASA’s latest discoveries. On March 8 at 7 p.m., author Lisa Schnebly Heidinger will make […]

Questions About Today’s Real Estate?

Ask Phyllis!   Seniors Who Resist Decluttering   Dear Phyllis, I look forward to your real estate column. We have lived in our La Crescenta home for more than thirty years. We raised our family here and now it’s just the two of us. There are so many reasons we should move: maintenance, two levels, […]

Little Red Hats at Dignity Health

Julie Sprengel, SVP Chief Operating officer of Dignity Health So Cal, and April Fox, director of Mother and Baby Unit, accepted the Little Red Hats to be given to babies born at GMHHC during February.

Learning from ‘Generation P’

Learning from ‘Generation P’

“What I do like is hiking. And that’s what filmmaking is. It’s a hike. It’s challenging and exhausting, and you don’t know what the terrain is going to be or necessarily even which direction you’re going in … but it sure is beautiful.” – Joss Whedon By Mary O’KEEFE That “beautiful” hike is something students […]

Community Calendar of Nonprofit Events Now on Foundation’s Website

Calendar that! The Community Foundation of the Verdugos (CFV) now has a community calendar for nonprofit events happening in the Verdugo region. The CFV is a 501(c)(3) which provides a place in which donors may establish donor funds or leave bequests to support their favorite charities or learn about new charities. The event calendar is […]