Canyon Name Origins – Blue Gum Canyon, Blanchard Canyon Blue Gum Canyon – We covered Haines Canyon last week, so the next canyon heading east is the small Blue Gum Canyon. I’ve never been up in Blue Gum, but it looks like it’s a well-treed canyon. It has a small debris basin at the end […]
The lack of communication amongst the City of Glendale, Wells Fargo Bank and the community continues. A few days prior to the Sept. 28 CVCA meeting we received word from Wells Fargo that a decision had been reached on the variance so their representatives wouldn’t be attending our meeting to discuss remedies for the non-code-compliant […]
A Change in Plans I consider it an honor each week to share with you in this column my opinions, observations and stories and typically give a lot of thought to what I’ll be writing about. I thought I had it all figured out last week – we at CV Weekly just celebrated our […]
“O suns and skies and clouds of June, And flowers of June together, Ye cannot rival for one hour October’s bright blue weather.” ~ Helen Hunt Jackson As days grow shorter, the skies at sunset glow with the most spectacular hues, blooming with pinks, reds and oranges. Once again, Deukmejian Wilderness Park was voted by […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It’s something many take for granted, yet it is vital for life – water. For most, it is no farther than the nearest faucet or bottle of water in the refrigerator. But for some, like those along Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles, just getting one 16-ounce serving of water is a […]
Candlelight Vigil Honoring Victims of Violence The City of Glendale Commission on the Status of the Women and the YWCA of Glendale is hosting their Annual Candlelight Vigil on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. at the YWCA of Glendale. This year’s event will focus on voices against violence, an evening of remembrance to honor […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The talk was all business at the town hall meeting hosted by Assemblymember Laura Friedman on Sept. 22. Held at Flintridge Prep in La Cañada, Friedman guided the discussion with panelists Elizabeth Shapiro, COO of BizFed, Bent Hansen, owner of Los Gringos Locos, Jennifer McLain, principal economic development officer for City of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the Ontario City Council approved the hiring of Scott Ochoa as its new city manager. “[Ochoa] has accepted,” said Steve Lambert, spokesman for the City of Ontario. Ochoa has served as Glendale city manager since 2012; before that he served eight years in the same position […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In a statement released by the Dept. of Justice on Sept. 29, a former employee of the Glendale City Attorney’s office was charged with embezzling $609,764 by creating documents to make it appear the money was being used to pay civil claims against the city. The employee, Cassandra Alexander, 53, was charged […]
By Brian CHERNICK A petition was delivered to City Council during Tuesday night’s meeting that calls for establishing a rent stabilization ordinance, or rent control, in Glendale. The petition – which appears to have garnered over 11,000 signatures – was initiated by members of the Glendale Tenants Union that established itself earlier this year. A […]