By Leonard COUTIN On Saturday, spectators witnessed enduring strength in outstanding performances when the Southern Section CIF track and field championship finals were held on the Cerritos College Falcon Field. Competition spanned nine hours with athletes battling temperatures that climbed in excess of 90 degrees. The middle and long distance athletes were especially affected as […]
NEWS FROM Washington » Adam SCHIFF Taking Action Against Dark Money In PoliticsOur campaign finance system is broken, and it’s only getting worse. When I first ran for Congress in 2000, the race became the most expensive campaign in the history of the U.S. House of Representatives due, in part, to a flood of “soft […]
Montrose Search and Rescue – Whacked Out in The Woods, or The Girl Who Partied Too Hard In September 1993, a 19-year-old girl from Tujunga met some friends at the top of Mt. Wilson for some serious partying. In the dark of night, she parked her car near the radio towers and walked down […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Water District will be holding a public hearing on June 13 at 6 p.m. concerning a proposed increase in water rates and charges. If the rate increase is approved residents could see an average increase of about $11 per two-month period “for a typical residence with a three-quarter inch meter […]
By Nicole MOORE On May 13, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital held a Community Health and Wellness Fair. The family-friendly event, held on the lower west parking lot of the hospital, took place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Verdugo Hills Hospital curated the event in order to promote community outreach and education for a healthy […]
By Néstor CASTIGLIONE The political fracas over the future of the 710 Freeway extension – to build or not to build – has been one that has pitted Sacramento against cities, and cities against cities, for the better part of the late 20th century and the entirety of the present one. But the situation may […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization approved the Sagebrush territory transfer petition in May but it still has a way to go before students move from Glendale Unified School District to La Cañada Unified School District. Some history: Students living in the far west portion of La Cañada Flintridge, […]
By Néstor CASTIGLIONE The political fracas over the future of the 710 Freeway extension – to build or not to build – has been one that has pitted Sacramento against cities, and cities against cities, for the better part of the late 20th century and the entirety of the present one. But the situation may […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, California Highway Patrol received a call concerning sightings of a bear on the Foothill (210) Freeway at the Pennsylvania Avenue onramp eastbound. The bear, according to CHP Officer Bejar, was reported to have walked off the freeway and onto surface streets; however, at about 10 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE ccording to bicycling.com, a person weighing 150 pounds, cycling at 10 miles per hour for 20 minutes will burn 91 calories. If bikers increase their speed to between 10 and 12 mph, that 20 minutes could burn 136 calories. This type of information was shared with attendees at the 5th Annual Jewel […]