In Brief

Sagebrush Meeting After months of rescheduling, the Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization (LACCSDO) will finally meet to deliver a decision on the proposed Sagebrush territory transfer from Glendale Unified School District to La Cañada Unified School District. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 3 at 9:30 a.m. in the boardroom […]

Affordable Housing on Glendale City Council Agenda

By Brian CHERNICK With ongoing development and rising rental costs throughout the city, affordable housing continues to be the go-to issue for Glendale City Council. According to a city staff report, last year more than 60% of local residents were renters with 57% of them being considered cost-burdened where at least a third of their […]

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: Family gatherings are getting to be very difficult for me because I quit drinking and have been sober for 10 years. That sobriety changed my life and I’m much happier and so is my immediate family. My problem is that my brother and sisters all drink and when we get together they say things […]

Council Hears Updates on Housing Initiatives, Herbicide Roundup

By Brandon HENSLEY Updates on LA County Housing Initiatives and the herbicide Roundup were made during the Crescenta Valley Town Council on April 20 at the La Crescenta Library. LA County Planning’s Ayala Scott spoke to council about two new ordinance updates in progress, the density bonus and accessory dwelling unit ordinance. These efforts will […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Fair Fun Planned The busy-ness of April ends as it started – with an event that you won’t want to miss. In this case it’s the Hometown Country Fair over at CV Park on Saturday. I’ve been involved with this annual event since the first year when we were (almost literally) flooded out by unexpected […]

Weather in the Foothills

“Weather means more when you have a garden. There’s nothing like listening to a shower and thinking how it is soaking in around your green beans.”     ~ Marcelene Cox, American writer If only spring’s weather would continue through the summer months. The days have been warming up to almost hot and the nights have […]

A Glimpse into Civil War Times

By Mary O’KEEFE In the spring of 1861, the United States began a war that tore the country apart. For four years the United States Civil War pitted family against family, neighbor against neighbor and in the end took the lives of an estimated 620,000 soldiers. This “war between the states” occurred over 150 years […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler

Montrose Search and Rescue – Mine Rescues Besides all the amazing rescue services the Montrose Search and Rescue team performs – finding lost hikers, snow rescues, wildfire rescues, cars and motorcycles off the mountain roads, and finding crashed airplanes – they also have a mine rescue team, currently the only full team in the state. […]

CV Weekly On The Move!!

Alicia Andrew (Grell), CVHS class of 1998, and her husband Jeff gave up city life for small town America in Missouri!! It was the perfect move for the two of them!! CV Weekly loves to travel! Take us along on your next trip and send us a photo. You may find yourselves on the pages […]

Questions About Today’s Real Estate?

Ask Phyllis! Should I Sell Or Rent My Home Dear Phyllis, I look forward to reading your weekly Q&A, and after years of enjoyment, I have a real estate related question for you. My employer is moving out of state and I will be following them to our new headquarters.  I need help deciding whether […]