A Trend To Be A Part Of I know that the ice bucket challenge is currently a hot topic with celebrities and “regular people” alike accepting the dare to dump a bucket of ice water over their head on video then post the video to social media. They then nominate others to do the same, […]
“The three elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood and the sound of outer ocean on the beach.” ~ Henry Beston, American writer & naturalist Rain, wind and waves … nature’s sounds at its finest, to be sure. But currently not a drop of rain […]
Keeping Film Production in L.A. For decades, Los Angeles has been synonymous with the film industry. It’s part of the culture and history of our region, but more than that, it’s a steady paycheck for thousands of middle class workers and families. Nowadays, if a tourist goes for a drive through Hollywood and Burbank, seeing […]
Hi, CV! For the second time, my credit card has been compromised. First it was Target, a respected international corporation, and now it’s an unidentified source. It’s nothing that I did. I created a password that was rated difficult that was supposed to keep hackers out. So while all available safeguards were in place, outside […]
By Jason KUROSU While a nationwide early earthquake warning system has yet to be implemented, the ShakeAlert system supplied 10 seconds of warning for the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory just before Sunday’s 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck in Napa. Currently in a beta testing phase, the system monitors P-waves, energy radiating from quakes that precede the damage-inducing […]
As the City of Glendale continues with Phase II and moves into Phase III of the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk Project, it is seeking additional community input on the development of this community resource. Residents and local businesses are urged to attend a community meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at […]
Adding to the surgical expertise at Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC), two faculty physicians specializing in vein disease and treatment were recruited to the faculty of the Dept. of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC effective May 1. The father-son team of Dario Perez, M.D., F.A.C.S., assistant professor of surgery […]
Twenty-six parent couples, including Ellen & Anthony Portantino, were honored by the National Parents Day Coalition at Pasadena City Hall on July 26. Mayor Bill Bogaard presented the awards in recognition of the honorees being exemplary parents and role models in the community, and in celebration of National Parents Day. The Portantinos have two daughters, […]
February 6, 2013 | Candidates for LCF City Council express support for the transfer of the Sagebrush territory from GUSD to LCUSD jurisdiction. May 6, 2013 | Tom Smith, founder of Unite LCF, a La Canada citizens group in favor of the territory transfer, along with other Sagebrush residents, sent a letter to the LCF […]
Obamacare Troubles Obamacare’s purpose is to expand health care to those who did not have [health care]. The process included democratic advocacy groups signing people up for coverage. It affected businesses that could not afford the insurance. People had their policies cancelled. We still do not know how many people have health insurance versus those […]