By Mary O’KEEFE This week the Peace Corps announced some changes in the agency’s application process. The changes are designed to make it easier and more personalized for applicants to join. “The agency saw what they needed to do,” said Alejandra Garcia, Peace Corps recruiter in the Los Angeles area. In 1960, then-Senator John F. […]
July 9 4400 block of Ocean View Boulevard in Montrose, person/s spray painted an unknown substance on the front driver’s side door of a vehicle causing the clear coat to strip, leaving permanent damage to the door. The incident occurred between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. July 8 2800 block of Foothill Boulevard in La […]
On Mary Boger’s Decision To Step Down Mary Boger, president of the Glendale Unified School District board of education, is a woman of impressive vision and compassion, remarkable educational leadership and experience, an articulate and passionate advocate for students and public education, and an untiring and devoted community activist and volunteer. For over 30 years, […]
Fifty-nine years ago this very day, Walt Disney proved the world wrong. July 17th, 1955 is known as Black Tuesday because of the horrible opening day at “Walt’s Folly,” Disneyland. Expected to fail within three months, Disneyland has gone on to be the most successful theme park enterprise in the world, spanning renditions in Florida, […]
By Charly SHELTON On Tuesday, Rep. Adam Schiff announced that the Appropriations Committee has included $5 million in funding in the fiscal year 2015 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill for the Earthquake Early Warning System, the first time Congress has ever provided funding specifically for the system. Earlier this year, Schiff led a group of […]
Crimes that Occur in Schools Must Be Taken Seriously Recently, several California colleges have been accused of covering up on-campus sexual assaults because of concerns that higher crime statistics would lead prospective students to choose elsewhere. While the full circumstances of these accusations is under investigation, one thing is clear: Victims of crime should not […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The City of Glendale Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is seeking two new student ex officio members. The CSW is composed of seven volunteer members, five of whom are appointed by the Glendale City Council and two student ex officio members to serve on the CSW for one year from […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU The drive up Sister Elsie Drive in Tujunga is, at best, a complicated series of twists and turns, the result of the narrow and steep hillside the road traverses. Signs on the drive instruct drivers to yield for uphill traffic. Indeed, cars traveling in opposing directions only have inches to spare […]
Glendale police responded to the 2200 block of Montrose Avenue on Saturday at about 3:15 a.m. When they arrived, they found Crescenta Valley Sheriff deputies detaining three suspects, later identified as an 18-year-old Palmdale man, an 18-year-old Pasadena man and a 17-year-old Montrose juvenile. CV deputies had initially responded to an apartment due to a […]
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