My Thoughts, Exactly » Jim Chase

My Thoughts, Exactly » Jim Chase

Barking Up The Christmas Tree It’s official: My dogs think I’m crazy. Since we brought the two of them home as newly weaned pups last February, it’s been a constant battle to keep them from dragging all sorts of branches, pine cones, sticks, bark, twigs, pine bows, palm fronds, potted plants, roots and assorted other […]

News from the CV Alliance » Makayla Rabago

News from the CV Alliance » Makayla Rabago

My name is Makayla and I am a 10th grader at CVHS. I have lived in La Crescenta my whole life going through both La Crescenta Elementary and Rosemont Middle schools. In general, I have seen that La Crescenta is a loving community. Of course, we are not perfect but we can try to strive […]

» From Assemblymember Mike Gatto

Now Accepting Applications for the 2014 Small Business Advisory Commission Last January, I organized my first Small Business Advisory Commission. The result was momentous. The Commission voted unanimously to ask me to introduce AB 227, a bill which would reform Proposition 65 to protect small businesses from meritless lawsuits. Gov. Brown signed AB 227 into […]

Advice to Heed: Have a Hiking Plan

By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, members of the Montrose Search and Rescue Team responded to hikers who found themselves stuck on a cliff, unable to climb up or down. “A guy and his girlfriend went on a hike in the Sylmar area behind Veterans [Memorial] Park and got stuck cliff side,” said Mike Leum, MSR. […]

Giuseppe’s Honored by City Council for Meatballs, Rose Parade Fundraising

Giuseppe’s Honored by City Council for Meatballs, Rose Parade Fundraising

By Ted AYALA Montrose Italian restaurant Giuseppe’s Pizzeria was honored on Tuesday with a commendation from the Glendale City Council. The commendation was in recognition of the restaurant’s having been awarded the Taster’s Choice Award for its meatballs during this year’s 2014 Rose Float fundraiser meatball tasting competition. The city’s 2014 float entry prominently features […]

Prom Plus Home Tour and Boutique a Success

Prom Plus Home Tour and Boutique a Success

The Prom Plus Holiday Home Tour and Boutique was held on Saturday. The tour featured an unprecedented five properties for which tickets holders made a $25 donation. The tour included a walk through of JP Weaver Co. in Glendale. Since 1914 this company has been providing ornamental moldings, ceilings and fireplaces. Those who participated in […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Dec. 15 2500 block of Mary Street in La Crescenta, the driver’s passenger window was shattered on a vehicle overnight. Little Tujunga Canyon and Santa Clara Truck Trail in the Angeles National Forest, a man said he and his son had left the shooting range in the area and were driving to their residence. They […]

‘Citizenship Satisfaction Survey’ Results Shared

By Ted AYALA The results of the City of Glendale’s Citizenship Satisfaction Survey are in and according to a representative of the organization that conducted it, the results are “really good news.” The results of the survey are going to prove crucial to the city in the coming months as it prepares to move forward […]

Glendale Beeline – First to Operate Entire Low Floor Fleet

Glendale Beeline has purchased 10 new low floor compressed natural gas (CNG) transit buses. The low floor transit buses provide step-free entrance ways that offer improved passenger accessibility and maneuverability. “With the December delivery, Glendale Beeline becomes the first public transit agency in Los Angeles County to operate with an entire fleet of low floor […]

Holiday Joy to Last a Lifetime

By Jason KUROSU Friday night found the Angeles National Golf Club filled with police officers, not clad in their police blues, but with their weapons holstered and their dance shoes on for their annual Christmas party. The Los Angeles Police Dept.’s Foothill Division celebrated in style with a banquet complete with a band, photo booth, […]