Former State Assemblymember 44th District Anthony Portantino held a state senate campaign launch party on Sunday. The campaign, according to Portantino, is in response to strong community encouragement to throw his hat into the senate race. Over 350 friends and neighbors from across the foothills attended the event, including the mayors of Pasadena, Monrovia and […]
Is the City Going a Little Overboard? Is there any length that anti-smoking soldiers will not go to in order to stomp out the big, bad nicotine boogeyman from every remote corner of modern society? The May 16 issue of CV Weekly detailed the push by the Glendale City Council to empower citizens to sue […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Dr. David Viar, Glendale Community College’s newest superintendent/president, formally met and shook hands with about 50 of his faculty and staff during a welcome reception held at the college on Monday afternoon. Viar officially took over the college’s top job on Monday, replacing Supt./President Dr. Jim Riggs. Riggs was hired on […]
By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN Glendale Unified School District, like all school districts across California, must adapt to the new rules mandated by the Local Control Funding Formula, which was signed into law in the 2013-14 state budget by Gov. Brown on July 1. A press release from Brown’s office said that the new formula “replaces California’s […]
By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN Assemblymember Tim Donnelly, a candidate for governor, spoke at a Republican Club of the Foothills meeting held at the La Cañada Thursday Club on Thursday. In his introduction of Donnelly, Phil Downs, president of the club, described the Democratic controlled state government as a “liberal bash.” As the crowd of approximately 100 […]
The public is invited to participate in a free, online town hall meeting hosted by Assemblyman Mike Gatto on Wednesday, July 10 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The assemblyman will be available to answer questions about community issues, provide updates and information about his current legislation, and discuss suggestions for future legislation. Participants of […]
Beating the Heat Last weekend was a scorcher! The 100-plus temperatures made it easy for me to head to Pt. Hueneme (south of Oxnard and Ventura) on Saturday to show a condo that we have for rent. The ocean breezes kept the thermometer at a pleasant 80 or so there. It was hard for me […]
JULY 4th VETERANS FAMILY PICNIC The Elks of Sunland-Tujunga are looking for help for the Veteran’s Picnic on Thursday, July 4th. Those volunteers who cannot meet at the Lodge that morning by 9 a.m. can come directly to the Sepulveda VAMC at 16111 Plummer St. The Elks will be in the quad, which is between […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It was the type of news that can shock a nation – 19 firefighters had lost their lives while battling a fire near Yarnell, Ariz. Nineteen of the 20-member crew of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshots, part of the Prescott Fire Dept., died while battling the Yarnell Hill fire on Sunday. The […]