CVWD hosts a preview of what a dry day would be like. By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, Sept. 28 Crescenta Valley Water District (CVWD) asked community members to imagine a day without water. “Imagine a day without water,” said James Lee, CVWD general manager. “We’re not talking about a whole future – just a day. […]
By Julie BUTCHER Among numerous other items of municipal business on Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council voted to reduce the dollars the city’s utility allocates toward its Public Benefits Charge (PBC) funds from 3.6% to 2.85% of the annual retail electric rate revenues and to use the funds that were inadvertently over-collected to fund […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Registered voters will soon be receiving their vote-by-mail ballots. “Los Angeles County begins mailing ballots to every registered voter on Thursday, Oct. 3. We ask voters to allow some time for them to arrive; however, most will receive theirs within the week. Voters can track the status of their ballot and its […]
Information Meeting by GWP Glendale Water and Power is hosting an informational community meeting regarding the city-owned Solar Development Program at the Glendale Sports Complex. This project includes the installation of carport solar canopies over parts of the Sports Complex parking lot slated to start in November 2024 and be completed by February 2025. GWP […]
Tough Week So last week stunk. In addition to the burglary of CV Weekly our building lost Internet on Tuesday and Wednesday. This meant that we had to build the paper remotely from home. And, to top it off, one of my delivery drivers quit and I had to deliver papers on Thursday. Ugh! (Thankfully […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This past weekend I got the chance to attend an event called Blue Hour:Ocean Songs, sponsored by AltaSea, in the Port of Los Angeles. What I knew about this organization prior to attending was due in part to my youngest daughter. She had gone to several events sponsored by AltaSea but […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, Oct. 12, the Crescenta Valley Town Council (CVTC) is holding its annual pancake breakfast at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church, 2563 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta (at the corner of Rosemont Avenue). The fundraising event has been held for over 10 years and funds raised help support the […]
The Crescenta Valley Group of the Sierra Club is having a virtual presentation on how to create a toxic-free environment on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. The speaker will be Megan Liu, the Science and Policy manager at Toxic-Free Future (www.toxicfreefuture.org), a national leader in environmental health research and advocacy. Liu will share some simple […]
By Eliza PARTIKA The Alex Theatre’s historic courtyard buzzed with conversation on Sept. 25 as businesswomen from all corners of the community gathered to network and celebrate Glendale’s inaugural Women’s Equality Day event. The night began with a lively cocktail hour where refreshments and coffee brewed by local coffee favorite Love You Latte was served […]
The Pasadena Tournament of Roses® announced the seven members of the 2025 Rose Court presented by Citizens Business Bank. The reveal was attended by nearly 200 people on the south lawn of Tournament House, including friends and family of the 28 finalists. The members of the 2025 Rose Court will serve as ambassadors for the […]