By Julie BUTCHER The Glendale City Council met Tuesday night for its last October meeting. It first heard a legislative update from Assemblymember Laura Friedman who gave an overview of the 12 bills she authored that were signed into law by the governor as well as budget items of importance to the assembly district. Most […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police captain Robert William graduated from the 291st session of the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. The FBI offers an accredited professional course of study for U.S. and international law enforcement members who are nominated for the course by their agency. It is 10-week program that provides coursework including intelligence […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It is probably to no one’s surprise that I listen to Irish podcasts. I enjoy not only the Irish myths and legends, but historical podcasts that deal with everything from druids to the Great Famine that led to so many people immigrating to the U.S. I learn a lot about why my […]
Deep Fakes and our Election Years ago CV Weekly did a story on “deep fakes,” which (according to Wikipedia) are images, videos, or audio that are edited or generated using artificial intelligence. The idea that a public figure can be impersonated on a broad scale – that is on television or online – is a […]
By Ruth SOWBY Soles4Souls is the catchy title members of the La Crescenta Woman’s Club call its annual shoe drive. Sunday, Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. marked the day the highest number of pairs were donated to the Club in the four years of annual “shoe-raisers.” “Our parent organization, the General […]
CVCA to Meet The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its meeting on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m., via Zoom. The meeting will include discussion on local issues as well as an opportunity for Foothill area residents to bring their own concerns. Contact the CVCA at crescentavalleycommunityassn@gmail.com with questions and for Zoom meeting information. All are welcome. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE CVW was contacted by residents in the Hermosa Avenue area of Montrose. They had read the CVW article regarding candidates for the Crescenta Valley Water District (CVWD) board who are on this November’s ballot. The question they asked was regarding who voted for the candidates In the article CVW stated, “Those who […]
Oct. 17 1100 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a woman reported that as she crossed the street at the location a light colored four-door vehicle approached behind her and stopped. The vehicle had stopped on the northeast side of Foothill Boulevard and Hill Street facing north. A woman, Suspect No. 1, was […]
By Ruth SOWBY On Friday, the YMCA in the Foothills in La Cañada sponsored more than 400 trunk-or-treaters who roamed the facility of the Y gathering treats, showing off costumes, decorating pumpkins and more. The evening event turned out to be as much of a costume parade and a picnic as it was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Supervisor Kathryn Barger offered the following statement regarding her support of Prop 36: “I’m supporting Proposition 36 because it will reinstate accountability on crimes destroying the quality of life of law-abiding people in Los Angeles County. I believe this proposition isn’t about overturning Proposition 47 in its entirety. Proposition 36 was created […]