Reprinted from May 2022 Question: I’m retired after working for 42 years as a CPA. I’m also divorced and have two grown children. Throughout my working years, I met friends twice a week for drinks. After retiring, I found myself drinking way too much. I regularly attend AA meetings. I also am not joining my […]
Forgiveness with Cesar Cardona Unitarian Universalist Church of the Verdugo Hills (UUCVH) once again welcomes writer and musician Cesar Cardona. This time Cardona will bring a message about the value of forgiveness. He brings a personal feel as he speaks about experiences that have shaped his life and world view. This is a powerful message […]
When the Richest Man in California Called Sunland Home George Bernhard followed in the footsteps of his older brother William on his journey from Imperial Germany to San Francisco in 1872. William had arrived years earlier and settled close to Napa. A decade later, William headed south to become one of the Sunland area’s earliest […]
The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District (GLACVCD) has confirmed the first mosquito sample to test positive for West Nile virus (WNV) in Montrose this year. This WNV-positive sample was detected in mosquito traps in the local community on July 21. District staff will place notices in public spaces within a half-mile radius around […]
In the foothills and surrounding areas folks will be celebrating National Night Out. By Clare BUCHANAN On Saturday, July 25, the Glendale Kiwanis Club and Home Again Los Angeles, a non-profit organization serving unhoused folks and their families, came together to host a back-to-school shopping spree for under-resourced youth. Held at the Glendale Galleria Target, […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council took steps to advance several measures to a vote by the public this November, including the possibility of adding a quarter-cent sales tax. Mayor Ardy Kassakhian noted that numerous measures have been under long consideration to update the City charter but that most of the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On July 23 Robert William became the 21st Glendale chief of police in a swearing-in ceremony at the GPD main station. The event was attended by numerous officials and law enforcement leaders from around Southern California. William was announced as the new chief on June 23; this follows his term as interim […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Lake Powell is a large man-made reservoir on the Colorado River that is between Utah and Arizona. It is the second-largest reservoir in the U.S.; however, the lake is now hovering near a critical “dead pool.” “Put simply, dead pool occurs when the amount of water stored in a reservoir is so […]