IN BRIEF

Independence Day Parade – Cancelled Due to cuts in the budget for the City of Los Angeles, the Sunland-Tujunga Rotary Club will not be able to bring the 4th of July Parade to the community this year. Representatives with the Sunland-Tujunga Rotary Club have been communicating with various staff in the City of Los Angeles […]

A Talk with Assemblymember Nick Schultz

A Talk with Assemblymember Nick Schultz

By Mary O’KEEFE Assemblymember Nick Schultz spoke to an audience of constituents on Saturday, May 30 at St. Luke’s of the Mountains. Among the topics discussed were some of the legislation he is working on. He left time for questions.  “I’m actually going to start with the state budget,” Schultz said as he started the […]

E-Motos Bill Passes State Senate

E-Motos Bill Passes State Senate

By Mary O’KEEFE In the Crescenta Valley, as well as across the nation, electric bikes and electric motos are getting a lot of attention due to the number of accidents and, many times, the irresponsible driving by those who ride the micro-mobility devices. However, many times e-bike drivers are blamed for what drivers of e-motos […]

Erewhon Opens In Glendale

Erewhon Opens In Glendale

By Ruth SOWBY Continuing its expansion across Los Angeles County, Erewhon opened its Glendale store at 520 N. Glendale Ave. on Wednesday, May 20. The upscale grocery store opened at the site formerly occupied by Virgil’s Hardware Home Center. At exactly 9 a.m., Erewhon team members and invited guests lined up to cut the ribbon at […]

CRIME BLOTTER

May 31 2400 block of Janet Lee Drive in La Crescenta, a catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle. Surveillance video revealed a white, newer model Mercedes Benz GLE-class SUV drive up to the location and stop next to the victim’s vehicle. An unknown person, Suspect No. 1, exited the vehicle from the passenger side […]

GUSD and GTA Reach Tentative Agreement

The bargaining teams of the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) and Glendale Teachers Association (GTA) reached a tentative agreement on wages for the 2026-27 school year. The agreement includes an ongoing 2% wage increase effective July 1, 2026, and a 1% one-time payment in November 2026. This is the second consecutive year that the parties […]

GUSD to Offer Summer Meals

The Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) is offering its annual free summer meal program to help ensure that children have access to nutritional meals when school is not in session. The program will provide free summer meals to GUSD students at the following school sites and at two park sites. Breakfast and lunch meals will […]

Charles Edward Mayhew

Charles Edward Mayhew

Jan. 4, 1943 – May 7, 2026 Charles Edward Mayhew, lovingly known to family and friends as Ed, passed away peacefully on May 7 at the age of 83 following a brief illness. Born on Jan. 4, 1943 in San Francisco, California, Ed spent his early years on a farm where he developed the strong […]

Roger Young

Roger Young

June 14, 1939 – April 4, 2026  Roger Young passed away on April 4. He graduated from Burroughs High School (1957) and from Occidental College (1961) where he was a member of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Edison. He married fellow Oxy grad Carol Espy and they moved to New York City where Roger started his […]

Free Community Impact Breakfast Hosted By VH Council of Scouting America

Free Community Impact Breakfast Hosted By VH Council of Scouting America

By Ruth SOWBY The Verdugo Hills Council of Scouting America hosted its 2026 Community Impact Breakfast on Thursday, May 28 at the Glen Arden Club in Glendale. Emcee David Ono, ABC7 Eyewitness News anchor, opened the program by interviewing 15-year-old Scout Anthony Burke. Anthony, a Burbank resident, is in Troops 201 and 209. His goal is to become […]