By Mary O’KEEFE Bradley Calvert, director of Community Development (CD) for the City of Glendale, faced a lot of questions from concerned residents and business owners at last week’s monthly meeting of the Crescenta Valley Community Association (CVCA). The topic of concern was the General Plan, which the CD staff is now researching and working […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Aug. 29, SB79 cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee. On Sept. 2, the status, according to the State of California, was “amended in assembly.” The original Senate Bill 79 would automatically up-zone land within a quarter mile of rail stations, major bus stops and ferry terminals. It would allow for transit agencies […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A proposed development at 2413 Foothill Blvd., the La Crescenta Motel, is a five-story, 80-unit residential project that includes four studio units, 52 one-bedroom units and 24 two-bedroom units. Of that, one studio, three one-bedroom and two two-bedroom units will be restricted to extremely low income households. One one-bedroom unit will be […]
The County of Los Angeles Public Health has warned the public of the detection of flea-borne typhus. Though not spread from human to human, flea-borne typhus (sometimes called murine typhus) can spread to humans from bacteria found in infected fleas. Infection occurs when feces from infected fleas are rubbed into cuts or scrapes on the […]
Aug. 30 900 block of Town Center Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, an employee was viewing security footage at the store when she observed a silver Chrysler Sebring parked in front of the store and a suspect, described as a White male wearing a black shirt and blue jeans, exited the front passenger side of […]
The Glendale Police Dept. is investigating the theft of a wedding gift box during a celebration at a local banquet that contains approximately $60,000 in cash and checks. On Sunday, Aug. 31 at about 12:50 a.m., Glendale police officers responded to the Renaissance Banquet Hall at 1236 S. Central Ave. regarding the theft. Witnesses reported […]
Sept. 27, 1930 – Aug. 17, 2025 Marilyn “Lynne” Agnes Raggio passed away peacefully at home in Santa Clarita on Aug. 17 at the age of 94. Born in Berkeley, California on Sept. 27, 1930, Lynne moved to Altadena during her teenage years and attended at the time combined Pasadena City High School/John Muir Junior […]
By Ruth SOWBY Members and guests of Scouting’s Verdugo Hills Council gathered at the Urban Press Winery & Restaurant in Burbank on Aug. 22 to honor Nancy Guillen, the Council’s Good Turn Award recipient. A friend of Scouting for many years, Guillen is the owner and CEO of True Integrity Insurance & Payroll Services. Prior to […]
Part of the Community – USC-VHH Hospital For 50 years, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital has provided timely primary and emergency care to the community. “Our community deserves to be able to stay nearby, especially for emergency and critical care,” said Tarina L. Kang, MD, MHA, FACEP and chief medical officer at USC-VHH. “They deserve that. When […]
On Thursday, the YMCA of the Foothills hosted another distribution of much-needed items for families affected by the Eaton Fire, including 65 brand-new high-quality backpacks filled with notebooks and Contigo water bottles to help middle school students and teens start the new school year on the right foot. The event was led by Southeast Ventura […]