Plans for Rockhaven Explored

By Julie BUTCHER At a special meeting on Tuesday afternoon, the Glendale City Council voted 5-0 to move forward with the renovation and rehabilitation of Rockhaven’s buildings, identified one building to be the location for a museum, and instructed staff to come back with details about relocating the Montrose Library to the Rockhaven property – […]

Council Meets for Budget Planning Session 2

By Julie BUTCHER At a meeting of the Glendale City Council on Tuesday morning, city staff presented detailed financial and programmatic plans for three city departments during the city’s second budget study session. The Community Services and Parks Dept. plans to replace gas-powered handheld equipment with electric equipment; complete the renovation of Fremont Park adding […]

Verdugo Fire Dispatcher Helps To Save A Life During Dispatcher Appreciation Week

Verdugo Fire Dispatcher Helps To Save A Life During Dispatcher Appreciation Week

The week of April 10 – 16 was designated as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. This is a time each year set aside to recognize the those working in the police and fire dispatch centers, answering frantic 9-1-1 calls and dispatching the right resources to address any emergency that is occurring. Dispatchers provide first responders […]

Elections 2022 <<< The Candidates Respond

In our ongoing efforts to better acquaint our readers with the candidates they’ll be voting on in June, CV Weekly posed three questions to each of the candidates running for U.S. Representative for Districts 28 and 30. Note that we may have had to limit their responses due to space limitations. Candidates’ responses are listed […]

Preparing for Natural Disasters

By Mary O’KEEFE After years of organizing Community Emergency Response Teams, being a volunteer on patrol with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. – Crescenta Valley Station and working with the American Red Cross, Paul Dutton knows something about planning for disasters. He has taken his years of experience and created The Emergency Preparedness Network that […]

Dr. Walter J. Farmer

Dr. Walter J. Farmer

April 19, 2022 Dr. Walter J. Farmer, age 83, passed away on April 19. Walt grew up in Bloomington, Indiana where he earned his Bachelor of Sciences degree from Indiana University. After receiving his Ph.D. from Purdue University, Walt and his wife of 55 years, Bonnita, moved to Southern California. Walt joined the faculty at […]

Crime blotter

April 29 300 block of Knight Way in La Cañada Flintridge, a resident received a notice from her security company of an alarm activation at her home. She went home to find a rear window had been shattered and items were stolen between 1:43 p.m. and 1:53 p.m.   April 28 3100 block of Prospect […]

Weather in the Foothills <<< Sue Kilpatrick

“Troubles never come singly.”                              An early 14th century saying   A new NASA study shows that the old saying above is becoming increasingly true of climate troubles in a warmer world. The study shows that extreme weather events, such as floods and heat waves, will increasingly cluster closer in time and space, heightening the […]

From the Desk of the Publisher <<< Robin Goldsworthy

Exhausted But Happy As expected, this past weekend was a busy one! On Saturday, there were numerous events that people in the area could attend and support: the Hometown Country Fair benefitting the CV Chamber of Commerce, Art on the Rocks supporting Friends of Rockhaven and the iconic property, and the Kiwanis Incredible Duck Splash […]