By Mary O’KEEFE Registered nurses (RNs) from USC Verdugo Hills Hospital were out in front of the medical facility on Wednesday to bring awareness of what they feel is unfair treatment by the hospital administration. The nurses stood with signs asking for support and letting the community know they are “essential not expendable.” During the […]
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The nurses and USC-VHH have reached a tentative agreement. Contract ratification voting will be on noon, Wednesday, March 2 through noon, Thursday, March 3. Highlights include: No Takeaways! ✓ Term: 3-year agreement ✓ Improved Wages: ▪ Year 1 (December 5, 2021): All RNs received an average of 8.6% ATB Increase and a minimum of 3% […]
Prior to the heat of competition, CV High School hosts an informal get together with local robotics teams. By Bethany BROWN Crescenta Valley High School’s FIRST– For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology – robotics competition team, Falkon Robotics (FRC 589), hosted its annual pre-competition season “scrimmage” for teams in the area to come […]
CVCA to Meet Tonight The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its monthly meeting on tonight, Thursday, Feb. 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. […]
By Bethany BROWN In 1885, immigrant French winemaker – Georges Le Mesnager – purchased land in the Dunsmore Canyon area of La Crescenta, now known as Deukmejian Wilderness Park. He planted vines and grew grapes for a winery he opened and ran in downtown Los Angeles … until Prohibition hit. He further developed the land […]
The winter sports season has officially come to a close for Crescenta Valley High School after the final CVHS teams remaining in CIF-Southern Section tournament play were eliminated last week. But after historic runs in almost every sport, Crescenta Valley students, parents and residents should take pride in the incredible winter sports season that saw […]
Feb. 20 500 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, while a woman was shopping she placed her purse in the shopping cart. When she went to pay for her items she discovered her wallet was missing from her purse. Surviellance footage revealed that as the victim was shopping with the shopping cart behind […]
CV High School Plays Baseball at Stengel Field. But Who the Heck was Stengel? I guess I don’t have a lock on local history! Justin Hager, the sports writer for this paper, wrote the following as a lead-in to our quick look at the history of Stengel Field: “Falcon baseball kicked off last week, continuing […]