By Mary O’KEEFE A public meeting was held by the Crescenta Valley Water District on Tuesday night concerning the proposed water and wastewater rate increases and rate system change. The meeting was one in a series of meetings, outreach and one-on-one discussions with the community over a year. “The [CVWD] board and staff have held […]
A Tough Spot I’ll admit it – I don’t always say what’s on my mind. First off, as owner and publisher of this paper, aside from this column I don’t want the paper to be a forum for my personal beliefs. We take pride in writing “down the middle” (though just this week it was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE June 8 was World Oceans Day. It is an annual event that honors the seas and promotes their protection and conservation. Throughout the world environmentalists and citizen scientists educated the public through beach cleanups and other activities. In Redondo Beach, 7 Seas Collective (https://www.7seascollective.org/) held a beach health survey. Participants surveyed invertebrates […]
Car Show to Celebrate Flag Day On Saturday, June 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Albertsons grocery store in Tujunga, with the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, invites the community to a car show in its parking lot. Free to attend. Albertsons is located at 6240 Foothill Blvd. at Lowell Avenue in Tujunga. Calling […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The new chief of the Burbank Police Dept. has deep roots in the area as he moves from a Glendale police captain to leading the BPD. Rafael Quintero, formerly with Glendale Police Dept., was announced as the new Burbank chief of police on Feb. 26. He began his new job in April. […]
By Eliza PARTIKA The Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) board of education held an emergency meeting on June 8 to address concerns about immigration authorities in school communities. During this meeting, the board discussed the district’s plan for potential ICE activity in the Glendale area during the last week of school and ensured all school […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The 41st Annual Montrose Arts and Crafts festival was held last weekend with an estimated 35,000 visitors coming to Montrose. “I love Montrose,” said shopper Anita (last name withheld for privacy reasons). She added she was born and raised in Montrose and is now raising her child there. She loves the community […]
June 6 Angeles Crest Highway in Los Angeles, deputies responded to the location regarding a report of an illegal shooting. The caller reported witnessing a man discharge about five gunshots into the air before the informant left the area. The witness reported seeing about five males, described as Hispanic and all between the ages of […]
The founder and former CEO of a local investment firm that specializes in debt instruments was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for falsifying financial records to fraudulently inflate the value of the funds he managed, allowing him to charge investors millions of dollars in unauthorized fees. Brendan Ross, 52, of La Cañada Flintridge […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Saturday, June 7, about 250 members of Glendale’s LGBTQIA+ community, their friends, families and allies gathered at Adams Square Mini Park to celebrate PRIDE month. It was the fourth annual family picnic organized by glendaleOUT (https://www.glendaleout.org/). There were food and bubbles, crafts for little kids, crafts for older kids, crafts for […]