Vote Centers Update Days, Hours Open

By Mary O’KEEFE More Vote Centers will be open beginning Oct. 24. Below is a list of those centers. The hours are: Oct. 24 to Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Nov. 3 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Impressions Banquet Hall 212 N. Orange St, Glendale 91203 Additional Info: Banquet Hall Occidental […]

Town Hall Covers COVID-19 and Aggression Against Armenia

By Julie BUTCHER On Monday evening, State Senator Anthony Portantino, Congressman Adam Schiff and California Labor Secretary Julie Su participated in a virtual town hall, primarily to answer federal, state and EDD (California’s state unemployment agency) questions. Former Burbank Mayor Marsha Ramos hosted the hour-long conversation, which is available to view at https://youtu.be/AlQQnoM1QnY. Congressperson Schiff […]

LA County Updates Its COVID-19 Numbers: Oct. 19

The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed one new death and 923 new cases of COVID-19. The low number of new deaths and new cases reported today, Monday, reflect a reporting lag from over the weekend. To date, Public Health identified 289,366 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of […]

Schiff Announces Over $375,000 in Funding Coming to Glendale’s Verdugo Regional Crime Laboratory

This week Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) announced that the Verdugo Regional Crime Laboratory (VRCL), which serves Glendale, Pasadena and Burbank and the surrounding communities, was awarded $376,102 through the FY20 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program administered by the Dept. of Justice (DOJ). This critical funding will help the lab increase capacity and […]

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: After being engaged for a couple of years, my fiancé and I are planning a summer 2021 wedding. From the very beginning, I told him I plan to keep my maiden name and for good reason. I’m a professional. Many printed materials have the name I’ve used for over 12 years and my clients […]

Notes & Nods

This Week at LCIF “Couch Church, Fellowship and Prayers” continues for the foreseeable future at Lutheran Church of the Foothills. Worship services stream on the church’s Facebook page and YouTube Channel at 10 a.m. on Sundays then videos are available on the church’s website at www.lcifoothills.org, Facebook page at facebook.com/Lcifoothills/videos and on the church’s YouTube […]

The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada Installs 2020-2021 Officers and Directors

The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada recently held its 71st annual installation, via Zoom, celebrating the incoming 2020-21 officers and directors. On Wednesday, Sept. 30 the gavel was “virtually” passed to new Kiwanis President Dennis Fors from Immediate Past President Michael Freed. The master of ceremonies was Kiwanis Club of LC board member Dr. Michael […]

Glendale Payday Loan Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

A payday loan company owner pleaded guilty today, Thursday, to a federal criminal charge for defrauding money transmitting companies by failing to remit to them, as promised, nearly $1 million of wire transfers sent on behalf of his customers over just two weeks. Arsen Khumaryan, 41, of Glendale, pleaded guilty to one count of wire […]