CRIME BLOTTER

Sept. 25 1600 block of Leycross Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, deputies responded to a burglary call at a home. Deputies surrounded the home and conducted “call-outs” via a public address system. When there was no response deputies approached the home to check for signs of burglary. They found a door unlocked but no signs […]

Public Health Sees ‘Progress’ Against COVID-19 Numbers

On Wednesday the Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health reported seeing progress in key indicators regarding COVID-19, including positivity rates, hospitalizations and deaths. On Wednesday, Public Health confirmed 30 new deaths due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County and 1,063 new positive cases of COVID-19. The total number of deaths in LA County due […]

Paul Garrier

Paul Garrier

Sept. 29, 1938 – Sept. 19, 2020 Paul Garrier passed away peacefully on Sept. 19, 2020 at Kindred Hospital in La Mirada.  He was born in Denver, Colorado on Sept. 29, 1938. He graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in education and went on to acquire a master’s degree from USIU […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Celebrate Halloween: Fun – and Frights – in the Foothills   Let’s face it – 2020 stinks. Among the many threats I’ve heard regarding the horrendous year is from those who notoriously head to bed prior to the ball dropping on New Year’s Eve. This year, though, they swear they’ll stay awake into 2021 – […]

Weather in the Foothills

I could never stay long enough on the shore; the tang of the untainted, fresh, and free sea air was like a cool, quieting thought. ~ Helen Keller   A breath of fresh air … clearly a much-needed and priceless element as summer turns to autumn. Day after day the air quality has been affected […]

Strength in Numbers: We Are the 25%

Strength in Numbers: We Are the 25%

By Mary O’KEEFE Easterseals SoCal (ESSC) has launched “We Are the 25%,” a voter awareness campaign that highlights the importance of disabled citizens getting out to vote. There are over 61 million people across the United States who have a disability. That equals one-in-four voters, or 25% of the U.S. population, according to the Centers […]

In Briefs

CERT Host Zoom Meeting on Evacuating Community Emergency Response Team – CERT – is providing information via Zoom how to prepare for an evacuation order. On Saturday, Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., fire department personnel as well as the CERT coordinator from Monrovia will be speaking on the recent Bobcat Fire with […]

LAO Info on Prop 15

»Elections 2020   Here is the breakdown of Proposition 15 from the Legislative Analyst’s Office, a nonpartisan government agency located in Sacramento: Prop 15 increases funding sources for public schools, community colleges and local government services by changing tax assessment of commercial and industrial property. The initiative is a Constitutional amendment. Background:  Local governments tax […]

Attack on Artsakh Opens Council Meeting

By Julie BUTCHER “On Sunday morning, Sept. 27, Azerbaijan launched an unprovoked large-scale military attack on the peaceful Artsakh community of Armenia – artillery fire, bombs, Turkish F-16s targeting civilians in the most intense hostility seen since the 1994 cease fire. Azerbaijan’s campaign of violence is even more concerning because of the belligerent support of […]

Traffic May be Less, But Issues are the Same

By Mary O’KEEFE Although traffic has been lighter on local streets and freeways due to the pandemic, traffic issues have not gone away. Glendale police, California Highway Patrol, Angeles National Forest Law Enforcement and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. are all patrolling areas in an attempt to crack down on people who drive faster than […]