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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
»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 […]
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 […]
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 […]