Grant Applications Now Available

Grant Applications Now Available for Educational Programs Serving Children, Adults and Seniors in the Crescenta-Cañada Valley. The Community Foundation of the Verdugos and the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce announced that the Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund is accepting grant applications from non-profit organizations to support educational programs and projects.  Organizations may apply for […]

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: I was just getting ready to begin online college classes when my cousin, Aaron, who was my best friend, lost his life in a motorcycle accident. I’m devastated! We did so many things together like gardening and hiking. We were both concerned about Mother Earth, and I still am. I want to take a […]

A Family’s Search for Answers

A Family’s Search for Answers

By Mary O’KEEFE On Monday afternoon there was a sea of orange in front of the Crescenta-Cañada YMCA on Foothill Boulevard. Supporters of Colin Jacobs were dressed in orange shirts with the words “Justice for Colin” written on them. They lined both sides of the boulevard waving signs and receiving honks of support from many […]

Adventist Health Glendale Receives Rating Among ‘Best Hospitals’

Adventist Health Glendale has (once again) been independently verified as one of 2020’s “Best Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report, ranking in overall hospital quality 12th among the 132 hospitals in the Los Angeles area and 20th in California from among 424 hospitals. These rankings place the hospital in the top 5% of hospitals […]

Community Voices Displeasure with Motel Property at CVCA Meeting

  By Brandon HENSLEY Information on the La Crescenta Motel has been hard to come by this year, and it appears tangible updates on the property won’t come until the owners pass tests regarding water and sewer flow, as well as traffic and fire lane inspection. These updates on the two-parcel property, on which the […]

Ex-Company Controller Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Prison

A former controller for a Burbank-based commercial printing company was sentenced earlier this week to 87 months in federal prison for embezzling $2.8 million from his employer and failing to report the stolen funds as income to the IRS. Sean Edin Talaee, 63, of Glendale was sentenced by United States District Judge Otis D. Wright […]

Drop Boxes Installed for Vote-By-Mail

»ELECTIONS 2020   Vote-by-mail ballot drop boxes are appearing throughout Los Angeles County. One can be found in front of the Montrose Library at 2465 Honolulu Ave. The drop boxes are for voters to deposit ballots for the presidential general election. There will be over 300 secure drop boxes placed throughout the County. Vote-by-mail ballots […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Happy Anniversary and Helping Non-profits   For those who keep track, this week marks the 11-year anniversary of CV Weekly! It was 11 years ago on Sept. 4 that the first issue of the CV Weekly was distributed to foothill neighborhoods. You may remember that Sept. 4, 2009 was a Friday; it was the only […]

Weather in the Foothills

“The morning had dawned clear and cold, with a crispness that hinted at the end of summer.” ~ George R.R. Martin, American novelist Once again this summer, a heat wave hovers over much of Southern California. Was it just a dream of cooler days or did I actually need a sweater and light blanket at […]