NEWS from SACRAMENTO » Laura FRIEDMAN

Unemployment, Financial Shortfalls Plague State   We have now entered the sixth month of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has hugely impacted our society and lives; it also altered our work in the legislature. COVID-19 disrupted the halls of Sacramento when several of my colleagues contracted the illness. In response, the Capitol was shut down […]

Work of Local Graduate Recognized with Milken Scholars Award

Work of Local Graduate Recognized with Milken Scholars Award

By Lori BODNAR, intern Crescenta Valley High School 2020 graduate Rohin Manvi was recently named a recipient of a Milken Scholars award. Manvi was one of 11 students in the greater Los Angeles area to receive the prestigious award. The Milken Scholars program was founded in 1989 by Mike and Lori Milken to honor and […]

Local Elected Officials Highlight Impact of Mail Delays

By Mary O’KEEFE Election Day draws near and questions continue about how in-person voting and mail-in-ballots will be handled during this time of pandemic. There have been calls nationally for voters to request a vote-by-mail ballot as soon as possible. Voters in Los Angeles County will automatically be mailed a vote-by-mail ballot, regardless whether or […]

Knecht to Perform for Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts

On Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 12:10 p.m., the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts program will be streamed. Alexander Knecht will perform works for solo violin by J.S. Bach and Eugène Ysaÿe on a Facebook stream and Youtube. Alexander Cai Knecht, 29, from Loma Linda, completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree under full scholarship at […]

Dangers of ‘Exposing the Past’

Local author Alice Zogg announces the release of her newest novel, “Exposing the Past.” What do you do when you meet someone who looks just like you? Sherry Rinaldi and her husband were on a vacation on Maui, Hawaii when she happened to see the reflection of another woman in a mirror who had her […]

Thursday Club Celebrates 19th Amendment

Thursday Club Celebrates 19th Amendment

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving women the constitutional right to vote, the historic La Cañada Thursday Club, which was founded in 1912, will be illuminated in purple and gold at dusk on Wednesday, Aug. 26 in honor of the “Forward Into Light” campaign. The official suffragette colors of purple and […]

Sunland-Tujunga-Shadow Hills Rotary Club Helps Local Medical Facilities

The Sunland-Tujunga-Shadow Hills Rotary Club has reached out to local care-giving facilities to help keep medical staffers and their patients a little bit safer. During this pandemic, masks that are so critical in protecting patients and staff are often in short supply. Working to help fill gaps in the supply chain, the Rotary Club delivered […]

Accolades for Adventist

Adventist Health Glendale has, once again, been independently verified by U.S. News & World Report as one of 2020’s Best Hospitals in its annual ranking. The hospital, celebrating its 115th anniversary, is 12th among the 132 hospitals in the Los Angeles area and 20th in California from among 424 hospitals. These rankings place it, again, […]

Car Chase Ends in La Cañada

By Mary O’KEEFE Two juveniles were arrested on Sunday after leading law enforcement on a car pursuit along the Foothill (210) Freeway ending on Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge. At about 2:38 p.m. on Sunday, California Highway Patrol – Altadena Office was notified of a pursuit of a gray Nissan Altima reported as stolen. […]

People Making News

Jestena Galvan, daughter of Jesse and Jamie Galvan, granddaughter of Jan and Nancy Detanna of La Crescenta, earned a place on the San Diego State University dean’s list after completing her junior year. Her major is interdisciplinary studies: psychology, counseling, social work. ____________ Elijah Eigenbrodt, Peter Hovland and Anissa Olona from Glendale, Andrew and Michael […]