As Native American Heritage Month draws to a close, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger honored the tribal nations whose fire departments stepped forward to help battle the Eaton and Palisades wildfires earlier this year. When the fires swept through communities in January, fire crews from 15 tribal nations traveled from across […]
Burbank police, along with the community and neighboring communities, is in mourning over the loss of one of its own – Spike, a Belgian Malinois, was with the Burbank K-9 Unit. Spike had just turned 4 when during the course of his duties he was shot and killed by a suspect. According to the Burbank […]
Nov. 18 2300 block of Florencita Avenue in Montrose, a resident reported that she was notified by her door camera that someone was at the door. She observed a male delivery person dropping off a package. The delivery person put the package on the porch, took a picture and then picked the box up and […]
The Burbank Police Dept. continues to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Nov. 22. On Nov. 22, at about 6:40 p.m., Burbank Police officers conducted a traffic enforcement stop in the 2400 block of Buena Vista Street near the northbound I-5 on-ramp. During the stop, a passenger fled from the vehicle, ran up the […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Shopping park kicks off holiday season, encourages folks to ‘shop local.’ The day after Thanksgiving, called Black Friday by many, traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season. It is usually accompanied by harried shoppers who turn out early going to stores on Friday morning, eager to purchase items that […]
By Julie BUTCHER “I’ve lost count of the number of times this council has lamented the imposition of central control by the legislature in Sacramento over our local issues. It is very disturbing to this council and very disturbing to the members of our community regardless of what political party they are from,” stated Mayor […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The proposed development at Briggs Avenue and Foothill Boulevard continues to raise concerns among community members. At an outreach meeting in early November, which was hosted by the Crescenta Valley Town Council (CVTC) Land Use Committee (LUC), representatives were on site including representatives from developer Abode Communities and members of LA County […]
The Perils of Having a Cellphone I was driving down the street the other day and I couldn’t help but notice how many people – young and old – were glued to their phones. Now I understand the attraction of those hand-held computers (that’s what they are after all) but it saddens me to see […]
By Mary O’KEEFE I know there are a lot of jokes about Californians and the rain but this last week was really no joking matter … we had rain that could rival any midwestern or desert monsoon. The rainfall totals according to Public Works Los Angeles from Nov. 11 to 18: Descanso Gardens received a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This November Joseph Alexander will be celebrating his 103rd birthday. To have such a long life and to be so active is an amazing thing – just on its own – but Alexander’s life goes beyond amazing and moves into awe-inspiring. Alexander is a Holocaust survivor who has been sharing his story […]