Senate Bill 997, authored by State Senator Anthony J. Portantino, passed the senate floor and is headed to governor’s desk for signature. The bill helps tackle the opioid epidemic and drug-related overdoses among youth by allowing students to carry both fentanyl test strips and opioid antagonists. The bill had its genesis during the Senator’s summer […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Wednesday, Aug. 28, Crescenta Valley Town Council hosted a traffic talk at the La Crescenta Library Community Room. Julian Garcia, principal engineer, Los Angeles County Public Works, began the meeting by sharing updates on some of the concerns expressed by the public. But before he shared information he said that the […]
Battered and Bruised I love my car. It’s a 2000 Toyota Solara – convertible – and I would get compliments on it when I drove it around town. Then somebody hit it (then ran) when it was parked at CV Park last year. I was preparing to have it repaired when a “gypsy” (that’s […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The news for Rancho Palos Verdes just keeps getting worse as Southern California Edison (SCE) cut off electricity on Sunday. I can’t imagine the fear residents must be feeling as the ground moves beneath their homes and one by one utility companies disconnect and begin to move away. This ground movement in […]
By Mikaela STONE At-risk babies will soon have a better chance of survival thanks to Crescenta Valley High School and UCLA graduate Grace McAuley and the Kohn Lab at UCLA. Babies affected with a mutation that causes SCID, or Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, cannot produce T cells – one of the immune system’s first defenses […]
Tree Talk Tonight In response to several concerns regarding how and when Southern California Edison trims residents’ trees a community meeting is being held tonight, Sept. 5. Tree Talk will discuss these concerns with SCE representatives. The meeting with residents and members of the Crescenta Valley Town Council, sponsored by CV Weekly, takes place at […]
Congratulations to CV Weekly reader “Papa” Bill Shively who had a photo sent in of himself enjoying his morning cup of coffee and a recent issue of the CV Weekly. Papa Shively’s photo was chosen at random as the contest winner and he will be receiving a beautiful coffee basket courtesy of Don Francisco’s! […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The third speaker in the four speaker series for CV Cares was Annie Varvaryan, Psy.D., licensed clinical psychologist with Couch Conversations Psychotherapy. Varvaryan spoke to an intimate audience about how people’s thoughts can affect their lives. “Our thoughts can be distorted and not based in our reality, especially when we are […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently the doors opened at Optum, located at 2200 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada Flintridge in the building that used to house Pier 1 Imports. Optum is a medical group that offers specialty care for outpatient surgery, chronic long-term health conditions or problems that need more than primary care, according […]
Aug. 31 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, an employee witnessed a man, described as a White male wearing a blue Dodger hat, black jacket, brown shirt, multicolored shorts and light colored shoes, enter the store with an empty cart. He was seen placing numerous cases of Red Bull energy drinks into his […]