The lack of significant winter rain and the robust amount of tall dry grass has prompted the Angeles National Forest to raise its Fire Danger Level from “Moderate” to “High” effective Friday, April 26. The new designation is to enhance public awareness that fire-risk conditions are intensifying. The Live Fuel Moisture readings have started […]
The Glendale Police Department will offer a 12-week Citizens Academy beginning June 19, 2013. The Citizens Academy will be open to those who work or live in Glendale by application only. Applicants must be 18 years of age and be willing to undergo a background check. The classes will cover law enforcement basics […]
At a luncheon on Monday in Los Feliz, Rep. Adam Schiff honored inspiring women from communities in the 28th Congressional District – Hollywood, West Hollywood, Burbank, Pasadena, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Elysian Valley, Los Feliz, Sunland–Tujunga, Glendale, Atwater Village, La Cañada Flintridge and La Crescenta. This recognition is made each year during Women’s History […]
For those that take Topanga Canyon exit off the 101 freeway to the beach–expect delays through June. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin brush clearance on Topanga Canyon Boulevard (SR-27) on Thursday, April 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A flagging operation will be in place one mile north of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Boston Mayor Tom Menino’s Twitter came across about 6 p.m. (EST) It simply read: “We got him.” An FBI release confirmed “Dzhokar Tsarnaev, suspect in bombing investigation, is now in custody.” Suspects Dzhokar, 19, and his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, were identified by law enforcement as suspects of the Boston Marathon bombing. […]
In Letter Joined by Senator Boxer and Rep. Culberson, Ask NASA Administrator to Keep Funding Levels for Programs Consistent with Structure Directed by Congress Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) sent a letter to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Charles Bolden calling on him to keep […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Science fans that have been waiting for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory annual Open House scheduled for this June will have to wait a little longer. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory Annual Open House has become the next victim of the federal budget. “Due to budget restrictions, plans for a JPL Open House […]
On a new list of the 100 most influential people on Earth, three work at the same California address, where they’ve led projects to study things that are not on Earth. The list announced today by TIME Magazine includes Don Yeomans, Pete Theisinger and Richard Cook, all at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Yeomans manages […]
By Mary O’KEEFE One of the perks of living in Crescenta Valley is all of the trees that line the streets and parks. Maybe it is because CV is at the base of a national forest, but there is a natural respect in the area for nature. A law was passed to protect oak trees. […]
Scam Stopper Seminar ASTER, Assemblyman Mike Gatto, and the contractors state license board is holding a free senior scam stopper seminar today, April 18 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the YMCA of the Foothills. Seniors will learn how to protect themselves from fraud from a panel of experts relating to home repair, finances, […]