By Tyler BIDDLE On Thursday, Feb. 28, the Crescenta Valley Community Association hosted a Glendale City Council candidate forum at the La Crescenta Library. Nine of the 12 candidates were there and were asked questions on a range of subjects from community view protection to utilities costs. Each candidate made short opening and closing statements […]
By Jason KUROSU The proposed tunnel project to connect the Long Beach (710) and Foothill (210) freeways remains one of five proposals for the freeway extension, though many community members including local politicians believe the construction of a 6.3-mile long tunnel to be a foregone conclusion and the long intended result of decades of debate. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Unified School District is in the process of looking for an assistant superintendent to replace departing deputy superintendent John Garcia. Garcia is leaving to take the position of superintendent of the Downey Unified School District, which for him is coming full circle. “It’s a [kind of] homecoming. I went through the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Family love and support, positive communication and a caring educational system for your child may seem like obvious goals in raising a child but there are others that might not be as obvious, like having other adult mentors. “Having another adult is really important,” said Jennielyn Bazan, Crescenta Valley High School student. […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Glendale Community College presented the first in a series of humanity and social science lectures on Feb. 28. Associate professor of biology Joseph Beeman presented “The Effects of Tobacco, Marijuana and Hookah on the Human Body” to a standing-room only crowd. Beeman began his lecture by revealing that over 7,000 chemicals […]
With fundraising just about completed, Two Strike memorial wall is one step closer to construction. By Mary O’KEEFE This week, residents who frequent Two Strike Park on Rosemont Avenue may have noticed the memorial plaque taken down. The removal is the first step in the construction of the new Two Strike Park Memorial Wall. “We […]
By Ted AYALA In August 2011, the Glendale City Council adopted a plan to adopt fare increases on its municipal Beeline bus system. On Tuesday, it moved forward to cancel the fare increase that would have taken place on July 1. “At this point, based on fare-box revenue and our [revenue] projections going forward, we […]
Burbank Police Search For Sexual Battery Suspect On Tuesday, March 5, at approximately 3:20 pm, a 14 yr-old female and her 17 year-old sister were walking home from school in the 200 block of North San Fernando. While walking to the bus stop, the two girls observed a Male White, 30-35 years old, 5’07” to […]
Glendale Water & Power (GWP) just released its final project report to the California Department of Public Health culminating 10 years of research at a cost of nearly $9 million identifying water treatment technologies that can be used to remove hexavalent chromium (chromium 6) from drinking water supplies. The Glendale City Council took on this […]
Crescenta Valley High School Music department is in need of a driver. We are in desperate NEED of someone to drive our Trailer to the Symphony Festival this Thursday, March 7th! If we can’t find someone to help, we will NOT be able to bring our Basses, Cellos or Tuba!! You do not have to have a child […]