By Jason KUROSU Gas prices have increased nationwide, a commonality in the summer months, although the effects may be felt most prominently in California and made much worse due to a recent fire at a Chevron refinery in Richmond, about 10 miles outside of San Francisco. The fire occurred Monday, Aug. 6 as workers attempted […]
Aug. 14 5000 block of Angeles Crest Highway in La Cañada, several rooms were ransacked and jewelry, cash and personal items were stolen from a home. The resident reported that she had returned home to find a rear sliding glass door had been smashed sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Aug. 12 3800 block […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After a long night of searching Montrose Search and Rescue found two missing hikers in the Switzer Falls area. “We got the call between 11 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. last night,” said Janet Henderson, MSR member. Two brothers, both in there 50s, one from La Cañada Flintridge the other from Connecticut, had […]
By Ted AYALA Cheers and applause met Councilmember Ara Najarian when he spoke out against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) at their community liaison meeting held at La Cañada High School Monday evening. “There is a snow job going on at the highest levels of the board,” he said. “I just want everyone to know […]
By Sammi SLAYBACK On Saturday, the La Crescenta Library cooked up some fun with its third annual chili cook off. Foothill residents made their way to the library’s community room where volunteers had set up tables for the contestants’ crock-pots, and seating areas where tasters could enjoy samples of each entry. There were several different […]
Dog Park Dedication Planned A dedication ceremony for the long awaited Crescenta Valley Park dog park, the first dog park in the county of Los Angeles, is slated for Friday, Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. It is expected that the dog park will actually open some time in September. The dog park will be located […]
Experiencing School Daze Summer (heat) has arrived. Temperatures teasing the 100-degree mark reminded us all too well that Southern California indeed has seasons, even if summer is the only one that can easily be identified. Thinking over the past weeks and the overall mild summer temperatures, it would be cruel to send our kids […]
“What a fantastic demonstration of what our nation and our agency can do. I can only think of the words of Theodore Roosevelt: ‘It’s far better to do mighty things, even though you might fail, than to stay in the twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.’” ~ Dr. Charles Elachi, in comparing NASA’s Curiosity […]
By Ted AYALA The news from Glendale City Treasurer Ron Barucki to the City Council Tuesday night was sobering. “This is less than stellar news about our financial markets,” warned City Manager Scott Ochoa before Barucki’s presentation of the annual report of the city’s investment portfolio. “It was another year of frustration and disappointment in […]
By Timithie NORMAN With the lingering heat wave punishing Southern California residents with triple-digit temperatures through next week, the fire danger in the Angeles Crest Mountains remains “very high” according to the U.S. Forest Service. But the threat of fire in the smaller Verdugo Mountains may be even more critical. The Verdugos, a small, detached […]