By Mary O’KEEFE Being recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School is not easy. Schools are first nominated, then they must meet several criteria. It is something that administrators, teachers, students, parents and communities work on … making certain that all aspects of their hopefully award-winning schools are identified. Schools may be nominated in two […]
By Eliza PARTIKA The Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) board of education recently adopted its budget for the 2025-26 school year. But what does “adopt” mean and how does the budget affect parents, teachers and students? William Young, assistant superintendent of Business Services for GUSD, spoke with CV Weekly to help explain the budget process. […]
In July Southern California Edison announced the Wildfire Recovery Compensation Program that will offer a streamlined approach to quickly compensate those impacted by the Eaton Fire. Launching this fall, the voluntary, comprehensive claims program will provide direct payments and fast resolutions to eligible individuals and businesses. This includes owner and renter claims for total and […]
Though the weather was a little dreary on Saturday, that didn’t stop the public from coming to the Crescenta Valley Town Council sponsored Wildfire & Emergency Preparedness Fair at Two Strike Park in La Crescenta. Representatives from Los Angeles County Fire Dept., LA County Sheriff’s Dept., California Highway Patrol and CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last week an independent report was released regarding the alerts and evacuations that happened during the January wildfires. The After-Action Report was commissioned by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and completed by McChrystal Group. It didn’t find a specific point of failure, but instead several areas of concern including “County […]
The Glendale Police Dept. is currently investigating a hate crime incident that occurred in the Adams Hill community of South Glendale. On Sunday, Sept. 28 at approximately 8 a.m., Glendale police officers responded to a report of vandalism involving hate symbols. The reporting party informed officers that an unknown suspect, or suspects, had drawn a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, Sept. 26 at about 2:38 p.m. Los Angeles County sheriff deputies from Crescenta Valley Station responded to See’s Candies at 1133 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada Flintridge concerning an armed robbery. “Deputies learned there were two employees in the store at the time,” said Sgt. John Gilbert, CV Station. The […]
Sept. 26 4600 block of Vira Road in La Cañada Flintridge, a resident was sleeping upstairs in his bedroom when he heard noise coming from the roof. He left his bedroom to investigate the noise. He entered a second upstairs room and observed a light coming from the room’s open window. The window was closed […]
During the construction period, detours, intermittent lane closures and traffic delays are expected on the following streets: Location and Dates La Crescenta Avenue between Roselawn Avenue and Urquidez Avenue: Travel lanes may be closed intermittently between Oct. 6 thru Oct. 17 (excludes weekends) La Crescenta Avenue at Piedmont Avenue, Roselawn Avenue, Shirlyjean Street, Oakmont View […]
Despite it being a little rainy on Saturday animals lovers were on hand to celebrate Neighborhood Pet Store Day at Andersen’s Pet Shop. Whether the search was on to find the best toys for a pet or adopt a new pet family member there was a lot of information provided at the event. Crescenta Valley […]