On Aug. 26, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman convened a panel of the region’s top transportation officials, alongside U.S. Representatives Maxine Waters, Judy Chu, Ted Lieu and Sydney Kamlager-Dove, to examine what the 2026 FIFA World Cup revealed about Los Angeles County’s readiness to move millions of people during the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The […]
The City of Glendale announced the completion of the La Crescenta Avenue Rehabilitation Project, which it states is a comprehensive corridor improvement effort that concluded on Aug.3. The project focused on traffic safety and mobility improvements for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. To mark this milestone, the City will host a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Once again traffic on the Foothill Freeway (210) westbound just west of Angeles Crest Highway has been affected due to a big rig fire. Lane One remains open; California Highway Patrol has closed down all other lanes and expects the SIG Alert to last for several more hours with an estimated opening […]
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Students this week returned to GUSD schools. By Mary O’KEEFE Although many students in other districts, like Los Angeles, Burbank and La Cañada Flintridge, have been in school for about a week, yesterday was Glendale Unified’s turn to welcome back students. Thousand of students walked through the doors of their schools ready, and hopefully excited, […]
This week Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28) hosted her annual Congressional Leadership of the Year Awards Ceremony, honoring 10 individuals and organizations from across California’s 28th Congressional District for their outstanding service and contributions to their communities. “This year’s honorees are our everyday leaders, the educators, volunteers, activists, and small business owners who have made a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Monday a large water spout erupted from a fire hydrant at the La Cañada Flintridge Town Center in the 900 block of Foothill Boulevard that sent people running for cover and grabbing for their phones. Crews from La Cañada Irrigation District were called to the scene; however, the hydrant was under […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently I spoke with people who have a variety of political views and what I noticed, with some of them, was fear about what is happening in the U.S. and in the world in general. On the one side there are those afraid of the direction in which the Republicans and this […]
Doing What I Love Sometimes it’s not easy putting together the Crescenta Valley Weekly. Practically every week I worry that we won’t have enough content to fill the pages. Yet, somehow, we do. And sometimes I’m amazed at the information we share with our readers. For example, this week on the bottom cover – we […]