Senate Bill 986, a measure authored by State Senator Anthony J. Portantino and Senator Tom Umberg to combat catalytic converter theft, unanimously passed the Assembly Transportation Committee this week. SB 986 tackles catalytic converter theft by requiring dealers to apply a vehicle identification number (VIN) to the catalytic converter of each vehicle listed for sale […]
Glendale Community College is inviting the public to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony this Friday, June 24 from 10 a.m. to noon to celebrate the opening of the new Kinesiology and Vaquero Athletic Complex on the college’s Verdugo campus. The existing Verdugo gymnasium has undergone a seismic retrofit and expansion to modernize the facility, which now […]
I must once again ask for patience from the subscribers of the Crescenta Valley Weekly. I was recently, within the last two hours, notified by our printer, which is located in Ontario, that their press has gone down resulting in a late printing of this week’s edition of the Crescenta Valley Weekly. I apologize profusely […]
Why Would A Buyer Make An Offer And Then Back Out? Dear Phyllis, I love reading your real estate advice! I have a new scenario for you. My son lives in the San Gabriel Valley and has his home in escrow. Like so many other Southern California sellers he received a lot of offers. […]
Male Arrested for Possessing Narcotics and an Outstanding Warrant On June 6 at about 9:30 p.m., a GPD patrol officer observed a male, later identified as Darren Richards, 41, of Tujunga, exiting the driver’s side of a vehicle that had just parked near the intersection of Boston Avenue and Paraiso Way. The officer consensually spoke […]
The notes of “Pomp and Circumstance” were heard throughout the Crescenta Valley as schools promoted and graduated their classes. Mary O’KEEFE This was a week of promotions and graduations in the Glendale Unified School District. After two years of virtual learning and distance activities, a moment of “normal” returned to schools as students moved […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Leaders from several fire agencies gathered last week to discuss wildland fires and what agency officials are doing to combat these fires and how the public’s help is needed to prepare for this danger as summer temperatures rise. In addition to his role as chief of the Los Angeles County Fire Dept. […]
By Julie BUTCHER The first action taken by the Glendale City Council at its meeting Tuesday evening was to present a proclamation in support of reproductive rights. Councilmember Paula Devine made the presentation in the absence of Mayor Ardy Kassakhian. “We all know what’s going on,” she said. “After four decades of reproductive freedom, the […]
“If it falls from the sky, flows across the surface of the Earth, or is released from the sun, the National Weather Service most likely produces a forecast for it.” ~ United States National Weather Service Recently we ran into our neighbor as we were picking up our mail at the curb. We exchanged hellos, […]