By Rich TOYON Native American Heritage Month is a national observance held each year throughout the month of November. It is observed to recognize the many contributions Native American people have made to this country and society. Locally, Native peoples have occupied the Crescenta Valley and all of the Los Angeles basin for many thousands […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Members of the Crescenta Valley Town Council (CVTC) on Thursday night, Nov. 20, held its last meeting of the year. In attendance were Frida Baghdassarian, Kerri Lewin Brautigam, Chris Kilpatrick, Donna Libra and Aram Ordubegian. Though initially a quorum was not achieved, the arrival of board member Harry Leon secured the quorum. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE CVW was able to speak with Holocaust survivor Joseph Alexander on his birthday on Nov. 20: When asked what it feels like to be 103 years old, Alexander replied, “The same thing as when I was 102 – just a year older.” Alexander recently returned from Orange County where he continued his […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Thursday those who braved the rain came to Crescenta Valley High School to hear Jamie Given, licensed therapist, give a presentation about Artificial Intelligence (AI). The title of the talk – “Rewired and Overwhelmed. AI, Anxiety and the Price of Progress” – covered how AI can enhance people’s lives but also […]
As Native American Heritage Month draws to a close, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger honored the tribal nations whose fire departments stepped forward to help battle the Eaton and Palisades wildfires earlier this year. When the fires swept through communities in January, fire crews from 15 tribal nations traveled from across […]
Burbank police, along with the community and neighboring communities, is in mourning over the loss of one of its own – Spike, a Belgian Malinois, was with the Burbank K-9 Unit. Spike had just turned 4 when during the course of his duties he was shot and killed by a suspect. According to the Burbank […]
Nov. 18 2300 block of Florencita Avenue in Montrose, a resident reported that she was notified by her door camera that someone was at the door. She observed a male delivery person dropping off a package. The delivery person put the package on the porch, took a picture and then picked the box up and […]
The Burbank Police Dept. continues to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Nov. 22. On Nov. 22, at about 6:40 p.m., Burbank Police officers conducted a traffic enforcement stop in the 2400 block of Buena Vista Street near the northbound I-5 on-ramp. During the stop, a passenger fled from the vehicle, ran up the […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Shopping park kicks off holiday season, encourages folks to ‘shop local.’ The day after Thanksgiving, called Black Friday by many, traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season. It is usually accompanied by harried shoppers who turn out early going to stores on Friday morning, eager to purchase items that […]
By Julie BUTCHER “I’ve lost count of the number of times this council has lamented the imposition of central control by the legislature in Sacramento over our local issues. It is very disturbing to this council and very disturbing to the members of our community regardless of what political party they are from,” stated Mayor […]