By Mary O’KEEFE The days of open roads and very little traffic are over as drivers venture back onto streets and highways returning to a somewhat normal life. People who were not in isolation but on the roads during the pandemic may have gotten used to driving a little faster than they normally would while […]
By Justin HAGER After months of speculation and debate, Senator Scott Weiner’s housing bills, SB 9 and SB 10, successfully passed their final floor votes in the past week and are headed to the governor’s desk. SB 9, which provides for automatic approval of proposed housing developments with two residential units in a single-family residential […]
By Justin HAGER With the 2020 census complete, governments around the country have begun the process of redrawing legislative and electoral districts that will determine how people are represented in their local, county, state and federal governments. Redistricting determines which neighborhoods and communities are grouped together for elections and government representation. Although the census […]
By Mary O’KEEFE An officer involved shooting occurred on Aug. 28 on the Ventura [134] Freeway at the Glendale [2] Freeway connector. According to a California Highway Patrol report, officers responded to a “disabled motorist” on the Glendale [2] Freeway southbound connector to the Ventura [134] Freeway eastbound. CHP officers from the Altadena Station responded […]
Traffic Stops Lead to Male Arrested with Concealed Firearm On Aug. 28 just after 8:30 p.m., officers assigned to Glendale Police Dept.’s Patrol Unit were working a traffic enforcement detail when they observed a vehicle near the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Colorado Street with tinted windows and no front license plate. The officers initiated […]
The USDA Forest Service announced that the Angeles National Forest will be temporarily closed from Aug. 31 at 11:59 p.m. through Sept.17 at 11:59 p.m. The closure of the forest will affect some roads in the local area. Upper Big Tujunga Canyon Road from Angeles Forest Hwy to Angeles Crest Hwy will be closed. Angeles […]
For 20 years, the Early Rodders have gathered to share their love of things that go zoom. By Mary O’KEEFE Twenty years ago Rick Chew drove his hot rod to Goldstein’s Bagels, which used to be located at the Regal United Artists theater complex at 1919 Verdugo Blvd. in La Cañada. He stared at the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At a recent meeting of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley, Joanna Linkchorst, the president of Friends of Rockhaven, and members of the Historical Society of Crescenta Valley shared information on the history of Rockhaven Sanitarium and the recently announced $8 million state grant. “We don’t know” was the answer Linkchorst […]
The Glendale Community College board of trustees voted at its Aug. 17 meeting to require all students, faculty and staff to be fully vaccinated to access District facilities including the Verdugo, Garfield and Montrose campuses beginning Oct. 31. The board took action at Tuesday night’s meeting in response to the rise in Delta variant COVID-19 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Going back to school, especially this year, can be stressful. A lot of attention has been paid, and rightly so, to the threat of the new COVID-19 Delta variant fueling rising numbers of COVID patients, including children. Returning to in-person learning after nearly two years of virtual learning is also an adjustment. […]