Clean Energy Focus of Council Meeting

By Julie BUTCHER The Glendale City Council spent most of its long Tuesday evening meeting reviewing an updated report on renewable, clean energy options and heard from numerous callers urging the city to act as quickly as possible “to make Glendale a leader in clean energy.” First, the council approved a proclamation celebrating Arbor Day […]

Personal Perspective: Women Who Inspire » Women’s History Month

By Mary O’KEEFE CVW is asking our readers to share stories of the women in their lives who have inspired them. I would like to highlight some of the many women who have been examples of inspiration for me, through their strength and in the way they live/lived their lives. I am from a long […]

New Art Exhibit at Glendale Library

New Art Exhibit at Glendale Library

By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, Supervisor Kathryn Barger was among the dignitaries who attended the Glendale Library, Arts and Culture unveiling of “15,000 & More: A Plethora of Light and Darkness,” an art exhibit that memorializes the lives lost to COVID-19 thus far in Los Angeles County. Due to the pandemic, the exhibit can only […]

Fire at Local Tire Store

Fire at Local Tire Store

By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Fire Dept., along with Los Angeles County Fire, responded to a fire at Just Tires, 3765 Foothill Blvd., on Friday night, Feb. 26, at about 9 p.m. “It was the smell that first caught my attention,” said Lisa Fusano, a neighbor to the business. “I was traveling along Foothill, heading east, […]

Sheriff’s Crime Blotter

Feb. 25 Angeles Crest Highway in La Cañada Flintridge, a man reported that as he was traveling northbound on the Crest he was rear-ended by another vehicle. He stopped his car in the middle of road to talk to the other driver but that driver did not stop and continued northbound. The man’s vehicle was […]

Foothill MWD Opens 2021 Student Art Contest

Foothill MWD announced the kick-off of its annual K-12 student art contest with the theme of competition adhering to the phrase: “Water Is Life.” This is a fun and educational project that serves to inspire student creativity about the stewardship of precious water resources. Last year, three students from Foothill MWD’s service area made the […]

Portantino Mental Health Proposals Receive Strong Support

State Senator Anthony J. Portantino announced strong coalition support from mental health advocacy groups for Senate Bills 224 and 14, both of which address the growing mental health crisis among California’s youth. The bills mandate mental health education and training programs in schools. The senator also announced that the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability […]

Additional Affordable Housing Developments Approved

In response to the financial hardships brought on by the California Housing crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Glendale, acting in their joint role as the Glendale Housing Authority, authorized the execution of an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) with Linc Housing/National CORE for the development of 340 affordable housing units for extremely low, […]

GPD Reports

Robbery of Gardening Equipment On Tuesday, Feb. 23 at approximately 9:15 a.m., Glendale police officers responded to a report of a robbery that occurred on the 1500 block of El Miradero Avenue. An immediate area check for the suspects was conducted, but officers were unable to locate them. The initial investigation revealed that the victim of […]

Weather in the Foothills <<< Sue Kilpatrick

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” ~ Charles Dickens, “Great Expectations”   It’s already March! Monday of this week – March 1 – was the first day of meteorological spring –not to […]