The National Drug Enforcement Agency Drug Take Back event, which was held on Saturday, Oct. 25, collected 180 pounds of expired and/or unused medication from the community. The event was in partnership with the Glendale Police Dept., GPD Substance Abuse and Wellness Resource Program and CV Cares/iMPACT Foundation Los Angeles. The event was held at […]
The La Crescenta Avenue Rehabilitation Project has made significant progress in recent months. Major safety improvements have been implemented, including the realignment of intersections and enhanced pedestrian accessibility. Additionally, the contractor has completed installation of bio-retention facilities and critical infrastructure upgrades, including traffic signal and fiber optic systems, as well as the upsizing of existing […]
On Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 8 a.m. at Two Strike Park, 5107 Rosemont Ave. in La Crescenta, the American Legion Post 288 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1614 will host a Veterans Day commemoration. The Crescenta Valley High School Air Force Junior ROTC (CA-882) will perform the presentation of colors. The American […]
Nov. 3 1600 block of Verdugo Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a resident reported that as he was watching television at his home he looked out the window and saw a person walking toward the front porch. The family had previous packages stolen from their porch in the past so the resident investigated to see […]
from the South Coast AQMD NO BURN DAY ALERT: MANDATORY WOOD-BURNING BAN IN EFFECT FOR RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a residential No Burn Day Alert on the effective day(s) for all those living in the South Coast Air Basin, which includes Orange County […]
While GWP electrical crews were performing routine circuit switching in the North Glendale/Crescenta Valley area a squirrel made contact causing a widespread outage. As of 10:55 a.m. all power was restored. Currently GWP crews are making repairs on the isolated bad/damaged section.
C.E.R.T. co-founders invested thousands of dollars in outfitting the organization’s trailer. By Mary O’KEEFE Oct. 22 was a tough day for the Crescenta Valley Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.) leaders and local co-founders Paul and Lisa Dutton when they discovered the trailer they use for the organization was stolen from their business driveway. “We are […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council reviewed several options for well-maintained trees and vegetation as the state’s Board of Forestry debates changes to fire safety rules. “Zone Zero” refers to the area closest to a house’s perimeter, the space from zero to five feet away from the walls. The new regulations […]
By Eliza PARTIKA Activists from animal rights network Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) gathered on Saturday, Oct. 25 in front of the Trader Joe’s at 2462 Honolulu Ave. calling on the grocery chain to cut ties with Perdue Farms’ California subsidiary, Petaluma Poultry, claiming animal cruelty. The group has traveled to Trader Joe’s stores across the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “Tipping point – The critical point in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place.” – Merriam-Webster Dictionary “Tipping point” is how a recent report described a “new reality” that the world is now facing. “We have reached the first of many Earth […]