By Mary O’KEEFE Imagine being a child, living with people you think are your parents in a country you thought you were born in. Then in first grade your whole world turns upside down. “It was my first year at school and my parents came up to me one day and shocked me with one […]
CVCA to Meet The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its meeting via Zoom tonight, Thursday, May 28 at 7 p.m. The meeting will include discussion on projects at Twelve Oaks, Briggs & Foothill, New York & Foothill and others, as well as an opportunity for area residents to bring their own concerns. Contact the CVCA […]
correction below in bold: By Mary O’KEEFE Allegations of sexual misconduct of Glendale Unified School District students involving a former agency-contracted special education assistant have once again rocked the District. The District faced similar allegations regarding misconduct of employees between 2012 and 2015. “In 2017, a civil lawsuit was filed alleging that two employees in […]
May 23 1200 block of Flintridge Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, a resident reported while he was at his home he received a notification of activity in his backyard from his Ring security camera. He looked at the footage and observed three males, suspects 1-3, entering his front yard by jumping the perimeter wall and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE All are invited to attend a Community Coffee Chat with Assemblymember Nick Schultz on Saturday, May 30 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Sadler Hall located on the campus of St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church, 2563 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta. It is going to be a “casual” chat […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced that 122 Vote Centers will open on Saturday, May 23 for the June 2, 2026 statewide direct primary election. Vote Centers will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for in-person voting, voter registration and Vote by Mail ballot returns. A […]
Several sheriffs cars have converged on the gas station in the 3000 block of Foothill Boulevard to conduct a possible theft investigation.
The newly created Charles K. Beatty Memorial Scholarship was awarded to a local student. By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Charles “Charlie” Beatty loved the community. He was a regular fixture at the Ralph’s supermarket on Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta and donated his time with the Montrose Chamber of Commerce, the Santa Monica [Mountains] Conservancy, was part […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council took unusual action and voted to reduce two previously approved increases to the solid waste fee set to go into effect on July 1, 2026 and July 1, 2027 from 10% to 4% and 3%, respectively. In 2023, the Glendale council voted unanimously to phase […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Monday the Crescenta Valley Town Council hosted law enforcement in a talk about e-bikes and e-motors. The talk began with officers from California Highway Patrol explaining the difference between e-bikes, e-scooters and e-motors and the laws that apply to each classification. “Our big thing is that we are looking to provide […]