By Julie BUTCHER Glendale City Councilmember Paula Devine listed a number of questions for city staff to open this week’s meeting of the council, first questioning the recyclability of flocked Christmas trees (they are not recyclable – but the city picks them up and processes them along with the recyclable ones), then inquiring about the […]
By Sabrina SHELTON For these local heroes, giving is part of their nature – and a pandemic won’t slow them down. Every holiday season, the call to donate and volunteer is heard loud and clear. Some people thrill at the opportunity to help others during this festive season, and some live the volunteer lifestyle year […]
Novelist, billionaire and venture philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced $4.2 billion in charitable giving to 384 organizations, providing the YWCA Glendale with a historic $1M gift. This latest round of funding is part of Scott’s pledge to donate a majority of her fortune. Over 6,500 organizations were vetted through a rigorous, data-driven approach that engaged hundreds […]
138 New Deaths and 22,422 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County Today, Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) confirms the highest number of new COVID-19 deaths, cases and hospitalizations ever reported throughout the pandemic. The case and death numbers provided at the news briefing earlier on Wednesday […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Most may not like it, but wearing a face covering – in addition to other key precautions – can prevent the spread of COVID-19. Americans were warned by several medical experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, that this winter would be “dark.” COVID-19 […]
By Julie BUTCHER Early in this week’s meeting of the Glendale City Council, Councilmember Dan Brotman pulled a routine item from the consent calendar to offer further comment on plans to upgrade the Montrose Community Park parking lot. “Replacing asphalt in the parking lot is problematic for a number of reasons; there’s potential for releasing […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The City of Hope is now in phase 1 clinical trials with a SARS-CoV-2 [COVID-19] vaccine. “We started in February of this year, like many of the other [companies],” said Don Diamond, Ph.D., who is a professor with City of Hope’s Dept. of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Diamond added the hospital’s […]
Holidays Come With More Lockdowns According to recent intensive care unit data, Southern California ICU bed availability is less than 15%, thereby triggering the additional Regional Stay-at-Home Order. Among those sectors shut down are bars, breweries, distilleries, and wineries (except for production, manufacturing and retail), hair salons and barbershops, and personal care services. The LA […]
“Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never seen them dancing on a windy day.” ~ Shira Tamir Earlier in the week winds came howling out of the local mountain canyons. Temperatures jumped 20 degrees warmer within a day. We sat in our neighbor’s front yard (masked and six feet apart). While colorful leaves […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Though the pandemic has altered the way many traditions are being celebrated, the fact that they are being celebrated is a testament to the importance placed on them. In addition, many community members are finding comfort in those things that have not been canceled due to COVID-19. Among them are the Christmas […]