On Sunday, Oct. 18 at approximately 9 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Trader Joe’s on the 2400 block of Honolulu Avenue regarding a robbery that had just occurred. Upon arrival, the suspect had already fled the location and was not located by responding officers. Witnesses inside of Trader Joe’s stated at approximately 8:50 p.m., […]
On Wednesday, Reps. Adam Schiff, Frank Pallone, Gus Bilirakis, Jackie Speier, and Dina Titus announced that the Library of Congress will recognize the Armenian Genocide by amending the catalog entry that previously referred to the Armenian “massacre.” This decision from Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress was announced after bipartisan letters to the Library […]
By Mary O’KEEFE More Vote Centers will be open beginning Oct. 24. Below is a list of those centers. The hours are: Oct. 24 to Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Nov. 3 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Impressions Banquet Hall 212 N. Orange St, Glendale 91203 Additional Info: Banquet Hall Occidental […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Monday evening, State Senator Anthony Portantino, Congressman Adam Schiff and California Labor Secretary Julie Su participated in a virtual town hall, primarily to answer federal, state and EDD (California’s state unemployment agency) questions. Former Burbank Mayor Marsha Ramos hosted the hour-long conversation, which is available to view at https://youtu.be/AlQQnoM1QnY. Congressperson Schiff […]
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The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed one new death and 923 new cases of COVID-19. The low number of new deaths and new cases reported today, Monday, reflect a reporting lag from over the weekend. To date, Public Health identified 289,366 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of […]
This week Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) announced that the Verdugo Regional Crime Laboratory (VRCL), which serves Glendale, Pasadena and Burbank and the surrounding communities, was awarded $376,102 through the FY20 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program administered by the Dept. of Justice (DOJ). This critical funding will help the lab increase capacity and […]
A payday loan company owner pleaded guilty today, Thursday, to a federal criminal charge for defrauding money transmitting companies by failing to remit to them, as promised, nearly $1 million of wire transfers sent on behalf of his customers over just two weeks. Arsen Khumaryan, 41, of Glendale, pleaded guilty to one count of wire […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Several thousand people showed up in support of Armenia at a demonstration on Sunday. According to reports, the Los Angeles Police Dept. estimated 100,000 people gathered at Pan Pacific Park in LA and marched to the Turkish Consulate on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. The “Artsakh Under Attack: March for Victory” highlighted […]
On Oct. 9, the state updated guidance to allow private gatherings of three or fewer households, as long as the private gathering is outdoors, everyone wears a cloth face covering and keeps at least six feet of physical distance, food is in single-serve disposable containers, and the duration of the gathering is two hours or […]