By Julie BUTCHER The Glendale City Council started its Tuesday meeting with a commendation for Steven Small and the Glendale Association of Realtors for their generosity in helping solve a problem that was raised at last week’s meeting. The last caller of that evening, Teresa Romo, told the Council that she was a retired teacher […]
While optimistic about the current community transmission data it is seeing, the Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) is preparing for a holiday weekend and warning the public to heed the lessons learned from the spike in cases, hospitalizations and deaths that occurred after the previous holidays. Increases in cases and hospitalizations […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A protest led by family and friends of Colin Jacobs has been planned for Monday in front of the Crescenta-Cañada YMCA. On July 1, Colin, who was only a few days from his 21st birthday, drowned at the YMCA pool at the La Crescenta YMCA. Colin had a long history with the […]
Keeping Meatball the bear safe in his Alpine home. By Mary O’KEEFE It’s hard to believe that it has been eight years since the Crescenta Valley/Glendale black bear, known affectionately as Meatball, has been in his new home at Lions, Tigers & Bears big cat and exotic animal rescue in Alpine, California. Though Meatball has […]
By Brandon HENSLEY During the Aug. 20 Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting, which was held online via Zoom, ongoing concerns over the property at Foothill Boulevard and Briggs Avenue were addressed by Land Use Committee co-chair Ines Chessum. Both Town Council and Land Use members have said that they would like more time and research […]
By Julie BUTCHER At a short business-like meeting on Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council accepted $33,000 in Measure H funds from the County of Los Angeles to help provide workforce services to unhoused residents; approved an extension to an agreement to secure additional electrical transmission capacity from the City of Los Angeles; approved routine […]
As of Aug. 25: The Lake Fire is located at Lake Hughes and Prospect roads, southwest of Lake Hughes. The fire is 70% contained and burned 31,089 acres. The Lake Fire continued to be less active on Tuesday with no increase in acreage. Containment is now at 70%. The Lake Fire is burning in 100-year-old […]
By Julie BUTCHER “We’ve been here – I’ve been here – every Friday since June 19. I sat down with two of the Black Lives Matter organizers and we agreed that no one would cross the street. None of the violence is coming from folks on either side of the street who’ve been here,” explained […]
This Week at LCIF “Couch Church, Fellowship and Prayers” continues for the foreseeable future at Lutheran Church of the Foothills. Worship services stream on the church’s Facebook page and YouTube Channel at 10 a.m. on Sundays then videos are available on the church’s website at www.lcifoothills.org, Facebook page at facebook.com/Lcifoothills/videos and on the church’s YouTube […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY On Saturday morning, with temperatures edging into the high 80s, about 30 demonstrators gathered on the four corners of Montrose Avenue and Waltonia Drive in front of the Montrose Post Office to defend the services provided by the United States Postal Service – something demonstrators feel is in jeopardy. The demonstration was […]