District Continues Information Gathering

District Continues Information Gathering

By Mary O’KEEFE The discussion of reopening school campuses continues and means that Glendale Unified School District is reviewing a lot of data gathered from numerous surveys, task force committee meetings and emails. Data continues to be collected from surveys sent to parents and students, and meetings between stakeholders and GUSD administrators. Members of the […]

High Temperatures and Fireworks Put Safety Personnel on Edge

High Temperatures and Fireworks  Put Safety Personnel on Edge

The absence of professional fireworks displays this Fourth of July leaves an opening for the use of illegal fireworks – and the injuries and fires they can cause. By Mary O’KEEFE Emergency responders continue to see an increase in calls regarding the use of illegal fireworks across Los Angeles County. During the annual LA County […]

Meeting Increased Internet Demands on Council Agenda

By Julie BUTCHER Glendale City Council returned to the council chambers this week – city hall elevators were back in service after lengthy repairs – to tackle a long list of issues, approve a status quo contract with most of its employees, and extend most COVID-19 related emergency orders through the end of July. First […]

Parklets Installed in Montrose

By Charly SHELTON With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise in record numbers, social distancing for the restaurants that have reopened for business is more important than ever. This means tables must be spaced farther apart to keep at least six feet between parties, reducing the dining capacity  at each restaurant. This means fewer tables are […]

NOTES & NODS

This Week at LCIF Lutheran Church in the Foothills continues to offer “Couch Church, Fellowshipand Prayers” for the foreseeable future. This week’s service will be live streamed on Sunday at 10 a.m. on the church’s Facebook page – facebook.com/Lcifoothills/videos. After the live stream, the service can be found at www.lcifoothills.org. This week, July 5, Pastor […]

Steve Pierce Retires from MSPA/Harvest Market

Steve Pierce Retires from MSPA/Harvest Market

By Mary O’KEEFE Those who have been to the Harvest Market on Sunday mornings have seen Steve Pierce. He is the guy who is usually racing down Honolulu Avenue talking to vendors and, recently, making sure everyone has on face coverings, and measures and marks six feet spaces and entry and exit paths for vendor […]

In Briefs

Offices Closed for Holiday In observance of Independence Day, CV Weekly offices will be closed on Friday, July 3. Enjoy the weekend and remember that fireworks are illegal.     Bailey Center Still Need Donations The Bailey Center food pantry at United Methodist Church in Tujunga is still collecting donations of boxed cereal, pasta, spaghetti […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Racially Sensitive or Politically Correct?   It appears to me as people strive to be more racially sensitive they are instead becoming more politically correct. A couple of weeks ago, when Montrose was the site of a predominantly peaceful BLM protest, a couple of kids pulled into the shopping park area and were stopped by […]

Weather in the Foothills

“We are in midsummer; the sun is in full power, and at noon all nature is silent under his spell … Glancing across the plain, you see the rarefied and glimmering air ascending from the heated earth.” ~Eliza Cook’s Journal, 1850 No fireworks on the 4th of July … The beaches are closed … Picnics […]

LA Updates Its COVID-19 Numbers

UPDATE  County June 30 On June 30, Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health confirmed 45 new deaths due to COVID-19 bringing the total of deaths in LA County to 3,369. For the third consecutive day Public Health announced new cases over 2,100. Today, June 30, there were 2,779 new positive cases of COVID-19 confirmed. […]