In Briefs

CVTC General Virtual Meeting The Crescenta Valley Town Council is having a virtual general meeting tonight, Thursday, June 18, at 7 p.m. A presentation will be made from Los Angeles County Public Works on the proposed sound walls. Ricardo Gordillo will update the CVTC about the sound wall project on 210 Freeway. To join the […]

LA County Updates Its COVID-19 Numbers

Update June 18 LA County On June 18 the Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health confirmed 36 deaths due to COVID 19. This brings the total of deaths due to COVID-19 in LA County to 3,027. Ninety-four percent of people who died had underlying health conditions. Of those who died, information about race and ethnicity […]

Bags Full of Essentials, Grace and Love

Bags Full of Essentials, Grace and Love

  When help is needed, toss the talk and fill a bag.   By Brandon HENSLEY Tom Provost is a man of many things: he’s an author, screenwriter, blogger and amateur chef. He’s also a man of the streets in the sense that he cares about the people he sees on the streets who are […]

Done with that Couch? Don’t Dump Illegally – Call for Pick Up

Done with that Couch? Don’t Dump Illegally – Call for Pick Up

By Mary O’KEEFE Because of the Safer-At-Home Order issued due to COVID-19 many people spent the time at home cleaning out closets and reorganizing their homes and yards. But with all the cleaning and clearing came the challenge of what to do with furniture and large items that were no longer wanted. Donation centers like […]

CRIME BLOTTER

June 15 2900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a woman reported that she had stopped at the location to donate items. She did not lock her vehicle as she went into the business and when she returned she discovered her purse and cellphone were missing. She reported that when she arrived she saw […]

GUSD Plans School Reopening – Carefully and Cautiously

By Mary O’KEEFE At Tuesday’s Glendale Unified School District board of education meeting, members and staff discussed the process of reopening schools. Before the discussion began, several teachers weighed in with their concerns on how the reopening choices were made. They spoke about an upcoming district presentation, sharing their disappointment in not being included in […]

Building VITAL Medical Equipment

Building VITAL Medical Equipment

By Charly SHELTON COVID-19 remains a major concern for medical professionals on the front lines of the pandemic and, while the number of new cases isn’t increasing as quickly as it once was, the number of cases is still on the rise in many places. Between the reopening of the country’s businesses, restaurants, gyms and […]

Schiff Takes Part in Council Meeting

By Julie BUTCHER Rep. Adam Schiff (CA-28) addressed the Glendale City Council virtually from Washington, D.C. at the beginning of its Tuesday evening meeting, commenting on the extraordinariness of thousands marching peacefully in Glendale and how interminably long it felt to kneel on the pavement for eight minutes and 46 seconds. Schiff outlined what he […]

LA County Updates Its COVID-19 Numbers

Update June 17 On June 17, Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health confirmed 34 new deaths due to COVID-19. This brings the total number of deaths in LA County to 2,991. As of June 15, the City of Glendale reported 99 deaths due to COVID-19, La Cañada Flintridge reported six, Eagle Rock reported 16 […]

LA County Updates Its COVID-19 Numbers

Update June 16 Today, June 16, Los Angeles County Public Health confirmed 33 new deaths due to COVID-19 bringing the total of deaths in LA County to 2,959. Also confirmed today were 1,337 new positive cases of COVID-19 bringing the County total to 75,084. Ninety-three percent of people who died had underlying health conditions. Of those […]