“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald, American essayist, novelist, screenwriter and short-story writer Let’s just say you wake up tomorrow morning […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The homeless are a vulnerable population when there is no pandemic but, with COVID-19, they are even more at risk. Ivet Simvelyan works with the homeless and people in need on a daily basis as the City of Glendale Community Services manager. “I am so grateful now that I am able to […]
Even a pandemic couldn’t halt remembering those fallen in defense of America. By Mary O’KEEFE Although it may seem that about everything changed due to COVID-19, several things remained the same including honoring U.S. military men and women on Memorial Day who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country. However, there were adjustments to events […]
State Senator Anthony J. Portantino’s SB 1299 has passed the Senate Housing Committee with strong bipartisan support. The bill is now headed to the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed) brought the idea for the bill to the senator earlier in the year to help address Los Angeles County’s housing shortage. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County representatives announced on Wednesday they are moving toward “new standards for a swift and safe reopening in alignment with the State of California guidelines.” This means the County will be moving through the stages of reopening and will now permit faith-based in-house services, in-store shopping at low-risk retail stores, […]
Update May 27 The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health confirmed 53 new deaths reported as of today, May 27. This brings the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 to 2,195. There were 933 new positive cases of COVID-19 bringing the total to 48,700 cases across all areas of LA County. This total […]
In a major COVID-19 recovery milestone, Los Angeles County is moving toward new standards for a swift and safe reopening in alignment with the State of California guidelines. Among the activities now permitted under the change are faith-based services, in-store shopping at low-risk retail stores, drive-in movies and other recreational pursuits. In aligning its Health […]
The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health confirmed 27 new deaths due to COVID-19 reported on May 26. This brings the total of deaths in LA County due to COVID-19 to 2,143. As of May 24 Glendale has reported 76 deaths due to COVID-19, La Cañada Flintridge has reported five, nine deaths in Eagle […]
The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) has identified outbreaks of COVID-19 at nine facilities in the City of Vernon. The largest outbreak is at Smithfield (Farmer John) where 153 of 1,837 employees tested positive for COVID-19. The positive results span from March through May. Out of the 153 employees who were […]
As 2 p.m. on May 25, LA County did not update the COVID-19 related numbers. Below is information for May 23 and 24: As of May 24, there were 14 confirmed new deaths due to COVID-19 bringing the total to 2,104 in Los Angeles County. As of May 23 there were 76 deaths reported in […]