Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger will ask the board to appoint – for the first time – an inspector general to oversee skilled nursing facilities, which account for more than half of all deaths from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County. The motion also calls for bringing in the auditor-controller to […]
Glendale police are investigating an attempted burglary that occurred on Monday in the 5100 block of Boston Avenue around 11 a.m. A witness observed a gray Volkswagen Tiguan SUV parked in front of the home. The witness reported seeing two males, both wearing hooded sweaters, exit the vehicle and walk toward the house and out […]
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today, May 21, announced the 56th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts and career and technical education fields. “It is my privilege to congratulate the Presidential Scholars Class of 2020 on their outstanding academic achievement, community service, and […]
Though the pandemic curtailed traditional commemoration of Memorial Day, local vets created a virtual event for the entire community. By Mary O’KEEFE The Civil War was like no other in American history. It drew a line through the country that separated families and often pitted brother against brother. The soldiers who served in and survived […]
By Julie BUTCHER “This is all such nonsense. It’s not any worse that the common flu,” longtime Glendale resident and regular council commentator Tony Passarella called in to Tuesday evening’s Glendale City Council meeting. “What’s really going on here? Did you all get orders from headquarters? All of a sudden, we’re hearing words we never […]
I’m Not Smiling Why is this man (below) smiling? Because the powers that be decided that a $0 bail would be the best move for California during the novel coronavirus epidemic and he knows he’ll be released. Does it matter that he’s a “revolving door” criminal, that he had been arrested in Glendale for two […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley High School seniors, and/or their parents, participated in a drive-through cap and gown distribution on Wednesday at the teachers’ parking lot at the school. There has been no decision yet if there will be a virtual graduation ceremony for CVHS students. There had been discussion about a possible parade of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Harvest Market opened again after a several-week absence due to the Safer-at-Home order and COVID-19 guidelines. Organizers were at the market early Sunday morning marking the ground in front of the vendor booths with directional indicators and markings showing places where shoppers could stand at a distance of six feet […]
“Going out to the garden is to go on a holiday; when you travel amongst the flowers, your body touches heaven and your mind tastes the secrets of ataraxia!” ~ Mehmet Murat ildan May 2020 will not soon be forgotten, now contained within our memory and written into history. It goes without saying as […]
May 18 400 Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a laptop computer was stolen from a locked vehicle that was parked in a parking lot between 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. May 17 17800 block of Little Tujunga Canyon Road in Angeles National Forest, a man placed his handgun on the front seat […]