By Mary O’KEEFE This week social media lit up with issues students were having with Advanced Placement tests they were taking online. AP testing is a fee-based test that is taken by students to receive credit for their AP classes. Normally the tests are given in a secure area and are proctored by education staff. […]
With Safer-At-Home orders in place, local fire departments are adapting to new hazards. By Julie BUTCHER Glendale Fire Chief Silvio Lanzas has not had a day off since the city declared an emergency in early March due to COVID-19. There has been an increase in emergency calls at homes in addition to the normal number […]
Harvest Market to Reopen The Montrose Shopping Park Association will be reopening Harvest Market on Sunday, May 17. There will only be vendors who sell fresh vegetables and fruits and prepackaged food available for purchase. The hours are limited to 8 a.m. to noon. Everyone who enters the Harvest Market area will be required to […]
On Tuesday, May 12, the Glendale City Council extended its emergency proclamations and added measures to facilitate the continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The changes are as follows: 1. Extended the emergency proclamation beyond May 15, 2020. The proclamation shall remain in effect for the duration of the emergency, until terminated by the Glendale […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Dept. Public Health announced today, May 13, the County has recorded 47 new deaths bringing the total of county deaths to 1,659. This includes 52 deaths in Glendale as of May 12. There were 1,264 new positive cases of COVID-19 bringing the total to 34,428 cases. According to Public […]
In response to renters with limited means who are affected by COVID-19, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors authorized the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) to utilize Community Development Block Grant Program coronavirus (CDBG-CV) response funds to create and administer the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance (COVID-19-ERA) Program. CDBG-CV funding is made possible by […]
Skimming occurs when devices illegally installed on ATMs, point-of-sale (POS) terminals, or fuel pumps capture data or record cardholders’ PINs. Criminals use the data to create fake debit or credit cards and then steal from victims’ accounts. It is estimated that skimming costs financial institutions and consumers more than $1 billion each year. Fuel Pump […]
Supervisor Kathryn Barger, chair of the Board of Supervisors, Clarifies the “Safer-At-Home” Health Orders “During today’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Dr. Barbara Ferrer indicated that the County’s health officer order would be in place over the next few months. Unfortunately, this statement was taken out of context and has understandably caused great concern by the […]
Governor Gavin Newsom today, May 12, announced that more than 1 million diagnostic tests for the virus have been conducted statewide. Just over a month ago, the governor set a goal to increase testing to 25,000 tests a day by the end of April. That goal was surpassed with daily testing averaged at more than […]
The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 45 new deaths and 961 new cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Thirty-five people who died were over the age of 65 and nine people who died were between the ages of 41 and 65. Forty-one people had underlying health conditions including 32 […]