LA Updates Its COVID-19 Numbers

UPDATE May 7 LA County The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 51 new deaths of COVID-19 bringing the total number of deaths in LA County to 1,418. There were 815 new positive cases of COVID-19 reported bringing the total number of positive cases in LA County to 29,427 as […]

School Nutrition Week

School Nutrition Week

By Mary O’KEEFE Now is the time to recognize and thank the workers who make certain kids are fed daily with nutritional food. This is especially important because so many more families are in need of daily school breakfasts and lunches. On any given day school nutritionists are handing out food to parents as they […]

Armenian Center Strives to Help

Armenian Center Strives to Help

When the calls for help started to come in, the local Armenian Center gathered resources to lend a hand. By Violet FREDERICKS It seems that since the spread of COVID-19 and resulting shutdowns, news has been bleak. Some information that has been shared is about the ugly side of society; the panic, the fear and […]

LA-RICS Gets Pushback on Tower Installation

By Julie BUTCHER The Tuesday night virtual meeting of the Glendale City Council meeting was comfortingly routine following a morning budget study session during which councilmembers challenged sales tax revenue projections as overly rosy. Councilmembers appointed members of the community to several of the city’s boards and commissions: Francesca Smith to the Design Review Board; […]

Low-Flying Aircraft Causes Concern

Low-Flying Aircraft Causes Concern

By Mary O’KEEFE On April 28 at about 8:25 p.m., law enforcement starting receiving phone calls from Glendale residents concerned about a low-flying airplane. “Burbank-Glendale dispatch advised us of a low-flying aircraft,” said Officer Jason Embleton, a pilot with Burbank-Glendale Air Support. Burbank-Glendale officers are pilots that work jointly with air support. When the calls […]

USC-VHH: Now Open for Elective Surgery

By Mary O’KEEFE This week USC Verdugo Hills Hospital opened some outpatient services including elective surgical procedures and endoscopies. “We actually started our first cases on [Monday],” said Dr. Paul Gilbert, chair of surgery for USC-VHH. It was the middle of March when the pandemic forced hospitals to curtail elective surgeries. This meant that everything […]

What to Expect When You’re Expecting in a COVID-19 World

What to Expect When You’re Expecting in a COVID-19 World

By Mary O’KEEFE Last week, CVW looked into how hospitals, specifically maternity wards, have adapted in the COVID-19 world. Today, two couples share their experiences – one that recently celebrated the birth of their child and the second that is anxiously waiting for that day. A few weeks ago, Kelly Iuculano gave birth to her […]

Reopening Businesses … Cautiously

By Mary O’KEEFE Some businesses in the State of California and Los Angeles County are starting to reopen tomorrow, May 8. Complete reopening will be done in phases and if anyone thinks this is going to be an easy switch on they are mistaken. During her daily briefing with the County director of Public Health, […]