By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Public Health released its updated COVID-19 numbers on Wednesday, April 22. There were 66 confirmed new deaths and 1,318 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County. This brings the totals to 729 deaths and 16,435 positive cases reported. “Of those who died, information about race and […]
By Charly SHELTON Earth Day was yesterday and, for the first time in the 50-year history of Earth Day, the skies look cleaner than the year before. While the COVID-19 shutdown has negatively impacted lives around the planet, it is also impacting the planet itself, in a positive way. “Right now we’re seeing reduced levels […]
By Julie BUTCHER At its most recent board meeting on April 14, the Crescenta Valley Water District voted to hold off on the distribution of a Prop 218 notice, which is required in advance of any discussion of a rate increase, effectively delaying any increase for now. The item appeared on the agenda as part […]
On April 13 at approximately 4 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Pioneer Drive responding to a male who was attempting to break into an occupied condo. It was reported that the suspect, later identified as 52-year-old Kevin Sweet of Glendale, had gotten onto a balcony and was pounding on a sliding […]
April 19 4800 block of Fairview Drive in La Cañada, a woman reported receiving several threatening phone calls on her cellphone for about six days. She did not recognize the voice. She reported the most recent phone calls between 3:20 p.m. and 5 p.m. April 18 17800 block of Little Tujunga Road in Angeles National […]
By Charly SHELTON
By Mary O’KEEFE The Small Business Administration disaster loan and Paycheck Protection Program [PPP] through the CARES Act voted in by the Senate and House, and signed by President Donald Trump, was at first welcome news to small businesses but as it rolled out, for many mom and pop businesses the prospects did not look […]
Mary O’Keefe, reporter for the Crescenta Valley Weekly, was among 15 women honored by Rep. Adam Schiff as his choice for 2020 Women of the Year. The women came from communities in the 28th Congressional District – Atwater Village, Burbank, Echo Park, Elysian Valley, Glendale, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Los […]
COVID-19 Testing Available Those experiencing COVID-19 symptoms can sign up for a free test at Coronavirus.LACity.org/Testing. There are 30 locations open across LA County to serve residents. Armenian Genocide Commemoration Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Glendale will present an alternative to its annual Armenian Genocide commemorative event that was scheduled […]
“So let us call genocide, genocide. Let us not minimize the deliberate murder of 1.5 million people. Let us have a moral victory that can shine as a light to all nations.” -Congressman Adam Schiff By Mary O’KEEFE April 24 is the day of remembrance of the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Traditionally this […]