Los Angeles County’s economic outlook has taken a hard hit from the COVID-19 crisis, with officials forecasting a $1 billion decline in sales tax revenue this fiscal year ending on June 30, 2020. Looking ahead, the sales tax decline is expected to surpass $2 billion between now and the end of the next fiscal year […]
“No one can know the infinite importance of a tiny drop of water better than a thirsty bird or a little ant or a man of desert!” ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan, Turkish writer Just what we needed – warm and sunny weather. Yesterday’s temperature reached into the 80s, under clear blue skies. This abrupt and […]
A Light in the Distance I’m encouraged that talk is now turning to when the state recovers rather than whether it’s ever going to happen. Can we all join together and shout, “Hallelujah!”? I know that I am not alone in feeling out-of-sorts – can I say depressed? – over the past four-plus weeks due […]
On April 11 at approximately 10:20 p.m., an officer observed a van speed through a solid red light at the intersection of Brand Boulevard and Colorado Avenue. The officer conducted an enforcement stop on the driver and discovered that the driver had never been issued a California driver’s license. 23-year-old Hubert Medrano of Compton was […]
On March 26, Glendale Police detectives observed what appeared to be hand-to-hand narcotic sales transactions taking place from a vehicle parked on the 6500 block of San Fernando Road. The four individuals involved, later identified as 22-year-old Andre Melikyan of Glendale, 26-year-old Justin Lee of Los Angeles, 21-year-old Arotin Aslanian of Glendale, and 33-year-old Martik […]
The current Health Officer Orders extends the previous Health Officer Order through May 15 and requires essential businesses to provide a cloth face covering for all employees to wear while performing duties that involve contact with other employees and/or the public and to post physical distancing plans. The public is also required to wear a […]
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” ~ Fred Rogers By Julie BUTCHER In the face of a pandemic virus that has so far killed 27,112 Americans, four of them […]
Law enforcement and safety personnel stop at local hospitals to thank staffs for their dedication to their work in dangerous times. By Mary O’KEEFE During times of great hardship many lead by example with compassion for others, showing that the idealized vision of America is not always a distant memory from the past. Below […]
Barbara Ferrer, director of public health Los Angeles County, announced on Wednesday, April 15, that there were an additional 42 deaths due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County. This is now the highest number of deaths reported by LA County thus far. The total of deaths in LA County, including Long Beach and Pasadena which […]
April 11 2800 block of Sanborn Avenue in La Crescenta, a resident reported seeing a man walking up and down the street in front of his home, described as Armenian between the ages of 35 and 40, 5’7” tall and weighing about 200 pounds. He had a medium complexion, short black hair and was wearing […]