By Julie BUTCHER The City of Glendale is being hit hard by the novel coronavirus pandemic with 76 cases currently confirmed by a March 31 LA County Dept. of Public Health report, the third highest in the county. The City of Los Angeles reports 1,386 confirmed cases; Long Beach has 115. There are 3,011 cases […]
Time of Crisis Presents Opportunities Yesterday, I met with other members of the CV Chamber of Commerce executive board for our monthly meeting. Typically the meeting includes all board members but due to COVID-19 we limited the meeting to just the executive board – five of us – and our executive director. I was […]
“I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams; I bear light shade for the leaves when laid In their noonday dreams …” ~Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Cloud” Recently, not a single day was without clouds. Last Sunday was such a time. We were visiting with our neighbors down the […]
With warm weather forecast for Los Angeles, the County of Los Angeles reminds residents that the Safer At Home directives are still in effect, and cautions against “behavioral fatigue” that may set in, especially when it is tempting to go outside. All LA County residents should continue to remain inside their homes unless it is […]
By Mary O’KEEFE April 1 was Census Day, which means people were to respond as to where they live as of April 1. As of March 31 at 2:30 p.m., 37.9% of Californians self-responded to the request to complete the 2020 census. However, the U.S. Census Bureau has extended the 2020 census self-response date to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE COVID-19 has changed the world forever because no matter when the curve is flattened and the number of cases decrease – which will happen – or treatments and a vaccine are discovered, this time has changed the lives of everyone. As confusing, traumatic and dramatic this time is for adults, it can […]
March 26 4300 block of Briggs Avenue in Montrose, a resident came into the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station and reported witnessing a suspect, described as a male black, 20 to 22 years old who was wearing a camouflaged green jacket, grey sweatpants, black shoes and purple latex gloves, enter his driveway. The man walked toward […]
»Elections 2020 By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk office certified the election results for the March 3 Presidential Primary Election. “A total of 2,122,468 ballots were processed and counted, with 38.50% of eligible voters casting ballots in Los Angeles County,” according to an LA County Registrar release. Locally, the closest […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, President Donald Trump signed a $2 trillion coronavirus virus relief bill. This bill had both sides of the aisle working together to get funds and support out to Americans. “In this morass of bad news, it is good news that Congress can come together to pass three necessary and bipartisan […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As of April 1, the California Dept. of Education State Superintendent Tony Thurmond and Governor Gavin Newsom have not ordered but suggested that students may not be able to return to school campuses before the end of the school year. Glendale Unified School District announced that it will not be reopening schools […]