» ELECTIONS 2020 By Julie BUTCHER and Mary O’KEEFE This week CV Weekly will introduce readers to the remaining four candidates running for the Glendale City Council. They will be presented in the order in which they appear on the March 3 ballot. Videos of all candidates can be viewed at www.glendalevotes.org. Click on “Candidates,” […]
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and Dachau concentration camps established during World War II. Two survivors of the Holocaust shared their stories with Crescenta Valley High School students. By Mary O’KEEFE “How would it be possible that Germany and Austria, the most intellectual nations in Europe – if […]
CVW invites the community to a voting informational event on Feb. 24. By Mary O’KEEFE CVW has partnered with Assemblymember Laura Friedman, Senator Anthony Portantino and Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger to help ease some concerns about the new voting system and the new election rules including the extended number of days to vote. […]
By Julie BUTCHER The subject of rain at Rockhaven kicked off this week’s Glendale City Council meeting. “Is the city taking adequate precautions to protect the buildings at Rockhaven from these storms?” asked Councilmember Paula Devine. City manager Yasmin Beers attempted to assure the council that roofs have been patched and tarps deployed “each season, […]
Down and Dirty The political machine has been put into high gear with television, radio and newspapers sharing the reasons why certain candidates should garner our vote. At the CV Weekly, writers Julie Butcher, Justin Hager and Mary O’Keefe have worked tirelessly to introduce readers to many of the candidates as well as the […]
“For this was Saint Valentine’s Day, when every bird cometh there to choose his mate.” 1382, Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet & writer Historian Jack B. Oruch finds this the first literary reference to Valentine’s Day and romance and concludes that Geoffrey Chaucer is probably the original mythmaker. As the calendar shows, there remain five more […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This week CV Weekly will introduce readers to four of the eight candidates running for the Glendale City Council. They will be presented in the order in which they appear on the March 3 ballot. Videos of all candidates can be viewed at www.glendalevotes.org. Click on “Candidates,” then on each candidate’s video […]
By Justin HAGER Five GUSD Board of Education candidates gathered at district offices last week for a lively discussion of funding and facilities, student inclusion and mental health, the role of advocacy in school board decisions, and relationships with parents and community members. The candidates are vying for two seats on the Glendale Board of […]
By Ani GASPARYAN The Glendale Fire Dept. demonstrated new technology at an event in late January that allows firefighters to see through smoke. The City of Glendale and the Glendale Fire Dept. partnered to equip firefighters with Seek Thermal Imaging Cameras. These cameras reveal different heat signatures and allow firefighters to find victims in a […]
Last Chance Forum The last scheduled Glendale City Council candidates’ forum before the new voting process begins is today, Thursday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at Brand Library auditorium in Brand Park, 1601 W. Mountain St. Voters who have received mail-in ballots might want to delay sending them in until hearing the eight candidates who […]