By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday, Glendale Unified School District filed a lawsuit against JUUL Labs, Inc., the leading e-cigarette manufacturer, for creating an epidemic of youth vaping that impedes student learning and puts the health and safety of Glendale Unified students at risk, according to a GUSD statement. Glendale Unified joins Los Angeles Unified that […]
By Julie BUTCHER Glendale city officials will revisit the ordinance drafted over the summer to limit vacation and short-term rentals, such as those offered through companies like Airbnb and VRBO, in early December at the council meeting on either Dec. 3 or Dec. 10. The draft ordinance was introduced in July and would have banned […]
Nov. 24 2400 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a woman reported that she had left a plastic container that held miscellaneous tools and cords outside her office in an unsecured area. When she returned to her business she found the plastic container and contents were missing along with a “candy cane” hose. The […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The office of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk recently sent representatives and a voting machine to the La Crescenta Library in an effort to help voters get comfortable with the new LA County voting system. March 2020 will see a new system in place that is hoped to make it easier […]
The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) is alerting motorists that the National Weather Service (NWS) is forecasting a major winter storm for Riverside and San Bernardino counties through Friday, Nov. 29. Rain was expected to begin Wednesday morning with snow developing Thursday into Friday in mountain regions above 2,500 feet. Be advised that roads can […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The owner of the Honolulu Manor Senior Apartments has been given an extension to do the final repairs to the elevator at the complex. The decision to give the owner an extension was agreed to by Judge Carolina Lugo on Nov. 21. Lugo is a new judge. In the past hearings Judge […]
Closed for the Holiday The offices of CV Weekly will be closed today, Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 for the Thanksgiving holiday. The staff is grateful for the ongoing support for the CV Weekly by our readers, advertisers and other friends. Plan for Tree Lighting Ceremony The annual tree lighting ceremony […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Monte Vista Elementary School held a celebration on Friday after being named a National Blue Ribbon School, one of 30 schools in California. According to the U.S. Dept. of Education, “The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.” This is the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The owners of Flintridge Bookstore and Coffeehouse in La Cañada are planning to move their business in February. “We are just going to a different building, a little smaller than the present one,” said Peter Wannier who, with his wife Lenora, owns the property that houses Flintridge Bookstore and Coffeehouse. The reason […]
“For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Today is Thanksgiving Day. The Civil War was raging when Abraham Lincoln issued a Presidential proclamation to place this day on the calendar. It […]