Pros and Cons of Water Agency Consolidation

By Eliza PARTIKA Foothill Municipal Water District and retail water agencies throughout La Crescenta, Altadena and La Cañada will continue discussing the prospect of agency consolidation in August, after a June meeting in which representatives from all eight local water agencies talked through pros and cons of consolidation and whether there is enough interest in […]

City of La Cañada Flintridge Launches Wildfire Prevention Initiative

The City of La Cañada Flintridge is taking a step forward in wildfire prevention by reintroducing one of nature’s oldest vegetation management tools: grazing animals.  Through funding from CAL FIRE’s Wildfire Prevention Grant Program, the City has launched a targeted grazing project to reduce wildfire risk across 58.7 acres of City-owned land in the Gould […]

Food Drive Expands Across Pasadena, Glendale & La Cañada

A community-led donation drive is collecting urgently needed food and supplies for immigrant families affected by recent ICE raids and financial hardship.  The LA Loves Immigrants Food Drive, in partnership with local non-profit La Mano Extendida, is placing donation boxes at small businesses across Los Angeles. Everything collected goes directly to undocumented families – no […]

NNO: A Chance for Community and Emergency Responders to Meet, Greet

NNO: A Chance for Community and Emergency Responders to Meet, Greet

By Vera GARABEDIAN and Ruth SOWBY A resident one once brushed shoulders with, a barista from Starbucks, the cashier at Ralph’s, and the deputy who maintains public safety all congregated at the same place. On Aug. 5, community members gathered to honor and celebrate first responders at National Night Out (NNO). Celebrations were found at […]

Update on La Crescenta Avenue Project

During the construction period, detours, intermittent lane closures and traffic delays are expected on the following streets: Location and Dates La Crescenta Avenue between North Verdugo Road and Las Palmas Avenue: Travel lanes may be closed intermittently between Aug. 11 through Aug. 22 (excludes weekends) La Crescenta Avenue at Piedmont Avenue, Roselawn Avenue, Shirlyjean Street, […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Aug. 1 4100 block of Big Tujunga in Tujunga, deputies responded to a call concerning multiple packages stolen from the location. The victim reported that she has a one-room shed located at the front of her property where delivery trucks are instructed to leave packages. She received notice on her cellphone that several packages had […]

Los Feliz Costco Closed Following End of Pursuit

A pursuit involving a “criminal threat suspect” has ended in the parking lot of Costco on Los Feliz Boulevard today, Monday, morning according to a Los Angeles Police Dept. (LAPD) spokesperson.   As of press time LAPD officers are in a standoff with the driver in the parking lot of Costco.  The parking lot is […]

4.3 Earthquake Rattles Inland Empire, No Damage Reported

4.3 Earthquake Rattles Inland Empire, No Damage Reported

By Charly SHELTON A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck just west of Muscoy, CA on Thursday morning, briefly shaking homes and nerves across the Inland Empire and beyond. The quake occurred at approximately 9:32 a.m. PT, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Originally estimated at 4.4, the tremor was later downgraded to 4.3. Its epicenter was […]

Home Again LA Provides Back To School Shopping for Kids

Home Again LA Provides Back To School Shopping for Kids

  Updated Aug. 11, 2025 By Ruth SOWBY Twenty-five lucky young students were each the recipient of $100 for back to school clothes and supplies from Target in Glendale. Leading the pack was Albert Hernandez, chief executive office of Home Again LA (HALA).   “We’ve held this event for five years thanks to the generosity of Glendale […]

Praise for Glendale’s Comfort Women Statue

By Julie BUTCHER “I take immense pride in Glendale being one of the few cities in the world that has a Comfort Women statue,” said Councilmember Elen Asatryan, expressing her support at the beginning of the Glendale City Council meeting on Tuesday night for the proclamation issued commemorating July 30 as Korean Comfort Women Day. […]