Mary O’Keefe, reporter for the Crescenta Valley Weekly, was among 15 women honored by Rep. Adam Schiff as his choice for 2020 Women of the Year. The women came from communities in the 28th Congressional District – Atwater Village, Burbank, Echo Park, Elysian Valley, Glendale, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Los Feliz, […]
Verdugo Hills Council of the Boy Scouts of America will offer a virtual 5K for families to complete at home between April 25 and May 9. A kickoff video featuring Scout Executive Mark Kraus will be released on April 25. The Verdugo Hills Council presents the virtual 5K to promote physical fitness during this time of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Public Health released its updated COVID-19 numbers on Wednesday, April 22. There were 66 confirmed new deaths and 1,318 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County. This brings the totals to 729 deaths and 16,435 positive cases reported. “Of those who died, information about race and […]
Clark Magnet High School has been selected as a 2020 U.S. Dept. of Education Green Ribbon School for its innovative efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, improve health and wellness, and ensure effective sustainability education. Clark Magnet is one of only 39 schools in the country and four in the state of California […]
LA County Offers Digital Resources to Help Access Food at No Cost An estimated 2 million people in Los Angeles County suffer from food insecurity on an ongoing basis. That vulnerable community is sure to swell because of pandemic-related economic losses in the months to come, but Los Angeles County is committed to preventing hunger […]
Update April 21 There were 46 new deaths due to COVID-19 announced today, April 21, by Public Health Los Angeles County at its daily briefing. This brings the total of deaths in LA County to 663; 89% of those who died had underlying health conditions. There were also 1,400 new cases of COVID-19 announced. This […]
Update April 20 LA County Updates Its Numbers By Mary O’KEEFE Public Health Los Angeles County announced today that there were 1,491 new cases reported of confirmed COVID-19. Though this is a large number of new cases, Barbara Ferrer, director of Public Health, said it does not represent a “true” one-day increase because 1,191 cases […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Bailey Center in Tujunga is asking for help from volunteers and for financial donations. The Bailey Human Care Center is located, and is a part of, Tujunga United Methodist Church. It has been providing services to the local community since 1981. It normally feeds anywhere from 200 to 300 families on […]
UPDATE : April 18 LA County updates its numbers Highest New Deaths Cases Ever Reported at LA County The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed 81 new deaths and 642 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). This is the highest number of daily reported deaths in LA County […]
At today’s, April 17, daily update, Barbara Ferrer, director of Public Health at Los Angeles County, announced that there were 40 new deaths reported due to COVID-19, which brings the total number of deaths to 495. The mortality rate in LA County is 4.3%. There were 966 new positive cases of COVID-19 reported in LA […]