By Mary O’KEEFE In February, Assemblymembers David Chiu and Miguel Santiago introduced Assembly Bill 516 – authority to remove vehicles. The bill passed the Assembly floor; Assemblymember Laura Friedman voted in favor. At its first introduction, the bill proposed to change the process, and reason/law, of towing vehicles from streets. These included that vehicles could […]
DRB Agenda Item Postponed The item on the Design Review Board agenda for Aug. 22 regarding the proposed expansion of 1809 Verdugo Blvd. has been postponed indefinitely. According to an email by city planner Dennis C. Joe, “In response to the written testimony received during the July 8, 2019 to July 29, 2019 comment period, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A few weeks ago several residents in the Briggs Terrace area heard helicopters hovering overhead in the dark. Two high school boys who had been hiking in the area found themselves too far from the trailhead as night fell. “My friend, Andres [Gurza] and I were out on a hike and had climbed […]
Oh, What a Night! One week ago the Crescenta Valley Weekly not only had the pleasure of distributing our highly anticipated annual magazine The Finest but also hosted a celebration for those chosen by our readers as The Finest. The response to the magazine has been outstanding; those chosen who took the opportunity to thank […]
By Julie BUTCHER “As your chief of police, I’d much rather prevent one than deal with one,” Glendale Police Chief Carl Povilaitis told the council in response to recent tragic mass shootings in Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton in the past weeks, focusing on both preparedness and prevention. When we say, “See something, say something,” […]
Crescenta Valley Water District is hiring a paving contractor to repair the pavement damaged by the recent water main break. CVWD anticipates the work will begin on Aug. 21 between El Caminito Street and Stevens Street and then proceed south towards Los Olivos Lane. The temporary pavement repairs should be completed by Aug. 30 to […]
“If Prometheus was worthy of the wrath of heaven for kindling the first fire upon earth, how ought all the gods honor the men who make it their professional business to put it out!” ~John G. Saxe, quoted in George C. Hale, ‘History of the World’s Greatest Fires,’ 1905 The date of the above quote […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Wednesday morning around 11 a.m., an elderly driver was pulling out of her parking space at the east end of Montrose Parking Lot No. 7 when she apparently lost control of her vehicle, damaging two other vehicles in the lot before shearing off a parking meter then traveling across Market Street […]
A former bank branch manager at Wells Fargo pleaded guilty on Monday to one felony count of bank fraud for using his position to help launder proceeds of a tax fraud and identity theft scheme that used false identities and bogus Republic of Armenia passports to fraudulently obtain $14 million in tax refunds from the […]
The band that so many enjoy is in need of the community’s financial support. By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley has many things to be proud of including beautiful mountains, a strong volunteer spirit and award-winning schools. One point of pride that is shared by those who have kids in school and those who do not […]