A long-term closure is in effect on Burbank Boulevard at the I-5 bridge. Detours are provided. Crews will demolish the bridge April 25-27, when I-5 will be closed for 36 hours to all traffic in both directions. Work will occur daytime hours unless otherwise noted. The schedule is weather-permitting and subject to change. Ventura […]
The Salvation Army is feeding more and more people during this time of COVID-19. According to Capt. Kelly Berggren the food need met by the Salvation Army Glendale has now doubled due to the COVID-19 Safer at Home order began. “The last two days everyone that has come [for food support] have never used our […]
Today, April 17, Rep. Adam Schiff sent a letter to the Federal Reserve Chairman urging the fed to include nonprofits as eligible to receive loans from the Main Street Lending Program. “Like businesses, many larger nonprofits have seen existing revenue streams severely cut at a time when the need for charitable services is growing, […]
For the third consecutive day Los Angeles County Public Health reported its highest numbers of cases of death due to COVID-19. On April 14, the number of new deaths was 40; on April 15 it was 42; and today, April 16, the number of new deaths increased to 55. This brings the total number of […]
A message from Alex Padilla, secretary of state: As of last week, more than 46% of all households across California have responded to the 2020 Census! That’s 6.9 million households — making California the state with the most households that have already responded to the census. But we still have millions more California households to […]
Los Angeles County’s economic outlook has taken a hard hit from the COVID-19 crisis, with officials forecasting a $1 billion decline in sales tax revenue this fiscal year ending on June 30, 2020. Looking ahead, the sales tax decline is expected to surpass $2 billion between now and the end of the next fiscal year […]
“No one can know the infinite importance of a tiny drop of water better than a thirsty bird or a little ant or a man of desert!” ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan, Turkish writer Just what we needed – warm and sunny weather. Yesterday’s temperature reached into the 80s, under clear blue skies. This abrupt and […]
A Light in the Distance I’m encouraged that talk is now turning to when the state recovers rather than whether it’s ever going to happen. Can we all join together and shout, “Hallelujah!”? I know that I am not alone in feeling out-of-sorts – can I say depressed? – over the past four-plus weeks due […]
On April 11 at approximately 10:20 p.m., an officer observed a van speed through a solid red light at the intersection of Brand Boulevard and Colorado Avenue. The officer conducted an enforcement stop on the driver and discovered that the driver had never been issued a California driver’s license. 23-year-old Hubert Medrano of Compton was […]