“Snow is … the once upon a time of weather.” Sean Hurley- playwright and radio journalist Once upon a time in the remote and rural community of La Crescenta it snowed — really snowed! Nestled at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains at 1,200 to 2,000 feet, it is not unheard of; just in […]
By Charly SHELTON On Feb 22, 1913, a small development was founded in the foothills above Los Angeles by property developers Holmes and Walton. What once was ranch land became a small community with hearty citizens who scratched a town out of the rock-laden soil on a hillside. To commemorate the occasion, the citizens gathered […]
CVCA Meets Tonight The Crescenta Valley Community Assn. will have their monthly meeting tonight, Thursday, Feb. 28 at 6:30 p.m. The CVCA is a cross-jurisdictional, volunteer organization that encourages collaboration between community groups so that the Crescenta Valley can be represented with one voice. All are invited to attend at the La Crescenta Library, 2809 […]
Senator Anthony J. Portantino, D-La Cañada Flintridge, has reintroduced SB 328 – the science-based School Start Time Bill. “As I stated at the end of the last legislative year, I will continue to fight to change school start time because it is a science-based and results-driven policy that will save lives and improve academic performance,” […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The NASA groundwater cleanup near and adjacent to Jet Propulsion Laboratory has received final approval, referred to as the Record of Decision (ROD), from NASA and the regulatory agencies overseeing the project. Steve Slaten, Facilities and Environmental manager at the NASA Management Office, has been working on the groundwater cleanup since he […]
Faith leaders and community supporters gather for a morning focused on local youth. By Charly SHELTON It’s time for pancakes, peacekeeping and prayer – all found at the Annual Prayer Breakfast. “The Prayer Breakfast has always been about the youth in our community and that’s what we emphasize – their well-being and their contributions […]
By Mary O’KEEFE According to the U.S. Pharmacies and Drug Store Industry, an estimated 4.25 billion retail prescriptions will be filled throughout the U.S. in 2019 with about 300 million in California alone. Over time, many of these will become outdated. So what should a person do with these outdated meds? It is not advised […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Town Council President Harry Leon has been notified he has been appointed as a commissioner on the Los Angeles County Advisory Commission for the Dept. of Consumer and Business Affairs. “I am ecstatic,” Leon said of his appointment. “This community and this country have given me so much. This is […]
Feb. 16 2400 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, the rear driver’s side window was smashed and a computer tablet was stolen overnight. Feb. 14 2100 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, deputies responded to an alarm call at a pharmacy and found the front glass window had been shattered. There was […]
By Charly SHELTON On average, nearly 20 people a minute are victims of domestic violence, according to a U.S. Dept. of Justice special report on non-fatal domestic violence. Another report, the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, published in 2010 by the Center for Disease Control said that “more than 1 in 3 women […]