As her disease progresses, a local mom is dedicated to finding a new kidney to halt her PKD. By Mary O’KEEFE Kari Carson doesn’t look sick. She is a busy Realtor and mother, and even ran the Thanksgiving Day Run & Food Drive in La Cañada. But looks can be deceiving. Carson is suffering from […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The issue of the territory transfer between Glendale Unified School and the La Cañada Unified School districts will “sometime this year” be once again in front of the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE), Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization (LACCSDO), according to a spokeswoman for LACCSDO. The petition […]
By Charly SHELTON California needs rain but for the areas recently burned by wildfires rain can mean mudslides. And mudslides mean evacuations. The Crescenta Valley is no stranger to mudslides and various other debris flows, as was seen in the aftermath of the 2009 Station Fire and, of course, the New Year’s Flood of 1934, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Jan. 30 and Jan. 31, members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) United Healthcare Workers West (UHW) at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital will be voting to decide if they want to continue to stay with their union or to leave, i.e. decertify. At present, members of the SEIU-UHW, which includes […]
Make It Stop As I’ve written before, I’m not a politico. This angers some people who feel I should have a strong opinion, driven by politics or party, that is vehemently shared and defended in the CV Weekly. But I don’t operate that way. I purposely don’t immerse myself in matters swirling around politics. When […]
“The rain is falling all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea.” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson, “A Child’s Garden of Verses” Yes, last week brought us some good old fashioned rain! Remember back in elementary school? It seemed to rain at least three […]
By Julian MITCHELL Mike Lawler has again published a book providing historical insight into the Crescenta Valley community. In his newest book, “Thrilling Tales of the Montrose Search and Rescue,” Lawler chronicles the numerous journeys of the historic Montrose Search and Rescue team. On Sunday afternoon, Lawler and members of the team shared some of […]
CVCA to Kick Off 2018 The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its first meeting of the year tonight, Thursday, Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the La Crescenta Library community room. The meeting will include discussion on local issues as well as an opportunity for foothill residents to bring their own concerns. For those […]
By Mary O’KEEFE La Cañada Flintridge Building and Safety has removed the Red Tag warning issued on Thursday, Jan. 17, to a home in the 2100 block of Tondolea Lane. The Los Angeles County Fire Dept., Station 19, responded to the property concerning a compromised wall near the Taco Bell in the 2100 block of […]
Updated 12:15 p.m.: SoCal Gas is sending out crews to investigate an apparent gas leak in the 3500 block of Rosemary in the 91208 area, according to Melissa Bailey, SoCal Gas spokesperson. The company said it appears that a third party hit the gas line. Bailey said she is unaware of any service interruption in […]