By Brandon HENSLEY Representatives from LA County Public Works met with the Crescenta Valley Town Council Land Use Committee on Aug. 2 to discuss and further explain an update to the Density Bonus Ordinance, which may take effect later this year. Connie Chung, supervising regional planner of LA County, spoke to Land Use to clarify […]
California is being plagued by massive wildfires and the effects on air quality from those fires can extend far beyond the state’s borders. In addition to ash and smoke, fires release carbon monoxide into the atmosphere. Carbon monoxide is a pollutant that can persist in the atmosphere for about a month and can be transported […]
By Charly SHELTON After several meetings, reviews, meetings, public outreach sessions, meetings, presentations and even the occasional meeting, the long awaited and much debated AT&T cell site is finally approved. On Aug. 7, the Los Angeles County Dept. of Regional Planning approved Project Number 2017-007380-(5), Conditional Use Permit Number RPPL2017011133. This permit allows AT&T’s contractor […]
Christopher Paul Ortega, 20, from Glendora and Santino Francisco Gnaulati, 21, from Covina were charged with arson on forest lands (PC 451© felony). The charges were filed Thursday in Covina Court. In the early morning hours of Aug. 7, firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service and LA County Fire Dept. responded to a fire reported […]
When pondering how to make the school year easier for students, consider these technological options. By Charly SHELTON Though it’s the middle of summer, for many it means time to go back to school. With Glendale Unified School District schools heading back to class on Aug. 22, back-to-school shopping is in full swing. And with […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The City of Glendale Clerk’s Office has found that a proposed rent stabilization measure does not have enough signatures to qualify for the Nov. 6 ballot. Although about 4,000 signatures were collected, that number fell short of the required 10,000, according to Ardashes “Ardy” Kassakhian, Glendale city clerk. The hope of those […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently several residents have become victims of having their car batteries and catalytic converters stolen from their vehicles. “You can sell the batteries at recycling [places],” said Sgt. Alan Chu, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept., Crescenta Valley Station. Batteries can be worth from $15 to $20 each when brought to a recycling […]
By Nicole MOORE On Aug. 2, the Montrose Shopping Park Association held its monthly open forum meeting. Starting the meeting off were members of the Glendale Police Dept. who reported on recent crimes within the vicinity. Sgt. Patrick Magtoto said the majority of the month’s misdemeanors consisted of trivial arrests. However, one crime of significance […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As our back-to-school issues begin this week and Crescenta Valley kids prepare to return to academic excellence, CVW will be highlighting the high schools, and middle school, that residents of CV will be attending. “Allan F. Daily High School is a dynamic and personalized educational alternative that strives to prepare students for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A company using a crane to do some repairs on the roof of an apartment complex on Ocean View Boulevard and the Foothill (210) Freeway on Tuesday evening apparently dropped equipment on, or connected with, the Southern California Edison overhead electrical wires causing far-reaching outages for several hours. The outages began at […]