By Mary O’KEEFE “We are going to burn long before we drown.” This was a quote given just a few weeks before the Station Fire. And although it was in reference to the depletion of the ozone layer, the rising temperatures, drought and the overall challenges of climate change, it was oddly prophetic and wise, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Citibank building at 2350 Honolulu Ave. is in escrow. Once escrow is complete, Glendale Community College will bring classes to the location. “What we envision is a third campus for our students,” said Drew Sugars, director of Communication and Community Relations for GCC. The campus will be similar to the Garfield […]
By Julie BUTCHER Thousands of people gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday for the Women’s March LA. According to the Women’s March LA Foundation, the goal of the march was to announce the collective vision that, by using the power of the vote, a government can be created that supports and represents the intersecting […]
By Brandon HENSLEY During its Jan. 18 meeting, the Crescenta Valley Town Council had LA County Assessor’s Office special assistant David Gevorkyan speak to councilmembers and the audience about ways homeowners can take advantage of tax exemptions. Residents can file a “Claim for Homeowners Property Tax Exemption,” which can take off $7,000 from the assessed […]
By Charly SHELTON The local library has always been known as a place to find a good read, get on the Internet or even rent a movie, but now Glendale libraries also offer another service: social service. Mary Leasure is a social worker and the social services liaison for Glendale libraries, based out of the […]
By Charly SHELTON It begins in the last weeks of the year, and can last for several months: flu season. Almost every year, the flu virus reaches epidemic levels, meaning it exceeds the expectations of growth in number of cases, and the 2017-18 flu season is no different. But this season is especially impactful to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The bus strike that has affected Glendale Unified School District continues with no end in sight, according to GUSD and the First Student bus company. The bus drivers for First Student walked off the job a week ago today. The strike caught GUSD off guard. “We knew they were in negotiations,” said […]
A former employee of the Glendale City Attorney’s Office has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison after she admitted embezzling nearly $700,000 in a scheme that used false documents to make it appear the money was being used to pay civil claims against the city. Cassandra Alexander, 53, who resides in the Winnetka […]
Jan. 20 2500 block of Montrose Avenue in La Crescenta, an 18-year-old Glendale man was arrested for possession of a forged state seal. The man was stopped as he was driving his vehicle in the area. The vehicle had paper license plates and no visible registration. After an investigation it was discovered the driver was […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Thursday, Jan. 19, with a cold rain starting to fall near their stretch of the 2 (Glendale) Freeway, students, teachers, parents, volunteers and Glendale Unified School District administrators gathered in the College View School’s multi-purpose room at 1:19 p.m. to attempt to set a record for the largest number of giraffe […]