By Brian CHERNICK In order to comply with the California Voter Participation Rights Act (CVPRA), Glendale City Council voted Tuesday night to move the city’s local election date to March 2020 to align with statewide primaries, a move which extends some of the councilmember’s terms by 11 months. The change, which is mandated by legislation […]
By Mary O’Keefe The results are in from this weekend’s Crescenta Valley Town Council election for six seats – three regular members and three alternates. After tallying the ballots, elected to three-year terms as regular members are Daniel Kim and incumbents Mariam Barnes and Jo Ann Stupakis. Alternate members voted in for one-year terms are […]
Nov. 2 2200 block of Richey Drive in La Cañada, an iPad, backpack, purse and tap shoes were stolen from an unlocked vehicle between midnight and 7 a.m. Nov. 1 600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a Chromebook and several sports related items, including baseball equipment and school backpacks, were stolen from […]
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE It has been nearly a year since the Verdugo Hills Golf Course announced that it was closing. In its wake an intense debate about the future of the surrounding area of Sparr Heights and even the wider Crescenta Valley and Sunland-Tujunga areas was set into motion: meet increasing demands for housing by […]
By Nicole MOORE Lt. Oscar Rodriguez from the Glendale Police Dept. addressed concerns mentioned by members of the Montrose Shopping Park Assn. at the monthly meeting of the MSPA. Steve Pierce, Montrose film liaison, reported that a number of syringes were found behind the Color Me Mine property. Whether the syringes were medical waste or […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday afternoon, a couple visiting from Texas found that California freeways can offer more obstacles than traffic jams and construction. At 1:46 p.m., the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station received a call from a woman who was a passenger in a vehicle who said a driver had been following her family and […]
Winemaking History Presented On, Friday, Nov. 10 Glendale Trails and Open Space will host its second Friday Night Lecture of the year: “Winemaking in the Crescenta/Cañada Valleys: Then and Now” with Stuart Byles (author and winemaker). This program is for adults only and will cover the history of winemaking in the region and the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, the community will have the chance to thank veterans for their military service at Two Strike Park as part of an annual recognition ceremony. The celebration – one of several planned for the Southland – will begin at 3 p.m. and last about an hour. It will open with Crescenta […]
“When the trees their summer splendor Change to raiment red and gold, When the summer moon turns mellow, And the nights are getting cold; Then we know that it is autumn, Loveliest season of the year.” ~ Carol L. Riser, “Autumn” November in Southern California lacks a common definition. Try to find a quotation, saying […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Foothill (210) Freeway construction continues and, beginning Nov. 13, another much-used exit will be affected. According to Caltrans, the Ocean View Boulevard on-ramp to the eastbound 210 will be closed from 30 days – best case scenario – to 45 days – worst case scenario. “We will be paving the roads […]