By Charly SHELTON New Year means new laws. These laws were voted on and passed in 2016 and 2017, and went into effect on Monday with the beginning of 2018. Here’s a sampling of the changes in California: Minimum Wage Increase The long-awaited and much-debated minimum wage increase kicked in this year. For businesses with […]
Jan. 1 300 block of Mellow Lane in La Cañada, all four tires of a vehicle were slashed between 2:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. 4600 block of Hillard Avenue in La Cañada, a man reported meeting with a man at a bar and they returned to his home. He told the man he was […]
Loss of water from the rocks of California’s Sierra Nevada caused the mountain range to rise nearly an inch (24 millimeters) in height during the drought years from October 2011 to October 2015, a new NASA study finds. In the two following years of more abundant snow and rainfall, the mountains have regained about half […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As in every new year, law enforcement must deal with new laws that go into effect. This year a primary focus is on the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana, and how to deal with those driving under the influence. “In reality we have faced this [issue] for a while,” said […]
“Probably nor’east to sou’west winds varying to the southard and westard and eastard and points between; high and low barometer, sweeping round from place to place; probably areas of rain, snow, heat and drought, succeeded or preceded by earth quakes. ~ Mark Twain, American humorist, writer and lecturer, 1835-1910 Leave it to Mark Twain […]
Gratitude … and Questions The relationship that I, as the publisher of the CV Weekly, have with our readers and other supporters is incredible. For example, last week, thanks to the generosity of one of our supporters, I was able to host a night at a suite at the Staples Center for a Kings […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For the 11th year, the Early Rodders gathered toys and delivered them, in their very classic way, to Los Angeles County Fire Dept. Station 82 for the fire department’s Spark of Love toy drive. The Spark of Love toy drive is a campaign that in 2017 celebrated 25 years of giving. The […]
Winter Wonderland at Two Strike Park The County of Los Angeles Dept. of Parks and Recreation is hosting a Winter Wonderland today, Thursday, Jan. 4 at Two Strike Park. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., children and their parents can have fun in tons of real snow at the park. Geared for those 13 years […]
He was hours from leaving this world at the pound. He is a high IQ family member.He loves to watch TV,ride in the passenger seat and observe everything in Montrose while sitting Coffee Bean CV Weekly loves to hear about your pets! Send a pic and small cap to steve@cvweekly.com, to share your lovable […]
CV Weekly looks back at a year filled with controversy, change and celebration. January Snow fun was found at Two Strike Park when the LA County Board of Supervisors approved funding for tons of snow to be trucked into the local park. About 500 kids and their families made their way in the 80-degree heat […]