By Mary O’KEEFE In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the Ontario City Council approved the hiring of Scott Ochoa as its new city manager. “[Ochoa] has accepted,” said Steve Lambert, spokesman for the City of Ontario. Ochoa has served as Glendale city manager since 2012; before that he served eight years in the same position […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In a statement released by the Dept. of Justice on Sept. 29, a former employee of the Glendale City Attorney’s office was charged with embezzling $609,764 by creating documents to make it appear the money was being used to pay civil claims against the city. The employee, Cassandra Alexander, 53, was charged […]
By Brian CHERNICK A petition was delivered to City Council during Tuesday night’s meeting that calls for establishing a rent stabilization ordinance, or rent control, in Glendale. The petition – which appears to have garnered over 11,000 signatures – was initiated by members of the Glendale Tenants Union that established itself earlier this year. A […]
Sept. 28 1000 block of Stratford Drive in La Cañada, the glass pane to a French door was broken and several electronic devices were stolen from a home between 11:35 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. 1700 block of Fairmount Avenue in La Cañada, a window was broken and a key was stolen from a residence […]
Local students and parents join together to celebrate Walk to School Day. By Mary O’KEEFE Children and adolescents should have 60 minutes or more of physical activity daily, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Yet fewer than three in 10 high school students get at an hour of physical activity a […]
The owner-operator of a Burbank medical clinic was sentenced this week to 37 months in federal prison on federal healthcare fraud charges for participating in a scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing unnecessary services and equipment, which often were not even provided. Knarik Vardumyan, 53, of Burbank, who formerly owned and operated the medical clinic, […]
On Monday, the Tournament of Roses announced the seven members of the 2018 Royal Court. The Royal Court will attend nearly 100 community and media functions, acting as ambassadors of the Tournament of Roses and the Pasadena community at large. The grand finale for the 2018 Royal Court will be riding on a float in […]
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.” Muhammad Ali By Mary O’KEEFE For some, sitting back when help is needed is simply not an option. Mike Leum is a member of the Montrose Search and Rescue team and a leader with Life Rolls On/They Will Surf Again. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Local City of Glendale, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. and Los Angeles County Fire personnel were in attendance at the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival in Las Vegas on Oct. 1 when shots rang out, killing more than 55 people and injuring more than 500. According to Robert William of the Glendale […]
