FROM THE DESK OF THE PUBLISHER <<< ROBIN GOLDSWORTHY

Waning of Christmas When you read this it will be after Christmas; however, when it was written Christmas was still a few days away. This reflected early deadlines imposed by our printer in order to meet printing demands (same goes for the Jan. 2 paper). But as I write this I’m still listening to Christmas […]

A Day of Very Generous Donations

A Day of Very Generous Donations

By Mary O’KEEFE Last week the Rotary Club of Glendale – Noon continued its tradition of supporting organizations that support the community.  A luncheon was held to distribute the funds that were raised in the summer at the 7th Annual Cars for Cops & Kids Car Show. That fundraiser was a huge success raising over […]

IN BRIEF

CV Weekly Holiday Hours The offices of CV Weekly will be closed at noon on Tuesday, New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31) and all day on Wednesday, New Year’s Day. The office will reopen at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26 and Thursday, Jan. 2. CVCA Dark in December The next meeting of the Crescenta Valley […]

Teddy Bears Cheer Up Patients At USC Keck-Verdugo Hills Hospital

Teddy Bears Cheer Up Patients At USC Keck-Verdugo Hills Hospital

By Ruth SOWBY For the third year, “Project Hug-a Bear” put Teddy Bears into the arms of dozens of patients at USC Keck-Verdugo Hills Hospital. On Monday, donors and hospital staff gathered for photos and thank you’s. Commemorating the release of the film, Wicked (hence the green bear), Bloomingdale’s donated the bears to the hospital.  The bears have […]

NASA Mars Orbiter Spots Retired InSight Lander to Study Dust Movement

NASA Mars Orbiter Spots Retired InSight Lander to Study Dust Movement

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) recently caught a glimpse of the agency’s retired InSight lander, documenting the accumulation of dust on the spacecraft’s solar panels. In the new image (taken Oct. 23 by MRO’s High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera) InSight’s solar panels have acquired the same reddish-brown hue as the rest of the planet. […]

Court of Appeal Upholds City’s EIR for Grayson

The Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Five, has affirmed the Superior Court of Los Angeles County’s judgment in favor of the City of Glendale concluding that the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Grayson Power Plant Repowering Project met the California Environmental Quality Act’s (CEQA) requirements to […]

Adria Navarro, PhD, MSW <<< USC Verdugo Hills Hospital

Adria Navarro, PhD, MSW <<< USC Verdugo Hills Hospital

How’s Your Memory? In Age Friendly health care, as provided at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, there is focus across many dimensions, including what we refer to as the four Ms:  What Matters to you, Mentation, Mobility and Medications. The Community Resource Center for Aging (aka: Resource Center) supports the health system with care to outpatient […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Dec. 21 2400 block of Montrose Avenue in Montrose, a woman left her home briefly and when she returned she found the front door of her home had its interior door chain attached. She found this unusual because no one was home. She walked to the side of the apartment to enter her residence through […]

GUSD Budget Discussed at Meetings

By Mary O’KEEFE At a recent Glendale Unified School District meeting staff made a presentation that stated the Los Angeles County Office of Education approved the adopted budget but required the district board approve the Fiscal Stabilization Plan by Dec. 15. This plan outlines how the district will balance the budget while still ensuring it […]

Plans Made for County to Apply for Homekey+ Funds

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently unanimously approved a motion introduced by Board Chair Kathryn Barger to prepare Los Angeles County so it can successfully draw down millions of funds from the state’s Homekey+ program when its application portal opens next month. Los Angeles County will be allocated $599 million, with $277 million […]