By Mary O’KEEFE A public forum is being hosted by the Crescenta Valley Town Council on April 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library regarding a median landscape project along Foothill Boulevard. The proposed medians would stretch from Briggs to Pennsylvania avenues. The funding of $1million would come from Los Angeles County […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Principal Doug Dall has announced his resignation from Clark Magnet High School. “Doug has exceeded every expectation [as a principal],” said Glendale Unified School District board member Greg Krikorian. He spoke both as a school board member and also as a parent. “Two of my children went through Clark,” Krikorian said. […]
Eighteen months after being approved, a project to have local utility boxes painted with “mini-murals” has begun. The Beautification Committee of the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council (STNC) is working with the 15 artists who were selected to create art on the boxes. A handful of artists have begun their creations. The project started with STNC’s call […]
On April 6, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert O’Brien issued a writ of mandate striking out language in the ballot argument in favor of Measure N, the ballot measure proposed by Glendale residents that could eliminate $17,500,000, or 9.5% annually, from the City’s general fund budget. In a challenge brought by Glendale City Clerk […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Cancer never sleeps. Rain or shine, a person, a family, deals with this disease. It was with that thought in mind that team members, volunteers and representatives from the American Cancer Society put on their rain boots and coats and began transforming Clark Magnet High School’s soccer field into a 24-hour campground […]
By Charly SHELTON The Montrose Shopping Park Assn. held its monthly meeting last Thursday and the main topic of discussion, as with many meetings in Glendale, was the Utility Users Tax. For those unfamiliar with the UUT, controversy surrounds its possible repeal. In total, the UUT is a 7% tax levied on electricity, gas […]
Local Hills and Hollywood Topic of HSCV Meeting The next meeting of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley on Monday, April 18 will focus on the local back lot for movies – the Sunland-Tujunga area. Sunland-Tujunga has served as a back lot for movie studios for decades – from silent movies to modern shows […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “That’s what these drugs do. They become your normal. They become your everyday.” That statement was made by 15-year-old La Cañada High School student Vincent Dioguardi at Monday night’s discussion on Drug Trends in our Community. The event was held at the Lanternman Theatre in La Cañada and was conducted by the […]
Updated April 12. Principal Doug Dall has announced his resignation from Clark Magnet High School. Dall began his career with Glendale Unified School District in 1980 as a technical education teacher at Woodrow Wilson Middle High School. While there he taught wood shop, technical theatre, desktop publishing and computer aided design. While at Wilson he […]
Despite predictions for a weekend of rain, more than 25 teams are expected at the 2016 Foothills Relay for Life. By Brandon HENSLEY s Relay for Life approaches, we are reminded the fight against cancer is an ongoing, uphill battle. But from April 9 to April 10 at Clark Magnet High School, the foothill community […]