After an extended period of negotiation, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy (FSHA) and the homeowner group Protect La Cañada Flintridge (Protect LCF) have reached an agreement regarding FSHA’s application to increase its enrollment from 385 to 425 students and a list of conditions tied to FSHA’s campus construction project application (Specific Plan). FSHA and Protect LCF […]
By Charly SHELTON The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce is one of the pillar organizations of this community. It sponsors or works at almost every community event year round. In addition, it distributes grants and scholarships to deserving members of the community. This is no small task and fundraising is always a concern. American Legion […]
By Jason KUROSU The National Park Service’s recommendation to add 170,000 acres to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area has been lauded as an important step toward the protection and preservation of local natural resources, despite some residents and conservation officials feeling that the Park Service could have gone further in its recommendation. The […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The seat for L.A. County Supervisor is up for grabs, now that incumbent Mike Antonovich is leaving the job he’s held since 1980 to run for state senate. With the opening for the Fifth Supervisorial District come a slew of candidates vying for the position, and on Feb. 18 the Crescenta Valley […]
A Community to be Envied I’ve often shared with you these past six-plus years how fortunate I feel to live in the Crescenta Valley. If you remember, I didn’t live here growing up. I lived just over La Tuna Canyon in Sun Valley. While I have wonderful memories of growing up with my mom, dad […]
By Charly SHELTON The California Dept. of Education will be releasing student identity information to the nonprofit parent group The Morgan Hill Concerned Parents Association. After winning a suit filed against the CDE for access to the information, The Morgan Hill Concerned Parents Association will be given access to the master database of all student […]
The rear of a Burrtec garbage truck apparently started opening just south of Manhattan Avenue on Rosemont Avenue this afternoon. A witness reported seeing the back open up for no apparent reason and garbage started spilling out. The driver said he didn’t know the cause of the apparent malfunction. Neighbors took their shovels, rakes and […]
On February 17, at about 7:03 p.m., a traffic collision involving a pedestrian occurred on Verdugo Road near Wilson Avenue. Preliminary investigation revealed a Toyota Camry was traveling southbound on Verdugo Road, south of Wilson Avenue during medium to heavy rainfall. A 56-year-old Glendale man was walking westbound across Verdugo Road outside the marked crosswalk […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Stage performances, late rehearsal hours, homework, lack of sleep and college applications: talk about a hard-knock life. But Friday’s almost here, the day Allie Fernandez has been waiting for, the one where all her hard work will pay off since she first began dreaming about playing that little girl with those iconic […]