IN Brief

Prayer Breakfast Plans The community is invited to the 4th Annual Community Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday, May 19 at Holy Redeemer-Healy Hall. Keynote speaker is L.A. County Sheriff Jim McDonnell. Tickets are $10 and available through the CV Town Council website www.thecvcouncil.com and at Healy Hall on Tuesday morning. Beware of Phone Scams According to […]

Phase III of Mandatory Water Conservation

The Glendale City Council declared Phase III of Glendale Water & Power’s (GWP) Mandatory Water Conservation Ordinance and water use restrictions effective April 28. Phase III of the Mandatory Water Conservation Ordinance limits outside watering to two days a week: Tuesday and Saturday for 10 minutes at each watering station. California is facing its fourth […]

Honoring Those Who Served

Honoring Those Who Served

By Mary O’KEEFE The American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1014 will be holding two separate events over the next two weekends. Saturday is Armed Forces Day. The event was created in 1946 to combine the separate days previously established to honor the Army, Navy and Air Force. The single […]

Soundwall Project Begins for Glendale (2) Freeway

Commuters traveling on the Glendale (2) Freeway SR-2 between Oak Glen Place and Rosebud Avenue will experience some delays due to the construction of the soundwall along the freeway through May 15. According to Caltrans, the northbound Glendale freeway will experience closures scheduled for up to two lanes between the Glendale (2) Freeway and Golden […]

Council Renews Beeline Contract

By Ted AYALA A six-year contract totaling nearly $44,000,000 that would continue the city’s relationship with the Glendale Beeline’s current operator was approved by Glendale City Council on Tuesday night. MV Transportation, Inc., which is headquartered in Dallas, will operate the Beeline until 2021, with two further options for one-year extensions after 2021. They have […]

Schiff to Metro Board Members Opposing 710 Tunnel

On May 6, Congressman Adam Schiff sent a letter to Chairman Eric Garcetti and members of the Los Angeles Metro Board opposing the SR 710 North freeway tunnel alternative proposed in the SR 710 North Study by the California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). In the letter, […]

CRIME BLOTTER

May 8 4000 block of La Crescenta Avenue in La Crescenta, a La Crescenta woman was arrested for possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. After a routine traffic stop, deputies reportedly observed her using her cellphone while driving. When stopping the vehicle, the deputy allegedly smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from […]

Weather in the Foothills

The following is from a speech given by Mark Twain in 1876. The humor is intended for the precursor to the National Weather Service. Twain’s words describe how a forecaster does his job: “…mulls it over, and by and by he gets out something about like this: Probable nor-east to sou-west winds, varying to the […]

Accident on the 210

Single vehicle accident on the Foothill (210) freeway eastbound at Pennsylvania Avenue exit. The #4 lane has been closed, slowing traffic. California Highway Patrol on scene awaiting tow truck. No injuries reported.