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A Trend To Be A Part Of I know that the ice bucket challenge is currently a hot topic with celebrities and “regular people” alike accepting the dare to dump a bucket of ice water over their head on video then post the video to social media. They then nominate others to do the same, […]

Weather in the Foothills

Weather in the Foothills

“The three elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood and the sound of outer ocean on the beach.” ~ Henry Beston, American writer & naturalist Rain, wind and waves … nature’s sounds at its finest, to be sure. But currently not a drop of rain […]

Early Warning System Still on Waiting List

By Jason KUROSU While a nationwide early earthquake warning system has yet to be implemented, the ShakeAlert system supplied 10 seconds of warning for the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory just before Sunday’s 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck in Napa. Currently in a beta testing phase, the system monitors P-waves, energy radiating from quakes that precede the damage-inducing […]

Community Meeting: Glendale Narrows Riverwalk Bridge Connections

As the City of Glendale continues with Phase II and moves into Phase III of the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk Project, it is seeking additional community input on the development of this community resource. Residents and local businesses are urged to attend a community meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at […]

LCUSD Sagebrush Timeline

February 6, 2013 | Candidates for LCF City Council express support for the transfer of the Sagebrush territory from GUSD to LCUSD jurisdiction. May 6, 2013 | Tom Smith, founder of Unite LCF, a La Canada citizens group in favor of the territory transfer, along with other Sagebrush residents, sent a letter to the LCF […]

Deal Struck for Film and Television Tax Credit

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, Senate President pro Tem-elect Kevin de León, Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway and Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff today announced a deal to expand, extend and improve California’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program. “This law will make key improvements […]

Public discussion of recreation, access and resource opportunities to be held Aug. 26

The U.S. Forest Service will host a panel of local user groups, youth corps, cultural preservation experts, land management specialists and elected officials to explore opportunities for enhancing access, recreational use and protection of scenic, cultural and historic areas of interest on the Angeles National Forest and portions of the San Bernardino National Forest.   […]

Ten Second Warning of Napa Earthquake

Rep. Adam Schiff released the following statement on Sunday after the U.C. Berkeley Seismological Lab provided residents in Oakland and San Francisco with a ten second warning before the Napa Valley earthquake shook their homes, businesses and infrastructure: “Today’s successful use of the early earthquake warning system shows that a full West Coast system would […]