LCUSD Examines Funding Changes By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN The 2013-14 California state budget, which was recently passed by the legislature and currently awaits Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature, is set to take the state’s K-12 school districts in a new financial direction. La Cañada Unified School District is one of many community districts heavily impacted by […]
Watching The Sky Come Alive Growing up in Sun Valley (just over La Tuna Canyon), I remember how excited my sister and I would be as Independence Day approached and my dad would take us to the local stand to buy fireworks. “Safe and Sane” and “Red Devil” are two descriptions that come to my […]
“The day, water, sun, moon, night – I do not have to purchase these with money.” ~ Plautus Last Sunday evening, we were making our way down the coast. The traffic reflected the “full swing” of the summer season: bumper-to- bumper vehicles from Pismo Beach all the way home to La Crescenta. The […]
By Jason KUROSU La Crescenta will continue its Independence Day tradition of fireworks and festivities with the seventh annual 4th of July celebration, held at the La Crescenta Elementary playground at 4343 La Crescenta Ave. in La Crescenta. Tickets for the event are available at participating locations for $7. On July 4th, tickets can be […]
By Ted AYALA On Tuesday, the Glendale City Council approved a $170.7 million general fund budget after two months spent inspecting the city’s finances. The budget will be effective beginning July 1. The passage of the budget represented a step forward for the city. Beleaguered since 2008 by a listless economy that required the city […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU For the first time since its dedication in 1923, the Rose Bowl in Pasadena is offering guided tours to the general public. The first set of tours was offered to about 200 guests on Saturday morning after a ribbon cutting ceremony inaugurating the tours took place outside of Stadium A gate. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The ewaste collection that has been advertised via banners around town (above) has been canceled due to filing issues with the state of California. The green banners seen around Crescenta Valley, including La Cañada Flintridge, invited the community to bring any electronic waste like computers, televisions or anything with a circuit board […]
On June 25, at approximately 6:36 p.m. hours, members of the Altadena Search and Rescue Team were called out to an area of Eaton Canyon, where two hikers were stuck on a ridge on the side of a cliff. The hikers, who were trying to find a waterfall, had wondered off trail at Acrophobia Ridge […]
Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s legislation to reform Proposition 65 and protect small businesses from meritless lawsuits passed the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday with a 7-0 vote. The bill, AB 227, would allow small-business owners who receive notice of a technical signage violation of Prop. 65 to achieve compliance within fourteen days and pay a small civil […]