By Mary O’KEEFE Shakedown lawsuits have been a problem for business owners for years. States, including California, have passed laws to help protect the business owner from these lawsuits while continuing to support and protect the rights of the public. But the lawsuits have continued despite the efforts of legislators. In response to a discussion […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday on a motion that would bring the former Tuna Canyon Detention Station site closer to achieving historical monument status. At their Tuesday morning meeting at Los Angeles City Hall, the council members voted 14-0 on a motion that would prepare an application […]
By Ted AYALA The future of arts and culture funding in Glendale was discussed by City Council on Tuesday. In recent years, Glendale’s reputation as an arts hub has been steadily growing. The city is home to several musical ensembles, entertainment studios and soon will be host to the Neon Museum formerly of West Hollywood. […]
Feb. 10 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a man described as about 50 years old, 6’5” tall, 230 pounds with a shaved head, goatee and wearing a gray jacket and blue jeans entered Ralphs market along with a woman described as about 30 years old, 5’4” tall, 120 pounds with the right […]
Update Feb. 14 – 4:30 p.m. – It appeared that Nicolas Carter was murdered elsewhere then transported to the Big Tujunga Canyon area, said Lt. Mike Orsson, LASD. It is alleged that while the suspects were digging the first grave, it filled with water forcing the pair to move a little farther where they dug […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Local residents will be asked to increase their water conservation efforts from Feb. 21 to Feb. 28 as a major supply line from Metropolitan Water District is repaired. Foothill Municipal Water District and Crescenta Valley Water District receive their imported water from Metropolitan Water District. The upper feeder system will be shut […]
By Tyler BIDDLE and Charly SHELTON Wanda Bergstrom can be found most days at City Hall Coffee Shop on Honolulu Avenue in the Montrose Shopping Park where she has worked for over 40 years, becoming something of a celebrity to the community. “These are the reasons I can’t quit,” she said, gesturing to the morning […]
Author Art Cobery at Glendale Library As Crescenta Valley residents gathered to ring in the 1934 New Year, a cloudburst broke over Southern California’s San Gabriel Mountains, unleashing a deluge on the mountainsides denuded by recent fires. A roaring wall of rocks, mud and water crashed down the canyons, uprooting trees, tossing boulders and automobiles […]
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Senate Rules Committee Selects former Assemblymember & former filmmaker for Commission Sacramento ~ The Senate Rules Committee, Chaired by Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, appointed former Assemblymember Anthony Portantino to the California Film Commission. Portantino had represented the State Assembly on the Film Commission until terming out of office on December 1, 2012. Prior to his […]