April 14 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, items of clothing, a wallet and cold medicine were stolen from a business. Deputies reported receiving a phone call concerning shoplifting suspect who was described as a white female wearing a red shirt and black pants. As deputies were investigating they noticed a woman matching […]
By Néstor CASTIGLIONE “There’s no such thing as bad publicity,” goes the old adage. Though it’s safe to say that many Glendalians are likely none too fond of the notoriety of its traffic-swarmed streets – to say nothing of the resulting accidents they leave in their wake. The Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) is offering residents […]
“A flea can trouble a lion more than the lion can harm a flea.” ~ Kenyan proverb Beautiful spring weather has settled in nicely. Warm days and cool nights, a few light spring showers and passing clouds set against clear skies overcome the days. Our Easter gathering began outside where it was almost too […]
State Senator Anthony Portantino announced yesterday that the California State Senate passed Senate Resolution 29 declaring April as a month of Armenian Genocide Recognition, commemorating the Armenian Genocide, calling for Turkey to return historic church properties to rightful congregations and requesting that the United States government formally recognize the Armenian Genocide. In his floor speech […]
Jumping the Gun In last week’s column I chastised our Assemblymember Laura Friedman and State Senator Anthony Portantino for their “aye” votes on SB 1, a transportation funding bill, and SB 54, which prohibits state and local law enforcement agencies, including school police and security departments, from using resources to investigate, interrogate, detain, detect or […]
Cheering Our Supervisor For the first time in my life, I contemplated – albeit remotely – the possibility of moving out of state. Though I am not a politically motivated person, it is hard to ignore that the state in which I reside does not reflect my morals and values. Case in point is […]
I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams; I bear light shade for the leaves when laid In their noonday dreams … ~ Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Cloud” A quiet spring rain fell in the still of night last weekend. By morning its traces had evaporated, except for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE How far would you go to help someone? How much time would you dedicate? Would you just write a check or be a boots-on-the-ground kind of philanthropist? How does climbing over 11,000 feet up a snow covered mountain in the middle of the night sound? Would you do that? Well, there is […]
Scammers Hit Area The public is cautioned about a scam that is making the rounds. Teens have been soliciting homes in the area trying to sell discount cards for $20. Typically they state they are from CVHS and are raising money for a school program, but in actuality the school doesn’t support these programs. A […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Thursday, California Highway Patrol hosted a California Teen Safe Driving event at Clark Magnet High School as part of April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month. “I want everyone to look around at the incredible turnout of resources that have been brought to address this issue that affects so many people, not only […]