By Isiah REYES The National Park Service hosted a public town hall meeting at Descanso Gardens on April 27 to gather community input on the possibility of expanding the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, which generally includes the mountains encircling the San Fernando, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A Democratic compliance review board has found that 117 of the total number of ballots cast in January’s caucus have been determined not to be eligible voters, and about 100 additional votes were questionable in the caucus election held on Jan. 11. The votes were to fill delegate slots for the Democratic […]
By Ted AYALA A grim-faced Steve Zurn faced the Glendale City Council on Tuesday night as he explained the dire water situation that the city, and Southern California, currently finds itself in. The problem was exacerbated, he said, by what he called a “meager” snow pack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, despite rainfall in March […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU While millions commemorated the 100th anniversary of what is generally accepted to be the beginning of the Armenian Genocide, in a darkened auditorium in a small corner of the world called Glendale Community College, students, faculty and staff staged a remembrance of their own to honor the more than 1.5 million […]
By Jason KUROSU On Friday, April 24, the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, an estimated 130,000 people flooded the streets of Los Angeles, embarking on a six-mile trek from Sunset Boulevard and Western Avenue in Little Armenia to the Turkish Consulate. The Greater Los Angeles area contains the largest Armenian diaspora in the United […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “Our message after 100 years is simple: We will never forget.” That message from Congressman Adam Schiff and shared by his representative Mary Hovagimian perfectly expressed the theme of the ceremony at the Armenian Sisters Academy on April 23. The ceremony began with students, staff and guests respectfully entering the school, all […]
By Jason KUROSU Ara Najarian has been chosen as Glendale’s next mayor, garnering support from his colleagues at a Monday night event at the Glendale City Council chambers. The event was an official adoption of the April 7 municipal election results. Najarian, who succeeds fellow council member Zareh Sinanyan as mayor, said his third mayoral […]
“Behold, my friends, the spring has come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love!”- Sitting Bull It rained! Saturday brought cool temperatures and showers to the foothills. They were brief, but dropped a needed .28 inches of rain. By Sunday, “the itsy […]
Good-bye to an Old Friend Sometimes despite your best efforts it feels like you’re getting beat up by life. As most of you might remember I returned home last week from being in New Hampshire to care for my sister. At the end of two weeks, it was obvious that she still has a struggle […]