Something Special Coming to CV
Hundreds of athletes are coming to compete for a spot in the Special Olympics World Games. By Jason KUROSU In preparation for the 2015 Special Olympics Southern California Summer Games in Long Beach, approximately 200 athletes will participate in a tri-valley track meet on April 18 at Crescenta Valley High School. Six delegations, each comprising […]
Council Nixes Crosswalk
By Ted AYALA The flap over a diagonal crosswalk along Honolulu Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard reached its culmination Tuesday night. Glendale City Council voted unanimously to scrap the controversial crosswalk, though it expressed openness to reconsidering the issue at a future date pending the review of data gathered by city staff. Though a number […]
IN Brief
Online Property Portal Tool The City of Glendale’s Community Development Department now offers an Online Property Portal Tool to assist individuals in finding important information about Glendale properties. This tool is a valuable resource for anyone conducting research about a property. Someone looking to purchase a new home, for example, would be able to gather […]
Low Voter Turn Out at the Polls
By Jason KUROSU Voter turn out was low – again – for Tuesday’s local election. “It was a little disappointing,” said Glendale City Clerk Ardashes “Ardy” Kassakhian. Around 20% of Glendale’s registered voters have participated in city elections over the past decade, a number that holds fairly steady when considering just the La Crescenta/Montrose/North Glendale […]
New Faces on Glendale City Council and School Board
By Jason KUROSU and Mary O’KEEFE Glendale’s 2015 municipal election results show a number of incumbents reelected to their positions across the board, as Tuesday’s voters kept many of their representatives in place, as well as retaining the current at-large election process. These are preliminary results: Paula Devine has retained her seat on the Glendale […]
City of Glendale Prevails in Lawsuit Against State of California
The City of Glendale has prevailed in a lawsuit filed against the State of California for the loss of more than $30 million in interest from loans made decades ago to the now-defunct Redevelopment Agency. The March 16 final ruling was in line with the court’s Feb. 13 tentative ruling but provided additional beneficial clarity […]
Signatures, Support Letters Brought to USC-VHH Officials
By Jason KUROSU After USC Verdugo Hills Hospital nurses voted recently to approve potential strike measures, a group of nurses made what they termed as one final plea to hospital management on Tuesday, bringing their grievances to the office of USC President C.L. Max Nikias. Among the documents the nurses delivered to Nikias’ office were […]
Weather in the Foothills
“I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.” ~Vincent Van Gogh As I begin this week’s Weather in The Foothills, so too has the rain begun to fall. With great anticipation I watch, hoping the much needed rain will add considerably to our meager seasonal […]
From the Desk of the Publisher
The Best Laid Plans… This was going to be a busy week. Elections were Tuesday and I had a little more studying to do before casting my ballot. There was a Hometown Country Fair meeting scheduled for this morning (I sit on the chamber of commerce board of directors and am overseeing the volunteer force). […]