By Samantha SLAYBACK For many, the holiday season is a time to spend with family, enjoy a nice dinner and exchange gifts with loved ones. But some members of the community don’t have the funds to enjoy a lavish holiday with gifts and a hot meal. This is the time when it is especially important […]
By Jason KUROSU While food and shelter remain the top priorities for the Salvation Army, the holiday season introduces another “need” for families, prompting its annual Toy & Joy Distribution Day, which the Salvation Army of Glendale will be hosting this Saturday, Dec. 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Over 900 children have been […]
By Mary O’KEEFE California Highway Patrol Officer Ryan Bejar is collecting toys in the Crescenta Valley area for local families in need. CHiPs for Kids is a toy drive program that collects toys for under-served kids from the area that the Altadena CHP office covers. “These are local families,” Bejar said. This year he has […]
By Charly Shelton and Mary O’KEEFE Congressman Adam Schiff was at Caltech on Monday to announce that Congress has included $5 million in a FY 2015 funding bill, also known as the CROmnibus, for a west coast earthquake early warning system. Schiff and Senator Dianne Feinstein worked together to get the funding secured and, although […]
By Ted AYALA A ballot measure proposing a tax on visitors to the city will be going forward before Glendale voters in next year’s election. Council voted unanimously in a 4–0 vote (Councilmember Laura Friedman was absent) in favor of including the measure, which would hike the current transient occupancy tax (TOT) from 10% to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE An elderly driver apparently lost control of her vehicle and drove into a storefront in the 2800 block of Honolulu Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. Ani Simonian, president and CEO of American Savings, was sitting at her desk in the front office of her building. Her mother was sitting across from her when […]
Dec. 14 2200 block of Mira Vista Avenue in Montrose, a computer tablet, toolbox and paperwork were stolen from an unlocked vehicle overnight. 4500 block of Raymond Avenue in La Crescenta, a purse, its contents, and cellphone were stolen from a pew located inside the Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church between 8:30 p.m. and […]
“At this time of year, when the sun is most hidden, the holiday of Hanukkah celebrates the rays of hope and light… We yearn for the sun, and the light and the warmth that it provides. Often, it is through simple and unrecognized miracles that we are able to feel the warmth of hope and […]
Update 4:26 p.m. Over 1,000 customers have been affected with a power outage in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County/La Crescenta since 2:05 this afternoon. The power outage is weather related according to Francisco Martinez, spokesman for Southern California Edison. Power is expected to be reinstated to most, if not all, customers by 6 […]