By Jason KUROSU A project to recharge the Verdugo Basin in Crescenta Valley Park has been in the works for the past few years, with the Crescenta Valley Water District continuing to assess the feasibility of the park as a stormwater recharge area. CVWD District Engineer David Gould headed a stakeholder meeting Wednesday morning, updating […]
By Jason KUROSU John Dean, now a retired author living in Beverly Hills, served as former White House counsel to Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal, an ordeal which left Dean out of the White House and eventually testifying before a Senate committee, implicating members of the Oval Office in the Watergate break-in and subsequent […]
By Isiah REYES he very first film festival ever in the city of Glendale will have a number of independent film premieres from around the world at the MGN Five Star Cinema from Oct. 9 through Oct. 11. This festival is dedicated to the memory of Scott J. Foster of Idyllwild, California, who was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Wednesday, Glendale Fire Dept. responded to the 3600 block of Ocean View Boulevard concerning smoke coming from the lower floor of the structure. Andre Ordubegian, president of the Montrose Shopping Park Association and owner of Copy Network which is located on the upper floor of the complex, said he smelled smoke. […]
Sheriffs Warn of Increased Phone Scams The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. is warning that Crescenta Valley is experiencing an increased number of telephone scams involving pre-paid “Green Dot” and other various pre-paid debit and credit cards. The suspects are mostly targeting elderly residents by calling them and posing as the IRS, lottery officials and/or law […]
By Isiah REYES The City of Glendale Public Works Dept. has completed a project at the intersection of Verdugo Road and Honolulu Avenue to make the intersection safer and more functional. The scope of the work included traffic signal upgrades and modifications, installation of new striping and pavement markings, realignment of roadway and travel lanes, […]
Burbank-Bob Hope Airport unveiled two new additions to their terminals Tuesday morning, with two “Flightfeet” vending machines just before Terminal A and B’s TSA security checkpoints. For $3, passengers may purchase a pair of “Flightfeet,” lightweight booties which can be worn during the checkpoint, rather than having to go in socks or barefoot. Flightfeet were […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A student was transported via Los Angeles County airship from Valley View Elementary to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Hospital on Wednesday morning after a fall at the school. The child, a girl, was in line when she fell. It was not during recess, according to Glendale Unified School District Superintendent Richard Sheehan. […]
The public is invited to attend a “Legislative Year in Review” Town Hall meeting with Assemblymember Mike Gatto on Thursday, Oct. 9 from 7 .m. to 8 p.m. at the Crescenta Cañada YMCA/YMCA of the Foothills. Gatto will provide information about the recently concluded 2014 legislation session, answer questions from the public and ask for […]
By Isiah REYES Three local Pasadena veterans were honored at Brookside Golf Course on Sept. 27 by the Pasadena Mexican American History Assn. The three veterans were Art Del Rey, Ezekiel “Kelly” Lopez and Robert Gutierrez. They all received recognitions and their children, now adults, gave speeches on their behalf. Sandi Mejia, chairman of the […]