Heat Didn’t Keep Away the Mutts – and the Pet Parents

By Mary O’KEEFE It was hot – really hot – but that didn’t stop runners, walkers and their dogs from coming out to the California Council of the Blind Mutt Strut on Sept. 13 at Crescenta Valley Park. This the second year the event was held at CV Park and, despite the weather, participants showed […]

Weather in the Foothills

“When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.” ~ Benjamin Franklin’s “Poor Richard’s Almanac,” 1746 One look at our once green lawn and “the worth of water” is known. As the three-year drought continues into autumn, will a wet El Nino halt its advance? The answer, at the present time, seems to be […]

Possible Lawsuit has City Considering Voting Options

By Ted AYALA With the threat of a lawsuit hanging over it, the Glendale City Council voted Tuesday night to begin preparing public outreach on the possible overhaul of its electoral system. The move comes on the heels of a series of lawsuits targeting cities with claims of violations of the California Voting Rights Act […]

CVTC Meeting Hosts GUSD, GCC Board Members

By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN In addition to their regular business, the Crescenta Valley Town Council met last Thursday to receive updates from various community members and organizations. David George Gevorkyan, a member of the GUSD Bond Oversight Committee and audit commissioner at the City of Glendale, announced his interest in the vacant Glendale Unified School District […]

Safety is Focus of Walk Bike Glendale Project

By Isiah REYES Walk Bike Glendale and the Glendale Police Dept. are teaming up for Operation Firefly, a bike light distribution program intended to make sure people riding bikes are riding safely at night. When riding a bike at night in California, a white front light and reflectors are required by law. The Los Angeles […]

Girl Injured After Jumping from Ramp at GHS

By Mary O’KEEFE CVHS Principal Linda Junge initiated a Phone Ed communication to inform parents that a student jumped from the second story ramp on the campus of Glendale High School on Tuesday. The student was communicative when transported to the hospital where she is getting the care she needs. “I share this information in […]

Curiosity Conference Held

By Jason KUROSU NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover will be approaching the next phase of its mission, its fourth drilling site, as the rover continues searching for evidence of water and life sustaining conditions on Mars. Scientists involved with the mission held a teleconference Sept. 11, detailing the latest developments since Curiosity’s arrival on Mars two […]

IN Brief

American Legion Open House American Legion Post 288 is hosting an open house on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The community is invited to stop by and see all the improvements done on this historic building. There will be tours from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and then a program at […]