By Jason KUROSU Though petitioners sought to gain enough signatures to repeal the Glendale Utility Users Tax, the Los Angeles County Registrar/County Clerk announced Monday that no such ballot measure would appear on the April 2015 ballot. The California Tax Limitation Committee circulated a petition to vote on the potential repeal of the users’ tax […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Police Dept. is asking for the public’s help in finding suspects relating to four shoplifting cases at Vons grocery store at 2039 Verdugo Blvd. in Montrose. In the incidents occurring between March 26 and April 15 from 6:30 p.m. and 9:15 p.m., suspects entered the store pretending to be grocery […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Tickets are still available for the Crescenta Valley Prayer Breakfast that is being held on Tuesday morning at First Baptist Church – La Crescenta. Rodger Kamstra will be the main speaker at the breakfast. Kamstra has worked as a youth pastor as well as with numerous inner city and international outreach programs. […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Calling it a step in the right direction to protect students’ rights, state assemblyman Mike Gatto spoke at the YWCA of Glendale last week in support of a bill that would require college campus law enforcement to report specific crimes, including sexual assault, to the appropriate police and sheriff’s department. Gatto’s speech […]
Windy Days Have Made Me … Hungry The gusts of the last few days have put me on edge. I’m always listening for a tree to topple over or some other outdoor item to crash. Driving down the street presents its own hazards as I try and dodge fallen branches and disrupted trash cans. Added […]
“The storm starts, when the drops start dropping When the drops stop dropping then the storm starts stopping.” ~ Dr. Seuss Well said, Dr. Seuss! He is definitely able to make the complex simple and also scientifically sound. Though he may be perfect for minute-to-minute weather observations, long-range predictions and forecasts are best left to […]
On a windy Saturday morning, helicopter pilots fought the breezes to take part in the Over the Side Rescue Drill. One of the exercises involved rappelling out of a helicopter to the ground below… And then rescuers coming in and securing the volunteer “victim” to the line and reeling him back into the copter. This […]
Given the record breaking heat wave affecting Southern California, the City of Glendale Community Services and Parks Department is opening its doors at each of Glendale’s community centers this Wednesday (4/30), Thursday (5/1) and Friday (5/2) to serve as cooling stations for seniors. The City of Glendale is highly encouraging seniors, who do not […]