Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s legislation to increase penalties for those who flee the scene of an accident cleared another legislative hurdle today, passing the Assembly Transportation Committee by a vote of 13-1. Gatto’s bill, AB 1532, would expand hit-and-run penalties to include automatic license suspension for motorists who flee the scene of any accident involving another […]
Bill has 64 co-authors, including a majority of the State Assembly AB 1839, the California Film and Television Job Retention and Promotion Act of 2014 passed the Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Committee today by a vote of 7-0. The legislation, authored by Assemblymembers Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) and Raul Bocanegra […]
The public is invited to attend a “Building Responsible Government” Town Hall with Assemblyman Mike Gatto. On Saturday, April 5, 2014, from 11am to 12:30pm, Assemblyman Gatto will be available to answer questions about community issues, provide updates and information about his 2014 legislation, and discuss suggestions for legislation in 2015. This will be Gatto’s […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The suspect who was the center of a burglary investigation that began on Thursday that included both Los Angeles County sheriffs and the Glendale Police Dept. has been arrested. Late Thursday afternoon a burglary occurred in the Highridge Road area of La Crescenta. It was alleged the suspect stole a shotgun from […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For the 30th year, law enforcement officers will run 120 miles across the desert from Baker to [Las] Vegas. Los Angeles County sheriffs and Glendale and Los Angeles police will join hundreds of other law enforcement officers and personnel as they make their way through Death Valley this weekend in an annual […]
By Ted AYALA Not long after settling into the mayor’s office last year, Dave Weaver moved quickly to curtail the time allotted to the public to comment during the Glendale City Council weekly meetings. The resulting debate has left in its wake a deep divide among the public and, as last Tuesday’s meeting proved, within […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Town Council will host Congressman Adam Schiff and Glendale Unified School District Superintendent Dick Sheehan tonight, Thursday, March 20 at 7 p.m. in the La Crescenta Library community room. Schiff will begin the meeting with a special presentation of the Congressional Badge of Bravery to Dep. Tai Plunkett from […]
By Ted AYALA The city was slapped with a pair of lawsuits recently filed, one over the transfer of monies from Glendale Water & Power, the other about the continuing controversy over the statue of a “comfort women” in Central Park. The former lawsuit, filed by members of the Glendale Coalition for Better Government, regards […]
On Tuesday at a luncheon in Hollywood, Rep. Adam Schiff honored inspiring women from communities in the 28th Congressional District – Hollywood, West Hollywood, Burbank, Pasadena, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Elysian Valley, Los Feliz, Sunland–Tujunga, Glendale, Atwater Village, La Cañada Flintridge and La Crescenta. This recognition is made each year during Women’s History Month. […]
CVTC Meets Tonight Tonight, March 20 is the monthly meeting of the CV Town Council. The general meeting guest speakers will be GUSD Superintendent Dr. Richard Sheehan and Congressman Adam Schiff. Both will be available for a brief question and answer session from the audience. Expect an update on several topics currently evolving with the […]