LCF Farmers Market and Montrose Harvest Market Open

The City of La Cañada Flintridge and the Montrose Shopping Park Assn. have announced that their Farmers Market and Harvest Market will be open this weekend. The LCF Farmers Market will be open on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the Harvest Market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon (note new times).

Social distancing rules will be in place.

Survey Takers Requested

CVWD requires approximately $70 million in infrastructure improvements over the next 10 years. (See their website for details.)

Public input is requested on issuing water bonds to fund the necessary improvements. Issuing bonds will allow CVWD to keep annual water rate increases very close to the same as usual (from the historical 6% per year to 6.1% for the next 10-15 years), while allowing CVWD to upgrade its infrastructure, protect reserves and fund future projects and unanticipated needs. 

The community is invited to provide input on issuing the water bonds by completing the survey at https://tinyurl.com/wptn836.

Small Business Forums Offered

A COVID-19 Los Angeles Small Business Emergency Assistance Virtual Forum Series launches Friday, March 27 at 10 a.m., co-convened by Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society, The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, and Wells Fargo.

This effort, in collaboration with LA City and County, and the state, will be to highlight available resources to assist impacted small businesses.

Designed for small businesses in LA County, this weekly, virtual forum will feature experts highlighting resources and insights specifically for small businesses. In addition, Dr. Lucy Jones will provide information about the pandemic and its impact. These forums will allow for Q&A as appropriate, with questions being either answered immediately and/or collected and posted after each forum.

The webinar will take place through Zoom and conference call. Visit https://lasbdcnet.ecenterdirect.com/events/21501 to register.

Beeline in Full Service, Free Rides Offered

During these uneasy times, as of Tuesday Glendale’s Beeline bus service is operating its regular schedule and is providing free fare for all passengers through April 30.

For details, visit https://tinyurl.com/vklukem.

Ascencia Looking for Meals

With the shelter-in-place order, residents at Ascencia, whose mission is to lift people out of homelessness, one person, at a time, will need to be fed three meals a day. The community is urged to sign up to drop off a meal for 45 shelter residents.

Breakfast – Order for delivery or drop off breakfast items. While Ascencia is not equipped to cook up anything fancy, it can handle cooking bacon, sausages, eggs, oven-friendly pancakes and waffles, fruits, instant oatmeal, ground coffee, cereal.

Lunch and dinner – Cook and deliver or support local restaurants and place a delivery order. Visit EZ Cater to see a list of restaurants that deliver.

Groceries – Nonperishable canned goods, packaged foods, toilet paper, paper towels, household hygiene items are needed.

Email Faith Riley at friley@ascenciaca.org for any questions or to coordinate drop off. To sign up for meal drop offs visit https://tinyurl.com/qstay7p.

For questions or concerns, reach out to Faith Riley at friley@ascenciaca.org or call (818) 246-7900 x120.