Gone Lawns – and More – May Result from Mandate

By Jason KUROSU After a fourth consecutive year of drought and the lowest snowpack on record, Gov. Jerry Brown has instituted the state’s first ever mandatory water restrictions, which seek to reduce water use by 25% at each of the state’s 411 local water agencies by Feb. 28, 2016. Among the goals of the governor’s […]

Baker to Vegas Run a Hot, Sweaty Success

Baker to Vegas Run a Hot, Sweaty Success

By Mary O’KEEFE After running 120 miles through the desert, law enforcement members that participated in this year’s Baker to Vegas relay race are recovering from the run and the heat, and deciding on whether to run next year’s race. “This was my 14th or 15th year,” said Glendale Police Chief Robert Castro. This was […]

Glendale Declares Day for Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval

By Ted AYALA Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval is used to fans raving over him at his sold-out shows. But it was something else to see the Glendale City Council and local dignitaries alike geeking out over the sight of Sandoval at the council dais on Tuesday night. The trumpeter accepted a proclamation from the city designating […]

Glendale Police Seeking Additional Information

On March 27 the Glendale Police Department received a report of a suspicious male who had been seen taking photographs of children at a residential apartment complex in the 1400 block of Stanley Avenue in Glendale.  Officers arrived on scene and learned the male was a new tenant to the building and had been seen […]

Arrest Made in Sophisticate Real Estate Fraud

  A 36-count felony complaint against 30-year old Anna Moskovyan of Van Nuys was filed by the Los Angeles County County District Attorney’s Office on March 21, 2013. The complaint alleges multiple counts of Grand Theft, and the Recording of False and Fraudulent Documents related to over 100 properties in Los Angeles County and beyond. […]

A Party — Of Sorts — on Offramp

A Party — Of Sorts — on Offramp

Members of the newly formed Korean American Federation of North Los Angeles joined CV Town Council and Chamber of Commerce members and school board candidates in the monthly cleanup of the La Crescenta Avenue offramp.

Asteroid nears Earth in an afternoon fly-by

An asteroid is expected to safely fly by Earth today at 4:06 p.m. The Catalina Sky Survey in Tucson, Ariz. recently discovered the asteroid named 2010 GA6. At its closest approach it will be 223,000 miles away from Earth, about 9/10th the distance to the moon.  The asteroid is about 71 feet wide. “Fly-bys of […]

City wrap

Cell phone rules near approval The Glendale City Council is one vote away from adopting an ordinance to place strong controls on cell phone towers in residential areas and on public access streets. The ordinance will come before the council for a vote next week, to take effect in 60 days. New cell phone towers […]

In brief

LOCAL MUSICIAN AT WINE CAVE Matthew Sikora will be performing at the Wine Cave on April 10 beginning at 7:30 p.m. At 24 years old, Sikora, a professional musician, has a long list of credits and accomplishments including the lead vocals and acoustic guitar for the band Fathom that toured in the Vans Warped Tour […]

Sex offenders can’t get special parole, board told

Persons required to register as a sex offender are not eligible to be included in the state’s new non-revocable parole program the Board of Supervisors was told Tuesday. The issue was raised by Supervisor Mike Antonovich, who said, “Recent reports point to the reluctance by the state to revoke parole for sex offenders for parole […]