Glendale police responded to the 2200 block of Montrose Avenue on Saturday, July 5 at about 3:15 a.m. When they arrived, they found Crescenta Valley Sheriff deputies detaining three suspects, later identified as an 18-year-old Palmdale man, an 18-year-old Pasadena man and a 17-year-old Montrose juvenile. CV deputies had initially responded to an apartment due […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, the Crescenta Cañada Lions Club collected new and gently used backpacks and suitcases, along with some toiletries, to be donated to the Los Angeles County Foster Care system. Kases for Kids is an event sponsored by the Lions Club to help ease the transition for children who are taken into […]
The 53rd Sunland-Tujunga Lions Club Watermelon Festival will continue its annual tradition at Santa Anita Park this weekend, July 19 and 20. Since 1961, the Watermelon Festival has grown considerably in scope, with this year’s event raising money for over 70 nonprofit organizations. After 51 years in Sunland, the festival was moved to the Rose […]
“There is no way that we can predict the weather six months ahead, beyond giving the seasonal average.” ~ Stephen Hawking, “Black Holes and Baby Universes” As we sail into mid-summer, weather is pretty much business as usual. Monday a surge of monsoonal moisture brought cloud cover and a chance of showers to the foothills […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This week the Peace Corps announced some changes in the agency’s application process. The changes are designed to make it easier and more personalized for applicants to join. “The agency saw what they needed to do,” said Alejandra Garcia, Peace Corps recruiter in the Los Angeles area. In 1960, then-Senator John F. […]
July 9 4400 block of Ocean View Boulevard in Montrose, person/s spray painted an unknown substance on the front driver’s side door of a vehicle causing the clear coat to strip, leaving permanent damage to the door. The incident occurred between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. July 8 2800 block of Foothill Boulevard in La […]
By Charly SHELTON On Tuesday, Rep. Adam Schiff announced that the Appropriations Committee has included $5 million in funding in the fiscal year 2015 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill for the Earthquake Early Warning System, the first time Congress has ever provided funding specifically for the system. Earlier this year, Schiff led a group of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The City of Glendale Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is seeking two new student ex officio members. The CSW is composed of seven volunteer members, five of whom are appointed by the Glendale City Council and two student ex officio members to serve on the CSW for one year from […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU The drive up Sister Elsie Drive in Tujunga is, at best, a complicated series of twists and turns, the result of the narrow and steep hillside the road traverses. Signs on the drive instruct drivers to yield for uphill traffic. Indeed, cars traveling in opposing directions only have inches to spare […]
Monday the City of La Canada Flintridge published the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s (FSHA) proposed Specific Plan. The Specific Plan represents a long-term vision or “master plan” by the school to enhance its more than 60-year-old facilities in order to meet the educational needs of today’s student. The Specific […]