On Monday, October 7 at 2:22 p.m., 9 Glendale units (1 Battalion Chief Command Team, 4 engine companies, 2 ladder truck companies, and 2 basic life support ambulance) along with 1 Los Angeles County Engine company responded to a reported house fire located at 3437 Honolulu Avenue in the City of Glendale. Glendale Engine 28 […]
Mike Gatto’s AB 227 Is Just the Second Prop. 65 reform in nearly 30 years; Will Help Businesses Avoid Unfair Lawsuits Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s legislation to reform Proposition 65 and protect small businesses from meritless lawsuits was signed into law by Governor Brown on Saturday. The bill, AB 227, would allow small-business owners who […]
Assemblyman Mike Gatto and Senator Kevin de León announced Thursday that they will introduce a comprehensive film- and television-production tax credit and other related policies in the 2014 legislative session. Gatto and De León expect to introduce the bill in January 2014, when the legislature returns from interim recess. Since the passage of the […]
The names of the two women who were hit while crossing the street in Glendale have been released. Serpouhi Gharapetian, 74, and Bekzad Shahbazian, 69, were crossing at the intersection of California and Central avenues when they were struck by a vehicle. The vehicle, described by witnesses is a white or light gray colored compact to […]
The Los Angeles County Fire Department has released an augmented staffing plan in response to the National Weather Service red flag wind warning. The red flag warning will be in effect for the Los Angeles County and Ventura mountains starting October 3 at 9:00 p.m. through October 6, 2013, at 8:00 a.m. The Fire Department’s […]
October is National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month. As per stopmedicineabuse.org, roughly one out of three teenagers knows someone who has abused over-the-counter (OTC) cough medicine to get high. And, dextromethorphan (DXM) is a safe and effective ingredient found in many OTC cough medicines, but approximately one in 20 teens reports abusing excessive amounts of DXM […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Stephen Sullivan, Crescenta Valley High School graduate, Class of 2000, not only was the first person to cross the finish line at the CV Chamber of Commerce 5K Run on Saturday; he also set the record for the fastest time in the history of the organization’s event. He ran the 5K in […]
History Made in the Crescenta Valley As you know, I’m a lover of the Crescenta Valley. I love having a sense of belonging, of knowing that I have the ability to make a contribution, of connecting people. That is what this newspaper is all about, after all … creating connections so we can help each […]
“If an apple blossom or a ripe apple could tell its own story, it would be … … the story of the sunshine that smiled upon it, of the winds that whispered to it, Of the birds that sang around it, and the storms that visited it …” Lucy Larcom, 1824-1893 American poet Last weekend, […]
By Ted AYALA If you were looking to start your diet this weekend, you might want to postpone for a week. The Montrose Oktoberfest, the community’s longest running festival, is returning to Honolulu Avenue this Saturday beginning at noon. Now in its 36th year, the Montrose Oktoberfest is set to expand its presence. Alpine hats […]