By Mary O’KEEFE On Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court said that background checks of low risk employees at Jet Propulsion Laboratory could continue. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled to hold the background checks while the case was moving through the court system. Employees of JPL had brought suit against NASA and […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Fire. Floods. Earthquake. Natural disasters of these types are not foreign to residents of the Crescenta Valley. But rather than preparing to feel like a victim, residents can instead get prepared to meet these emergencies by becoming CERT trained. CERT – Community Emergency Response Training – educates people about disaster preparedness for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE They are the first to walk out into a busy street full of drivers that are seemingly all in a hurry. They are armed only with a handheld stop sign and a yellow vest. These are the crossing guards that have become so much a part of the elementary school landscape that […]
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By Mary O’KEEFE At about 4 a.m. Saturday morning there was a call to Glendale police reporting a stabbing in the 3700 block of Altura Avenue in La Crescenta. Officials said that the stabbing occurred during a party. The victim, a male in his 20s, was not critically injured and was not transported to a […]
By Charly SHELTON Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to the Future! The Crescenta Valley Weekly has added a feature to the newspaper to allow better connectivity to our website. This is a QR code. QR, Quick Response code, is, essentially, a barcode. Many computers and Smartphones have the Barcode Scanner feature that allows them to read […]
By Ted AYALA With rumors about the untimely demise Verdugo Hills Golf Course (VHGC) rampant across the Foothills communities, VHGC manager John Mascarenas wanted to reach out to the community to straighten out the story of the VHGC’s future. “We’re still going – and we’re not going anywhere,” said Masacarenas. “A lot of newspapers just […]
By Ted AYALA With barely enough time to remove one’s coat, the Glendale City Council held an atypically brief council meeting on Tuesday evening. Not that the issues on Jan. 11 were dealt with flippantly by the members of the council. All members, save for Frank Quintero, were present. Mayor Ara Najarian, together with the […]
Announcements from newly installed governor make good on budget cutting promises. By Jason KUROSU Governor Jerry Brown unveiled his budget plan Monday, a budget rife with cuts and plans to increase taxes in order to combat a ballooning deficit. The billions in cuts might have come as a shock to some if not for Brown’s […]
“When there is talk of violence let us up stand up and talk against it. In the face of death let us honor life.” President Bill Clinton’s speech after the Oklahoma bombing. “In this trial we have been reminded and the world has seen that our fellow Americans are generous and kind resourceful and brave.” […]