By Mary O’KEEFE Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) are asking for the people to participate in a public forum concerning the SoCalGas’ 2024 General Rate Case application. The public is encouraged to make comments and raise concerns with the CPUC’s Administrative Law Judge who is overseeing this rate […]
Senator Anthony J. Portantino announced that the Senate Select Committee on California, Armenia and Artsakh Mutual Trade, Art, and Cultural Exchange has been re-established for the 2023-24 Legislative Session. The Senate Rules Committee, chaired by Senate Pro Tem Toni G. Atkins, reauthorized the committee on February 15, 2023. “California and the Republic of Armenia have […]
The Altadena area office of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will conduct a sobriety/driver license checkpoint on Friday, March 3, within the unincorporated area of Pasadena. “We would like to remind everyone to drink responsibly and to designate a sober driver. Driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs is dangerous to everybody on […]
Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) and Glendale Teachers Association (GTA) bargaining teams have reached a tentative agreement on a contract for the 2020-23 school years. The tentative agreement includes three separate compensation increases for GTA members: a 4.5% one-time compensation increase for the 2020-21 school year, a 3.5% ongoing raise retroactive to the 2021-22 school […]
The County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors appointed Anthony C. Marrone to serve as the tenth Fire Chief of the County of Los Angeles Fire Department, effective Tuesday, February 28. After serving as the Interim Fire Chief for more than 11 months, Chief Marrone steps into the permanent role. With more than 37 years […]
On Feb. 21 an armed robbery occurred at Home Depot in the 5000 block of San Fernando Road in Glendale. Within the first hour of the store opening a male entered the location and immediately began looking for the store manager. Once he found the manger, the suspect lifted his shirt revealing a firearm and […]
As I write this Steve and I are blissfully sailing through the Panama Canal. Though I had heard this journey was unbelievable it is hard to convey the magnitude of this project. We took a tour of Panama City and our very knowledgeable tour guide – Anna – gave us the lowdown on Panamanian history. […]
Taking A Look Outside Our Window By Mary O’KEEFE I am going to try to explain my thought process which can be difficult to follow at times but please stay with me. March is Women’s History Month, and for the next four weeks I want to highlight some incredibly strong, intelligent and innovative women. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Just as we were getting used to the rain—it started to snow. Over the weekend many throughout Southern California were surprised, and delighted, to see beautiful, huge flakes of snow falling from the sky without the help of Hollywood special effects. Some may have remembered the snow “storm” in 1989 in Los […]
By Roman INGUANZO On Tuesday, the Glendale City Council conducted its weekly meeting. The meeting began with air quality updates by Michael Cacciotti, the Vice Chair-Elect of the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Throughout the presentation, Cacciotti emphasized ways that small businesses can benefit from clean air investments. If you are a small business […]