By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley is known for its abundance of rocks, as any gardener knows, and for its trees. Many residents have said they moved here because of the tree-lined streets. In fact, over the years residents fought to maintain their forest-like atmosphere. The Los Angeles Tree Protection Ordinance that was originally established in […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday morning, the Glendale City Council held the first of seven budget study sessions, heard a third-quarter financial report, and previewed the budget for FY 2022-23 as well as five-year general fund projections. According to the financial update for the third quarter of the current fiscal year, property, sales and the […]
Resigned to the Way Things Are The nation seems to be in the grip of the Great Resignation – that is the high number of employees either quitting their jobs or not returning to the employment they had prior to the pandemic. The reasons for this are quite varied: among them are complaints of […]
“As one dies so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath and there is no advantage for man over beast” (or butterfly). New American Standard Bible, Ecclesiastes 3:19 About a decade ago, my husband gave up the arduous task of mowing the grass that runs the length at the back […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After many, many hours of weed pulling, organizing, fundraising, sweeping, raking and backbreaking boots-on-the-ground volunteering, the Verdugo Hills Cemetery celebrated its grand centennial event on Saturday. Craig Durst took the lead in not only developing a vision to restore and repair the historical cemetery but he also organized volunteers in addition to […]
CVCA to Meet April 28 The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its monthly meeting tonight, April 28 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The meeting will include discussion on local issues as well as an opportunity for foothill area residents to bring their own concerns. Contact the CVCA at crescentavalleycommunityassn@gmail.com with questions and for Zoom meeting information. All […]
By Justin HAGER The Crescenta Valley Town Council welcomed the public back to the La Crescenta Library last week for its first regular in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic eliminated large in-person gatherings more than two years ago. The meeting began with a solemn ceremony as Councilmember Frida Baghdassarian presented the Armenian National Committee of […]
In our ongoing efforts to better acquaint our readers with the candidates they’ll be voting on in June, CV Weekly posed three questions to each of the candidates running for Assembly District 44, State Senate District 20 and Assembly District 52. Note that we may have had to limit their responses due to space limitations. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The primaries are quickly approaching. June 7 is Election Day but there are important dates to remember prior to that. Some residents may have already received the State Voter Information Guide; if you haven’t received it yet it is coming. Vote-by-mail ballots will be sent out beginning on May 9. Every registered […]
On April 6, emergency responders were called to the Verdugo Hills YMCA concerning a possible drowning. According to the LA County Coroner’s Office, the victim was a 77-year-old woman. They have determined the death an accident caused by drowning. Vince Iuculano, chief executive officer of the YMCA of the Foothills, released the following statement. “Over […]