Looking Back at the Year in Review 2020: Part 2

CVW continues its looks back to a year that was historic. June With the pandemic shutdown restrictions slowly starting to ease, restaurants and businesses were beginning to reopen with new rules for diners and shoppers to stay safe and slow the spread of the virus. Among these new policies from the LA County Dept. of […]

Montrose Search and Rescue Gets Shot in the Arm

Montrose Search and Rescue Gets Shot in the Arm

  By Mary O’KEEFE Members of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept.-Montrose Search and Rescue at Crescenta Valley Station received the COVID-19 vaccine this week. Team members respond to medical emergencies and are front line responders. They are volunteers with the LASD and come from all walks of life. Once again, MSR responded to a record […]

Rent Relief, Eviction Moratorium Extended and Salary Bumps for Grocery Workers

By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to extend the eviction moratorium through Feb. 28. Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and Chair Hilda Solis co-authored a motion to extend the moratorium on evictions in addition to expanding protections for renters. They cited the danger that evictions could lead to more […]

2021 and COVID-19 is Still Strong, Its Numbers Growing

2021 and COVID-19 is Still Strong, Its Numbers Growing

“Noon the fifth day, Mr. Hooper, a Lockheed Ventura saw us, he swung in low and he saw us. Young pilot, a lot younger than Mr. Hooper; anyway, he saw us and come in low and three hours later, a big fat PBY comes down and start to pick us up. Y’know, that was the […]

Vehicle Fires at Deukmejian Wilderness Park

Glendale Fire Department Station 29 responded to multiple vehicle fires this afternoon at the parking lot at Deukmejian Wilderness Park. “It was one vehicle fire that [spread] to two other vehicles,” said Anita Shandi, spokeswoman for GFD. There were no injuries reported. GFD and Park administrators were on scene.

Situation Resolved of Man With Knife on 210

  UPDATE 3:25 p.m. The situation on the 210 Freeway at Lowell Avenue has been resolved, according to the Glendale Police Dept. It is being handled as a mental health issue, not a criminal issue. The man in question had a large knife with him and, from his statements, officers were concerned he would self-harm. […]

Looking Back at 2020: Year in Review

Looking Back at 2020: Year in Review

CV Weekly looks back at year that was – truly – unprecedented. January The float Dodo Bird Flight School that was entered into the 131st annual Tournament of Roses Parade by the City of La Cañada garnered laughs and the Bob Hope Humor Award. Several new laws went into effect on Jan. 1 but perhaps […]

In brief

Shortened Hours for Holiday The office of CV Weekly will be open only until 1 p.m. today, Thursday, Dec. 31. It will be closed on Jan. 1, 2021. Rosemont Preserve Open Gate Morning An “open gate” event is taking place at the Rosemont Preserve on Saturday morning, Jan. 2. This is a chance for residents […]

Good Riddance 2020

Good Riddance 2020

By Mary O’KEEFE This year has been one for the record books. It started with fire and is ending with a shot in the arm. Little did we know that the Australian fires that continued to burn from September 2019 into 2020 was a sign of things to come. In 2020, California saw the state […]