Novelist, billionaire and venture philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced $4.2 billion in charitable giving to 384 organizations, providing the YWCA Glendale with a historic $1M gift. This latest round of funding is part of Scott’s pledge to donate a majority of her fortune. Over 6,500 organizations were vetted through a rigorous, data-driven approach that engaged hundreds […]
138 New Deaths and 22,422 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County Today, Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) confirms the highest number of new COVID-19 deaths, cases and hospitalizations ever reported throughout the pandemic. The case and death numbers provided at the news briefing earlier on Wednesday […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Most may not like it, but wearing a face covering – in addition to other key precautions – can prevent the spread of COVID-19. Americans were warned by several medical experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, that this winter would be “dark.” COVID-19 […]
By Julie BUTCHER Early in this week’s meeting of the Glendale City Council, Councilmember Dan Brotman pulled a routine item from the consent calendar to offer further comment on plans to upgrade the Montrose Community Park parking lot. “Replacing asphalt in the parking lot is problematic for a number of reasons; there’s potential for releasing […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The City of Hope is now in phase 1 clinical trials with a SARS-CoV-2 [COVID-19] vaccine. “We started in February of this year, like many of the other [companies],” said Don Diamond, Ph.D., who is a professor with City of Hope’s Dept. of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Diamond added the hospital’s […]
Holidays Come With More Lockdowns According to recent intensive care unit data, Southern California ICU bed availability is less than 15%, thereby triggering the additional Regional Stay-at-Home Order. Among those sectors shut down are bars, breweries, distilleries, and wineries (except for production, manufacturing and retail), hair salons and barbershops, and personal care services. The LA […]
“Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never seen them dancing on a windy day.” ~ Shira Tamir Earlier in the week winds came howling out of the local mountain canyons. Temperatures jumped 20 degrees warmer within a day. We sat in our neighbor’s front yard (masked and six feet apart). While colorful leaves […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Though the pandemic has altered the way many traditions are being celebrated, the fact that they are being celebrated is a testament to the importance placed on them. In addition, many community members are finding comfort in those things that have not been canceled due to COVID-19. Among them are the Christmas […]
LCFCC Hosts Ceramics Sale The 2020 CCLCF Holiday Ceramic Sale takes place on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. outside in the parking lot of the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge. Support local artists while finding a variety of beautiful, one-of-a-kind handmade ceramic pieces. The Community Center follows all physical distancing […]
By Mary O’KEEFE During the recent campaigns for the Nov. 3 election there seemed to be some confusion between AB 5 and HR 2474. These are two legislative bills that deal with labor but do not deal with the same issues. AB 5 refers to California State Assembly Bill 5 that went into effect on […]