Dancing in the Street This pandemic has revealed so much of us as a society. Like you, I’ve seen some craziness I would never think would be a part of the American fabric. For example, weeks of rioting and civil unrest across the country in cities like Portland, Oregon, Kenosha, Wisconsin and Denver, Colorado […]
And they were canopied by the blue sky, So cloudless, clear, and purely beautiful, That God alone was to be seen in Heaven. ~ Lord Byron, “The Dream,” Stanza 4 A blue sky? Yes! It’s visible once again. The eerie orange-tinged landscape and smoke-laden air has been replaced by crisp and much clearer conditions. That […]
Over the course of two weeks, students in the Academy of Science and Medicine at Crescenta Valley High School stuffed approximately 4,000-plus “swag bags” for local health care heroes and community members. Under the direction of CVHS senior president Shant Kevorkian of the Academy of Science and Medicine at CVHS and a lead volunteer at […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Human Rights Campaign has released its Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital is the only hospital in Glendale that made the list. “Each of the participants was given a score based on how many LGBTQ [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer]-inclusive policies and practices they have in place […]
By Charly SHELTON Last Friday at 11:38 p.m., a M4.5 earthquake struck South El Monte. The shaking was felt across LA in varying degrees of severity, with some residents reporting that they were awakened in their beds by the shaking. At nearly 11 miles deep, the quake was muted by millions of tons of rock […]
CVCA Meets Tonight The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its monthly meeting tonight, Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. On the agenda will be some brief updates on land use issues in the Crescenta Valley and National Night Out. Contact the CVCA at crescentavalleycommunityassn@gmail.com with questions and for Zoom meeting information. […]
Tuesday was National Voter Registration Day. Those in Los Angeles County can register to vote or verify their registration by visiting lavote.net or calling (800) 815-2666. By Mary O’KEEFE The Vote-by-Mail ballots will be sent out from the LA County Registrar’s Office on Oct. 5. All registered voters in LA County will be receiving Vote-by-Mail […]
Los Angeles City Fire Dept. received a call regarding a car fire that spread into the nearby brush on the westbound 210 Freeway at the La Tuna Canyon exit. As of 5:50 p.m., the LA Fire Dept. and the Glendale Fire Dept. responded to the call. According to CHP, the freeway has no closures but […]
Key Indicators Show Progress in Response to COVID-19 The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) continues seeing progress in key indicators, including daily hospitalizations and deaths. Public Health remains vigilant in monitoring the metrics that show LA County’s progress in slowing the spread of COVID-19 and reducing the disproportionality in highly impacted […]
Bobcat Fire Status of Evacuation Orders and Warnings as of 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 22. The following areas will remain under evacuation orders: Residences along Angeles Crest Highway, between Angeles Forest Hwy and Hwy 39. The unincorporated areas of Crystal Lake, East Fork of the San Gabriel River, and Camp Williams. Communities of Pearblossom, Juniper […]