LA County Updates Its COVID-19 Numbers

By Mary O’KEEFE As of May 15, the Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 47 new deaths bringing the total of deaths to 1,632 within LA County. Of that number, 59 deaths have been reported from the City of Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge has reported five deaths, Eagle Rock eight […]

TAPS Support Those Grieving a Loss of a Family Member

TAPS [Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors] has provided comfort, care and resources to those grieving the death of a military loved one since 1994. The nonprofit organization has provided 24/7 support through a national peer support network. Although its focus has been on military families it has expanded its resource support information to those who […]

LA County Updates Its COVID-19 Numbers

As of today, May 14, the Los Angeles County Public Health has confirmed 51 new deaths in the County resulting in a total number of deaths to 1,709 for COVID-19. As of May 13 the City of Glendale reported 59 deaths. There have been 925 new cases of COVID-19 in LA County bring the total […]

Governor Submits May Revise Budget

In the face of a global health crisis that has triggered a global financial crisis, Gov. Gavin Newsom today submitted his 2020-21 May Revision budget proposal to the legislature – a balanced plan to close a budget gap of more than $54 billion brought on swiftly by the COVID-19 recession. “COVID-19 has caused California and […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

I Hate … the Mask I was talking to a local businesswoman whose doors to her business are locked but she is still able to go to work; it’s not necessary for her to interact with the public in order for her to get her job done. Thankfully she doesn’t work alone. Like us here […]

Weather in the Foothills

“While sailing a little south of the Plata on one very dark night, the sea presented a wonderful and most beautiful spectacle. There was a fresh breeze and every part of the surface, which during the day is seen as foam, now glowed with a pale light. The vessel drove before her bow two billows […]

The Predictive Power of InfoGears

By Charly SHELTON COVID-19 cases are prevalent around the world whether on the rise in South Korea, on the decline in Switzerland or holding relatively steady in America. It is important that this data is tracked to see when it is safe for communities to reopen and when to shut down tighter. There have been […]

Budget Challenges Among Council Agenda Items

By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday, the Glendale City Council met first thing in the morning, again in the afternoon, then late into the early hours of the following morning, addressing imminent budget challenges, long-sought changes to the city’s historic preservation procedures and extensions to emergency orders issued in response to the global novel coronavirus pandemic. […]

Hansen Sheds Light on Olympic Uncertainty

Hansen Sheds Light on Olympic Uncertainty

By Brandon HENSLEY The amount of time, preparation and desire that goes into not only competing in the Olympic Games but just to qualify is something most people can’t fathom. With the news this spring that the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 have been postponed until 2021 due to health concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak, athletes […]