Altadena Station to Stay Open

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (Board) unanimously voted to direct the LA County Sheriff to immediately cease efforts to close the Altadena and Marina del Rey stations. Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced during a May 4 briefing that due to a $400 million budget gap he would be closing the Altadena and Marina del […]

Supervisor Kathryn Barger Clarifies the ‘Safer-At-Home’ Health Orders

Kathryn Barger, chair of the LA County Board of Supervisors, offered clarification regarding a statement made by Dr. Barbara Ferrer regarding the extension of the “Safer-At-Home” Health Order: “During [Tuesday’s] Board of Supervisors meeting, Dr. Barbara Ferrer indicated that the County’s health officer order would be in place over the next few months. Unfortunately, this […]

CVWD Board Chooses Audit Firm, Staff Works to Refinance Bonds

On Tuesday night the Crescenta Valley Water District board of directors held its regularly scheduled board meeting. During that meeting the board approved a three-year contract to engage CliftonLarsonAllen LLP to provide audit services for FY 2020-2022. Additionally, there was discussion regarding the long-term infrastructure reliability and funding roadmap as well as discussion on the […]

Planning the First Day of School 2020-21

Planning the First Day of School 2020-21

By Mary O’KEEFE At next Tuesday’s Glendale Unified School District board meeting, the board and district administration will be discussing the reopening of schools and what that might look like. In the meantime, the California Dept. of Education Superintendent Tony Thurmond held a briefing on Wednesday to discuss how the state office is working with […]

AP Test Presents Problems for Students

By Mary O’KEEFE This week social media lit up with issues students were having with Advanced Placement tests they were taking online. AP testing is a fee-based test that is taken by students to receive credit for their AP classes. Normally the tests are given in a secure area and are proctored by education staff. […]

Firefighters Tackle Old Problems in New Ways

Firefighters Tackle Old Problems in New Ways

With Safer-At-Home orders in place, local fire departments are adapting to new hazards. By Julie BUTCHER Glendale Fire Chief Silvio Lanzas has not had a day off since the city declared an emergency in early March due to COVID-19. There has been an increase in emergency calls at homes in addition to the normal number […]

In Brief

Harvest Market to Reopen The Montrose Shopping Park Association will be reopening Harvest Market on Sunday, May 17. There will only be vendors who sell fresh vegetables and fruits and prepackaged food available for purchase. The hours are limited to 8 a.m. to noon. Everyone who enters the Harvest Market area will be required to […]

Glendale Extends Emergency Ordinances, Adds Measures to Facilitate the Continued Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

On Tuesday, May 12, the Glendale City Council extended its emergency proclamations and added measures to facilitate the continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The changes are as follows: 1. Extended the emergency proclamation beyond May 15, 2020. The proclamation shall remain in effect for the duration of the emergency, until terminated by the Glendale […]

LA County Updates Its COVID-19 Numbers

By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Dept. Public Health announced today, May 13, the County has recorded 47 new deaths bringing the total of county deaths to 1,659. This includes 52 deaths in Glendale as of May 12. There were 1,264 new positive cases of COVID-19 bringing the total to 34,428 cases. According to Public […]

Emergency Rental Assistance Program

In response to renters with limited means who are affected by COVID-19, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors authorized the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) to utilize Community Development Block Grant Program coronavirus (CDBG-CV) response funds to create and administer the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance (COVID-19-ERA) Program. CDBG-CV funding is made possible by […]