Like so many, I was shocked to learn on Thursday night that it was decided by the Los Angeles Times to close the local newspapers the Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader and the La Cañada Valley Sun. The Times owned the three community newspapers. The news jerked me back to the day in July 2009 when […]
Button up your overcoat, When the wind is free Take good care of yourself, You belong to me… Wear your flannel underwear, When you climb a tree, Oh, take good care of yourself, You belong to me!” “Button up Your Overcoat,” Lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva & Lew Brown / Music: by Ray Henderson “You […]
An estimated 2 million people in Los Angeles County suffer from food insecurity on an ongoing basis. That vulnerable community is sure to swell because of pandemic-related economic losses in the months to come, but Los Angeles County is committed to preventing hunger and ensuring access to food for all residents. The County is currently […]
Clark Magnet High School has been selected as a 2020 U.S. Dept. of Education Green Ribbon School for its innovative efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, improve health and wellness, and ensure effective sustainability education. Clark Magnet is one of only 39 schools in the country and four in the state of California […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Public Health released its updated COVID-19 numbers on Wednesday, April 22. There were 66 confirmed new deaths and 1,318 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County. This brings the totals to 729 deaths and 16,435 positive cases reported. “Of those who died, information about race and […]
By Charly SHELTON Earth Day was yesterday and, for the first time in the 50-year history of Earth Day, the skies look cleaner than the year before. While the COVID-19 shutdown has negatively impacted lives around the planet, it is also impacting the planet itself, in a positive way. “Right now we’re seeing reduced levels […]
By Julie BUTCHER At its most recent board meeting on April 14, the Crescenta Valley Water District voted to hold off on the distribution of a Prop 218 notice, which is required in advance of any discussion of a rate increase, effectively delaying any increase for now. The item appeared on the agenda as part […]
On April 13 at approximately 4 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Pioneer Drive responding to a male who was attempting to break into an occupied condo. It was reported that the suspect, later identified as 52-year-old Kevin Sweet of Glendale, had gotten onto a balcony and was pounding on a sliding […]
April 19 4800 block of Fairview Drive in La Cañada, a woman reported receiving several threatening phone calls on her cellphone for about six days. She did not recognize the voice. She reported the most recent phone calls between 3:20 p.m. and 5 p.m. April 18 17800 block of Little Tujunga Road in Angeles National […]
By Charly SHELTON