LA County Updates Its Numbers

For the third consecutive day Los Angeles County Public Health reported its highest numbers of cases of death due to COVID-19. On April 14, the number of new deaths was 40; on April 15 it was 42; and today, April 16, the number of new deaths increased to 55. This brings the total number of […]

2020 Census – Be Counted, California

A message from Alex Padilla, secretary of state: As of last week, more than 46% of all households across California have responded to the 2020 Census! That’s 6.9 million households — making California the state with the most households that have already responded to the census. But we still have millions more California households to […]

Los Angeles County Braces for Major Decline in Sales Tax Revenues

Los Angeles County’s economic outlook has taken a hard hit from the COVID-19 crisis, with officials forecasting a $1 billion decline in sales tax revenue this fiscal year ending on June 30, 2020. Looking ahead, the sales tax decline is expected to surpass $2 billion between now and the end of the next fiscal year […]

Weather in the Foothills

“No one can know the infinite importance of a tiny drop of water better than a thirsty bird or a little ant or a man of desert!” ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan, Turkish writer Just what we needed – warm and sunny weather. Yesterday’s temperature reached into the 80s, under clear blue skies. This abrupt and […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

From the Desk of the Publisher

A Light in the Distance I’m encouraged that talk is now turning to when the state recovers rather than whether it’s ever going to happen. Can we all join together and shout, “Hallelujah!”? I know that I am not alone in feeling out-of-sorts – can I say depressed? – over the past four-plus weeks due […]

No License = No Driving

On April 11 at approximately 10:20 p.m., an officer observed a van speed through a solid red light at the intersection of Brand Boulevard and Colorado Avenue. The officer conducted an enforcement stop on the driver and discovered that the driver had never been issued a California driver’s license. 23-year-old Hubert Medrano of Compton was […]

Four Arrested on Narcotics Charges

On March 26, Glendale Police detectives observed what appeared to be hand-to-hand narcotic sales transactions taking place from a vehicle parked on the 6500 block of San Fernando Road. The four individuals involved, later identified as 22-year-old Andre Melikyan of Glendale, 26-year-old Justin Lee of Los Angeles, 21-year-old Arotin Aslanian of Glendale, and 33-year-old Martik […]

Face Coverings Officially Required for Workers and the Public

The current Health Officer Orders extends the previous Health Officer Order through May 15 and requires essential businesses to provide a cloth face covering for all employees to wear while performing duties that involve contact with other employees and/or the public and to post physical distancing plans. The public is also required to wear a […]