March 26 4300 block of Briggs Avenue in Montrose, a resident came into the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station and reported witnessing a suspect, described as a male black, 20 to 22 years old who was wearing a camouflaged green jacket, grey sweatpants, black shoes and purple latex gloves, enter his driveway. The man walked toward […]
»Elections 2020 By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk office certified the election results for the March 3 Presidential Primary Election. “A total of 2,122,468 ballots were processed and counted, with 38.50% of eligible voters casting ballots in Los Angeles County,” according to an LA County Registrar release. Locally, the closest […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, President Donald Trump signed a $2 trillion coronavirus virus relief bill. This bill had both sides of the aisle working together to get funds and support out to Americans. “In this morass of bad news, it is good news that Congress can come together to pass three necessary and bipartisan […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As of April 1, the California Dept. of Education State Superintendent Tony Thurmond and Governor Gavin Newsom have not ordered but suggested that students may not be able to return to school campuses before the end of the school year. Glendale Unified School District announced that it will not be reopening schools […]
By Violet FREDERICKS In the “before time” – before the spread of COVID-19 when people were free to roam and play throughout the Crescenta Valley – Rob Tyler would spend his free time playing disc golf. He and his friend would head out to Oak Grove Park to play the course and get some peaceful […]
Markets Shut Down In an abundance of caution regarding the expected April surge in COVID-19 reports, the Montrose Harvest Market is closed through the end of April. Messages of Support Welcome Those who would like to send a message of encouragement to the medical caregivers at USC-VHH are invited to do so. Send […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, was enacted via the 9/11 Commission’s recommendation that the federal government “set standards for the issuance of sources of identification, such as driver’s license,” according to the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS). Due to the COVID-19 response requiring the Dept. of Motor Vehicles […]
The California Dept. of Education State Superintendent Tony Thurmond and Governor Gavin Newsom have not ordered but suggested that students may not be able to return to school campuses before the end of the school year. Glendale Unified School District announced that it will not be reopening schools in its district for the current school […]
Update March 31 By Mary O’KEEFE “Thirty days to slow down the spread,” said Vice President Mike Pence at a press conference today as it was announced that social distancing guidelines will be expanded until April 30. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of NIAID [National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases], said that data shows that […]
UPDATE March 30 By Mary O’KEEFE There have been seven new deaths and 342 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Los Angeles County. Of these deaths six occurred in people over the age of 65, five of those had underlying heath conditions. One death was of an individual between the age of 41 and 65; […]