By Julie BUTCHER and Mary O’KEEFE This week CV Weekly will introduce readers to the eight candidates running for the Congress – 28th District. They will be presented in the order in which they appear on the March 3 ballot. More information on the candidates can be found at www.lavote.net or on Facebook. Democrat Chad […]
For the Kids “It’s for the kids.” This is a phrase that is not uncommon when fundraising for youth-related causes. But it is also apropos of a meeting I attended last Thursday night. The meeting was a round table discussion regarding our local youth and our youth center, The Fire House. For those unfamiliar, […]
Detectives from Crescenta Valley station and the Los Angeles County Auto Theft Taskforce Auto Theft Taskforce arrested two in connection with a La Cañada Flintridge burglary and grand theft auto. On Sunday, Feb. 23, a residence on the 800 block of Greenridge Drive in La Cañada Flintridge was burglarized. Miscellaneous items and a key to […]
By Julie BUTCHER At the beginning of the Glendale City Council on Feb. 13, Councilmember Paula Devine asked what the city is doing to protect Rockhaven. “Is the city taking adequate precautions to protect the buildings at Rockhaven from these storms?” she asked. City Manager Yasmin Beers attempted to assure the council that roofs have […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A fatal motorcycle accident occurred on Monday at 6 p.m. on Foothill Boulevard in Sunland-Tujunga. The victim of the crash was Crescenta Valley High School alum Ty Payton, 23. There has been a GoFundMe page set up to help his family with expenses. For those who would like to help go to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Some residents of the Honolulu Manor Senior Apartments in Montrose are very happy for a couple of reasons – they finally have two working elevators and they have won a civil suit brought against the owner of the complex. The settlement of about $2.25 million came after a long battle to get […]
From the red carpet to games called by a drag queen, there’s plenty of fun to be had – and non-profit funds raised – at local bingo games. By Sabrina SHELTON The Crescenta Valley and surrounding neighborhoods are about to be taken over. People will be heard shouting and laughing and walking away with the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Registered nurses [RN] had a booth at Sunday’s Harvest Market in Montrose to bring attention to their current negotiations with USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. “We started on negotiations with management and [they told us of] major takeaways [from the nurses],” said Yvette Sealy, a USC-VHH nurse. She added the nurses went into […]
By Julie BUTCHER Glendale takes its local elections seriously as demonstrated by the number and variety of council candidate forums that were held across the city in advance of Election Day on Tuesday, March 3. “But this one’s the granddaddy of them all,” Northwest Glendale Homeowners Association (NWGHA) board member Sam Engel boasted as he […]
“This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls.” ~ John Muir, Scottish- American […]