By Jake BOWMAN Oceanview Bar and Grill in Montrose will be hosting local philanthropist and community member Janet S. Blake on Sunday, Aug. 4. Blake is considered a local celebrity with acting credits on TV shows including “Friends” and “Boy Meets World.” She recently returned to her musical roots and will be performing throughout the […]
Independence Day Closure The offices of CV Weekly will be closed all day today, Thursday, July 4 and will close at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 5 for the Independence Day holiday. We encourage our readers to enjoy safe 4th of July celebrations. Rosemont Preserve Open Gate Afternoon An “open gate” event is taking place […]
By Julie BUTCHER More than 300 people demonstrated outside Congressman Adam Schiff’s district office in Burbank on Tuesday at noon in response to outrage simmering at the treatment of immigrants at the southern border. The Burbank rally was one of a reported 187 similar actions organized across the country under the banners “Close the Camps” […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Gary Quick, 41, a transient, has been arrested for starting a fire on June 22 in the 3600 block of La Crescenta Avenue. Two officers responded to the call concerning a “transient” who may have started the fire. A neighbor was at home around the time the fire started. The neighbor said […]
On May 12, Cameron Lykins was arrested for the murder of Houston Auer, which occurred at their residence in the 1100 block of Meyer Road in Meiners Oaks. Though there was sufficient evidence to conclude that Auer was murdered, Lykins had removed the body from the scene and would not disclose its location, according to […]
June 29 2800 block of Frances Avenue in La Crescenta, a homeowner held an open house, leaving a realtor responsible for the home. When she returned after the open house she discovered that several pieces of jewelry was missing. The open house was between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. June 28 2600 block […]
By Mary O’KEEFE More than 65% of LA County is unincorporated and is governed by the LA County Board of Supervisors with County departments providing municipal services. The County is divided into five supervisorial districts; La Crescenta/Montrose is in the fifth district. In some areas town councils, or neighborhood councils, have been in place since […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Honolulu Manor Senior Apartments owner Elias Shokrian and Montrose LP pled not guilty on July 1 to a criminal misdemeanor charge of inadequate maintenance. The charges stem from a complaint by residents of the apartment complex after both of the complex’s elevators stopped working in May. One elevator broke down in October […]
By Charly SHELTON Governor Gavin Newsom signed the newest California state budget last Thursday, taking effect on July 1 for the 2019-20 fiscal year. It was a budget full of firsts, not only in that it was Newsom’s first budget since being elected but also in the spending level. With a price tag of $214.8 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Thomas Sands, the attorney for Honolulu Manor Senior Apartments owner Elias Shokrian and Montrose LP, entered a plea of not guilty on behalf of his clients to criminal charges stemming from non-working elevators in the senior apartment complex on Honolulu Avenue. The next court date was set for Aug. 21.