LA Law Library Provides Resources for Homeless and Near Homeless

By Mary O’KEEFE For those who find themselves homeless, or fear they will soon be homeless, there are many barricades they face, from getting healthcare to finding help with food and shelter. There are mountains of paperwork needing to be filled out and hours standing in long lines, oftentimes only to find they are in […]

In Brief

  CV Weekly Holiday Schedule The offices of CV Weekly will close early on Wednesday, Nov. 22 and be closed all day on Thursday, Nov. 23 and Friday, Nov. 24 for the Thanksgiving holiday.   CV Town Council Meeting Agenda The next general meeting of the CV Town Council is tonight, Thursday, Nov. 16 at […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Shaking My Head in Wonder   I had to share with you a couple of things that have caused me to shake my head in disbelief. Last week, as that issue was being put to bed (as we call it), the story came my way about the mother and daughter who hit and killed a […]

Weather in the Fothills

“It doesn’t rain at all in California. Once a month, a man drives through spraying Evian.” ~ Hugh Laurie, actor It’s November, so where is the rain? Good question! Every year at about this time, we begin to wonder about the timing and totals for the upcoming raining season. So far, only a few sprinkles […]

Marijuana Sale, Cultivation Ban Stands

By Brian CHERNICK Glendale City Council on Tuesday voted to maintain the current status of prohibition of the commercial sale and cultivation of marijuana within the city. Council asked staff to return within a year with further reports to provide additional information for councilmembers to make a decision on whether to lift the ban. To […]

DEIR Comment Period Drawing to Close

By Brian CHERNICK The City of Glendale will continue to gather public comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed overhaul of the Grayson Power Plant until Monday, Nov. 20. The original public review period was extended past its original 45 days to allow more people to participate in the development of […]

CRIME BLOTTER

  Nov. 12 4100 block of Briggs Avenue in Montrose, a package was stolen from the front porch of a home at 11:13 a.m. 4700 block of Lasheart Drive in La Cañada, a backpack, laptop computer and other personal items were stolen from an unlocked vehicle overnight.   Nov. 10 4400 block of Oakwood Avenue […]

Help Needed for a Local Boy

By Mary O’KEEFE A GoFundMe page has been set up for a local 12-year-old boy who was involved in a serious accident. Steven Azarian was with his family and friends in the desert this past weekend when a firework accident cost him his right hand. “We have been going out to the desert twice a […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

A Word of Warning I’ve been driving for well over 40 years and confess here that I have a lead foot. Thankfully it’s not overly heavy and, in fact, I hadn’t been tagged for speeding ever. That recently changed, though. While heading back from a chamber of commerce meeting one afternoon, traveling south on Pennsylvania […]