City Receives Nearly $2.37 Million in HUD Funds

The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the City of Glendale Continuum of Care (CoC), nearly $2.37 million in renewed and new grants to prevent and end homelessness. The grants are a part of a record $1.95 billion in funding that the Obama Administration awarded to 7,600 homeless assistance programs around the […]

Snow Fun Found in Crescenta Valley

Snow Fun Found in Crescenta Valley

Warm temperatures did not keep kids – and their parents – away from a day of snow fun at Two Strike By Mary O’KEEFE Snow and sledding and sleeveless shirts and shorts may not look like they go together but in Crescenta Valley on Thursday it was the perfect way to spend the day. Over […]

UPDATE: Missing Child Located

                            update: An alert was issued that a child reported earlier has been located. Glendale Police have issued an alert for a child who went missing today, Tuesday, at 2:30 p.m. in the 300 block of South Glendale Avenue. She is female, […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Good Riddance This has been a year of loss of and for many people. Famous people – Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher, George Michael, Prince, Alan Thicke to name a few – are just some of the names that will be scrolled across television screens during the In Memoriam segment of awards shows this season. It’s […]

La Cañada Readies Parade Float

La Cañada Readies Parade Float

City’s entry reaches for the stars. By Nicole MOORE On Tuesday the La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Assn. hosted an “Under the Bridge Happy Hour” from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. It was a time when La Cañada community members gathered to watch volunteers of all ages working on the city’s entry in the […]

Sign Replacement and Warning Signs to be Installed by Caltrans

The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) will close portions of the Golden State Freeway (I-5) between the Hollywood Freeway (SR-170) and the Kern County line as part of a sign replacement project. The following schedule will be in effect, weather permitting, and subject to change:     December 27 through  December 30   Northbound I-5 […]

Tentative Agreement Reached Between Nurses and USC-VHH

Tentative Agreement Reached Between Nurses and USC-VHH

By Mary O’KEEFE Registered nurses and hospital administrators have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract covering 200 registered nurses in the bargaining unit at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. The RNs, affiliated with the California Nurses Association (CNA), state the agreement includes significant improvements and workplace protections that will enhance their ability to provide […]

The Year in Review 2016

The Year in Review 2016

January The prediction of a huge El Niño that was to help our drought-ridden state looked like it might actually happen in January. Heavy rains downed power lines and drenched the foothills during the first week in January. Time was drawing to a close for the public to officially comment on proposed development projects for […]

Weather in the Foothills

  “New Year’s Eve is like every other night; there is no pause in the march of the universe, no breathless moment of silence among created things that the passage of another twelve months may be noted; and yet no man has quite the same thoughts this evening that come with the coming of darkness […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Dec. 23 5300 block Ivafern Lane in La Cañada, a standard mixer with an ice cream maker attachment had been shipped to the location but was never received. After reviewing security footage the resident witnessed a dark colored SUV drive eastbound past the residence then make a U-turn and park near the residence. A man, […]