By Brian CHERNICK Representative Adam Schiff sat down with a panel Monday night to discuss gun violence in America at the Witherbee Auditorium at the L.A. Zoo in what is to be the first of a series of conversations with constituents of California’s 28th district. Schiff and company spent much of the nearly two-hour event […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Unified School District representatives were at the Crescenta Valley Town Council monthly meeting Aug. 18 and gave councilmembers an update on the Sagebrush territory transfer. The Sagebrush area is the far west side of La Cañada Flintridge where the homes are within the City of La Cañada Flintridge but students attend […]
Harvest at the Vineyard in Deukmejian Park Calling all would be vineyardists! On Sunday starting at 5 p.m., all are welcome to come help the Stonebarn Vineyard Conservancy harvest the Alicante Bouschet grapes. The sugar is high in the fruit, and the critters are poised to grab their share. Bring pruning shears, hat, water bottle, […]
The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) will close all lanes of the eastbound Foothill [210] Freeway between Mountain Street and Lake Avenue for a 34-hour weekend closure as part of a pavement rehabilitation project. The closure will begin Saturday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. The eastbound I-210 connector to the westbound Ventura [134] Freeway will […]
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Office is looking for people to work at polling places for the upcoming Nov. 8. At present it is too early to know what precincts will need pollworkers, said Brenda Duran, spokeswoman for RR/CC. “As we get closer to the election we will know more of a sense […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday Caltrans workers noticed skid marks in the area on Angeles Crest Highway at mile marker 41.69. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Montrose Search and Rescue team rappelled over the side of the cliff and found an SUV with brush grown around it. The VIN of the SUV relates to a […]
Triple-digit temperatures are here to stay – for a while. It’s hot. According to NASA, July 2016 was the warmest July in 136 years of record keeping. In California, we have had hot days but not too hot. “The local temperatures in July were above average but they weren’t spectacularly above average,” said Bill Patzert, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Members of American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars 1641 are strong supporters of the Crescenta Valley. At their foundation is a deep commitment to support veterans and active military personnel. This bond began at their first days of boot camp and continues throughout their lives. The two organizations are […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday a Glendale City Council workboot meeting was held at the Glendale Police Dept.’s community room. The meeting allowed GPD to present information on current GPD projects including training officers in areas of crisis negotiation, evaluation of mental health and weaponless defense tactics. “I think Glendalians should feel fortunate to live […]