On Friday, Rep. Adam Schiff along with six members of the Los Angeles Congressional Delegation, sent a letter to the National Park Service (NPS) regarding its recently released draft report on the Rim of the Valley Special Resources Study. The study examined the possibility of expanding the boundary of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This weekend three members of the Montrose Search and Rescue team will be climbing a mountain to bring awareness to and support for the fight against breast cancer. Mike Leum, Cindy England and Robert Sheedy will be climbing Oregon’s Mt. Hood for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s “Climb to Fight Breast […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Members of several communities joined in protest against the high-speed rail routes that would, according to them, divide their cities and decimate their homes and way of life. Calling it a Unity Rally, residents gathered on Tuesday from the Central Valley, Acton, Sylmar and Santa Clarita as well as the foothills communities […]
By McKenna MIDDLETON The second annual Glendale Firefighters’ Walk in Fashion at the Glendale Galleria mixed fashion and fundraising on June 6. The event began at 1 p.m. on the second floor of the Bloomingdale’s wing at the mall. A sleek white catwalk was set up in front of Bloomingdale’s to accommodate the afternoon of […]
By Marissa GOULD Though the official start of summer is still a few weeks off, it was summer-like temperatures that the Crescenta Valley community enjoyed at the annual Montrose Arts & Crafts Festival held last weekend. As in years past, attendees experienced live music, fun and, most importantly, some fine artists. This was the 32nd […]
Cheering our Local Youth Being involved with Prom Plus (not to mention having four sons of my own), I have the opportunity to interact with our local teens and young adults. I have heard sad tales of kids whose parents are addicted to one thing or another, who have kicked their kid out of their […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It has been a year of hearing the phone ring and thinking maybe this time it will be her. Or going to the mailbox and finding an envelope with her name on it and for a moment thinking, “I should get this to her.” It has been a year without hearing her […]
“In early June the world of leaf and blade and flowers explodes, and every sunset is different. ~ John Steinbeck, “The Winter of Our Discontent” Seasonal confusion describes our weather. Our thermometer, to assure an accurate reading sits on a wood surface and in the shade, on Monday reached 102 degrees! The evening continued warm, […]
By Jason KUROSU The Crescenta Valley Sierra Club met Tuesday night to discuss a plan for gaining wilderness status for a larger portion of the Angeles National Forest, though some in attendance were on hand to question the Sierra Club’s stance on the state’s High Speed Rail Project, which would tunnel beneath the forest. John […]
June 7 600 block of Normandie in Los Angeles, a 19-year-old Los Angeles man was arrested in connection with a burglary that had previously occurred on Altura Avenue in La Crescenta. LAPD contacted CV Sheriff’s concerning a trespassing call they responded to. They found the suspect and after an investigation discovered he had a warrant […]