Traffic Safety Examined

By Mary O’KEEFE Engineers from the Department of Los Angeles County Public Works joined Crescenta Valley Town Council member Robbyn Battles and California Highway Patrol Office Ming-Yang hsu on Tuesday for a traffic evaluation field trip. Battles worked closely with the public works department last year to bring some safety changes to Monte Vista Elementary […]

Caution urged at council meeting

By Brandon HENSLEY Crescenta Valley residents were able to get a look at what public officials are doing to prepare for possible debris and mud flow this rainy season during the Nov. 18 Town Council meeting. Despite the forecast for a “La Niña” season, which calls for drier weather, L.A. County officials presented steps in […]

CV Sheriff’s evacuated due to smoke

By Mary O’KEEFE On Oct. 7 the CV Sheriffs Station was evacuated from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. due to smoke resulting from a fire caused by a short in the station’s air conditioning unit. Smoke filled the station causing personnel to be evacuated. L.A. county fire responded. One inmate in the jail at the time […]

A run to remember honors fallen officers

By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday runners with a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s escort ran down Foothill Boulevard as part of the L.A. County Department 2010 Memorial Peace Officers’ Run. The annual event is in honor of peace officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. “This is the 41st year of the run,” […]