By Brandon HENSLEY L.A. County Regional Planning is hoping to meet with the board of supervisors in March for a vote on its General Plan Update, said planner Leon Freeman at the Jan. 15 Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting. According to L.A County, the General Plan Update is a comprehensive update of the existing plan. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley High School Falkons Robotics 589 team is diligently working on weekends and after school and using any free time to get ready for the 2015 FIRST (For Inspiration and Research in Science and Technology) competition. On Jan. 3, FIRST announced this year’s game, Recycle Rush, and 589 immediately began […]
UPDATE: On Wednesday the Glendale Police Department was contacted by detectives from the Long Beach Police Department informing them that a similar robbery had occurred in their area on Jan. 18 and a partial license plate was obtained. Further investigation led to the positive identification of 41-year-old Jermeile Hairston. GPD discovered Hairston was in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Gold Award is the pinnacle of a girl’s career in Girl Scouts. For Girl Scout Jennifer Gorman, the project that would earn her Gold Award was a way for her to continue her commitment to making the world a better place. Gorman chose the Jewish Family Service’s Metro SOVA Food Pantry […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At Sunday’s Harvest Market, several nurses from USC Verdugo Hills Hospital set up a booth and reached out to the community to share their concerns about the hospital and the working/patient conditions. They were asking the public to sign a petition they plan on presenting to the hospital administration in the near […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The California Democratic Party recently held caucuses to fill delegate slots for the Democratic convention. One of the busiest caucuses was held at Glendale Community College on Jan. 11 to elect delegates from the 43rd State Assembly District. “The Democratic Party State Convention delegates actually number about 3,300 people,” explained Convener Thomas […]
From food to sporting goods, there are changes in who is doing business in the foothills. By Jason KUROSU The past year has seen a number of businesses in the area emerge, disappear, change ownership and change location. Montrose Shopping Park Association President Andre Ordubegian said that the MSPA has worked to get a “good […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Two Burbank police officers traveled to New York to join thousands of mourners, many of them officers from all over the country, in paying their last respects to fallen brothers. Officers Chris Canales and Adam Chang were at the funeral of New York City Officer Wenjian Liu on Jan. 4. On the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday night an estimated 2,000 people gathered at the All Nations Church in Lake View Terrace to discuss the three proposed high-speed rail routes from Palmdale to Burbank though the Angeles National Forest. Construction of the high-speed rail train actually began on Jan. 2 this year in Fresno with officials, including […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley High School students who are members of the Bridges program spent Saturday conquering their fears and building their confidence by rappelling off the Devil’s Gate Dam bridge in Pasadena. Bridges is a mentoring program that educates CVHS boys on options for their future. They take field trips to businesses and […]