Candidates for town council and water district take the podium to answer final questions from the voters before the Nov. 2 and Nov. 5 elections. By Jason KUROSU Just one week after the candidates for the Crescenta Valley Town Council debated before an audience, the candidates gathered again at the La Crescenta Library Thursday […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON On Saturday, authors Mike Lawler and Gary Keyes spoke to a packed house at the La Crescenta Library about their latest book, “Murder and Mayhem in the Crescenta Valley.” Although CV is a bedroom community with a “Mayberry” personality, it also has a dark side – so dark in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Winter came a little early this year – actually, for about the last six years, winter snow has arrived early in Montrose in typical California style. Thirty-five tons of ice was transformed into snow and piled onto the parking lot of Montrose Travel for the annual Snowpalooza on Friday afternoon. There was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, community members brought their unused and/or unwanted drugs to various areas throughout Crescenta Valley as part of the Drug Take Back, sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration in partnership with the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition/Alliance and law enforcement. “We collected [over 700 pounds] of prescription drugs last […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Assemblymember Mike Gatto was joined by small business owners, consumer attorneys and representatives of Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez at The Coffee Table Bistro in Eagle Rock to celebrate the signing of AB 227. The bill reforms Proposition 65 to protect small businesses from meritless lawsuits by providing a “fix-it ticket” for violations based […]
Home displays and professional attractions make for a Halloween not to be missed. By Michael BRUER, Marissa GOULD and Mary O’KEEFE It’s that time of the year when the word “spooky” is seen in every store window and fake cobwebs are hung on any surface that will hold them. Lawns are littered with ghosts, goblins, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The PTSA of Crescenta Valley High School invites families on Monday to hear Gina Morris from Challenge Success speak about the pressures kids are facing in life and in school. Challenge Success was brought to the attention of the PTSA by its president Monna Johnson who had heard of the program but […]
Assemblymember Mike Gatto channeled Jeopardy’s Alex Trebek to test students’ economic knowledge. By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley and Clark Magnet high schools participated in a “Jeopardy!”-style game courtesy of Assemblymember Mike Gatto. The purpose of the game was to highlight financial literacy in a “fun” way, he said. “This is the second time we have […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The new Glendale police chief was introduced by city manager Scott Ochoa at Tuesday’s city council meeting. Robert Castro is currently the chief of police for the city of Glendora, a position he has held for the past three years. He is expected to take over as Glendale’s chief of police on […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Park was a dog heaven on Saturday as canines brought their humans to the one-year anniversary of the CV Dog Park, the first for Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation. The event brought out everyone who holds a special place in his or her heart for dogs. It started with […]