By Mary O’KEEFE Some CVW readers have sent in questions concerning COVID-19. When we get your questions we reach out to specialists to get the answers. Below is an answer to a question on what those who have asthma should do during this pandemic. COVID-19 is a new virus; therefore, there is still data being […]
By Mary O’KEEFE April 1 was Census Day, which means people were to respond as to where they live as of April 1. As of March 31 at 2:30 p.m., 37.9% of Californians self-responded to the request to complete the 2020 census. However, the U.S. Census Bureau has extended the 2020 census self-response date to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE COVID-19 has changed the world forever because no matter when the curve is flattened and the number of cases decrease – which will happen – or treatments and a vaccine are discovered, this time has changed the lives of everyone. As confusing, traumatic and dramatic this time is for adults, it can […]
»Elections 2020 By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk office certified the election results for the March 3 Presidential Primary Election. “A total of 2,122,468 ballots were processed and counted, with 38.50% of eligible voters casting ballots in Los Angeles County,” according to an LA County Registrar release. Locally, the closest […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, President Donald Trump signed a $2 trillion coronavirus virus relief bill. This bill had both sides of the aisle working together to get funds and support out to Americans. “In this morass of bad news, it is good news that Congress can come together to pass three necessary and bipartisan […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As of April 1, the California Dept. of Education State Superintendent Tony Thurmond and Governor Gavin Newsom have not ordered but suggested that students may not be able to return to school campuses before the end of the school year. Glendale Unified School District announced that it will not be reopening schools […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, was enacted via the 9/11 Commission’s recommendation that the federal government “set standards for the issuance of sources of identification, such as driver’s license,” according to the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS). Due to the COVID-19 response requiring the Dept. of Motor Vehicles […]
By Mary O’KEEFE March has ushered in a lot dark clouds, figuratively and literally. As people stand under their umbrellas in long lines to enter grocery stores, the focus has not been so much on the reason why there is a need for an umbrella but more about the need to stand in line. But […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As of March 24 schools within the Glendale Unified School District set up tents to distribute food to students who are in the free and reduced cost lunch programs. All children, 18 years and under, can pick up breakfast and lunch at several locations throughout the district. In the Crescenta Valley area, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE COVID-19 can produce a variety of symptoms ranging from serious to none at all. “We are only testing [those] who are symptomatic,” said Dr. Narbeh Tovmassian, lead physician at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. Common symptoms include a cough, fever and shortness of breath. The cough is a dry cough that does not […]