By Mary O’KEEFE Straightforward, straight talking: Those are two attributes that can easily describe Sgt. Debra Herman. Herman has been a member of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. for almost 32 years after starting out with the L.A. County Marshal’s Office. The L.A. County Marshal’s Office merged with L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. in 1994. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale City Council meeting on Tuesday had not committed to the agenda a civil grand jury discussion, but that did not stop the conversation. The topic of the often-animated discussion was the recently released County of Los Angeles Civil Grand Jury Interim Report on the city of Glendale and Propositions 218 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A La Crescenta man has been charged with six felony counts that include kidnapping, assault and battery. The Los Angeles Police Dept., North Hollywood Division, and Robbery Homicide arrested Jason Kies, 37, from La Crescenta on Friday after linking the suspect to two attempted kidnappings of female victims in the North Hollywood […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Writing an article on Easter and Passover films was not an easy assignment. Science fiction and Hitchcock films – now that is something I could write about. But Easter and Passover – not so much. So I put a call out to CVW Facebook followers and these are their favorites. There are […]
A long time coming, work begins on the Two Strike War Memorial. By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday morning, veterans Roy Allmon, Warren Spayth, Mike Baldwin and Steve Pierce stood on a small hill at Two Strike Park and watched the past fall to make way for the future. The occasion was the demolition of the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Months of training came down to 26.2 miles that weaved through Los Angeles streets, past Hollywood landmarks and down to the beach in Santa Monica. Over 24,000 runners pounded the pavement on St. Patrick’s Day to participate in the 28th Annual ASICS L.A. Marathon. The weather was not too hot, not too […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Shopping Park Association will indeed be following the Brown Act. There had been some confusion among the MSPA board as to whether it was a legislative body and therefore subject to the Brown Act provisions. After a visit from the Glendale City Attorney’s office during the February MSPA meeting it […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A Glendale resident in the New York Avenue and Park Vista Drive area left her home early on March 14. She had turned off the lights and locked all doors and windows. She returned home about 7:30 p.m. As she drove into her driveway, she noticed that lights were on in the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE While walking her dog, a resident in the 3200 block of Mills Avenue noticed an unfamiliar gray van driving slowly through her neighborhood. She allegedly witnessed the vehicle pull up near a neighbor’s home, heard the van’s passenger door open and shut. She did not see who got out of the car […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Latino Association recently held its Community Awards and Installation Luncheon at the Oakmont Country Club. Throughout the year, the GLA supports the community including students at both the high school and college levels. This year they awarded $17,000 in scholarships to local students. The scholarships are given to students who […]