Members of the Montrose Peace Vigil, the Cañada Crescenta Democrat Club and CV Indivisible met on the corner of Ocean View Boulevard and Honolulu Avenue on Wednesday night to protest the decision by the Senate to acquit President Donald Trump on charges of obstruction of Congress and abuse of power. Photo by Mary O’KEEFE
By Mary O’KEEFE Last week, CV Weekly introduced three candidates – Jennifer Freemon, Joy McCreary and Jeremy Spurley – who are running for the board of education. We gave a glimpse into their history and how they will address some of the issues facing the district. This week we introduce two candidates running for the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At Sunday’s Harvest Market community, youth shared their ideas and business savvy as an Entrepreneur of Tomorrow. The Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow event was started by Crescenta Valley Town Council President Harry Leon and CV Youth Town Council members. Students had the opportunity to be a vendor and sell their handmade items such […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last week, CV Weekly presented some of the issues facing the Glendale Unified School District. Today we introduce three candidates – Jennifer Freemon, Joy McCreary and Jeremy Spurley – running for the board of education and give a glimpse into their history and how they will address some of those issues. Incumbent […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Anyone who has a child in school or has contact with students knows there is a cold and flu going around. Although Glendale Unified School District health services coordinator Michelle Green said there doesn’t seem to be an abnormally high number of absences due to cold and flu, the LA County Public […]
By Mary O’KEEFE About 75 parents and students attended a frank discussion about suicide on Tuesday night at the Crescenta Valley High School MacDonald Auditorium. Sponsored by the school’s PTSA, the goal of the panel discussion was to help end the stigma of mental illness and demonstrate that there is no shame in asking for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Homeless Count 2020 was conducted last week throughout California. In Glendale the count took place on Jan. 22 from 7 p.m. to midnight. The purpose of the homeless count is to give cities and counties an idea of how many people are experiencing homelessness, at least on that one night. Counts […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last Saturday the residents of Briggs Terrace in La Crescenta and Paradise Valley in La Cañada Flintridge were able to experience what would happen if there was an evacuation in their neighborhoods due to fire. Both of these residential areas have one way in and one way out, making evacuation a challenge […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Most know that college is a big step for many students and their families. It is a bridge between school and true adulthood. It is a time for students to work on their future as they prepare for the next step in life – a working career. There is a change for […]
» ELECTIONS 2020 By Mary O’KEEFE For the first time in the election history of Glendale Unified School District and Glendale Community College board of trustees there will be district elections. In the past, voting was at large, meaning that voters in the specific city/area could vote for any elected seat. Election by-district means […]