By Mary O’KEEFE Housing is an issue in California. The costs of rent have climbed faster than the national average and city councils across the state are discussing the issue of rent control. Even though the official election results are not in, it does appear that Prop. 10, the rent control measure, did not pass […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Earlier this month La Crescenta Elementary School held a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open its new building that replaced 14 classrooms, including bungalows, with 16 new technically advanced classrooms. A bonus is that the building has a smaller footprint than the old bungalows that were previously in place. The playground got […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Results are in for the Crescenta Valley Town Council election held on Saturday at St. Luke’s of the Mountains – Sadler Hall. Voter turnout was such a success that election monitors ran out of ballots and had to get more. For the three seats on the council, those serving three-year terms, in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It was standing room only at the Crescenta Valley Town Council last Thursday night. The council was hosting a candidates’ forum for the then-upcoming election; however, the majority of the audience in attendance was more interested in discussing the proposed AT&T cell site attachment to a utility pole just north of 4704 […]
Celebrating its small town charm – and whiting out the sales tax– the Montrose Shopping Park is ready for the holidays. By Mary O’KEEFE Most businesses across the country will look toward Black Friday, the Friday after Thanksgiving, as the kickoff to the holiday season. Montrose has a slight twist on that: it’s White Friday, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As is their tradition, members of American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1614 honored veterans at a ceremony at Two Strike Park on Monday. Although for these veterans focusing on those who served in the military is not just a one-day event, Veterans Day allows all to thank […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There is no doubt there is a lot of negativity swirling around America and the world. Conspiracy theories, fake news and just plain hate seem to lead the headlines. But there are pockets where people put away their differences and look toward the positive in life. One of those calm islands of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This November’s election is finally over – sort of. In California, the counting of ballots continues and results will be updated throughout the next few days – and weeks. According to Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan, a total of 1,975,855 ballots were processed and counted with 38% of eligible […]
Saturday was the last day Orchard Hardware Supply (OSH) on Foothill was open for business. It was a shock to the community in August when OSH’s parent company, Lowe’s, announced that all OSH stores would be closed. Lowe’s rescued OSH by purchasing the company in 2013 after it filed for Chapter 11; however, after five […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Town councils have been established in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County for over five decades; however, it wasn’t until the 1980s, with the support of former LA County Supervisor Michael Antonovich, that they seemed to flourish. Town councils in the unincorporated areas of LA County act as advisory boards that […]