By Mary O’KEEFE In one of her first acts since taking office, Los Angeles County Supervisor Fifth District Kathryn Barger requested and received approval to double the number of Mental Evaluation Teams (MET) and to develop a mental health triage help desk. Teams consist of a mental health clinician paired with a law enforcement officer […]
By Mary O’KEEFE he St. James the Less Catholic School had a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday morning as they opened their multi-use amphitheater. “It was part of what we developed when we were working with the architect in terms of multi-use function,” said Principal Susan Romero. The amphitheater is located in the back area […]
Dance fever is about to hit the Crescenta Valley at the annual Jazz Night at the Café. By Mary O’KEEFE t was August 1935 at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles when Benny Goodman and his band played a live radio broadcast and America, and dance, would never be the same. Goodman, both as a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In a continuing effort to reach out to students and parents concerning pressures that kids face in school and in life, the Crescenta Valley High School administration and community are presenting “Parent Informational Session: Student Anxiety.” The meeting will be hosted by Pam Erdman, a marriage and family therapist. For years Erdman […]
Women’s March LA By Mary O’KEEFE I have attended a few protests/marches in the past but the Women’s March LA was different in a positive way. This latest political season has been extremely negative and, as a reporter, I did not have the luxury of just turning away from the battle but instead had an […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Once again, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) kids across La Crescenta and La Cañada will join their science peers and disappear from regular life for the next six weeks. These are the kids the community will see occasionally at local coffee shops and fast food restaurants, looking more than a little […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It was in 1848 that the first women’s rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. In 1872, Susan B. Anthony was successful in voting but was soon arrested for doing so. A short 48 years later, and over 140 years since America’s independence from England, the 19th Amendment was passed […]
JROTC shares time with a member of the historic fighter group. By Mary O’KEEFE “How did you fall in love with flying?” “Just like with a pretty lady – easy.” That exchange was between a Crescenta Valley High School JROTC cadet and Lt. Col. Robert Friend, a Tuskegee Airman who served in the 332nd Fighter […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After six years in the California State Assembly representing the 43rd District, Mike Gatto was termed out in 2016. It had looked like the 2016 election would see Gatto running for state senate to fill out the seat by termed out senator Carol Liu; however, in 2015 he decided not to run. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday at noon Los Angeles police responded to a call concerning a body found in the restroom of a restaurant in the 6200 block of Foothill Boulevard. Officers discovered a 43-year-old man had died from an apparent suicide, said Lt. Bixler of the LAPD Foothill Division.