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At a heated and raucous meeting Tuesday night, in which an enraged man was ejected by a Sheriff's deputy, opponents of any day school operating at 185-205 Palm Street won the first battle of many to come.
The three incumbents up for reelection will be reappointed by the LA County Board of Supervisors, saving the Altadena Library District at least $135,000.
A county official said at a neighborhood meeting on Tuesday that different coyote packs follow different kinds of prey.
At Tuesday night's ACONA meeting, professionals in the film industry and officials with Alcoholic Beverage Control and LA County Regional Planning discussed two very popular topics among Altadenans.
Several local law enforcement agencies and officials were on hand Tuesday evening to show and talk about the equipment they use and explain how area residents can help prevent crime in their neighborhoods.
The Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Department and many more organizations participated in the 28th Annual National Night Out.
The county recently reduced its fees for residents who want to install solar panels on their homes — and it's considering doing the same thing for businesses.
Though the state budget that has been passed eliminates funding for redevelopment agencies, LA County redevelopment officials are still waiting for figures from the state's Finance Department on what it will cost the county to keep the agency.
Kurt Newick of the Sierra Club called San Marino's solar permit fees "blatant overcharging" and suggested the city may even be in violation of the spirit of state law.
Although the changes were few in number, they would essentially alter the city's long-standing position of opposing a freeway.
The Sierra Club called the city's fees the third highest in L.A. County.
The Altadena Town Council, the Altadena Sheriff's and neighbors of the intersection of Lincoln and Figueroa, where All Star Liquor is located, are all working together to help fix what they say is a problem situation.
The Hawaiian-style burger restaurant was supposed to open in mid-April.
PUSD officials are hosting one more community meeting about the future of the Burbank Elementary site just one night before the school board votes on the reconfiguration plan.
School may be out. But their vision will live on.
Even though the City of La Cañada Flintridge does not have a redevelopment agency, the council made it clear that it stands in solidarity with neighboring cities that do need the funds that the state is trying to eliminate.
Some 380 seniors graduated from La Cañada High School Thursday.
The Class of 2011 graduated from La Cañada High School during a beautiful ceremony, with the San Gabriel mountains before them and the sun setting behind them.
In Part Two of our coverage of a Tuesday Altadena Youth NAACP forum, we discuss a former gang member's desire to avoid police harassment as he lives his new life.
A dialogue forum featuring a Pasadena police officers panel and hosted by the Altadena NAACP Youth Council answered many questions about police involvement in the community...and left just as many unanswered.
