PUBLIC SAFETY
Canise Arredondo’s 11-year-old son hasn’t played in the backyard since firefighters set a controlled burn on the steep slope to buffer the raging Station fire.
Her home is seven to eight feet from the hillside that she said has been sending dirt and rocks sliding into her backyard.
Glendale fire officials examined the hillside behind Arredondo’s home Saturday and advised her to be prepared to evacuate if La Crescenta has heavy rains because mud would likely slide onto her property, she said.
U.S. Forest Service officials told her they would try send crews to clear out debris, Arredondo said.
Amid warnings from weather forecasters of a wet winter, state and local officials have called for emergency repair plans.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich introduced a motion Tuesday to begin emergency repair to roads and flood-control facilities.
The motion would allow the county’s Department of Public Works to make immediate repairs to the foothill’s infrastructure and come up with alternatives for handling mudslides.
Tight security at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park’s Great Mausoleum remains nearly a week after Michael Jackson’s funeral, keeping all far at bay.
On Wednesday, security guards stood at the mausoleum entrance, which was blocked off with a red velvet rope. A white chain link fence blocked a staircase leading up to the Holly Terrace, where the legendary pop star is interred.
Without clearance, entrance into the terrace and mausoleum is prohibited.
Proof of the cemetery’s firm lockdown is reflected in the few police-involved incidents there.
The last time a break-in was reported at the cemetery was 15 years ago when a transient broke into a building to sleep there during a rainy night and left the next morning without stealing anything, Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said.
Forest Lawn maintains 24-hour security to ensure the safety and privacy of the deceased, the cemetery’s spokesman, William Martin, said.
Martin said no admirers have attempted break into the cemetery to visit the King of Pop’s final resting place.
CITY HALL
The reprisal of the city’s lone municipal pool moved a step closer to reality Tuesday after the City Council voted to add an additional $550,000 to its construction contract.
