NEWS
April 25, 2014
A prolonged period of below-average rainfall has put the entire state of California under some level of drought, ranging in severity from moderate to exceptional, for the first time in 15 years. The latest drought monitor released by the National Climatic Data Center this week shows that the entire state is under moderate drought conditions , but within that map, 76.6% of the state is experiencing extreme drought conditions, and for 24.7% of the state, the level of dryness is "exceptional.
NEWS
By Brittany Levine, brittany.levine@latimes.com | February 27, 2014
With the statewide drought as a foundation - and the current storms a punch line to jokes highlighting how dry it still is despite recent rainfall - a trio of local water agencies encouraged Glendale business representatives and residents on Thursday to support a controversial plan to build a new system to deliver water from Northern California to the Southland. -- FOR THE RECORD: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated in the last paragraph that the Bay Delta plan would be considered for a vote by early 2015.
NEWS
By Kelly Corrigan, kelly.corrigan@latimes.com | February 18, 2014
On the heels of criminal cases involving California teachers and district employees who failed to report alleged child abuse on campus, Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) has proposed a law that would require public schools to adopt uniform procedures for detecting and reporting such crimes. In one of the cases cited by Gatto, however, prosecutors dropped the charges against the teacher. Assembly Bill 1432 would also require that school employees receive training on an annual basis, either online or in person.
NEWS
By Veronica Rocha, veronica.rocha@latimes.com | December 9, 2011
Glendale police and U.S. Marshals arrested a 64-year-old man in a local hotel Thursday night on suspicion of beating his roommate to death in Northern California, officials said. Lawrence Hoffman of Burlingame in San Mateo County was taken into custody as he was leaving his room at the Golden Key Hotel in the 100 block of Colorado Street, Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said. Burlingame Police Department officials notified their Glendale counterparts and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force that they had tracked Hoffman to the hotel using his cell phone records, Burlingame Capt.
NEWS
By Bill Kisliuk, bill.kisliuk@latimes.com | December 22, 2010
A Northern California real estate firm has paid $43 million to acquire a 115-unit apartment building on Broadway in Glendale, ending the troubled tenure of the original owner. Palo Alto-based Essex Property Trust Inc. announced Monday it bought 416 E. Broadway out of court-ordered receivership. The building was owned by East Broadway Ventures Inc. Completed in 2008, the building includes ground-floor retail space and 115 residential units that at first were to be sold as condos.
NEWS
By Max Zimbert and Veronica Rocha, max.zimbert@latimes.com and veronica.rocha@latimes.com | July 28, 2010
Burbank school officials said they were shocked and saddened to learn that former Supt. Kevin Jolly had fallen to his death from a 255-foot bridge on Friday in Northern California, where he had taken over a troubled school district just a few weeks prior. Jolly reportedly fell off the Confusion Hill Bridge on Friday, falling to his death to the Eel River below from a height of more than a 20-story building. Numerous calls made to Mendocino County sheriff's and coroner's officials went unreturned on Tuesday.
SPORTS
By Grant Gordon | August 8, 2009
GLENDALE — For a second straight night, an opposing pitcher went the distance against the La Crescenta 13-year-old Babe Ruth All-Stars. But this time around, La Crescenta came out on the losing end. Thanks to a one-hit performance by Tri-Valley of Northern California hurler Josh Sprugasci, La Crescenta finished on the wrong end of a 4-1 loss on Friday night in Eureka at Babe Ruth Field in the second round of the winner’s bracket...
SPORTS
By Grant Gordon | August 7, 2009
GLENDALE — In a game that La Crescenta Coach Rick Marquis basically characterized as a knockdown, drag out fight, it was the La Crescenta Babe Ruth 13-year-old All-Stars that were the last team standing. “It was a battle, it was fantastic pitching for both sides,” said Marquis just after La Crescenta defeated host Eureka, 4-2, in the opening round of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old Pacific Southwest Regional late Thursday night at Babe Ruth Field in Eureka. La Crescenta will now play Tri-Valley, the Northern California champions, at 7:30 p.m. tonight.
SPORTS
By Grant Gordon | August 5, 2009
GLENDALE — Off on a roundtrip that extends to more than 1,200 miles, the La Crescenta 13-year-old Babe Ruth All-Stars find themselves just south of the Oregon border and shouldered by the Pacific. At stake is a possible excursion to Utah and the Babe Ruth World Series, but for now, it’s all about the Babe Ruth 13-year-old Pacific Southwest Regional, which begins today and runs through Tuesday. “I told them we’re not talking about [the World Series],” La Crescenta Coach Rick Marquis said.
SPORTS
By Gabriel Rizk | July 30, 2009
GLENDALE — Watsonville, home of the 2009 Babe Ruth League Pacific Southwest Regional Tournament, is the next stop for the San Gabriel Valley Babe Ruth 16-18 All-Stars. If all goes well in the small Monterey Bay-area town, the Southern California Babe Ruth champion-squad, which is coached by Crescenta Valley High baseball Coach Phil Torres and features five Falcons players, will plot a course further north to the Babe Ruth World Series in Moses Lake, Wash. But first things first.