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Hoover's Hakop Kaplanyan makes a goal attempt past Flintridge Prep's Kevin Matthews and Garrett Wat on Monday, October 26, 2009. (Roger Wilson/News-Press)
Hoover's Hakop Kaplanyan makes a goal attempt past Flintridge Prep's Kevin Matthews and Garrett Wat on Monday, October 26, 2009. (Roger Wilson/News-Press)
Providence's Buzand Oganesian (13) gains control of the ball against Mesrovian's Shant Magdesyan during a game at the Glendale Sports Complex Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. Providence won 3-1. (Scott Smeltzer/News-Press)
Katie Park, Sally Chun and Jenny Lee of the Crescenta Valley High girls’ golf team will take part in the Pacific League’s Individual Final at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Harding Golf Course in Griffith Park.
From the Burbank Leader:
WEST BURBANK — Catherine Nicholls’ family has tried many ways to goad the 89-year-old into trying her hand at the personal computer.
But each time she’s avoided lessons, despite pleas that it would serve as means to connect with 13 grandsons via e-mail and social networks.
“To be honest, it seems a little scary,” said Nicholls while waiting for lunch at the Joslyn Adult Center, which serves those 55 and older. “They say, ‘Why don’t you join Facebook?’ I don’t know how to respond.”
Her refrain is common among a generation more prone to pick up a phone than log on to a computer. But as baby boomers retire and continue to seek socialization, entertainment and education, city officials are hoping that a proposed cyber café might change that.
The roughly $500,000 project, funded through a mix of federal grants, calls for converting an courtyard into an arts-and-crafts center complete with a sky-lit atrium, and changing the craft center space into a state-of-the-art computer laboratory with about two dozen machines and a coffee bar. Construction is slated to begin this winter.
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(1) No. The commission hasn’t denied this kind of promotion before. Let the police promote who they choose. (36 votes, 27%)
(2) Yes. The commission shouldn’t appoint someone who might be prosecuted for police misconduct, even if it means they don’t have all positions filled. (98 votes, 73%)
No. Disney officials have denied the charges levied in the lawsuits, citing a soil investigation that found chromium levels well within California and EPA regulations.
Yes. I side with the plaintiffs who allege that for decades Disney pumped groundwater for its air-cooling system and added chemicals.
Cast your vote now at BurbankLeader.com.
NASA and city of La Cañada Flintridge officials cut the ribbon on the new Space Flight Building on Oct. 26, 2009. (NASA/JPL)
Area lawmakers and Jet Propulsion Laboratory officials turned out Monday morning to cut the ribbon on the new Flight Projects Center at the La Cañada Flintridge facility.
NASA is touting it as its “greenest” building to date, having received the LEED Gold Certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system. To qualify, buildings have to make “efficient use of water, energy and resources, and provide a healthy and comfortable indoor workspace,” according to a NASA/JPL press statement.
Among the dignitaries seen at the ribbon cutting were La Cañada Flintridge Mayor Laura Olhasso, Councilman Dave Spence and La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Pat Anderson. Also attending the ceremony were U.S. Reps David Dreier and Adam Schiff.
Five people face multiple felony charges in connection with the beating and torture of two loan modification agents, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office announced today.
Daniel Weston, 52, of La Cañada and Gustavo Canez, 36, of Los Angeles were charged today with two counts of torture, two counts of false imprisonment by violence and two counts of second-degree robbery in the alleged attacks against Lamond Dean and Luis Garcia.
Weston and Canez also allegedly used a handgun during the assault, the complaint states.
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Just how good a season is Hoover High standout Hakop Kaplanyan having?
Well, the Tornadoes boys’ water polo standout, after scoring 11 goals on Monday afternoon in his team’s 17-11 nonleague win against Flintridge Prep has 190 on the season.
Hakop Kaplanyan (Roger Wilson/News-Press)
With at least three matches left in the regular season and a likely playoff contest, Kaplanyan, an All-CIF and All-Area pick as a freshman last year, is a safe bet to earn himself a spot in the top 10 for all-time, single-season goal scorers in the CIF Southern Section — and he might even have a chance at eclipsing the top spot.
Arcadia’s Scott Langendoen is No. 10 on the list with 196 in 2002. The top spot is held by Alexander Hernandez of Bell Gardens in 2005, when he tallied 226 goals. All of the stats are provided by www.cifss.org. A full list of the top 10 appears below.
MOST GOALS SCORED IN A SEASON
No. Player/School Year
226 Alexander Hernandez, Bell Gardens 2006
225 Gilbert Estrada, Bell Gardens 1989
223 Ryan Williams, San Bernardino 1993
213 Sergio Macias, Bell Gardens 1996
207 Arthur Kotanjian, Los Altos 2003
201 Edgar Villa, Bell Gardens 1994
201 Edgar Villa, Bell Gardens 1995
199 Josh Garcia, Ayala 2004
197 Tommy Gilfillan, Pasadena Poly 2007
196 Scott Langendoen, Arcadia 2002
(1) No. After the crash, 150 complaints were filed, including wrongful death lawsuits. Metrolink did much more damage to people’s lives. (17 votes, 24%)
(2) Yes. Most of the cases filed did not involve critical injuries – let’s not drag out this litigation any further. (55, votes 76%)
Yes. The city should require carriers to not only prove why they need to place their antennas at desired locations, and face denial if their proposals are deemed unsightly.
No. This gives the city too much control over cellular antennas – we don’t do this for similar services, why single out mobile phone carriers?
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From the Glendale News-Press:
CITY HALL — Residents and mobile phone carriers will get their first chance this week to weigh in on a draft ordinance meant to regulate the placement of cellular antennas in Glendale.
The ordinance, if adopted in its current form, would require carriers to not only prove why they absolutely need to place their antennas at desired locations, but to also apply for permits and possibly face denial if their proposals are deemed unsightly.
“If it’s proposed to be in an area that’s more intrusive visually, then it would go to the Planning Commission and that would be for a full hearing with community notification,” said Christina Sansone, general counsel for the Public Works Department.
Glendale’s efforts to increase regulation on cell phone towers based on aesthetics got a boost in recent weeks after the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Sprint PCS in its suit against Palos Verdes Estates, which had denied permits for the company’s antennas because they “were not in keeping with the city’s aesthetics,” according to court documents.
Glendale will hold its first of three community meetings on the draft ordinance at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Pacific Community Center.
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Fresh fruits and vegetables and a variety of other items like flowers and sprouts are available at the Glendale Farmers Market on Brand Blvd. on Thursdays.
Toll Middle School students held signs outside the Glendale school after class in support of their teachers. The students do not want their teachers to be laid off at the end of the year.
Burbank Leader reporter Max Zimbert appeared on CNN’s Headline News Wednesday to talk about Amy Beck, a teacher accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student.
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Third-graders at Valley View Elementary School in La Crescenta on Wednesday learned about evacuation and safety techniques from the Kid’s Safety House.
Awards were handed out Tuesday night to volunteers from throughout La Cañada Flintridge schools by the PTA at La Cañada High School.
From the Burbank Leader
[DEVELOPING] A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Wednesday postponed the arraignment of a Burbank Unified teacher accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student so that she can continue to work with authorities, her attorney said.
Amy Beck, a 33-year-old teacher at Jordan Middle School, will remain in jail and is [...]
The La Cañada High School PTA has endorsed legislation introduced last month by State Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada) designed to encourage teens to call for help in emergency situations.
The bill, AB1999, would protect a minor from criminal prosecution if he dials 9-1-1 and remains with a friend during a medical crisis. The bill is [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments in a case involving employee background checks at Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The Supreme Court justices will review an injunction issued by the 9th Circuit Court in January 2008 that barred NASA/JPL from requiring “low-risk” employees —those who do not handle classified material — to submit to extensive [...]
A singer from the pop group Girlicious was arrested Tuesday night after police allegedly found more than a dozen individual packages of cocaine in her Gucci purse, officials said.
Natalie Mejia, 21, of Diamond Bar is being held today in Glendale City Jail in lieu of a $30,000 bond, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s [...]
From the Los Angeles Times
Actor Corey Haim, who starred in some popular movies in the 1980s and recently tried to relaunch his career with a reality TV show, has died.
The Los Angeles Police Department said Haim, 38, was pronounced dead after 3 a.m. at a Burbank hospital. He had been living in the San [...]
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