Focus is on November

With the foregone conclusion now behind us in the 43rd Assembly District race, we now look ahead to the November general election — giving incumbent Democrat Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) and his Republican challenger, Glendale Unified school board member Greg Krikorian, less than five months...

Vote even when it seems academic

The June 5 primary is, admittedly, a mostly academic exercise: The two top vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, move on to the November ballot.

The road to forest recovery

Rangers who work in the Angeles National Forest and the volunteers who support them deserve a tip of the hat for opening a huge swath of forest this weekend, less than three years after the Station fire ravaged the front range of the San Gabriel Mountains.

Caution in a season of confidence

What a difference a year makes.

Steady as she goes in La Cañada

While some California cities are on the brink of bankruptcy, La Cañada Flintridge has roughly $15 million — nearly one-and-a-half times it annual budget — in its reserve fund.

Thanks for the 'linear parks'

Recently the La Cañada Flintridge Trails Council earned recognition for completing a 12-mile loop of trails around the city. It is nice to see the volunteers rewarded for their arduous, decades-long effort.

Country, Cañada and Callas

It's beautiful when a handful of people can hatch an idea that benefits others they may never meet. Last week's charity concert by the Texas Tenors is an example of how people of La Cañada Flintridge can put their neighbors first while having a good time.

A winning strategy at Flintridge Prep

In an era of volatile financial markets and catastrophic shifts in the fortunes of some industries and even nations, at least one group of financial managers has kept a steady hand on the till: seniors at Flintridge Preparatory School's investments class, taught by Assistant Headmaster Peter...

Editor's note: Changes at the Valley Sun

As of April 1, readers of the La Cañada Valley Sun will begin receiving a second edition of the paper. You asked, and we listened: Locals want more La Cañada news in the Sunday paper, not just Thursday. Starting next month, you'll get it, with more city-specific coverage in both...

Schools must keep eyes open

The Gabrielle Leko controversy has come to a close, and not a moment too soon for the La Cañada Unified School District. Leko, a math teacher with more than two decades of experience in La Cañada, was found to have crossed a line by calling a geometry student “Jew boy”...