Today's News

Senator’s new job is chancellor

GLENDALE — State Sen. Jack Scott, who is in his final year in the state Legislature, has been named chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the state’s community college system office announced Thursday.

Group attacks one of its own

CITY HALL — The vice-chairman of a city commission charged with making millions of dollars worth of federal funding recommendations to the City Council came under renewed fire Thursday from his colleagues, who said his personal lobbying efforts had undermined the group’s integrity.

Local homeless get helping hand

SOUTHWEST GLENDALE — Dozens of homeless people from Glendale and surrounding cities got the full treatment Thursday in the basement of St. Mary’s Apostolic Church, from essential medical testing to manicures and haircuts.

Campus gets cell phone alert system

GLENDALE — Cell phones have become the linchpin of a new emergency notification system at Glendale Community College.

News-Press publisher gets promotion

GLENDALE — Gordon Tomaske, publisher of the Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader, La Canada Valley Sun and Crescenta Valley Sun, has been promoted to director of operations for the Los Angeles Times’ Targeted Media Division little more than a year after he took over in March 2007 as the third publisher in as many years.

Politics

POLITICAL LANDSCAPE:
Bush signs bill to expand preserve

President Bush signed the Rim of the Valley Corridor Study into law Thursday, culminating a seven-year effort that now sets in motion a chain of events that could precipitously expand the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

Group attacks one of its own

CITY HALL — The vice-chairman of a city commission charged with making millions of dollars worth of federal funding recommendations to the City Council came under renewed fire Thursday from his colleagues, who said his personal lobbying efforts had undermined the group’s integrity.

Education

Dads are best of the dressed

Dads donned tights, high heels and wigs Thursday in the name of male bonding.