A property next to the G Line Busway's Woodman Station is up for redevelopment with affordable housing via the Mayor's Executive Directive 1, according an application filed last week to the Los Angeles Department of City Planning The proposed development from property owners Roozbeh Toorani and Maryam Zavareh calls for razing six existing rental units to clear the way for the construction of a new five-story edifice featuring 104 stduio and one-bedroom apartments without on-site parking Requested approvals include density bonus incentives to waive certain zoning standards. The proposed development is eligible for incentives by reserving all apartments for low- and moderate-income renters KB Fard Architects is designing the building which is portrayed in plans with a U-shaped footprint wrapping around a central courtyard at ground level The existing apartment complex, known as the William Mellenthin Birdhouse Apartments, is the subject of a preservation campaign. 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Visit lahousing.lacity.org/aahr and housing.lacounty.gov California's 2024 state income limits Click here for additional affordable housing resources Welcome Mickeymickey@disney.comManage MyDisney AccountLog OutThief steals pet supplies from nonprofit helping animal rescues impacted by the wildfiresSurveillance video captured the moment when a thief pulled up to Yvette Berke's house and started loading items into a truck Este artículo se ofrece en Español Amidst the devastation of wildfires outreach coordinator Yvette Berke turned her driveway into a lifeline for animal rescues only to have vital supplies worth thousands stolen by a thief.VALLEY GLEN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The devastating wildfires have uprooted countless lives pets and the animal rescues that care for them "We have lost at least six rescues and sanctuaries," said Yvette Berke an outreach coordinator for Cope Preparedness Pet Program turning her Valley Glen driveway into a grab-and-go site for rescuers in need "I had offered up my home as a site for the rescues to be able to come any hour that they wanted," Berke said Berke's driveway quickly became a critical hub for rescues across the county But tragedy struck when a thief arrived early in the morning and stole everything Surveillance video captured the moment when a thief pulled up to Berke's house and started loading items into his pickup truck An estimated supplies worth of $8,000 to $10,000 was taken "I came out early in the morning to get ready to greet the first rescue and found out that my driveway had been emptied," Berke said Berke said she had been monitoring her driveway throughout the week to ensure rescuers got the supplies they needed she turned off her notifications to catch up on sleep "I could say hello to whoever it was but it was so many days of doing that that I needed to get some rest," Berke said Berke remains determined to carry out her mission and has reached out to different sponsors to replace the stolen items "It's fuel for me to make sure they have the support they need to do the job that they do," Berke said A man was found dead in the lanes of the Hollywood (170) Freeway following a rollover crash in the Valley Glen neighborhood of Los Angeles late Thursday night According to the California Highway Patrol officers were dispatched to the southbound Hollywood Freeway near the Sherman Way off-ramp at approximately 11:40 p.m after receiving reports of an overturned SUV and a person in the roadway Responding emergency personnel discovered a male adult Another individual involved in the crash was transported to a local hospital though their condition has not been disclosed The circumstances leading to the crash remain unclear and authorities are investigating whether the deceased victim was associated with the overturned vehicle Details about the SUV involved and the events preceding the collision are yet to be determined If you or a loved one has been injured in a car accident Consult with one of our 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If you start your journey from the Gallagator Trail by Bozeman Public Library you can up this mileage to 17 miles roundtrip completing the crux of the Main Street to the Mountains trail system Thanks to the generosity of Bozeman Health and the Bridger Ski Foundation Highland Glen offers a year-round prescription for getting outside The trail can be muddy in the fall and spring It is groomed for cross-country skiing in the winter by Bridger Ski Foundation Parking is available at the Softball Complex off Highland Boulevard and Ellis Street Allowed on-leash only due to wildlife and cattle on the property Restrooms are open from May to October by the Softball Complex parking lot There are multiple entrances to the nature preserve from Highland Boulevard and Kagy Boulevard The parking lot at the Softball Complex is an asphalt surface with no dedicated accessible spaces and no curb cuts for exiting the parking area onto the trails. 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The fenceline trail is approximately four feet wide and has a firm natural surface and it connects to city-managed compacted gravel trails Call GVLT about maintenance issues at 406-587-8404 we believe being outdoors is the best medicine And the open space across from Bozeman’s hospital looked to us like just what the doctor ordered GVLT and Bridger Ski Foundation (BSF) approached Bozeman Health with a proposal to create cross-country ski trails for community use so we returned to Bozeman Health and asked for permission to develop them into summer trails and the Highland Glen singletrack trail system was born in 2011 Bozeman Health and BSF were active partners in planning the six miles of trails that now wind through cow pastures The 0.5-mile Wellness Trail features a bridge and a critical safe connection to Highland Glen for the nearby neighborhoods and businesses off Haggerty Lane GVLT worked with Bozeman Health to create the Homestead Connector completing a loop that connects from the Wellness Trail to the East Ridge Trail of the preserve GVLT and our partners continue to enhance and preserve this incredible landscape providing physical and mental health benefits 365 days a year PHONE: 406-587-8404EMAIL: info@gvlt.org Land Conservation Job Opportunities Celina Bussanich (4) of Pascack Valley shoots the ball while being defended by Kiley Shatzel (15) of Jefferson during the NJSIAA North Jersey semifinal round girls basketball game at Jefferson High School in Oak Ridge .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Luis Torres | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comNORTH JERSEY, SECTION 1, GROUP 2 FINAL PREVIEWBRACKET 6-Pascack Valley (18-10) at 1-Glen Rock (25-4) Pascack Valley and Glen Rock are meeting for the second time this season but bigger stakes are on the line in Saturday’s sectional final erasing a 10-point deficit on the road and winning by one Sixth-seeded Pascack Valley is searching for its 15th sectional championship overall and first since 2019 Pascack Valley dropped down from Group 3 to Group 2 this season has been the favorite to come out of its side of the bracket and is searching for its first sectional championship since 2013 and will need to get past Pascack Valley to win its first title in a dozen years Defend the 3-point line: Any team that plays Pascack Valley knows how prolific coach Jeff Jasper’s team is from beyond the arc Pascack Valley has connected on over 200 3-pointers this season and has two of the top shooters in North Jersey in senior Celina Bussanich and sophomore Raina Gibbs and Glen Rock has to be at its best defending the 3-point line Glen Rock allowed just three 3-pointers in the first meeting and will try and replicate that success on Saturday Get off to quick start: Nerves are likely to be high on Saturday because of it being a sectional final You know what would help calm the nerves for both teams A fast start for either Pascack Valley or Glen Rock would put the pressure on the other team to try and keep up Luis Torres covers girls basketball. 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Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. LebTown Visitors to the Valley Glen Park, which had a heyday from the 1890s to around 1930. (Photographs taken from the Lebanon County Historical Society publication “Lebanon County: A Post Card History”) Lebanon County’s most essential weekly read non-partisan journalism?Become a champion of local news and unlock additional benefits as a LebTown member Already a member? Log in here to hide these messages Lebanon County needs modern local journalism that works accurate reporting without paywalls or corporate mandates Join the 1,000+ LebTown readers who support our work as members The only things that remain are the fading memories The imaginary feel of cool water splashing The familiar smells of summer delights filling the air It’s a great example of why history is so fascinating And it’s the perfect example of why local history is so important and it was one of Lebanon County’s only and earliest amusement parks What is not known about it shrouds it in mystery But what we do know about it re-affirms who we are and the fact that recreation is timeless and universal History may not always be a predictor of the future “I just think it’s fascinating,” said Craig Meyer a local historian who resides in North Annville Township a mere stone’s throw away from the former site of Valley Glen Park and it pre-dated all of the amusement parks in the area “I think local history is very important,” added Meyer It flushes out the tapestry in which we live so many things have occurred in this area that people don’t know anything about Valley Glen Park was located off of what is now Valley Glen Road in the northwest corner of North Annville Township not far from where the Quittapahilla Creek flows into the Swatara Creek The 40-acre park was the inspiration of local farmer and carpenter Daniel Light Kline The heyday of Valley Glen Park occurred between 1888 and 1930 but the park is believed to have hosted visitors before and after those dates If you rely on us for your Lebanon County news “I don’t know the origins of its name,” said Meyer There’s a distinct possibility that that the name of the area came from Valley Glen Park There was never any significant community there “I really don’t know the genesis of the park,” Meyer added Kline was born on the farm that he eventually owned But what drove him to build this very popular park He had the property and the skills for working wood.” Those woodworking skills came in handy in the construction of some of Valley Glen Park’s amusements Kline carved some of the 23 wooden horses that adorned the park’s ‘Flying Horse Machine’ or Merry-Go-Round on the summer days that Valley Glen Park was open Torches set up around the Flying Horse Machine and the park itself lent a certain ambiance to the setting “[Valley Glen Park] was a very vibrant local attraction,” said Meyer “One of the main features was the Flying Horse Machine There was nothing like it in the immediate area but this was the closest to them (patrons from Lebanon “It was a place for relaxation,” continued Meyer “It was a little cooler there [than in towns] You could escape to a private area that was clean Another popular feature of Valley Glen Park was the ‘Shooty-Chute’ sort of a sliding board on steroids constructed 60 feet above the ground among the treetops that propelled adventurous riders on sleds into the waters of ‘The Swatty.’ The attraction was in stark contrast to the ride afforded patrons aboard Valley Glen Park’s ‘Steamboat Annie.’ ‘Steamboat Annie’ took its passengers on a quiet half-mile voyage on the scenic Swatara Creek It was a channel dug from the bottom of ‘The Swatty’ that made ‘Steamboat Annie’s’ passage possible “You wonder how a boat could get in there,” said Meyer “But the Swatty had been dammed right below [Kline’s] property it would blow its horn to alert kids that it was coming up to the dock “Valley Glen Park was something that was very important,” Meyer continued store it for summer time and then take it around in wheelbarrows Visitors would have this wonderful ice to cool them off on hot days in the summer.” a place to leave the worries of the real world behind It also provided visitors with a picnic grove equipped with tables a refreshment stand and changing rooms – woolen swim suits could be rented for four bits church groups and civic groups,” said Meyer you’re going to have a lot of groups going there It was a wide range of people seeking amusement and recreation “There’s a source that said on one Fourth of July there were 400 bathers at the park,” added Meyer “There would be several hundred people who would stop by on a beautiful summer day.” Valley Glen Park may have provided the onus for Hersheypark which was founded around the beginning of the 20th century “Milton Hershey used to bring his workers there for recreation,” said Meyer ‘Why don’t you build a park for your employees to relax You could build it on the hilly part of your land where nothing can grow.’ I don’t know if that’s true or not But it may be that Valley Glen Park was the inspiration for Hersheypark.” Valley Glen Park began to decline in the 1930s visitors to its former site wouldn’t even know that a lively park existed there for more than 40 years “The popularity of the park was waning in the late 1920s and Daniel Light Kline died in 1936,” said Meyer but in 1953 one of the family members sold off Valley Glen Park the property is owned by various people along ‘The Swatty.’ A good portion of it is owned by North Annville Township “Certainly a lot of people in the area know it was there,” concluded Meyer people may have still gone there to fish and seen the remnants of the park People who live here have heard the stories of Valley Glen Park.” There will never be a place like Valley Glen Park again Reach our newsroom using this contact form and we’ll do our best to get back to you Our community deserves strong local journalism. 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The Original Mount Gretna Cicada Music Festival The cross-country state sectional meets are scheduled for Saturday The North 1 site is Garret Mountain in Woodland Park and the North 2 site is Morris County Central Park (Greystone) in Parsippany Here is Paul Schwartz's breakdown of the girls meets Teams: Bergen Arts and Sciences; Boonton; Butler; College Achieve Paterson; Cresskill Hopatcong; Indian Hills; Kinnelon; Kittatinny; Lenape Valley; Midland Park; Mountain Lakes; New Milford; Newton North Warren; Park Ridge/Emerson; Pascack Hills; Passaic Arts and Sciences; Paterson Charter; Pequannock; Pompton Lakes; Saddle Brook; Sussex Tech; Waldwick; Wallkill Valley Last year's champions: Glen Rock and Delana Einreinhofer Wallkill Valley (Glen Rock now in group 2) Returning individual state qualifiers: Einreinhofer (1st); Sophie Walder Park Ridge/Emerson (6th); Pola Gospodarzec Indian Hills was 9th in group 2 last year) Predicted North Jersey individual state qualifiers: Myrhen and Finn; Jackie Santana Top five teams: Mountain Lakes; Indian Hills; North Warren How the race will go: The winners are pretty easy to project Mountain Lakes is the clear team favorite and Einreinhofer shouldn't have any problem repeating although Mountain Lakes freshman Violet Page is a possible threat But the fifth spot in the team standings is likely to be a free-for-all between Kinnelon Wallkill Valley and Pascack Hills with a sixth man tiebreaker possible Teams: Demarest; Dumont; Elmwood Park; Glen Rock; High Point; Jefferson; Lakeland; Leonia; Lodi: Mahwah; Manchester; Morris Tech; Pascack Valley; Passaic Valley; Ramsey; River Dell; Sparta; Vernon; West Essex; West Milford; Westwood River Dell and Indian Hills (Indian Hills is now in group 1) Returning individual state qualifers: Maya Van Horn Glen Rock was 5th in group 1 and Amber Wang Predicted North Jersey individual state qualifiers: Sophee Estrems and Erika Gargano How the race will go: An extraordinary race both individually and as a team Leonia and Morris Tech are very much contenders for a top five place and any of the top five teams could win under the right circumstances Dominique Cameron and Rappazzo have been sensational all year and Clinton and Frey have traded wins as well fifth and even sixth runners for the team title Teams: Bergenfield; Cliffside Park; Dover; Dwight Morrow; Fort Lee; Garfield; Montville; Morris Hills; Morris Knolls; Mount Olive; Northern Highlands; Old Tappan; Paramus; Ramapo; Randolph; Roxbury; Teaneck; Tenafly; Wayne Hills; Wayne Valley Top returning runners: Piskula (1st); Brianna Potaki Predicted North Jersey individual state qualifiers: Potaki; Emme Fermin and Katechis How the race will go: This could be the wildest race of the day with eight teams including Ramapo Tenafly and Mount Olive in contention for the five qualifying team slots Old Tappan has a slim edge over Randolph for the title with Northern Highlands a dark horse to win and in great position to earn a 20th straight state group bid The individual race is as wide open as the team race with Potaki Piskula and Amanda Knapp of Roxbury all potential winners Julia Jablonska of Garfield and Christina D'Andrea of Old Tappan all could make the top 15 with big races Teams: Belleville; Bergen Tech; Bloomfield; Clifton; East Orange; Eastside; Fair Lawn; Hackensack; Kearny; Kennedy; Livingston; Memorial; Morristown; North Bergen; Passaic Passaic Tech; Ridgewood; Union City; West Orange Returning state individual qualifiers: Ayla Cooke Predicted North Jersey individual state qualifiers: Natalie Knowles How the race will go: Few teams in New Jersey can approach Ridgewood's record of 29 sectional championships since the four section meet started in 1976 The Maroons have never missed qualifying for the state meet and have finished lower than second only six times in 49 races That won't change this year as they win their seventh straight title Montclair and Union City will battle for the last two qualifying slots just a freshman is favored over Keating and it's likely the Maroons' top five will be within the top 10 Hudson champ Leslie Munoz of Memorial could be a title threat North Jersey teams: Bogota; Hasbrouck Heights; North Arlington; Palisades Park; Ridgefield; Rutherford; Secaucus; Weehawken Last year's champions: Hasbrouck Heights and Isabel Michel Returning North Jersey state qualifiers: Lexi Powers Hasbrouck Heights (2nd); Astrid Taffarello Hasbrouck Heights (9th); Taitum Sandoval-Diaz Hasbrouck Heights (13th); Brianna Carrasco Predicted North Jersey individual state qualifiers: Taffarello North Jersey outlook: From non-existent to sectional champions in less than a decade That's exactly what will happen if Weehawken wins its first team title this year The Indians recently won their first Hudson County title and are favored to win here over conference rival Hasbrouck Heights and McNair North Jersey teams should comfortably take four of the five team spots and two-thirds of the top 15 Individually look for Weehawken's Taffarello and Dunn and Hasbrouck Heights seniors Bua and Powers to battle for the individual title with dark horse Alexandra Ferreira of Belvidere North Jersey teams: Becton; Harrison; Lyndhurst; Ridgefield Park Last year's champions: Voorhees and Kira Chebishev Returning North Jersey individual state qualifiers: Mika Tampadong Predicted North Jersey individual state qualifiers: Tampadong; Cathia Noguiera North Jersey outlook: There are no major North Jersey team contenders Tampadong is a contender for the individual win along with defending champ Chebisev A 23-year-old rider was killed following a motorcycle vs. vehicle collision in Valley Glen, Los Angeles Authorities stated the collision involved a motorcycle and a white The rider sustained critical injuries and was transported to a hospital His identity is yet to be disclosed pending notification of the next of kin The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and cooperated with the police It is unknown whether drugs or alcohol played a role in the collision Further information has yet to be released by the authorities No further details were provided at this time If you or a loved one was injured or wrongfully killed in a motorcycle accident the settlement sum is chosen with lawyers’ aid in the corresponding state’s civil courts will assess your claim during your free initial consultation with us We will help you with the necessary procedures and consider any additional details affecting the settlement offer Obtain advice from our esteemed motorcycle accident lawyers in Los Angeles, who will secure compensation for your injuries or effectively represent you in court proceedings if necessary. Arash Law has recovered more than $750 Million in settlements and verdicts for California clients The carelessness of another driver can cause severe damage and harm the lives of others. If you or someone you know has been injured in a major vehicle accident due to someone else’s negligence According to the National Safety Council, motorcycles account for 3% of all vehicles registered in the U.S they were responsible for 14% of all traffic fatalities The victim was discovered Saturday morning on the grassy median dividing Oxnard Street near Greenbush Avenue with a bullet hole in his chest. Some neighbors say they first spotted the man last night, but assumed he was just sleeping. Investigators say the victim was not homeless, but they have yet to locate any suspects in the shooting. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article Print The narrow strip of the San Fernando Valley that would one day become Valley Glen was part of the vast collection of wheat fields owned by the wealthy Lankershim family Those fields would give rise to the small hamlet of Lankershim which would in turn grow into the tracts and commercial strips of North Hollywood That neighborhood remained virtually intact until its western third split off in the 2000s to become Valley Glen the area became a major draw thanks to the film industry Walt Disney Pictures and Mack Sennett among the production houses to set up shop on the north side of the Hollywood Hills this migration of the entertainment industry had increased the Valley’s diversity to the point where its first Jewish house of worship was founded in a small area near North Hollywood called Valley Glen World War II accelerated the growth of the Valley’s other great economic engine As Burbank became a center of aircraft manufacturing demand for housing for the workers who toiled on the assembly lines exploded and the final push to develop the Valley began in earnest and it would increase fivefold after the war The vast tracts of suburban ranch homes that typify the Valley in the popular imagination were built in the postwar period to house this influx of people To provide higher education opportunities for these new residents Los Angeles Valley College was founded in 1949 in Van Nuys and moved to its current location in what is now Valley Glen in 1951 The college provided something of a new center of gravity for the area and the construction of the second phase of the Hollywood Freeway in 1968 which cut a huge swath of the neighborhood off from North Hollywood proper eventually led residents there to vote on a new name for the region which had already lost its southernmost tracts to Sherman Oaks making Valley Glen one of the city’s newest neighborhoods Trendy shops and restaurants line Lankershim Boulevard near Valley Glen along a stretch of the NoHo Arts District (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) Neighborhood highlights The Great Wall of Los Angeles: This 2,700-foot long mural in the Tujunga Wash which depicts scenes from California history Higher education: LAVC is a true community college and a museum dedicated to the history of the Valley NoHo redux: The neighborhood’s proximity to upcoming retail mega development NoHo West means the shopping is about to get a whole lot better in Valley Glen A work in progress: Valley Glen’s relatively short history as an independent neighborhood hasn’t produced a unique definable character for the area as of yet is “really starting to take off,” with new home construction “Everything that was old is being turned around She predicted Valley Glen’s trajectory would be like that of Sherman Oaks which started off sleepy before becoming a popular Valley neighborhood there’s not a lot of room for negotiation for home buyers particularly when it comes to brand-new homes the median sales price for single-family homes in April was $755,000 That was a 5.6% increase in median price compared with the same month the previous year Public schools within the boundaries of Valley Glen include John B which scored 827 out of 1,000 in the 2013 Academic Performance Index Coldwater Canyon Elementary had a score of 824 and Kittridge Street Elementary scored 810 James Madison Middle scored 737 and Ulysses S hotproperty@latimes.com Robert Downey Jr. snaps up a new ocean view in Malibu for $3.8 million Marilyn Monroe’s onetime Brentwood home sells for over the asking price Disc jockey Jed the Fish lists his pristine Queen Anne Victorian in Pasadena California Business Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Firefighters stop a large blaze and save multiple businesses in a commercial strip mall On May 25, 2017 at 9:47pm, the Los Angeles Fire Department arrived to find heavy fire in the attic of 13645 W. Vanowen Street in Valley Glen.  Crews rapidly deployed multiple hose lines to battle the flames while coordinating their efforts with firefighters ventilating the rooftop which limited the fire’s horizontal spread despite a shared attic.  The area above the unit of origin also incurred a partial roof collapse during the operation causing large flame lengths Despite multiple businesses within the strip mall being threatened the fire was held to one unit with exposure to just two units on either side The greater alarm fire utilized 95 LAFD Firefighters to fully extinguishing the flames in just 69 minutes with no reported injuries to civilians or firefighters LAFD Arson investigators were called to the scene and the cause of the fire remains under active investigation 2016Four firefighters were injured when the driver of a LAFD fire engine suffered a medical emergency lost control and crashed the truck into several parked cars in Valley Glen.VALLEY GLEN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Four firefighters were injured when the driver of a Los Angeles Fire Department fire engine suffered a medical emergency lost control and crashed the fire truck into five parked cars in Valley Glen early Wednesday The fire engine knocked down a pair of power poles near the intersection of Burbank Boulevard and Woodman Avenue around 2:30 a.m. department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said The firefighters were responding to an emergency call when the crash occurred It was like 30 feet over," said Daniel Matian The fallen wires set a liquor store on fire and knocked out power to hundreds of LADWP customers in the Valley Glen and surrounding Sherman Oaks area Three firefighters were treated at the scene was transported to a local hospital in serious condition All four firefighters were later released from the hospital Burbank Boulevard was temporarily closed in both directions between Woodman and Buffalo avenues as LADWP crews worked to de-energize the live wires and restore power to at least 530 customers Mickeymickey@disney.comManage MyDisney AccountLog OutMetrolink train smashes car on tracks in Valley Glen killing 1 personByABC7.com staff Wednesday 2023A Metrolink train smashed into a car on the tracks in Valley Glen LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A Metrolink train smashed into a car on the tracks in Valley Glen The collision was reported around 3:20 p.m near Coldwater Canyon Avenue and Raymer Street The vehicle was severely mangled in the crash Firefighters cut through the wreckage to extricate a person inside the car but quickly declared the individual deceased The train was Metrolink 113 with service to Ventura County The cause of the collision remains under investigation two of her grandchildren and a number of close friends packed into the Van Nuys Denny’s Thursday night to celebrate McMillen’s 100th birthday (All guests receive a free Grand Slam breakfast on their birthday.) a former head cook at Camp JCA and onetime factory worker at the Goodyear factory in Arizona Missouri in 1913 and settled in Southern California with her late husband She has lived in Valley Glen with her daughter “I like Denny’s!” said McMillen over the phone before her party got underway “I like bacon strips—crisp—and scrambled eggs and pancakes.” In addition to knowing what she likes for dinner, McMillen knows how she feels “I sure don’t feel 100,” she said “I got my hair fixed yesterday or the day before and there was a little boy there who hugged me when he came in ‘I just don’t believe your age You have too much hair!’ I thought that was awfully cute Thelma Golden will celebrate Lauren Halsey and U.K.-based singer Griff will take the stage featured A-list designers and Otis College standouts who earned scholarships for innovation in Fashion Design lawyers say Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe showed injuries consistent with a dog attack and plan to present a case against Chloe a German Shepherd who was re-homed by the owner's of the house where the cop's body was found in a snowbank Magazine’s takeaways on five notable topics from President Donald Trump’s first 100 days of his second term consumers are stocking up on household items and bites from THEBlvd and Hinoki & the Bird Los Angeles police responded to the 7000 block of Fulton Avenue for reports of gunshots around 3:30 a.m. 11:07 a.m. Feb. 28, 2022An earlier version of this post said the shooting occurred in North Hollywood. Officers found a man who had crashed his car into several parked vehicles after he had been shot. The man, who was not immediately identified was described only as 20 to 30 years old, was driving on Fulton Avenue when another vehicle pulled alongside his car and shot at him, LAPD Officer Carlos Maldonado said. The driver was later identified as Erik Brown, 35, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office There is no description of the shooter’s vehicle, but police said there were two people in the car. Paramedics pronounced Brown dead at the scene, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Nathan Solis reports on breaking news with the Fast Break team at the Los Angeles Times. 2022: An earlier version of this post said the shooting occurred in North Hollywood 2019Los Angeles police are looking for the burglars who broke into the same Valley Glen home twice in one day.VALLEY GLEN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Police are looking for the people who broke into the same Valley Glen home twice in one day The thieves smashed a window and entered the home on Varna Avenue around 8:30 p.m They took property from inside the home and left in a newer black Chevy Malibu They then returned with two larger vehicles and additional suspects Surveillance cameras recorded them taking more items Police describe the suspects as five to eight males wearing dark hooded sweatshirts They burglarized another house earlier in the day Police are looking for a newer black Chevrolet Malibu with tinted windows and paper plates a black newer model Ford Explorer with no plates and a newer white Chevrolet van with unknown plates Mickeymickey@disney.comManage MyDisney AccountLog Out1 killed in crash in Valley Glen area 2024One person was killed Saturday in a crash in the Valley Glen area.VALLEY GLEN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- One person was killed Saturday in a crash in the Valley Glen area The two-vehicle collision was reported just before 1 p.m the driver of a Lexus crashed into another vehicle while heading northbound on Woodman Avenue The Lexus crashed into two other parked vehicles before crashing into a telephone pole The front passenger of the Lexus died at the scene The driver was rushed to the hospital in an unknown condition and another passenger in that car suffered an injury to his or her face The cause of the crash remains under investigation but police said speed may have played a role This article will continue to be updated as more information becomes available Mickeymickey@disney.comManage MyDisney AccountLog Out7 injured after car crashes into Valley Glen StarbucksFriday when a car careened into a Starbucks following a crash in Valley Glen.VALLEY GLEN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- At least seven people were injured sending one careening into a Starbucks in Valley Glen Los Angeles Fire Department crews were on scene at the coffee shop on the corner of Coldwater Canyon and Victory Boulevard Authorities responded to the location after a Chevrolet and Subaru crashed and the Chevy was sent careening into the Starbucks Authorities said at least seven people were evaluated and treated for injuries and three of them were transported to a local hospital The cause of the crash is under investigation Mickeymickey@disney.comManage MyDisney AccountLog OutMan believed to be homeless killed in hit-and-run crash in Valley Glen area; driver soughtWitnesses told police they saw the suspect drive into a shopping center then drive off It happened just after 1 a.m. on Sherman Way and Coldwater Canyon Avenue. It's unclear how the crash occurred but witnesses told Los Angeles police they saw the suspect drive into a shopping center then drive off. Investigators said the suspect was driving a white van or SUV but details regarding an exact make and model weren't immediately available. Police said the victim was between 30 and 40 years old and may have been homeless. He apparently wasn't in the crosswalk at the time of the crash, police said. Anyone with information is urged to contact LAPD. Print “This Is Us” star Justin Hartley and his wife real estate agent and actress Chrishell Stause have leased out their old place in Valley Village for $10,000 a month Earlier this year, the couple purchased a newly built home in Encino for $4.65 million, The Times previously reported The Valley Glen residence was built in 2016 and combines farmhouse and traditional elements exposed rafters and horizontal slat vents are among the exterior details Faux cross-timbering across the garage evokes a barn or carriage door the two-story home has open-plan living and dining areas a chef’s kitchen and a great room with a fireplace A total of four bedrooms and three bathrooms are within 3,500 square feet of living space the backyard holds a covered patio and a swimming pool with a waterfall feature has television credits that include the daytime soap opera “Passions,” the adventure-drama “Smallville” and the thriller series “Revenge.” He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for his work on “The Young and the Restless.” In April the actor branched out into TV production with his newly launched ChangeUp Productions plays herself on the Netflix realty reality show “Selling Sunset.” Her television credits include “Days of Our Lives” and “The Young and the Restless.” They bought the property two years ago for $1.673 million. William Hardege of Edge Property Management has the lease listing. 2021 at 4:02 pm PT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}An estimated time of restoration wasn't immediately available CA — Multiple power outages were reported near Valley Glen Monday morning after an explosion at a power transformer Valley Glen North Hollywood and nearby communities reported lost power due to the explosion At least 6,500 residents were affected by the outage Los Angeles Department of Water and Power did not have an estimate of when power would be restored "There are power outages affecting the area with numerous 'stuck elevator' calls typically related to power outages," Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department said Overhead media footage from the scene showed one manhole cover had blown off Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Mickeymickey@disney.comManage MyDisney AccountLog OutSuspect allegedly armed with knife shot killed by LAPD officers in the San Fernando ValleyByABC7.com staff Monday 2021A suspect was shot and killed by LAPD officers in the Valley Glen community in the San Fernando Valley authorities say.A suspect was shot and killed by LAPD officers in the Valley Glen community of the San Fernando Valley on Sunday Officers were responding to a vandalism incident in the 13800 block of Victory Boulevard near Matilija Avenue when they found a man with knives in both hands slashing car tires around 5:20 p.m. according to the Los Angeles Police Department Authorities described the knives as having blood on them but could not say where it came from or if the man had assaulted someone before they arrived The man was not wearing a Halloween costume and the knives were real Police say the suspect refused orders to drop the knives and advanced toward officers When a less-lethal weapon did not stop him When you live and work in a town where the median home costs $2.7 million and hobnob with the executives of billionaire factories like Facebook and Tesla it's easy to see why you might think technology stocks are invincible is up 52.7% net of fees in the first 10 months of 2017 making it the top-performing hedge fund this year "The idea that this is a bubble is a joke," says Kacher "I don't think people are looking at the fundamentals." Kacher's $1.1 billion tech-focused hedge fund has delivered annualized net returns of 19.8% he has been in the right place at the right time By parking himself in Silicon Valley instead of New York and spending time with VCs and entrepreneurs rather than Wall Street's sell-side analysts Kacher has gained the equivalent of first-mover advantage among hedge funds The insights he gleans from startups guide his longs and shorts "We spend as much time as possible looking for the next great product cycle and adoption cycle in tech because it disrupts the incumbents," Kacher says "Internet technologies and software are changing the competitive landscape and that means our opportunity set is expanding The money he made mowing lawns was used to buy a Commodore 64 and a modem to connect to online bulletin boards Kacher learned investing from two greats--Julian Robertson and Roger McNamee He landed in New York at Robertson's Tiger Management in 1993 after one of his lecturers at the University of Virginia introduced him to the legendary hedge fund firm getting the fund into names like Cisco and Microsoft Light Street founder Glen Kacher (front) and his deputy is famous for having spawned dozens of hedge funds known as Tiger Cubs "The thing we always were required to do was to get Julian to understand which companies were bringing secular change," Kacher says "The companies being hurt by it we were looking to short." The plan was for Kacher to go to Stanford Business School in 1996 and return to Tiger "What I learned at business school was that Silicon Valley was the center of the creation of the internet industry," Kacher says "It seemed crazy to go back to New York." who cofounded the first big tech private equity firm offered Kacher a job in 1998 at his Integral Capital Partners which invested in both venture deals and stocks McNamee's marching orders: Become a participant in tech "You don't get to be a participant if they don't think of you as a peer; you need to have a view on the products they value," McNamee says "Glen is really good at anticipating the success or failure of a product." Kacher started Light Street with McNamee's backing Initially he focused on four themes: mobile yet most of its positions represent giant trends One trend he's profiting from is small businesses moving online mobile payments processor Square and low-cost website creator Wix.com are examples Sometimes he puts money in private companies and learns from them he made a $50 million investment in Uber and started hanging around the company's executives and directors What Kacher found out was that Uber's engineers were laser-focused on helping big companies connect their travel-expense software to Uber's systems So Kacher commissioned surveys and learned that business travelers wanted to substitute rental cars with ride sharing He shorted rental car companies like Avis and Hertz and by 2016 those stocks had plunged as much as 70% Uber and Tesla are the reason Kacher is now shorting auto parts retailers Ride sharing and electric cars mean less consumer demand for auto parts dollars that used to be spent in profitable stores are increasingly being spent on their unprofitable online business," Kacher says referring to many of his brick-and-mortar short positions Kacher is bullish on Facebook and Amazon but is avoiding Apple Netflix and Google because he thinks their prospects are dimmer when 200 million people were using the internet and valuations were insane Today there are 3.5 billion internet users and in the last three years Amazon has gone to $8 billion in free cash flow Kacher thinks Amazon Marketing Services could become a huge ad business Kacher believes it will be the big winner from a coming massive shift of global TV ad spending online The reason: Facebook knows a lot more about its users than Google and Apple do "The idea that there is not enough fundamental growth to support these prices is short-sighted," Kacher says With only a handful of giants dominating U.S a market he considers inefficient because of an abundance of passive money Online payment provider GMO Payment Gateway is a big holding Light Street also owns hip fashion retailer Start Today Kacher visits China regularly and says that country isn't just replicating American tech; it's innovating which has transitioned from dating app to social live-broadcasting app has been the biggest contributor to Light Street's 2017 gains "We are trying to find the best companies and I don't care where they are," Kacher says.