818 Roundup: Glendale water users see new drought charge on bills; Man to stand trial for attempted murder

June 26, 2015 7 AM PT

Good morning, 818! Today is Friday, June 26, 2015. Temperatures for today are forecasted to reach a high of 86 and a low of 64, according to the National Weather Service.

Here are your local headlines:

Glendale residents are seeing a new drought charge when they open their water bills, a fee aimed at recouping money needed to maintain the utility as people continue to conserve.
A 29-year-old man was held to answer on Thursday to attempted murder charges stemming from a stabbing in Burbank that left his ex-girlfriend’s mother with 23 stab wounds.
An elderly man was hospitalized in serious condition Thursday morning after he was reportedly struck by a car while jaywalking in Glendale, police said.
A 39-year-old man was found dead in the Verdugo wash in Glendale Thursday morning, authorities said.
Rapper Nipsey Hussle was arrested Wednesday in Burbank on an outstanding warrant, after which officers reportedly found a bottle of codeine in his car for which he did not have a prescription, police said.
Ellen Multari, currently serving as vice president of the La Cañada Unified School District Governing Board, announced this week she will seek reelection to the panel in the fall.
The Glendale school board agreed to stay with the search firm it hired earlier this month after momentarily reconsidering and hearing proposals again from three firms for a second time Wednesday night.
Members of Glendale’s business community along with city officials met and mingled on Wednesday to talk about one of the city’s biggest potential projects down the road — building a public park above a local freeway.
Members of Glendale’s business community along with city officials met and mingled on Wednesday to talk about one of the city’s biggest potential projects down the road — building a public park above a local freeway.
La Cañada’s financial picture looks bright for the foreseeable future, with 2015-16 anticipated revenues exceeding expenditures to the tune of more than $1.5 million, according to preliminary information made public Tuesday during the first of a series of budget hearings.