818 Roundup: Reunions, a temple and treats
Clayton Cha, 3, runs for the door after giving Glendale police officer James Colvin a hug at the Glendale Police Department on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. In April, 2015, Colvin was the first on the scene to treat then-2-year-old Clayton, who had fallen on his head from 22 feet onto concrete.
Good morning, 818. Today is Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. Temperatures for today are forecasted to reach a high of 61 and a low of 46 with a 60% chance of rain in the day, according to the National Weather Service.
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Crime and Public Safety
‘Super-Claytie’ reunites with his own personal hero
Glendale police officer James Colvin first met Clayton Cha when he responded to a “child down” call and stabilized the toddler, who had fallen out of a bedroom window and onto the concrete. On Friday, for the first time since the accident, the pair met again under much better circumstances. Glendale News-Press
Transient charged after alleged threats with hatchet
A 42-year-old transient who was convicted of murder nearly two decades ago was charged Friday with threatening someone with a hatchet at McCambridge Park in Burbank, officials said. Burbank Leader
Car theft ends on a postive note
A stolen car containing a 300-year-old cello was recovered Thursday after Glendale residents noticed it had been parked in their neighborhood for a long period of time, and called police. Glendale News-Press
To the pincher go the spoiler
Police on Friday released surveillance footage of a man prying off the rear spoiler of a BMW parked in a Glendale driveway. A video of the theft can be viewed on YouTube. Glendale News-Press
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Education
Poems reconnect students to their homelands
Students at Burbank’s John Muir Middle School used poetry to tap into their memories of the people and places they left behind to come to the U.S. in a performance Friday morning. Burbank Leader
Wellness center now open for BHS students
Burbank High School unveiled a new wellness center this week where teens can talk with therapists or peers about what stresses them and their emotional struggles. The drop-in center will allow teens to gather in a group setting to discuss issues such as cyber-bullying or academic pressures, meet one-on-one with an adult therapist to discuss personal challenges or receive peer counseling. Burbank Leader
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Civic News and Politics
Glendale Masonic Temple finds new life
A once vacant room overlooking downtown Glendale for decades on the top floor of the Masonic Temple on Brand Boulevard is now a sleek office space for a major commercial real estate firm. The nine-story building just underwent a nearly yearlong “adaptive reuse” transformation. Glendale News-Press
Slight rise in local unemployment
The jobless rates in both Burbank and Glendale increased by 0.1%, coming in at 4.8% in Burbank and 5.6% in Glendale, according to statistics released Friday by the California Employment Development Department. In La Cañada Flintridge, the jobless rate edged up to 3.1%, a 0.1% rise, while it remained steady at 3.2% in the La Crescenta-Montrose area. Glendale News-Press
Burbank may have found its interim city manager
With Burbank City Manager Mark Scott set to leave his post early next month, the City Council is looking to make Ron Davis, general manager of Burbank Water and Power, his interim replacement while a professional search firm hired by the city seeks Scott’s permanent successor. Burbank Leader
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In the Community
The sweet life of Ngy Si
La Cañada’s Golden Donut Place, operated by local resident Ngy Si, is still going strong, despite the typical encroachments from grocery-chain bakeries and corporate-owned shops in nearby towns, and the sky-rocketing cost of maintaining a commercial presence on Foothill Boulevard. La Cañada Valley Sun
A sweet tooth haven set to return
Nancy and Todd Tei, Burbank residents and fans of food-competition shows, wanted a Comic-Con for foodies, whose Kryptonite is a sweet tooth or who try to balance the dark and light sides while eating a black-and-white cookie. That’s what led them to launch the LA Cookie Con and Sweets Show, set to return to the area for its second year the weekend of Feb. 6 and 7 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Burbank Leader
La Cañada man to helm next Tournament of Roses
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Board of Directors confirmed Thursday La Cañada Flintridge resident Brad Ratliff will be president for the 2016-17 Tournament year. As such, he will provide leadership for the 128th Rose Parade and 103rd Rose Bowl Game on Jan. 2, 2017. La Cañada Valley Sun
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Ryan Fonseca, ryan.fonseca@latimes.com
Twitter: @RyFons
