Project UFO Lands in Tujunga Recently I was sent two newspaper clippings with brief mentions of filming being done in Tujunga for the television show “Project UFO” in 1978. The program featured Air Force investigators charged with examining UFO sightings and the show aired on NBC for two seasons. The initial filming was during the […]
Barger and Horvath Seek Evaluation of Emergency Notifications During Eaton and Palisades Wildfires In the wake of this month’s devastating Eaton and Palisades wildfires, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger and coauthor Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath successfully introduced a motion calling for an independent after-action review of the emergency notification systems used […]
Meet Assemblymember Nick Schultz Happy New Year! My name is Nick Schultz. As of Dec. 2, 2024, I am honored to represent you in the California State Assembly’s 44th District, which includes the cities of Burbank and Glendale, alongside the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Sunland Tujunga, North Hollywood, Sherman Oaks, Studio City and Valley Village. As I […]
A Cold-blooded Killer Who Was Just A Child Happy New Year! Let’s start the new year right with perhaps the most horrifying murder in the history of the valley. The pre-meditated killing was carried out by a 14-year-old kid right here in La Crescenta. I’ve covered this story before but it’s been many years, and […]
Looking Ahead in 2025 As we welcome the New Year, the Crescenta Valley Town Council is excited to share some updates and highlights from our recent activities. In December, we hosted our inaugural “Jingle and Mingle,” an event organized by our outreach committee, led by Kerri Brautigam and myself. This gathering provided a wonderful opportunity […]
The Lamson’s Lair Over the years I’ve made a point of going on eBay to search the various names that interest me hoping to uncover something historical in nature – La Cañada, Lake View Terrace, Montrose, Sunland, La Crescenta, Tujunga – to name a handful. Most often there is nothing to find but sometimes it’s […]
Some Twelve Oaks History Thank you to Mary O’Keefe for her Jan. 2 article on Twelve Oaks and the residents who will be relocated during the pending reconstruction of this long-standing senior living center. As a past president of National Charity League of Glendale, I’ve followed the saga of Twelve Oaks Lodge from the 1930s […]
What to Watch in 2025 It’s 2025! Can you believe it? Time passes much too quickly. For someone as busy as I, it’s all I can do to just keep up. As a steering committee member of the Crescenta Valley Community Association, I follow proposed development that will affect land use in the Crescenta Valley. […]
The 100-year-old La Crescenta Business – La Crescenta Pharmacy Whereas the business district of Montrose has a sense of long-term stability, Foothill Boulevard’s business center and anchor storefronts have shifted like wind-blown sand dunes in the desert. Although CV’s founder Benjamin Briggs laid out the “city center” of La Crescenta at Foothill and La Crescenta […]
Looks Forward to Implementation of WSGVAP Thank you [CV Weekly] for covering the county board approval of the West San Gabriel [Valley] Area Plan in the Dec. 12 paper. The article does a great job explaining some zoning aspects while also touching on the Area Plan’s intention to increase walkability, wildlife conservation and support for […]