Glendale City Councilmember Paula Devine and her husband Art joined us for the Crescenta Valley Community Association meeting on Thursday. We are very pleased that they took the time to learn more about the issues important to the residents of the Crescenta Valley. We discussed California Senate Bill 649, currently being considered in Sacramento, which […]
Montrose Search and Rescue – Lost Hiker Calls For Help On His Cellphone – in 1991! It’s a common scenario: A hiker gets lost so he whips out his cellphone, looks for a signal, and calls for help. But when this lost hiker used his cellphone in 1991, he was apparently one of the first […]
Love It … or Settle Elsewhere I want to comment on the article in the July 20 issue “Survey Asks: Does Community Want to See the Light?” I feel if people want more or different lighting and a more urban feel as opposed to the rural atmosphere, which is rare and which we are privileged […]
The Importance of Net Neutrality Over the past 20 years, the internet has become a central part of our lives, changing our world in ways that we never could have predicted. The power of the internet stems from its uniquely open and free character, which levels the playing field so that a person with something […]
CV’s WWII Internment Camp Featured in New Exhibit I’ve often wondered over the causes for America’s decision to round up all the West Coast Japanese-Americans, the vast majority of whom were American citizens born in the U.S., and to imprison them for the duration of the war. From the comfort of the present, it’s […]
Summer Update from Sacramento It is hard to believe that almost eight months ago, I joined 79 colleagues in the assembly chamber for my first official floor session as your assemblymember. What an honor it has been! As we are now more than halfway through the year, I feel it is important to report back […]
Drought? What Drought? What happened to the attractive, well-established native and drought-tolerant plantings along Honolulu Avenue in Montrose? I was shocked and concerned to see they had been replaced by grass. Allow me to explain the reason for my initial reaction and now my concern for the new landscape design. Wasn’t it only a […]
To continue giving updates on the development of interstate 210, the California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) will close westbound Foothill Freeway (I-210) Angeles Crest Highway on-ramp and Ocean View Boulevard off-ramp beginning Monday, July 17 at 7 p.m. as part of a pavement rehabilitating project. The ramp closure will remain in effect August 2017, weather […]
Montrose Search and Rescue – When Hikers Bit Off More Than They Could Chew It’s a common mistake. Hikers read about a particular hike, check their maps (“It looks pretty easy!”), and head out for what they estimate will be a “day trip.” But they’re halfway through the hike and it’s getting dark and cold. […]
The Mountain Lion of the Verdugo Mountains Mountain lions commonly come down from the San Gabriel Mountains to feast on the deer that eat our roses and to pick off the occasional unlucky dog. But allow me to introduce P-41, our very own mountain lion of the Verdugo Mountains. P-41 is special. He’s part of […]