Offering Historical Facts The traditional Memorial Day observances were held locally again this year. Members of the Montrose Peace Vigil have been standing at the Vietnam Memorial since 2006 to encourage nonviolent solutions to conflict. We consider it a privilege and a duty to participate in the annual ceremony there. We hear statements made there […]
Montrose Search and Rescue – Dog Rescues Part 1 A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the Montrose Search and Rescue team locating and rescuing a lost dog in Brand Park. While the majority of the MSAR team’s efforts are focused on human rescues, they do honor the fact that many dog owners […]
The Los Angeles CD7 election is over and the district’s new representative is Monica Rodriguez. Ms. Rodriguez has not held public office before but has government experience in staff and appointed positions, most recently as a member of the Los Angeles Board of Public Works, the only city commission with full-time salaries. She also has […]
The old proverb, “It takes a village …” rings true in my heart. My youngest son will be graduating from Clark Magnet High School [today] and, as I reflect on the past few years, I have become increasingly aware and appreciative of all the people who have contributed to his development and maturity. Mountain Avenue […]
NEWS FROM Washington » Adam SCHIFF Taking Action Against Dark Money In PoliticsOur campaign finance system is broken, and it’s only getting worse. When I first ran for Congress in 2000, the race became the most expensive campaign in the history of the U.S. House of Representatives due, in part, to a flood of “soft […]
Montrose Search and Rescue – Whacked Out in The Woods, or The Girl Who Partied Too Hard In September 1993, a 19-year-old girl from Tujunga met some friends at the top of Mt. Wilson for some serious partying. In the dark of night, she parked her car near the radio towers and walked down […]
Valley View Educational Foundation held its annual jog-a-thon in March. Students helped raise money for campus beautification. The students were encouraged to begin “training” by jogging (not sprinting). Students asked friends and family to sponsor them on a per-lap basis or for a flat pledge. Everyone, including Dr. Reynolds, the teachers and the parents, […]
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s Vocum Veritas took home a first place trophy at the World Strides Choral Festival and Competition in San Diego during the weekend of April 1. The competition featured 19 different schools and various types of groups attended – concert choirs, chamber choirs, show choirs, men’s choirs and women’s choirs. Vocum Veritas […]
Montrose Search and Rescue – Four Days in a Crashed Car Often the tales of survival by accident victims are as fascinating as the stories of their rescues. In 1984 a young woman miraculously survived for nearly four days after crashing her car. She was within earshot of the Angeles Crest Highway, and was only […]
The Power of Community Involvement In my 2012 State of the City speech while serving as the mayor of Glendale in a time when much of the country was still struggling to recover from the recession, I addressed a key reason as to why Glendale was able to weather the financial crisis. While many cities […]