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 I was shocked and concerned to see they had been replaced by grass.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 […]
Thanks to everyone who joined us on June 22 to hear from Glendale City Councilmember Vrej Agajanian. We appreciate his sharing information about his background and vision for Glendale. Residents let him know about their concerns, starting with Glendale changing the recycling policy to no longer accept Styrofoam even if it is clean, single-use plastic […]
The War of the Black Widow Spiders Our valley has a near-perfect climate and, as such, attracts newcomers from all over the world. Besides the human newcomers, foreign plant and animal life also do well here, so-called “invasive species.” In past columns, I’ve described several local “wars” involving the displacement of native species by non-native […]
On May 16, a group of peaceful protestors gathered at a public park outside the Turkish Ambassador’s residence in Northwest Washington, D.C. They came to exercise their First Amendment rights under the U.S. Constitution and to make it clear that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s brutal crackdown on political opposition, free speech and free media […]
A Description of Crescenta-Cañada Valley in 1883 We get an early description of La Cañada in an 1883 publication “A Southern California Paradise.” It should be noted La Cañada in that era was the entire Crescenta-Cañada Valley from Tujunga to Altadena. The writer was the Rev. R.W.C. Farnsworth, one of the original members of the […]