Supports LGBTQ Clubs I was frustrated to read the comment a La Cañada parent offered at the latest Sagebrush meeting asserting that another reason not to have their children matriculate through GUSD schools was because of the fact that both CV High and Rosemont have Gay Straight Alliance clubs which publish a newsletter called “Ally” […]
Assemblyman Gatto receives James Hansen Courage Award Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) will be presented with the James Hansen Courage Award on Thursday from Environmental Progress for his efforts to extensively reform the California Public Utilities Commission after several scandals plagued the commission. “I’m deeply honored to receive the James Hansen Courage Award from Environmental […]
Who Really Killed the Red Car Trolley? In the first half of the last century, sunny Los Angeles was crisscrossed with the tracks of an efficient, clean and cheap public transit system. You could go anywhere in the city quickly and without the worry of traffic and parking. Even the Crescenta Valley was served by […]
Election Season Has Not Yet Ended Votes have been cast and our political landscape has changed. America has a new president. California has new representatives at the state and federal levels. Congratulations to Kathryn Barger on her election as Los Angeles County Supervisor – 5th District. After a particularly divisive election season it would be […]
How the Verdugo Family Lost the Crescenta Valley The name Verdugo is attached to so many things in our valley – roads, parks, businesses, even the mountains we look at every day are named for this Spanish family. The name Verdugo is part of our collective DNA. The Verdugo family once owned our entire valley, […]
The proposals submitted for the Rockhaven property have been released by Glendale and are available on the city’s website, http://tinyurl.com/znrtqfh. By the time this is published they will have been presented to the Glendale City Council at a special meeting starting at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. The video of the meeting will be available here, […]
Vote to Protect our Children On Election Day you will be asked to approve the recreational use of marijuana in California. Proposition 64 is poorly written, creating a lethal danger for our teenagers. Current research shows that smoking marijuana permanently lowers the IQ of teenagers whose brains are not fully developed. Known side effects […]
Some Haunted Places in CV In honor of Halloween I’ll write up a few of the rumored ghost stories I’ve heard over the years. Whether you’re a believer or not, I think everyone has either experienced the paranormal themselves, or knows somebody who has … or at least thought they had. The paranormal is a […]
Halting the Disgraceful Clawback of Enlistment Bonuses to California National Guard Members There are few values more sacred, more fundamental to our nation, than making sure that the men and women who serve our country in uniform, and their families, are treated with honor and respect. So it was deeply distressing to learn last week […]
No Vote for Marijuana Legalization As the election is coming up soon, I wanted to put forth some information regarding the issue of legalizing marijuana in our state. Bad idea and here is why. Several months ago I attended a talk in Glendale in which raw, hard statistical facts were given on what happened in […]