Yes, We Have Native Bees When I told a co-worker I was going to a lecture about local native bees, he said, “I thought there weren’t any native bees, just European honey bees.” That’s what I thought, too. As a matter of fact, I even naively thought that before the introduction of honey bees 400 […]
Happy New Year! Well, fiscal New Year anyway… Unlike our other New Year (the fun one), the actions and decisions that accompany each new fiscal year are not a series of singular events, but rather an exhaustive and ongoing evolution in the pursuit of the Glendale City Council’s priorities. We have goalsetting sessions with the […]
Verdugo Hills Cemetery Today This column wraps up a short history of the Verdugo Hills Cemetery in Tujunga. Although the graveyard is a historical treasure, it has also taken an infamous place in L.A. history. For it was here in 1978 that the cemetery hillside containing long dead bodies gave way during a rainstorm and […]
Updates on Local Projects This week there are several community updates that I’d like to share. Two Strike Park: In June, Los Angeles County Dept. of Parks and Recreation started staking out a new walking path at Two Strike Park. The path would have bisected the existing grassy area. Residents spoke up and worked with […]
Response to Water Conservation Article In the June 30 issue, the general manager of Glendale Water & Power, Mr. Zurn, was interviewed regarding how well residents were dealing with water conservation [Conservation Efforts Working in Glendale]. He indicated how single-family homes were doing much better in comparison with multi-housing units. This reminded me of a […]
The Verdugo Hills Cemetery Landslide – The Cleanup Last week I covered the landslide that occurred in February 1978 in Tujunga. After days of relentless rains, the steep hillside that Verdugo Hills Cemetery was perched on gave way and sent mud and decaying bodies down into residential streets below. The slide had occurred in the […]
Thank you to all who attended the June 23 Crescenta Valley Community Association meeting. The Wireless Telecommunication Facility, specifically a cellphone tower proposed for Dunsmore Park, was rejected by the Glendale Planning Commission during its June 15 meeting. Nearby resident and CVCA member Mary-Lynne Fisher is following up with city employees to get better notification […]
Elections Have Consequences: The No on Measure N Committee outspent and out maneuvered the Yes on Measure N folks by 10 to 1. Your five council members authorized at least $50,000 of your tax dollars without your consent to mail two one-sided information mailers to 200,000 residents. Additionally, at least $123,000 came from developers and […]
The Day Dead Bodies Surfed the Streets of Tujunga Last week I covered the beginnings of the Verdugo Hills Cemetery, including the poignant story of its first burial, a much beloved local minister, Rev. Wornum, the “Singing Parson.” In 1922, he patiently waited for “his” cemetery to be completed, and once it was, he died […]
Money and Politics I would like to get money out of politics. Industry campaign contributions lead to unequal representation. One way of getting the money out is for reporters to report on campaign donations associated with the actions of a politician. For example, your recent article entitled, “AB2788 – Cellphone Antenna Device Bill Will Not […]