The Controversy Over the New “Hindenburg Park” Sign A couple months ago, a German-American historical group erected a sign at Dunsmore and Honolulu avenues that memorializes the existence of historic Hindenburg Park as a cultural landmark. A recent article in the magazine The Jewish Journal has brought attention to the fact that a few people […]
Disappointed at NIMBY Attitude Regarding plans to build condos where The Mix cocktail lounge was [2600 block of Honolulu Avenue] some of my neighbors sound like the group resisting housing development where the Verdugo Hills Golf Course is. There is a housing shortage in California. Supply and demand mean property is more […]
A Bill of Rights for Motorists Before 2013, an alarming number of cities were ticketing motorists for parking at broken meters, something that is clearly not the motorist’s fault. After hearing about this, I introduced and passed AB 61, which prevents cities from doing just that. However, AB 61 expires this year, but […]
Verdugo City to New Guinea and Back Again – An Envelope’s Odyssey I often get inquiries about local history and offers of historical item donations. I welcome them, enjoy answering questions if I can, and accept appropriate donations for the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley. If I don’t answer your email, try again as […]
Glendale Unified School District has handled several big issues in the past 12 months, such as the school calendar and a new superintendent. However, the decision to divide the school district for future board of education elections is extremely important to all community members – not just those who have students in school. The change […]
Hi, CV! We are grateful that the Y’s funding will enable our efforts to continue. Our Youth Alliance leaders wanted access to more young people through the Y’s programs. Board members will continue and Julia Rabago, someone who cares deeply about kids, has access to Y resources to help kids. The Y has taken over […]
CVCA is disappointed that Glendale has decided to issue a Request for Proposals for the Rockhaven property. Although all concerned express a desire to preserve the buildings dating from the 1920s and ’30s there are different opinions regarding the nature of that preservation. Adaptive reuse may preserve the exterior of structures while completely gutting the […]
Famous Ladies of Rockhaven – The Woman Who Created Clark Gable Rockhaven Sanitarium, which was open from 1923 to 2006, has many fascinating aspects to it. It was a business created by women for women in a time when women were marginalized. It redefined the treatment of mental illness, from brutal incarceration to dignified recuperation. […]
Voices Needed at Starbucks Meeting Anyone who understands me knows I speak up for safety, for the kids and the community. I was a grassroots member of the CV Drug & Alcohol Prevention Coalition, which takes stock in the youth and helps them always have a safe place to go that is drug and alcohol […]
A Call to Fund Earthquake Warning Technology Living in Southern California has many constants – we have sun, we have surf … and we have earthquakes. We’ve been taught by public service announcements many times over to drop and cover ourselves as the shaking begins. Our schools run mandatory drills to instruct our students how […]