Hi, CV! As the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) Superintendent Dr. Sheehan leaves we must recognize and thank him for the benefits his leadership has brought to CV Alliance. Dr. Sheehan spoke at our June 2014 Strategic Partners meeting, giving everyone a snapshot into the richness of GUSD schools, student population and learning opportunities for […]
In loving memory of Tyler Mathew Sikora Time slips by so fast – can it be five years since our dear Tyler left us on May 20, 2010? We miss and love him more today than yesterday. Tyler was loved by everyone who knew him and he was a perfect role model for a […]
Attendees of the May 28 Crescenta Valley Community Assn. meeting learned of Art Simonian’s plan for three single-family, two-story homes facing Sycamore Avenue and a 20-unit, three-story condominium building on the Honolulu Avenue side of the property formerly occupied by the Mix night club. He is gathering community input early in the process and is […]
“Nature Boy” Lived in Big Tujunga Canyon “There was a boy, a very strange enchanted boy…” These were the opening lines of Nat King Cole’s hit song, “Nature Boy.” The song was a semi-autobiographical piece written by the famous Los Angeles pre-hippie icon Eden Ahbez, whose main home (campsite really) was in Big Tujunga Canyon. […]
Preserving Open Space in the Rim of the Valley Los Angeles is one of the rarest of the big cities in America, with millions of people living in close proximity to nature. We have mountain lions like P-22, who visit Griffith Park (and an occasional crawl space under our homes), and bears that eat the […]
Hi, CV! It’s Memorial Day as I write this column and I am struck by all the posts my friends put on Facebook to honor the fallen. My experience in the military was through free ROTC classes offered at college designed to get people interested in signing up for the military. In Wilderness Survival, I […]
The Origins of the Name Sunland-Tujunga For most of us heading west along Foothill Boulevard into Sunland-Tujunga, there’s not much thought to where Tujunga is and where Sunland is. There seems to be no distinct border. The origins of the name Sunland and the name Tujunga are well documented, and quite interesting. But as to […]
Hi, CV! Michael Rooni, JD, spoke about communication at a CV Chamber event. He suggested taking the other person’s side so conflict resolution reflects mutual fairness. This flies in the face of our understanding of power, or making sure someone gets or gives only what you want them to give or get. Rooni says communication […]
Memorial Day Celebration 2015 I rarely speak publicly about my military experience in Vietnam because I feel lucky to be one of the soldiers who returned home in one piece and in sound mind. I was in my early 20s, naïve and fresh out of college, when I volunteered for the army. The politicians called […]
Cutting Government Red Tape at a Difficult Time To pass the contents of just about any asset – a bank account, a multi-million-dollar stock account, a car of any value – upon death, all an individual needs to do is fill out a simple “Payable On Death” form. These streamlined transfers help families avoid the […]