Monumental Step for the San Gabriels and Open Space Preservation As Californians, we’re used to Presidents of both parties coming to town – especially Los Angeles – to raise campaign funds, but rarely do they make large policy announcements. They save those for the coveted swing states. But something special happened this month. President Obama […]
Hi, CV! We focused recently on screens, technology and social media. We learned to be careful with our posts, to set limits on time spent online, to hold family time sacred, and to use technology by boys and girls within peer groups. My daughter follows video personalities, so instead of wondering what she’s up to, […]
Todd Royal for Assembly District 43 Today, Thursday, Oct. 23 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the La Cañada YMCA there will be a town hall meeting with Todd Royal. He is running for Assembly District 43. Hear firsthand his focus on creating jobs, fixing the economy and improving education. Our […]
The Day the Freeway Opened – Well, Part Of It Anyway The 210 Freeway, which during its construction was called the Foothill Freeway, was not a welcome addition to our valley. It had been fought bitterly by CV residents for decades, through its planning and construction. It was built in small portions, and the first […]
Conserving Water, Drop by Drop and Dollar by Dollar Conserving water has long been a goal of California policymakers, especially those who represent communities like the Crescenta Valley, that live under a constant threat from wildfires. With the state in the midst of a disastrous drought, conserving precious water resources has never been more important. […]
Letter of Thanks to the Community I have a very important job to do, but fear that without proper, able assistance, I may never finish writing and sending all the “thank you” notes that are more than warranted and now terribly overdue. Would you, please, help me in this effort? My family and I moved […]
Hi, CV! When we decided we wanted to have a daytime program for those parents who couldn’t make a nighttime meeting, we thought about having a book club. Our target audience was elementary school parents who weren’t necessarily thinking about drugs and alcohol but who wanted to talk about issues facing them. After discussion, we […]
The Beginnings of the CV Town Council The Crescenta Valley never really got serious about becoming its own city. There were a couple of half-hearted attempts in the first half of the 20th century, but nothing stuck. When a big drought hit in the late ’40s, our valley was left waterless and at the mercy […]
Hi, CV! I read that 90% of employers report looking at candidates’ LinkedIn profiles, which makes sense to me. But prospective employers also check blogs, Facebook and social media sites, in addition to asking potential employees for passwords to things thought to be private; they are, in fact, fair game. Unless you’re never going to […]
These Standards Are Subpar It’s scary to see how schools are viewing students these days. Before high school, kids used to be kids. Kids used to be people with names, talents, thoughts and creativity. Now, kids are just numbers. This is all because of standardized testing. Parents and teachers have relied heavily on this form […]