NEWS FROM CVWD

The Do’s and Don’ts of Your Sewage/Wastewater System Water not only comes into our homes – water also goes out. While a lot of attention is paid to how we use – or do not use – our water, very little attention is paid to the water that leaves our home – our sewage or […]

News from CV Alliance »MAKAYLA RAbAGO

This past week, four of the CV Youth Alliance’s teen members attended a conference in Orlando, Florida. The conference was hosted by the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America and built on the framework of the National Coalition Institute’s National Coalition Academy. At this conference, youth learned how to help community coalitions be more effective in […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Calling Street Maintenance Clank – clank – clank goes the manhole cover, all day, all night at the intersection of Honolulu Avenue and Dunsmore. The neighbors have been calling street maintenance since April … they’ve been out a couple of times to try to fix it, but have failed to do so. Whenever a wheel […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Grateful to Learn about Past and Future Mike Lawler’s column, “Famous Disney Director’s Home was La Crescenta,” was another example of how fortunate we are to have people passionate about preserving our past with its myriad of interesting people and stories – stories that would otherwise be lost. Thank you, CV Weekly, for sharing our […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike lawler

Treasures of the Valley » Mike lawler

The American Legion Hall: A Violent Past – A Bright Future The American Legion Memorial Hall today sits quietly and peacefully at the corner of La Crescenta and Manhattan avenues. It is home to Verdugo Hills Post 288, which this last April celebrated its 90th year in existence, making it probably one of the oldest […]

NEWS FROM washington BY ADAM SCHIFF

ISIL: A Threat We Cannot Ignore Earlier this month, a 20-year-old man from Orange County was stopped by FBI agents at John Wayne Airport as he tried to board a flight to Turkey, en route to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Under questioning, he said he considered the […]

News from CV Alliance »Suzy jacobs

Hello! I’m writing this on my phone from Orlando where we’re attending the CADCA conference – (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America). While I attend sessions to help me do my job, four members of our Youth Alliance are here learning theirs. They are having a wonderful time. They are the only delegation from California and […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike lawler

Treasures of the Valley » Mike lawler

Following The Great San Andreas Fault I have a fascination and love for our mother mountains, the San Gabriels. I’m particularly taken with the violent geology of the San Gabriels. They are renowned as some of the fastest growing mountains in the world, shooting up several feet at a time with each major earthquake, and […]

News from CV Alliance »Suzy jacobs

Greetings from CV Alliance! If you’ve been following the news, you’ll know much is happening on the marijuana front nationally, statewide and locally. The White House’s new drug control policy opposes marijuana legalization for medical and recreational use. The DEA has come under attack in Congress. Administrator Michele Leonhart has taken the brunt of criticisms. […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

On Mary Boger’s Decision To Step Down Mary Boger, president of the Glendale Unified School District board of education, is a woman of impressive vision and compassion, remarkable educational leadership and experience, an articulate and passionate advocate for students and public education, and an untiring and devoted community activist and volunteer. For over 30 years, […]