The Mysterious Lost Mountain Cabin of Grizzly Flat – Part 2 Last week I wrote about a mysterious cabin that stood for many years on a shelf of land overlooking Big Tujunga Canyon. Thanks to local historian Art Cobery, we learned it had been built in 1925 as a base of operations for a homegrown […]
Keeping Hollywood at Home The film and television industries are an essential part of the California economy, especially in the Crescenta Valley where thousands of “below-the-line” workers rely on the industry for their livelihood. Let’s face it, Hollywood may have the sign, but this is where movie magic is actually made. But for several years, […]
Greetings from CV Alliance At our most recent Strategic Partners meeting, Tom Lorenz talked about an issue of concern to members of the California Narcotic Officers Association: butane honey (or hash) oil or (BHO). From what I understand, when butane is added to marijuana, it evaporates and leaves a sticky, oily residue – a marijuana […]
Problems with Early Institutionalized Education SB 837, known as Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2014, will provide optional preschool to 4 year olds in the public school system. Senator Steinberg’s legislation would require any district that offers kindergarten to also offer transitional kindergarten phased in over five years starting in 2015. Most analysts agree California taxpayers […]
The Mysterious Lost Mountain Cabin of Grizzly Flat – Part 1 On the other side of the San Gabriel Mountains is a huge flat terrace perched halfway up the mountainside from Big Tujunga Canyon, between Vasquez Creek and Mt. Lukens. It’s called Grizzly Flat, no doubt for some long forgotten incident with the many grizzly […]
In a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) survey of 230,000 teens, it was discovered that more teens started drinking and smoking tobacco and marijuana in June and July than any other month. More than 11,000 teens on average took a drink, 5,000 smoked a cigarette, and 4,500 smoked marijuana daily. Since alcohol […]
Looking forward, summer will bring a lot of activities to the CV Town Council and the community. If you have been a fan of the Summer Beach Bus, then you will be happy to know service begins June 17 for the La Crescenta area. As is typical, reservations should be made. Links to the complete […]
It’s A Sad Day In Sunland-Tujunga In a small community such as Sunland-Tujunga, bigotry exists today. I am referring to a letter published locally that should never have been published. This town has been riddled with hate and prejudice for years; many know our history. Sunland-Tujunga is one big melting pot; there should be no […]
Another New Book! “Frontier Days in Crescenta Valley” Joining the many local history books on the shelves is the latest from the current president of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley, Jo Anne Sadler. Jo Anne had previously written, “Crescenta Valley Pioneers and Their Legacies.” That book focused on biographies of many of our […]
Congratulations to you and your family on the completion of another successful school year! As we know, summer is a time for experimentation. In addition to telling your child about the dangers drugs and alcohol have on their developing brains and your expectations of them, please discuss Teen 911 Immunity. Anthony Portantino passed this law […]