The Briggs Water Tower – The Oldest House in CV? I’m often asked, “What is the oldest house in the Valley?” The answer is complicated as the earliest house built in the valley is Theodor Pickens’ cabin, constructed on Briggs Terrace in 1871. But it was relocated intact to Henninger Flats up in the San […]
An Exciting Return to the Unknown Planetary science is back. After many years of struggle and difficult budgets that threatened America’s pre-eminence in planetary science, Congress is poised once again to make a major investment in exploring our universe and beyond. During the worst of the Great Recession, many parts of the NASA budget took […]
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month I had the chance to staff a table at NAMI/Glendale’s screening of the movie, “Call Me Crazy.” NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The only statistic I knew was 90% of people who die by suicide have a diagnosable mental disorder, though not all are diagnosed […]
Introducing the California Government ‘X-Prize’ I’ve always believed that there’s no monopoly on good ideas, especially when it comes to making our government more efficient and accessible. Many Californians are experts on a variety of topics, whose incredible ideas are just waiting to be heard. Residents of Crescenta Valley prove this principle on a daily […]
Rockhaven Sanitarium Development Explained You’ve probably read about the proposal to develop Rockhaven into housing, retail sites or a “boutique hotel.” What happened to our new library, park and community center we’d been promised? This historic site, built in 1923 by women for the care of women with mental disabilities, had been much touted as […]
It Started with a Cop and a Parent Susan Dubin, founding member, graciously shares our “origin story” with you. Her son was struggling several years ago, and she needed help. Her luck changed when she met (then) Community Lead Officer Matt Zakarian, Glendale Police Dept., at the COPPS station. I was referred by the Sheriff’s […]
Egg Hunt Was Spoiled The YMCA-sponsored egg hunt on Easter Sunday at the Sunland/Tujunga carnival was a huge disappointment, not because of the prizes in the plastic eggs, but for the completely disorganized YMCA staff and the many selfish parents. With our 3-year-old daughter’s basket in hand and a big smile on her face, […]
Free Trees, Prom and More May is always a busy month in our community. After 15 years, this year will be the CV Town Council’s last year hosting Arbor Day, which takes place on May 31 at 10 a.m. at Two Strike Park, 5107 Rosemont Ave. in La Crescenta. The council will end this tradition […]
Greetings, Allies! On Monday, May 19, the amazing Dr. Arthur Benjamin, the “Mathemagician,” will share his love of math and magic from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the CV High School auditorium (4400 Ramsdell Ave). Purchase tickets ($5 students, $10 adults) in the Rosemont Middle School Counseling Office or at the […]
Old Town La Canada? In architectural preservation circles, the City of La Cañada Flintridge doesn’t get much respect. For evidence of that, refer to the Los Angeles Conservancy’s annual Preservation Report Card, in which L.A. area cities are graded on their efforts to preserve their historic buildings. Burbank and Pasadena received an ‘A’ grading, and […]