A School, A Bridge, and Our Children’s Future One can easily connect the benefits of a school to our children’s future. Schools are important in educating the next generation. But, what does a bridge have to do with a school, our children’s future and our community? A simple definition of a bridge […]
We miss Jim While I didn’t always agree with Jim Chase’s column comments (I usually did), his creative writing, wry humor and “take” on events local, national or personal were always fun to read. Jim, hope you enjoy a little break, but keep writing and perhaps we’ll see you around town. Also, thanks to Mike […]
Mount Lowe Railway A century ago and just a few canyons to the east of the Crescenta Valley, on the face of the San Gabriel Mountains, was the Mount Lowe Railway – an amazing trolley trip into the clouds. In the late 1800s, the Crescenta Valley was lazily sleeping in the rocks and sagebrush. But […]
On Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. is the semi-annual DEA Take Back. Again we partner with Glendale police, CV sheriffs, GCC police, LCF Community Prevention Council & the Glendale Elks to remove unwanted drugs from homes. We will be at GCC (Verdugo Road at Circle Drive), and at the Rite Aid […]
A Call to Recognize the Armenian Genocide with 100th Anniversary Approaching Ninety-nine years have passed since the spring of 1915, when a dying empire launched the first genocide of the 20th century. That campaign by the Ottoman Empire’s Young Turk government – a campaign of expulsion, rape and murder – eventually killed 1.5 million Armenian […]
Counters Ochoa’s Points [Glendale] City Manager Ochoa, in this newspaper, criticized the Glendale Coalition for Better Government for filing a lawsuit challenging the City’s transfer of electric revenues to pay for general services [Viewpoints, March 26]. His focus was on the implications of potential lost revenue for those services, ignoring the implications of a city […]
Community Strength Comes from Community Participation and Government Accessibility The strength of a community is dependent upon its people, and I am grateful to Robin Goldsworthy, one of Crescenta Valley’s most formidable business women and dedicated volunteers, for inviting me to write a regular column in the CV Weekly. She also happens to fit well […]
Putting a Human Face on the La Tuna Canyon Detention Center We’ve heard much about CV’s WWII “Japanese internment camp” over the years. What is now the site of the Verdugo Hills Golf Course was, during the war, an interrogation center for resident Japanese, German and Italians who were perceived as being a possible threat […]
School is in the Home Stretch; Plan Ahead for Stressful Times Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals, and values are in balance. ~ Brian Tracy When you fly on […]
As president this year of the CV Town Council, my goal has been to reach out to our neighboring cities, local agencies and our elected officials through our State of the Community Series. Our April meeting guest will be former La Cañada mayor, now La Cañada City councilmember, Laura Olhasso. Our communities share many of […]