More on the Pickens Canyon Logging Railway I often spend time down at the History Room at the Glendale Central Library. It has an amazing collection of historical records – not just Glendale, but our area too. Recently I found a paper written in 1987 by Marvin May, a former resident of Briggs Terrace. He […]
Initiative Would Give CVWD Customers More Power Over Future CVWD Revenue Grabs Please read about and support the California Initiative “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act,” which will be on the 2024 ballot. It is endorsed by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, and will, for example, give CVWD customers much more say over when and […]
Sophie Williamson – Foothill Land Baron Over the years, I have heard that properties that come up for sale or development on Foothill Boulevard often have the Williamson name attached to them. In fact, most of the commercial lots along Foothill between La Crescenta and Pennsylvania avenues were owned by Sophie and Will Williamson at […]
What Is The Role of Media? What a politically charged month! So much is happening on the world stage right now that it is easy to get sucked up in the frenzy of it. From criminal investigations to judicial rulings, global unrest, and presidential candidates jockeying for position, the summer is starting off with a […]
Tiki Love For years, I attended the annual Tiki Night at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood until the theatre was bought by Netflix and closed for renovation. Eager for a chance to don a tiki shirt and escape to a tropical paradise, I attended a lecture, sponsored by the Little Landers Historical Society, on June […]
Montrose Search and Rescue – A Special Rescue I generally stick to things in my subject matter that are at least a couple of decades old. But Montrose Search and Rescue tales are so amazing that I just have to write about their thrilling stories. This tale is special in that it featured a tracking […]
I wasn’t aware of the newsroom staff cut at the LA Times until today, when I read your column (June 22). I’m sad for the people who will no longer have a job there, but I’m happy to see you reach out to them! No doubt some of them live in our area and I […]
By James LEE This is the first of what I anticipate to be regular letters to the community regarding the goings on at your public water and wastewater utility. To begin, at Tuesday night’s meeting the District board of directors made perhaps the most difficult decision this or past boards have had to make. But […]
Ensuring Equality: Protecting and Advancing LGBTQ Rights Earlier this month, my district was the scene of hatred and violence as anti-LGBTQ protestors fought pro-LGBTQ demonstrators outside a Glendale School Board meeting that was scheduled to vote on recognizing Pride month in the district’s schools. The incident at the Glendale School Board meeting is just one […]
Local Bob Statues and Some Bob’s Trivia I just finished a popular run documenting my readers’ memories of our local Bob’s. But I couldn’t resist one last word on the subject. Over and over, readers wondered whatever happened to the Montrose Bob statue. No one seems to know its fate. But I do know of […]