Investing in Education Call it a modern renovation of the public education sector: California has budgeted to make meaningful investments to bridge the opportunity and achievement gaps, which means the future for our students will be getting much brighter. The most significant milestone is the funding of TK-12 public education to a historic $22,000 per […]
Sad Sendoff Angels walk amongst us – or maybe you haven’t noticed. We are so consumed with negativity that frequently we are blinded to the goodness that surrounds us. Our very own Crescenta Valley had a special Angel for decades. Whenever and wherever there was a need or a void our special Angel would find […]
A Revised View of Kimball Sanitarium – Part 3 I’ve been writing about the details of one of La Crescenta’s most storied mental institutions, Kimball Sanitarium, located where our Ralphs on Foothill Boulevard is today. I gained a whole new view of the place based on interviews and emails with David Kimball, who grew up […]
Goodbye September, Hello October! The Crescenta Valley Town Council/Streets and Transportation Committee has been working diligently with the CV Sheriff’s Station, CHP and the Dept. of Public Works, LA County to ensure our students have a clear and safe route to their schools. In August, the Council convened an emergency meeting with the GUSD superintendent, […]
It’s Time To Care About CAHSR What’s the old adage – “Government always has the solution to a problem that doesn’t exist?” Right. Since before the turn of the 21st century, people have been buzzing that California should have a robust rail system, one to rival those found in Europe or Asia. We used to […]
A Revised View of Kimball Sanitarium – Part 2 I’m continuing with a new view of Kimball Sanitarium, which was on Foothill Boulevard right where Ralphs is today. It was a mental institution and it ran from 1922 until 1960. I have written previously about its history, but I’m revisiting that history with new info […]
Our customers responded! From Sept. 6 through Sept. 20 CVWD customers, along with the majority of Southern California, were asked to stop outdoor watering as Metropolitan Water District of Southern California shut down a critical water pipeline for emergency repairs. The 36-mile Upper Feeder pipeline is an important part of Metropolitan’s regional water system delivering […]
Close the Scholl Canyon Dump? Oh my! When the Glendale bureaucrats first proposed the dump they told us “cross our hearts and hope to die” – it would only be open for 20 years! That was in 1960, 62 years ago! The landfill [we called it a “dump”] was Glendale’s cash cow. It was “all about […]
A Revised View of Kimball Sanitarium – Part 1 In years past I have written quite a bit about Kimball Sanitarium, which was located on Foothill Boulevard from 1922 until 1962. It occupied the exact spot where the big Ralphs supermarket is today. For those who don’t know, our valley was founded on the industry […]
Last week I featured a piece by Dave Kimball, who grew up at Kimball Sanitarium, which was owned by his parents. Dave sent me something he wrote that described the neighborhood around Rosemont Avenue and Foothill Boulevard 75 years ago. It gives a view into what that area was like in the ’40s and ’50s: […]