The House of Artists, Musicians, Poets and Rock Stars The United States has been host to many of the finest architects ever known. Frank Lloyd Wright would naturally be at the top of that list, but a close second would be Austrian-born Richard Neutra. Neutra studied under Wright and Rudolph Schindler, and is considered one […]
Cheers to CVWD Here’s a shout-out to the Crescenta Valley Water District. At 6 p.m. on Friday, April 15 I noticed a small amount of water coming up through the pavement in the middle of Glenwood Avenue just below Stevens Street. I could hear water bubbling under the asphalt and called the emergency telephone number for the […]
When I was tapped by Speaker Anthony Rendon to lead the Assembly Transportation Committee in 2020, I decided to take a very different approach than my predecessor. As an environmental advocate, my approach has been to focus transportation policy on improving safety, public health and sustainability across the board. As a state, we’ve been a […]
In Glendale, Street Racing Duesenbergs Dominate Today, the street racers of Glendale are seen in hot BMWs, Bentleys and Corvettes. But in 1915, Duesenberg was the fastest car on the streets of Glendale. We’re talking about the big 1915 Glendale road race, the first and only official professional road race ever held in downtown Glendale. […]
The Many Sides of April April is already upon us and the super bloom is resplendent (as are allergies). April is Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month. Why April? Many of the past centuries genocides began in April – Armenia, Germany (the Holocaust), Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda, Sudan. As many of you know, April 24 is […]
Debunks the ‘Mystery’ Justin Hager attempted to explain California’s gasoline prices in part by quoting Severin Borenstein’s “Mystery Gasoline Surcharge” (“Understanding California Gas Prices,” April 7). Of course, there is no mystery as to the high price of gasoline here in California and for the rest of the country for that matter. The simple explanation is that […]
The Glendale Grand Prix At first glance, you are probably thinking I’m referring to cars traveling on Glenoaks Boulevard on any Saturday night when competing local street racers drive dangerously fast. But in fact I’m referring to an international Grand Prix road race, very similar to the Monaco Grand Prix or the Long Beach Grand […]
Spring Has Sprung It’s easy to get bogged down in the day-to-day minutia of modern life – politics, pandemic, war. It’s like a never-ending train wreck; so hard to look away from each breaking story and impossible to see a positive outcome. This month, I am trying my best to focus on what is important […]
Getting to Know Our Councilmember/Mayor For quite a long time I have listened to many of my neighbors in the 91214 Glendale annex area of La Crescenta complain, or at least remark, that our voices are not heard by the Glendale City Council. One councilmember [newly named mayor] Ardashes “Ardy” Kassakhian wants to listen to […]
Community Driven: The Balcony of LA The Balcony of LA is a non-profit designed to build up La Crescenta through awesome community initiatives. The Balcony was founded in 2020 during the pandemic by a prior CV Town Council member who, feeling powerless globally, was inspired to turn towards the community. Over the past 12 months […]