Stick to the Standards The Community Input letter by the Crescenta Highlands Association (Letters to the Editor, June 24) regarding the proposed development on the old Trader Joe’s property was well worded. We also support development, but do not understand why projects that exceed our Community Standards are even given “air time” by our elected officials. […]
Outlines Opposition to Project A developer has submitted an application to the City of Glendale to demolish the used car dealership and commercial buildings at 3411-3437 Foothill Blvd., just west of New York Avenue, and replace them with 78 apartments, 17,200 square feet of commercial space and 208 parking spaces. The complex would be four and […]
Congress Has Its Work Cut Out on Stopping Cyber-Attacks At first glance, it may seem as though the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Colonial Pipeline, a regional ferry company in Massachusetts, a small hospital in Los Angeles, and the world’s largest meatpacker have little in common. They serve different purposes in different industries in different […]
Pioneer Memories: Joel Ward Continuing on with the collected memories of several pioneers that were printed in a 1938 newspaper. This particular one has much to do with the disappointing beginnings of Montrose in 1913. In 1938, when interviewed, Joel Ward owned the Lizbeth Candy Shop at 2250 Honolulu Ave., what is today Mayhall’s Sewing […]
Between responding to the public health and economic impacts of the pandemic, tackling challenges that existed pre-pandemic that were worsened by it, and doing our regular due diligence of updating existing laws – there has been no shortage of work to be done in Sacramento. I’m happy to report that I was able to have […]
Pioneer Memories: Helen Haskell Thomas (Part 2) Continuing on with the memories of Helen. She was the niece of La Crescenta founder Dr. Benjamin Briggs. (Again, my comments are in brackets.) Last week we related Helen’s memories of being the first teacher for La Cañada Elementary School in 1885. She further wrote that the schoolhouse […]
HOA Outlines Opposition to Project A developer has submitted an application to the City of Glendale to demolish the used car dealership and commercial buildings at 3411-3437 Foothill Blvd., just west of New York Avenue, and replace them with 78 apartments, 17,200 square feet of commercial space and 208 parking spaces. The complex would be four […]
It All Started in Montrose! The Congress of the United States, by Joint Resolution on June 9, 1966, approved H.J. Resolution 763 proclaiming the week in which June 14th occurs as National Flag Week, and the same Resolution requested that the President is to issue every year a proclamation and also to call upon citizens […]
Pioneer Memories: Helen Haskell Thomas (Part 1) Continuing to delve into a 1938 newspaper treasure trove of pioneers’ memoirs of the Crescenta Valley, we turn next to Helen Haskell Thomas. Here’s a quick background on her. As we know, Dr. Benjamin Briggs is considered the founder of La Crescenta. Dr. Briggs had several brothers and […]
Happy Summer! Hearty congratulations to the Class of 2021 at Crescenta Valley High School and to the CV Town Council (CVTC) scholarship recipients from our community: Community Service – Alden Marriot of CVHS, Brandon Lau of Clark Magnet; Academic Achievement – Kimberly Blood and Connor Harvey of CVHS. Post-Secondary Goals – Sarah Ricci of CVHS, […]