Hollywood’s King of Sleaze Lived in La Crescenta Most everyone has heard of Ed Woods, creator of the film “Plan 9 From Outer Space.” He was immortalized in the Tim Burton Movie “Ed Woods” as having made the worst Hollywood movies ever. But Ed Woods’ title as worst filmmaker pales when compared to the lesser-known […]
CVWD – Wrapping up 2020 As 2020 closes out, CVWD wants to thank customers for their support and participation in both the blood drive and the canned food drive. CVWD customers and staff donated 36 units of blood for patients at local hospitals and over 400 cans of food to help feed families in need. […]
Montrose Junior High School? Montrose Community Park is tucked away behind some businesses that face Verdugo Road to the southeast of the Montrose shopping area. The 15-acre park has a full array of features such as tennis courts, a playground, basketball courts, ball fields and lots of grassy open space. It was completed in 1987 […]
Mountain Avenue Elementary Had Controversial Beginnings – Part 2 Last week I wrote about the history of the grand estate, built in 1923, that was formerly on the site of Mountain Avenue Elementary School. In 1944, William and Elfrieda Bishop traded their home in Beverly Hills for the mansion in La Crescenta. It was a […]
What We Need to Know to Slow the Spread This year has been long and difficult for all of us. More than 300,000 Americans have died from the worst pandemic in a century, and all of us have faced hardships and difficulties, large and small, as we seek to protect ourselves and one another. Thankfully, […]
An Open Letter to the Montrose Shopping Park Association Are you in danger of losing your business? Are you operating at reduced capacity? Are you waiting for a government loan or an unemployment check? Did you lay off some or all of your employees? Did you spend – or waste – thousands of dollars on […]
Was This Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus? On Friday, Dec. 4 in the early afternoon, my two friends and I drove into the handicapped space at Trader Joe’s in Montrose. The line to get into TJ’s was quite long. My one friend, who has a health problem, walked cautiously towards the end of the line. […]
Mountain Avenue Elementary Had Controversial Beginnings – Part 1 Mountain Avenue Elementary School is one of the gems of our valley. It’s a beautiful campus in a beautiful setting next to Pickens Canyon, with our magnificent mountains as a backdrop. But its transition from a grand private estate to an award-winning elementary school was a […]
My New Opportunity I’m very excited to announce that last week I was appointed by Speaker Anthony Rendon to serve as the chair of the assembly Transportation Committee. I am grateful for this new leadership opportunity and understand the great responsibility that goes with it. This committee has jurisdiction over the California High-Speed Rail Authority, […]
How History Can Repeat Itself This is a true story. It was during the winter when city residents started to sicken and die. At first, the illness was confined to a few people in one neighborhood, but over the next few weeks spread to more people in more places. The municipal authorities, responsible for the […]