Protecting LA’s Natural Beauty for Generations to Come Part of the magic of Los Angeles is that we live in an urban and suburban environment, yet are surrounded by mountains, forests, and magnificent wildlife like mountain lions, bears and birds of prey. In February, the House of Representatives took a major step toward preserving […]
CV Street Name Origins – Part 2 Last week I asked readers to send in what they’ve heard about origins of street names, and I’ve already received two. Steve Goldsworthy wrote: “I grew up on Henrietta. Named for his three daughters, Henrietta, Gertrude and Frances. We had a street reunion back in late ’60s […]
CV Street Name Origins – Part 1 Recently I was sent a list of local street name origins by another local historian, Jo Anne Sadler. (For a deep dive into local name origins, get her book “Crescenta Valley Pioneers and Their Legacies.”) I’ll use her list and my own knowledge to reveal how certain […]
Each year, nearly 3,600 Californians die in traffic accidents. In addition to thousands of fatalities statewide, nearly 13,000 Californians are severely injured in vehicle-related collisions. It’s a public health crisis that has been growing for more than a decade, and it deserves the same focus on research-based solutions that any other public health emergency receives. […]
Urges ‘No’ on Prop 13 Fellow Americans, I write in opposition to Proposition 13 – not the Proposition 13 that was passed in 1978 thanks to the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association – but the Proposition 13 that is present on the ballot in the upcoming election on March 3. The Proposition 13 on the upcoming […]
Crazed Murderer Captured in Turn-of-the-Century CV, Part 3 We’re finally wrapping up this insane story of a young murderer who was captured in turn-of-the-century CV. To briefly recap, Harry Clark, the wastrel son of a wealthy family, had devoted himself to a life of drugs, alcohol and crime. He murdered a Chinese laundryman for […]
Welcome and Appreciation I’d like to start off by welcoming CV Town Council re-elected member Donna Libra to a three-year seat, Ted Yu to a one-year first alternate seat, Jeffrey Rodriguez second alternate seat and Ruben Gonzalez third alternate seat. Also, welcome to the slate of officers voted in at January’s general meeting of the […]
Hating the president I couldn’t believe my eyes when Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, on Feb. 4 tore off a copy of President Trump’s State of the Union address as he finished it. In an unusual show of utter hatred for the President, Speaker Pelosi tore off the address for everyone […]
Crazed Murderer Captured in Turn-of-the-Century CV, Part 2 Last week we covered the story of Harry Clark, a handsome and charming young man. But he was also a man who was wildly impulsive, addicted to drugs and alcohol, and stole to support those habits. He had murdered a Chinese laundryman for a few dollars just […]
A is for Addiction, D is for Drugs I have been writing this story in my head for 10 years and yet I cannot find the right words now. There are no words from this parent who has lost her child that can make any sense of it, other than to say that sometimes love […]