Mill Fire of 1975 – The Beginning One of the most memorable fires in the Crescenta Valley, second only to the Station Fire of 2009, was the Mill Fire that took place Nov. 23-24, 1975. It was Santa Ana wind-driven, and quickly consumed 47,000 acres. It destroyed some 11 homes, nine here in the […]
AB5 Application Could Cripple Business The Opinion section of the Sunday, Oct. 6 LA Daily News had an excellent article about the recently signed Assembly Bill 5. The article is on page 5 and is written by Trey Kovacs. In the article, Mr. Kovacs points out that the ABC test is retroactive for four years […]
Local Priorities That Don’t Draw National Headlines The national headlines are filled with stories about the impeachment proceedings in the House and the President’s efforts to coerce an ally into investigating a political opponent. I have been given an important role in exposing the depth of this misconduct but this is only one of my […]
President Clinton Had Lunch at Rocky Cola Café You may have heard this legend, and yes, it’s true. In 1996, then President Bill Clinton, on a campaign tour for his second term in office, stopped for lunch at Montrose’s favorite restaurant, Rocky Cola Café, located at 2201 Honolulu. In June of 1996, President Clinton […]
STOP the REZONE on a Wildland-Urban Interface Verdugo Hills Golf Course Property is within a very high fire hazard severity zone and high wind velocity area. Another Fire – October 10th, in Sylmar, jumping the 210 freeway, and jumping a mile at a time. The 210 and 5 freeways were closed in both directions and […]
By Laura FRIEDMAN Sunday evening, with the stroke of his pen, Governor Gavin Newsom put the final close on the 2019 Legislative Session by either signing or vetoing the remaining bills that sat on his desk. With the deadline now behind us, I would like to take a moment to fill you in on some […]
The Messy Story of Water and Cityhood in CV “Whiskey is for drinking; Water is for fighting over.” This humorous quote, of unknown origin but usually mis-attributed to Mark Twain, has been a maxim for development in the western states. It’s certainly true here in the Crescenta Valley. We’re geographically one valley, but the […]
Celebrating the Past and Building the Future of the Crescenta Valley The 135th Anniversary Gala for the Crescenta Valley was a huge success. Attended by Supervisor Kathryn Barger who was the gala’s main sponsor, State Senator Anthony Portantino, and Assemblymember Laura Friedman, among countless other dignitaries, celebrated another milestone for our community courtesy of St. […]
I would like to extend a hearty “Thank You” to Alissa and her crew at Ocean View Bar and Grill for a great dine out night for the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce. The food was delicious (lots of it) and everyone was so friendly and accommodating—you felt like home! I also made some new […]
The Community Responds For Two Lost Boys in 1946 Spoiler alert – this is a sad one! We often look back nostalgically on the early years of the valley when kids here lived an unrestricted “Huck Finn” lifestyle. They could roam the hills and canyons, explore the old abandoned mines, and swim and fish in […]