Why Do We Do It? Most people do not just wake up one day and decide to be community activists. There is usually a catalyst – some project that surfaces in the community, perhaps next door to their home or business – that causes them to exclaim, “They want to do what?” or “They can’t […]
Hungry? Get to Work! Regarding the CV Weekly Sept 12 article “Rep. Adam Schiff Visits Local Community Colleges to Fight Insecurity. ‘Food for Thought’ Program.” What a troubling and sad news article. This referenced our Congressional Rep. Adam Schiff in pandering, to providing welfare programs for students of our local community colleges, all encouraged by […]
Another Lost Mine in the Verdugos Located? Some of my best history finds come from readers. I was recently contacted by David, who grew up in the ’80s on El Lado Drive just west of the bottom of Boston Avenue. David wrote the following: “There is an old trail at the end of the […]
Securing Our Elections: A Bipartisan Priority In less than six months, voters across the country will begin heading to polling places and caucus meetings to cast their choice for the 2020 presidential primaries – the start of the protracted process by which we select the next president. Elections are, of course, the mechanism that […]
Proposes Reduction in Government Involvement Today Americans think government is too big. In fact, one out of nine people work for the government. Yet, since the 1930s government programs, agencies and regulations continue to expand with more people becoming dependent upon the government. The Founding Fathers believed the purpose of government was to protect our […]
Happy Birthday, La Crescenta! This weekend the Crescenta Valley Town Council and the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley will be celebrating the 135th anniversary of the community of La Crescenta – 1884 to 2019. Have we ever celebrated this birthday before? Not that I am aware of. So how did this event come […]
The Lifeblood of Our Democracy There is something special about my editorial today. Last week’s edition of the Crescenta Valley Weekly marked its 10th anniversary of being our community’s local newspaper. This is a significant achievement, not just for this paper, but for something even greater, something that is at the core of our […]
A Decade of CV Weekly and Me Wow! Ten years! I really enjoy working with Robin Goldsworthy, Mary O’Keefe and the rest of the staff. They are all truly good people. I really mean that. They have the best intentions – those being to build a sense of community and to keep us informed. […]
Keep Glendale Unified Whole Welcome back to school everyone! I hope you had a great summer. Speaking of school, I received a message from our new Glendale Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Vivian Ekchian concerning the Sagebrush Territory Transfer. She writes: “As you may know, several years ago a small group of residents from an […]
Local Aircraft Crashes – Locating the F-89 Wreckage in La Tuna Canyon The 1957 Pacoima mid-air collision is one of the most tragic air crashes in Southern California. The crash, involving a DC7 passenger plane and a F-89 fighter jet, killed people in the planes and people on the ground. The wreckage of the DC7 […]