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 […]
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 […]