The Joy of Old Newspapers A great peek into the past can be had by paging through old newspapers. In a community like ours, which has a vibrant past, it’s especially fun to see the ad pitches businesses made back then. They are pretty goofy by today’s standards. As well, some of the articles […]
Science and Spirit I’ve given a lot of thought about how the universe works, especially this week, the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. I am old enough to remember where I was on that day, the date etched in my mind since July 20, 1969. It was six days before my ninth birthday and […]
Revisiting Where X Could Mark the Spot Isn’t about time we revisit the X pedestrian crossing at Honolulu and Ocean View? Perhaps it can remain a little longer than the 20 seconds it was in place last time! That way a far more serious examination could be done, to weigh the pros and cons. It […]
Montrose Search and Rescue – Two Local Girls Orphaned in Crash In 1997, a young Armenian-American family was out for a pleasant sightseeing drive on the Angeles Crest Highway on a beautiful spring afternoon. It was a Friday and both the daughters had just gotten out of school, the youngest an 11-year-old at Lincoln Elementary […]
Addressing the Housing Affordability Crisis For generations of Americans, saving up to buy a home and set down roots in a community have been a cornerstone of the American Dream. But as anyone who has recently tried to buy or rent a home can attest, that dream feels increasingly out of reach – particularly […]
Glory and Disgust [Robin Goldsworthy’s] editorial opinion – rather criticism – of the conduct of some of the players of the World Cup winning American soccer team is well directed [From the desk of the publisher, July 18]. The women brought glory to the country but some of the players, especially Megan Rapinoe and Allie […]
How the ’33 Long Beach Quake Affected CV By the 1930s the Los Angeles area had experienced two unusual phenomenon – a very long stretch of time without significant seismic activity (1857 had been the last big quake), and an unprecedented building boom with construction techniques brought from the eastern U.S. That combination spelled […]
Are We Prepared? Last Friday, July 12, I had the honor of delivering a keynote address to leaders from over 30 cities from throughout Southern California. I took the opportunity to discuss a topic that I consider among the most pressing for many communities throughout our state – what to do in the face […]
More Earthquake Preparedness Suggestions Thank you for a very informative article [“Getting ready for the Big One: Earthquake Preparedness,” July 11]. Everyone should be prepared for the eventual earthquake that will hit us. Along with the food, water and other items in the article, cash in small bills should be hidden somewhere in the emergency […]
Going to the Movies For residents of CV from 1924 to 1987, going to the movies meant a trip down to Honolulu Avenue to the Montrose Theater. According to history, the building of the theater in 1924 was a community project with several Montrose businessmen pooling their money to create a draw for the […]