Duck and Cover – The 1955 A-bomb Drill For a scant four years after WWII, the U.S. was the only nation with “the bomb.” That all changed in 1949 when the Soviet Union detonated its first nuclear device. We were shocked that they had caught up with us so quickly, and we raced ahead […]
Confronting the Threat of Deepfake Disinformation – in 2020 and Beyond For as long as recorded media has existed – whether print, photographs, or videos ¬¬– people have figured out ways to manipulate content to change its meaning. Sometimes changes are made for reasons that are perfectly benign: an artist modifying photos of public […]
Looking for our Flag I read with much interest the letter from Ms. Grace Chase published in the June 12 issue of the CV Weekly [Viewpoints]. Grace outlined in her letter how our Montrose-La Crescenta community, led by her father Vito Cannella, Bill Bailey and others, worked to establish Flag Week. Through their efforts we […]
Crescenta Valley Water District is having a board meeting on June 25 to discuss and possibly vote on increasing our water and sewer rates for the 16th time in 16 years (date/time/place here: https://nextdoor.com/events/3030484/). I say possibly because even though the front desk just verified the meeting over the phone, the date and agenda are […]
The California Wine Industry Started in … Glendale? That’s a provocative title, but it may very well be true. There is evidence to suggest that the first secular (outside the missions) wine production in California was done by none other than our own Jose Maria Verdugo at his rancho in what is now North Glendale. […]
Quality of Water In reference to [the Crescenta Valley Water District] proposed water and sewer rate increase, we adamantly oppose a rate increase for the following reasons: Over the years it became necessary to completely replace all the plumbing in our home due to the poor quality of water. The galvanize pipes were so occluded […]
Can California Be Ambitious and Responsible? At the start of this year, with a new governor and several new faces in the Capitol, observers were unsure what to expect as we developed this year’s budget. Governor Newsom’s first budget, as it was announced in January, was without a doubt ambitious. It put forward sweeping goals […]
Congratulations to Our 2019 Graduates! Hearty congratulations to the Class of 2019 at Crescenta Valley High School! The CV Town Council, along with representatives from the offices of numerous elected officials, honored the scholarship recipients of our community (in alphabetical order): Katelyn Blood, Ariana Coba Clementel, Rachel Hart, Catherine Ko, Lauren Lundeen, Rodney Maclean Lunt, […]
Montrose Search and Rescue – Successful Rescues I’m aware that I tend to gravitate to the “if it bleeds, it leads” philosophy of journalism. Stories of violence and gore are just more dramatic than stories of goodness and grace. Also, as a historian I’m aware that we’ve heard all the stories of good deeds by […]
It All Started in Montrose! The Congress of the United States, by Joint Resolution on June 9, 1966, approved H.J. Resolution 763 proclaiming the week in which June 14 falls as National Flag Week. The same Resolution requested that the President issue every year a proclamation and also call upon citizens of the United States […]