NEWS From SACRAMENTO » Laura FRIEDMAN

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 […]

NEWS From » CVTC

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, […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler

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 […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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 […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Addressing the Real Problem If Glendale decides to replace the welcome monument sign at Foothill and Pennsylvania perhaps it should include flashing warning lights or just be painted on crash attenuators. Those of us who worked with the City originally asked for landscaped medians, which would have been more visible, but that could not be […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler

A Deeper History of the La Crescenta Elementary School Bell A couple of years ago I wrote about the resurrection of the big school bell that is mounted in front of La Crescenta Elementary School. It had been hung in the original one room schoolhouse in 1888 and then was transferred to a newer larger […]

VIEws From THE VALLEY » SUSAN BOLAN

   Killing it with Kindness Have you ever heard these words, “Always be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle?” They are so true. Almost every person I know has a struggle of some kind whether it is a financial situation, medical condition or grief. The truth is, unless […]

News From » CVWD

Sewers and Grease: A Bad Combination   Fats, oil and grease, known as FOG in the wastewater business, can have a negative impact on wastewater collection and treatment systems. Most wastewater collection system blockages can be traced to FOG. Blockages in the wastewater collection system are serious, causing sewage spills, manhole overflows and sewage backups […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler

Montrose Search and Rescue – Whittier Narrows Earthquake Buries Construction Worker   It was a clear morning just after 7:30 on Oct. 2, 1987. In the mountains above Altadena, a construction crew was digging a deep shaft, three feet wide and 37 feet deep, which was to be filled with concrete to create a footing […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

So Glendale’s last remaining Welcome To Glendale median barrier on Foothill Boulevard at Pennsylvania Avenue has been demolished in a traffic collision. Three accidents involving the identical Lowell Avenue barrier led to its removal but, for some inexplicable reason, Glendale decided to keep the eastern city boundary installation. That shortsighted decision left a proven road […]