Sagebrush Territory Transfer In the next few weeks the Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization will be finalizing its decision on the transfer of Sagebrush territory students from the Glendale Unified School District to the La Cañada School District. Those of us with families, students and property in the County and City of […]
First, I’d like to wish you all a happy new year and also to thank you for awarding me the opportunity to represent you in Sacramento for another term. Currently, I’m hard at work with my Capitol office as we finalize my 2019 legislative package that contains an assortment of legislative proposals that have come […]
CV’s Drive-in Dairy In 1960, an apparently new concept was unveiled to our valley – the drive-in dairy. The drive-in concept was popular for all sorts of businesses after WWII, particularly in car-centric Southern California. We had drive-in movies, drive-in dry cleaners, drive-in banks and, starting in the late 1950s, drive-in dairies. In December 1960, […]
Twelve Oaks Lodge – A Tale of Charity, Betrayal and Resurrection Twelve Oaks Lodge, a retirement home located at 2820 Sycamore Ave., has a dynamic story that started way back in the 1930s. It all started with James and Effie Fifield. James was a successful attorney, businessman and publisher in Minneapolis, and his wife […]
Crescenta Valley Water District (CVWD) serves about 33,000 people in an area of approximately four-square miles. Distribution mains (pipes) are used to convey water to homes, businesses and fire hydrants in local neighborhoods. The District has just under 100 miles of pipe. The water entering distribution mains is of very high quality; however, water quality […]
Shutdown and The Wall The editorial by publisher Robin Goldsworthy (From the Desk of the Publisher, Jan. 24) about the government shutdown is very balanced. That is not the case with Rep. Adam Schiff’s report that placed the blame on the President. The hardship for the people was not only caused by President Trump; it […]
She Clarifies the Issue I am a resident of La Crescenta. I am also an immigrant. I am responding to editor Robin Goldsworthy’s column titled: “Opening Your Doors Though Ignorant Of Who Might Be Knocking.” The issue she is raising is not about watching “too many scary movies.” It is about a humanitarian crisis at […]
edited on 1/24/19 – see bold below. End the Shutdown, Mr. President The government shutdown has now been going on for over a month – it’s officially the longest in U.S. history. The negative economic effects are mounting and working families are suffering. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers and contractors in California and across […]
A Week of Crime in 1955 Reading old newspapers is a great way to get interesting perspectives on the past. We often imagine that things were better in the past [with] less crime. But sometimes newspapers from the past remind us that there was just as much crime, perhaps even more, when one considers that […]
Happy New Year! First off, Happy New Year! May 2019 bring you joy and prosperity. We are the community that cares and it is my hope that we live up to these words. As we look back at 2018, the completion of the medians on Foothill Boulevard in the unincorporated area is one major […]