First off, on behalf of the Crescenta Valley Town Council and the residents of our unincorporated area of Los Angeles County here in La Crescenta and Montrose, I want to thank the LA County Fire Dept. and the Dept. of Public Works for their work on managing the effects of the rains. They are responding […]
Link Paola – Pioneer Car Customizer in Montrose A recent Facebook post led me to an article by Rik Hoving in Custom Car Chronicles. In it, he profiled the career of one of the premier car body customizers of the post-war car craze. Many of us remember Pete Paola who owned the Paola Oldsmobile dealership, […]
Wants to Right the Record We appreciate the CV Weekly coverage of the Sagebrush Territory Transfer Petition. Unfortunately, the Jan. 24 article [Superintendent Weighs in on Territory Transfer] contains outdated and inaccurate information that could mislead readers. It is understandable that the debate on the merits and impacts of the transfer petition has differing views. […]
WHY DO WE HAVE ZOOS? I have held a lot of jobs in my lifetime. One of the most rewarding was working at the Los Angeles Zoo. I started there as a volunteer during college doing behavioral research studies and eventually worked my way to paid positions as education assistant, catering assistant and volunteer coordinator. […]
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 […]