Three Strikes and They Should be Out What once seemed like just a silly branding stunt on Foothill Boulevard in the form of two concrete median islands reading “Welcome to Glendale” has taken a darker turn as the Lowell Avenue site was demolished in a traffic accident. For the third time. These sites are inherently […]
CV’s First Inhabitants – Life at the Mission I have written for several weeks about the life of the Native-American village of Wiqangna, located near La Tuna Canyon, most likely on the land that is now the (defunct) Verdugo Hills Golf Course. After hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years of existence, the village and its […]
Get Covered, Californians Comprehensive health coverage, and the peace of mind it brings, is fundamental. When the Affordable Care Act was enacted, California chose to develop and operate its own state exchange – Covered California – to ensure that as many Californians as possible could have access to affordable healthcare. Covered California’s mission was simple […]
Questions the Goals of the CVTC Who does the Crescenta Valley Town Council serve – local residents or big business? Residents concerned about the proposed AT&T small cell on Briggs Avenue had the following experiences with CVTC: 1. Land Use Committee meeting where the decision was made to recommend approval/disapproval was pushed forward from Thursday, […]
Reminds that We Are All Americans Has anger and hate replaced love and respect in our country? Have we forgotten that we are all Americans? Why have we allowed our political parties to divide us? It doesn’t take long to realize that all energies are devoted to getting control of our Congress. Who are they […]
CV’s First Inhabitants – The Abandonment of Wiqangna As I’ve written before, we know next to nothing about our local Native-American village other than it did exist. I’ve been using William McCawley’s fine book “The First Angelinos” as reference, and filling in some blanks with my own scattered knowledge. When the Europeans first touched […]
What More Could We Do For Them? It never ceases to amaze me just how caring and dedicated our community is towards honoring those who deserve our praise. That dedication was on display this Veterans Day. When many others across the country simply took it as a day off work, our community joined to show […]
CV’s First Inhabitants – Toypurina’s Revolt It’s obvious from history that, although the Tongva people were eventually subjugated by the Spanish, they didn’t go down easy. There were several revolts, both small and large, throughout the lifespan of the Mission system, but none was so dramatic and poignant as “Toypurina’s Revolt” in 1785. The Mission […]
Catching Up in the Crescenta Valley It’s my honor and pleasure to “guest write” this month’s Crescenta Valley Town Council column as your corresponding secretary. President Harry Leon is busy with Town Council matters, having led a hugely successful community pancake breakfast with the help of fellow Councilmembers and countless partners. As such, Harry has […]
CV’s First Inhabitants – Further Resistance Against the Missions Last week we covered the initial conflicts of the first few weeks of Mission San Gabriel’s existence. After a handful of armed clashes with the soldiers of the Mission, the natives pulled back from the area around the Mission and shunned the rude compound the Spanish […]