The Story of Tongva Peak in the Verdugo Mountains As we drive from Verdugo City down Verdugo Road toward Verdugo Canyon on our way to Verdugo Park, we might look over at the Verdugo Mountains and notice the highest point in the range, Verdugo Peak, at 3,126 feet. Verdugo, Verdugo, Verdugo! However, a little […]
Let’s Meet Halfway It’s hard to believe that, due to the spacing of my children, I have had students in Glendale Unified schools since 1996. I still have two more years to go before that chapter closes. With that time span, I have acquired a lot of “mom wisdom” along the way. I have […]
Asks for Open Eyes and Open Hearts Dear Mayor, Council Members and Senator, A beautiful piece of property – a treasure of history for the city of Glendale – awaits in north Glendale to become a lovely park for the enjoyment of the people of Glendale. The green and restful properties in the city are […]
The Verdugo/San Rafael Fires of 1964 – Part 3 We continue the dramatic story of the dual fires on the Verdugo Mountains and the San Rafael Hills in March 1964. This massively destructive fire was driven by winds with gusts of up to 100 miles per hour. It burned thousands of acres and destroyed […]
Improving the Lives of Children and Mothers Around the World In the first week in August we will mark World Breastfeeding Week, an annual event in more than one hundred countries to educate mothers and families worldwide about the importance of breastfeeding to promote the health of infants. This is an important event every […]
Proposed Sales Tax Increase Dear Glendale Council & Staff: As a business in Glendale since 1953, I have serious concerns for any proposed measure that will jeopardize the health of fellow Glendale businesses. This [proposed ¾ percent sales tax] increase would not only affect us but also Glendale’s declining tax base. This proposed sales tax […]
The Verdugo/San Rafael Fires of 1964 – Part 2 Last week we covered the beginnings of this disastrous fire in March 1964. The double fire, burning on both the Verdugo Mountains and the San Rafael Hills simultaneously, was blown across the landscape by winds gusting near 100 miles per hour. It charred thousands of […]
Crescenta Valley Fireworks Show The July 12th edition of the CV Weekly had a wonderful article by Charly Shelton extolling this year’s fireworks show at CV High School. It was indeed spectacular! And for those of you in the community who chose to watch it from your backyards or along Foothill Boulevard, you unfortunately missed […]
Update from Sacramento Over a year ago, when I was just a few months into my first term as an Assemblymember, I was tapped by leadership to chair a subcommittee of the Assembly Rules Committee that would perform what we thought would be a routine review of the Assembly’s policies and procedures on harassment […]
The Verdugo/San Rafael Fires of 1964 – Part 1 The fires that swept the Verdugo Mountains and San Rafael Hills in March 1964 were some of the worst in our history. The two separate fires were high-wind fires, blown forward at lightning speed, unstoppable as they raged. The fires moved so fast that the […]