Glendale resolved the Foothill Boulevard and Pennsylvania Avenue Wells Fargo fence issue by granting a variance with the condition that additional bollards be installed between the existing ones to reduce the possibility of a vehicle crashing through to the backyards below. We hope the city learns from this case that excess streamlining of complex planning […]
Local ANCA Chapter Announces CVTC Endorsements The Armenian National Committee of America-Greater Crescenta Valley Chapter announced its endorsement of four candidates for the Crescenta Valley Town Council, which represents the unincorporated area of La Crescenta-Montrose. The election will take place on Friday, Nov. 3 and Saturday, Nov. 4 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church located at […]
Deficit-Financed Tax Cuts Are Not The Answer This month, Congress began consideration of a new budget, which will set the stage for the debate of a major tax reform proposal. During the campaign and since his election, President Trump promised a tax reform plan that would benefit the average American and would not grow the […]
Tujunga Ghost Stories I’ve been writing the last few weeks on the origins of the names of the canyons on the north side of our valley and stories surrounding them. Let me take a short break from that in honor of Halloween, and I’ll relate a few ghost stories from Sunland-Tujunga. I recently picked up […]
Let’s Get Down to Business As covered in the CV Weekly earlier this month, in September I held a town hall on small business in California. I want to thank the panelists and attendees who contributed to the rewarding conversation on doing business in our state. I am committed to working hard to help […]
Canyon Name Origins – Ward Canyon, Quail Canyon, Shields Canyon Ward Canyon – Ward Canyon is presumably named for the Reverend Samuel Ward, the son-in-law of La Crescenta founder Benjamin Briggs. The Rev. Ward married Briggs’ daughter Irene in 1876, before Briggs came to La Crescenta. The Wards were missionaries in Persia and spent […]
Even before Crescenta Valley Weekly began, Robin Goldsworthy and I were involved with Prom Plus. As with many newspapers, CVW supports its share of philanthropic organizations, so it made sense that our full support would be behind this amazing 20-plus year organization. Prom Plus is an after-prom party for CV High School seniors and their […]
Canyon Name Origins – Cooks Canyon, Dunsmore Canyon As we move into the Crescenta Valley, my info comes from one of our best local history researchers, Jo Anne Sadler, and her book “Crescenta Valley Pioneers & Their Legacies.” Cooks Canyon – This canyon is the first one encountered when heading east over the La […]
Canyon Name Origins – Blue Gum Canyon, Blanchard Canyon Blue Gum Canyon – We covered Haines Canyon last week, so the next canyon heading east is the small Blue Gum Canyon. I’ve never been up in Blue Gum, but it looks like it’s a well-treed canyon. It has a small debris basin at the end […]
Time for Bipartisanship Earlier this month, news outlets reported the unexpected: President Trump had struck a deal on the debt ceiling and funding the government that favored the timeline requested by Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer rather than that of his own party. Politics aside, this deal – particularly in funding the government […]