Change is in the Air
Though March’s weather didn’t come roaring in like a lion, the changes that have happened during the month have been lion-like – powerful, with some roaring in and others being more understated. For example, the announcement that Capt. Bill Song will be leaving the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station.
Capt. Song has been with the station for about four years. A graduate of CV High School, Capt. Song is familiar with the Crescenta Valley and its idiosyncrasies – like the various jurisdictions that oversee our Valley. He has had to work with LAPD and Glendale PD since both border our area so closely. To me, being a “local guy” has benefitted us and, though I’m happy about his promotion, I am sorry to see him leave the ’hood. I am excited to meet the new captain – Capt. Christopher Blasnek – and welcome him to the Crescenta Valley (to learn more about Capt. Blasnek, read Mary O’Keefe’s story on the bottom cover of this week’s issue).
Change will be coming to the Glendale City Council as well. Ten able candidates are vying for the three open seats and I will be closely reading Mary O’Keefe’s story on three local candidates: Rick Dinger, Grant Michals and Mike Mohill. Our writer Julie Butcher has also been closely following the race; this week we present her extensive overview of the candidates’ forum that she recently attended and the election town hall meeting that the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce hosted on Tuesday. CV Weekly has also sent questions to all of the GCC candidates (responses are already coming in). Next week we will publish their responses and I will offer my opinion as to who I feel would best fill those three seats.
On a lighter note, a change was found on Honolulu Avenue on Saturday night for the inaugural wine walk. I had the chance to sip and stroll, along with about 499 others who thought the idea of a wine walk was a good one. I saw many familiar faces and took time to talk to some of the shop owners who took part in this new event. From what I could tell it was a huge success. To learn more, read Charly Shelton’s article on page 3.
And I don’t know if you noticed, but CV Weekly has renamed our Leisure section. Since the travel stories that we share are so popular, that section is now Travel and Leisure. To officially christen the newly-named section, we will be following the travels of reporter Charly Shelton as he makes his way across the Emerald Isle. No doubt his tales will have you boarding a plane in no time.