The End is in Sight This has been a contentious election season with a high number of qualified candidates vying for a variety of offices. We at CV Weekly have been proud to remind you, through the advertising placed by some of the candidates and through the many articles we’ve written, of the importance […]
Down and Dirty The political machine has been put into high gear with television, radio and newspapers sharing the reasons why certain candidates should garner our vote. At the CV Weekly, writers Julie Butcher, Justin Hager and Mary O’Keefe have worked tirelessly to introduce readers to many of the candidates as well as the […]
Out … With a Cold I know that sometimes when we feel uninformed we say we’re “out in the cold.” But I’m struggling with being out with a cold. Since last Thursday I’ve been fighting – hard – a darn cold. I must admit that until Thursday I was rather smug because it appeared […]
A Shake Up in the World This week, the City of Los Angeles – make that the world – suffered the loss of an accomplished athlete and notable human being. Kobe Bryant, 41, was a star Lakers’ basketball player for 20 years. He died on Sunday, with his daughter and seven others, in a […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY A tree that stood as a longtime sentinel in front of the Sunland-Tujunga Library was celebrated on Jan. 13 as plans were made for its removal. It was determined by a certified arborist that the tree, a Coast live oak, was dying and had already suffered severe structural decline. It is estimated that […]
B-I-N-G-O! I had the pleasure of speaking before the CV Town Council on Thursday night, updating it and the audience on things that Prom Plus is doing. (Side note: Current plans are for Mary and me, along with other board members, to step back from Prom Plus after this year’s event; parents of students […]
Socially Unacceptable I’ve written before my thoughts about the internet in general and social media in particular. There is so much information available on the internet now compared to just 15 years ago. In fact, I remember a commercial (I can’t remember what for) that came out not long after the internet started to […]
Tension at the Home Front The last few days have been especially tense for me, Mama Goldsworthy. My Air Force son, Danny, was scheduled to be deployed to the Middle East (exact destination and date not shared). Understandably, given the tense situations in many parts of the Middle East, I was worried about where […]
Resolutions I’m sure you’ve heard many ways in which folks are incorporating into their vocabulary the launch of the new decade: 2020. They are looking ahead with “clear vision.” They’ll be “seeing clearly in 2020.” You get it. I think this desire to see clearly into the New Year – heck, the new decade […]
Reacquainting Myself with the Year’s Stories Mary O’Keefe and I finally finished preparing a recap of the 2019 year in news. Going through each of the newspapers jarred my memory of how busy the year was. Whether it was telling the story of the seniors stranded by non-working elevators at Honolulu Manor Senior Apartments […]