Thanks to Jan SooHoo and Susan Bolan of the No 710 Action Group for providing the attendees at the March 26 Crescenta Valley Community Assn. meeting information on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the 710 Extension project. Susan is also a member of the CVCA Steering Committee. They shared their preliminary impressions of the […]
I want to thank Paula Devine, Edith Fuentes, Vartan Gharpetian, Erik Yesayan and Dave Weaver for participating in the Crescenta Valley Community Association’s Glendale City Council candidate forum on Feb. 26. Unfortunately, candidates Evelyne Poghosyan and Chahe Keuroghelian were not able to make it. Also thanks to those who came to hear the candidates’ positions […]
The Glendale City Council considered the 710 extension issue again at their Jan. 27 council meeting and will be participating in the new Community Based Transportation Coalition. I appreciate that Councilmember Paula Devine voted with Councilmembers Friedman and Najarian to have Glendale work for a more responsible transportation policy. I hope we don’t need to […]
Two major transportation issues have the potential to cause negative changes for the Crescenta Valley. As anyone who has lived in the area for any length of time knows, there is tremendous pressure to extend the 710 Freeway from its current end in Alhambra to connect to the Foothill (210) Freeway. International corporate interests and […]
QUESTION: Is there a kind way to handle unsolicited advice? There is a group of us moms (five of us) who get together for coffee after we take our children to school. We share a lot about what is going on in our lives and our families and one of the moms always responds with, […]
QUESTION: Our son who just graduated from high school wants to go backpacking across Europe before he enters college in the spring. He’s always been a good money manager and has saved enough money from summer and after school jobs to take the trip. The trouble is, he wants to go during November and December. […]
Glendale planners have been working with a 30-plus member committee to draft a Community Plan for North Glendale. It is working its way through boards and commissions and will have a hearing at the Planning Commission meeting of Aug. 17 (see the city’s website for details www.ci.glendale.ca.us/planning/default.asp). I appreciate all the work staff and fellow […]