Driving the Generation Gap I have to applaud the 17-year-old from Tujunga who wrote the “Proposes Changes to Law” letter to the editor published in last week’s paper. (You can read it at https://www.crescentavalleyweekly.com/viewpoints/08/27/2026/letters-to-the-editor-363/.) This student felt strongly about a perceived safety issue, sat down and crafted a proposal to correct it and submitted it […]
The Days When Tujunga Rocked Traveling west on Foothill Boulevard one evening, approaching Commerce Avenue, a driver pressed the brakes as the traffic light went from green to yellow. While idling at the red light, the sound of music permeated the car from the passenger side. Rolling down the window, the beat permeated from the […]
Meeting the Mayor To CV Weekly readers in the Glendale annex: I want to inform you all of something that I feel may be of interest to you. Every Friday morning at 9 a.m., Mayor Ardashes “Ardy” Kassakhian hosts Coffee with the Mayor at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (3701 Ocean View Blvd.) in Montrose. […]
Camp Max Straus/Bob Waldorf We have here in the valley a true treasure of an institution, one that serves the young from all walks of life. Most folks locally don’t even know it exists. And yet it flourishes, hidden at the back of a neighborhood, nestled in a canyon of the Verdugo Mountains. I toured […]
Proposes Change in Law I am a 17-year-old California driver and I propose a change in the driving safety rules of the DMV for the safety of myself and every single person in California. My concern is our respected elderly drivers. I often notice how they struggle to see the signs, how they forget street […]
AB 690: A Long Overdue Reform of California’s Privatized Public Defense Systems Last year I introduced The Fair Representation Act, a bill that provides basic guardrails for California’s unregulated, privatized public defense systems. Under our current system, people’s liberty is placed in the hands of a for-profit private attorney or law firm instead of a […]
Praises ‘Poppins’ As I settled into [my seat as part of] the audience at Highlands Church, I was transported into the enchanting world of Mr. and Mrs. Banks, skillfully portrayed by Kyle Critelli and Rebecca Allfrey, alongside their spirited pre-teen children Michael and Jane, brought to life by Owen Laing and Hazel Hassler. The story […]
Seeds, Exotic Breeds and a Melodious Flock Cora Belle stepped into her backyard garden. Her little Cape Cod cottage had been built on Tujunga Canyon Boulevard shortly after her arrival in 1913. With a scoop and a pail, she started down a landscaped path as she had done so many times before. Arriving at the […]
‘Mindsnap’ Courtesy of Colorado River It was a little after 4 a.m. on the last day of our Grand Canyon rafting trip and Tommy, a first generation Irish immigrant and our intrepid trip guide, was already up. Boiling coffee. Prepping bag lunches. Organizing the rafts for the passengers who still had a full day of […]
Angeles Forest Protective Association The name sounds a little ominous to me, like maybe its members track down and hang litterers or they’re a group of eco-terrorists. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, in the 1920s it was a band of Crescenta Valley amateur wildland firefighters who volunteered their services before […]