Forgotten Friendship of William and Moses William took a moment to give his horses a few gentle strokes before hopping into the seat of his buckboard wagon. He’d spent a good part of the morning loading up crates of grapes, peaches and apricots for the long journey downtown. He’d grown this produce on his 80-acre […]
Reviewing the Budget Earlier this year, Governor Newsom released a budget proposal that kicked off negotiations with the Legislature over everything from how we fund our schools to public safety. This year, as we navigated the challenging financial climate made worse by the passage of HR 1 and repeated hostile actions from the Trump Administration, […]
Doubts Value of Investigation Adam Schiff is going to investigate oil companies [“Schiff to Introduce Legislation to Investigate Oil Companies,” CV Weekly, July 9] – companies that help get about 31-plus million households to work, to school and to the market [but] need to be investigated. For what? Selling their products instead of donating to all […]
A Darker Side of The “Father of Glendale” Cecilia Rasmussen was the local history writer for many years for the LA Times. She wrote on subjects similar to those that I often cover: crime, cons, murders, tragedies; in other words, the darker side of local history. I admired her for that. This side of history […]
La Crescenta is Getting Hotter – Let’s Plant Trees Growing up, I didn’t know any kids who loved blacktop. Grass meant you could fall and get up; asphalt meant you fell and got all scraped up. Grass was cool underfoot on a June morning; asphalt was already radiating by 9 a.m. I don’t remember ever […]
Refurbished Owl Park Has Safety Concerns I am writing about Glendale’s Mayor’s Bicentennial Park, which can be seen just east of the CA-2 Freeway. We bring our grandsons to the park. It is nice and quiet and has a great path to walk. There are bridges on the path and my grandson renamed it “Bridge Park.” In […]
History Hunt for the Monte Vista Dam We’ve come to the end of the America 250 Trail. Originally developed for the bicentennial in 1976, this repurposed journey has taken us to 24 of the 25 historic locations that were highlighted in the Sunland-Tujunga area. It’s all come down to this: the hunt for the Monte […]
GAOR Joins Effort to Stop Costly Tax Proposal, Protects California Homeownership Glendale Association of Realtors® (GAOR) with the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) announced a major victory for homeownership in California after REALTORS® statewide mobilized to stop AB 736 from moving forward in the California State Legislature last week. In just over 24 hours, thousands […]
Crescenta Valley Town Council Update – July 2026 As summer settles into the Crescenta Valley and families enjoy longer days and community activities, the Crescenta Valley Town Council (CVTC) has remained actively engaged in advocating for our residents, strengthening relationships with elected officials and continuing important conversations with the people we serve. Here is an […]
My Favorite Stories In Local History Recently I was asked to take a group of high school and college students on a tour of historical sites in the valley. I’m always impressed with the current young generation. They were eager to learn, receptive to an “old fart” telling stories and, most of all, they were […]