New Year’s is a time of resolutions. There has been a lot of talk on social media about what we can do to make our community a better place. Many suggestions were made, from picking up your trash to returning shopping carts and using car turn signals. Other suggestions included getting involved in a non-profit […]
The Former Car Dealerships of CV – Part 5 Continuing with the very popular subject of local car dealerships that have disappeared, I received an email from Jeff Olmsted: “Don’t forget Plunkett Motors (Volkswagen) in Sunland at 8614 Foothill Blvd. and Foothill Volkswagen in La Cañada where Trader Joe’s and other stores are located now. […]
Opinion Eclipsed by Fact I would like to respond to the letter to the editor in the Dec. 29 issue. Please inform Roberta Medford from Montrose that I checked the Farmers Almanac for Jan. 20, 2017. There is not a solar eclipse on that day. Also, the City of Glendale Dept. of Water & Power […]
2017 brings a lot of changes. Our little valley will have new representatives at many levels. Brandon Lee joins the CV Town Council bringing the perspective of our younger residents. We have a new LA County Supervisor, Kathryn Barger. Both are serving in public office for the first time although Ms. Barger has worked in […]
Crescenta Valley Water Supply Update The impact of this historic drought on California is significant, bringing to the forefront the importance of a reliable water supply and the need for water use efficiency. The Crescenta Valley community’s response to the call for water conservation has been substantial, exceeding the state mandated conservation goal. The district’s […]
An ‘Enlightened’ Idea Little flames on leaves floating down the Ganges. Eight nights of candles lit in honor of magic oil. Electric lights in fir trees reminiscent of logs dragged into caves, huts and castles and set on fire. A legend of an unusual astrological event in autumn, now celebrated at the winter solstice. […]
The Former Car Dealerships of CV – Part 4 These columns on the past car dealerships have taken on a life of their own. I’ve never gotten such an overwhelming response to my columns before. What I thought was going to be a two-column series is now blossoming into probably a five or six-part series […]
The Former Car Dealerships of CV – Part 3 In the last couple of columns, I’ve been writing about the amazing number of car dealerships we used to have in the Crescenta Valley area. Many of those former auto showrooms are still around. I was writing about those first before I launched into the ones […]
Looking Forward to Next Year, and Reflecting On the Last As we look forward to the New Year, in what has become a tradition for me, I wanted to share some progress we made during 2016, as well some thoughts moving forward. As the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, I worked to pass […]
The Former Car Dealerships of CV – Part 2 Last week I began writing about the former car dealerships of CV, starting with the ones whose showrooms still exist. I expected to get some updates and corrections from my readers. Sure enough, I just got an email from Stu McCament, who has lived in the […]