La Crescenta was the Center of Wealth and Culture – in 1886 La Cañada is one of the wealthiest and most highly educated communities in the state. By contrast, La Crescenta is generally middle-class, a bedroom community with a limited selection of arts and literature to offer its residents. It’s not as affluent as La […]
CVCA members and guests attending the Aug. 25 meeting heard from Desiree Rabinov about the new Metro Express Bus line 501 connecting North Hollywood with Pasadena. There is one stop in Glendale, at Sanchez and Brand eastbound and Goode and Brand westbound. Metro wants your feedback on the line. Ms. Rabinov encouraged Crescenta Valley residents […]
Chastises Steyer Ad “CBS News, Sunday Morning” has been sponsored lately by a political advertisement paid for and featuring billionaire Tom Steyer. In the ad Steyer claims that oil companies have caused one million children to have asthma. This is the most blatant propaganda for the current “Democratic Socialist” movement. In California, oil companies get […]
La Crescenta Elementary’s Class of 1888 Last week I wrote about the La Crescenta Elementary School bell which was hung in the steeple of the new schoolhouse in 1890. But there was a school before that, in a little one-room cement structure on the northeast corner of Foothill and Dyer, where the library parking lot […]
Climate Change and Its Impact on California Wildfires The summer months in California bring with them a devastating but familiar threat – fire. This season is unfortunately no different as six active fires continue to burn across the state. That number would be even higher were it not for the swift and effective response from […]
The 126-year-old La Crescenta School Bell – Nearly Lost But Found Again In the 1800s every community had a school bell, and La Crescenta was no different. The vast majority of America’s school bells were removed over the years as new buildings replaced the old, and many bells were scrapped. What sets our school bell […]
Offers Input on Sagebrush Territory Transfer Thank you for your continuing coverage of the Sagebrush Territory Transfer [GUSD Sagebrush Position Unchanged,” Aug. 11], an issue of great interest to the local community. While most Sagebrush families desire to have their children attend LCUSD schools they also respect their neighbors’ preference to attend GUSD schools. For […]
I still get stopped on the street by people who ask what happened to the idea of using our roads to generate electricity. Shortly after being elected, I had a conversation with a friend who had just returned from Israel. Expecting to hear emotional descriptions of religious sites, I was surprised to hear my friend […]
The recent Sand Fire has brought attention to the amazing level of efficiency that modern firefighters have achieved. They fight fires with military precision, using an array of modern technologies. Massive airpower can knock down flare-ups, and can save homes that are engulfed in flame. But for the firefighters of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) […]
Settling in to Back to School Back to school. Traffic on side streets returns as parents frantically drive their children to school. Students are walking throughout the area to and from school and to the parks, libraries and shops. Even if you don’t have a child in school you can see the activity all around. […]