School Boards Battle it Out over Sagebrush The ongoing debate between the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) and the La Cañada Unified School District (LCUSD) bring to mind the struggle the world is experiencing with Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, who is hell-bent on achieving power at the expense of logic […]
Historic 1927 Winter Wildfire Current drought conditions have made our hills drier than they have been in decades. Our “normal” fire season, typically summer and fall, is now year-round, and even this winter may see some big wildfires. But we have had major conflagrations outside of our normal fire season in the past. In the […]
Happy Thanksgiving, CV! Thanksgiving is all about the three Fs – family, football and food. When my older brother was in junior high, our entire family would participate in a local Thanksgiving tradition, “The Coconut Bowl.” His football team played a team from Willow Brook, Pennsylvania, and we housed players who had […]
In Search of Bipartisanship in the New Congress The American voters sent a message in the most recent midterm elections – that they are fed up with the conduct of the government and its endless, destructive bickering. Voters want Congress to find a way to work together and get things done that matter to ordinary […]
Los Angeles Wine Who knew that when someone spoke of California wines in the 1800s they were speaking of wine from Los Angeles? Or that during that era, the two largest wine producing regions in the United States were Los Angeles and sections of Missouri? Who would have thought that perhaps the first commercial […]
Hi, CV! We started our Teen Trials & Tribulations program to bring topics of broad interest to CV. In November we discussed emotional intelligence. Daniel Goleman identified five components of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-regulation, internal motivation, empathy and social skills (www.sonoma.edu). Melina Sardar, MA, illustrated this concept by sharing a story. A cousin who bullied […]
Using Technology of the Future to Preserve Ideals of the Past One year ago, I wrote to you about a wonderful classroom I toured in La Crescenta, where students were learning (gasp!) how to make things with their hands – and their minds. The students were not only getting valuable, hands-on experience to prepare them […]
A Country Girl Visits Los Angeles in 1948 In the past, people kept diaries to record their thoughts and experiences, somewhat like people use Facebook or blogs today. Reading these diaries is a wonderful insight into the past. My mom recently shared her diary from 1948, when she and her brother and sister, just out […]
The new proposal for the Verdugo Hills Golf Course property presented to the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council Land Use Committee on Oct. 20 by Snowball West, the current owners, is a 221-unit small lot development. Each home, planned to range from 1700 to 2400 square feet, will have a two-car garage. The buildings would be built […]
Fun at Casino Cruise Night A big shout out to all who contributed to our Casino Cruise Night on Saturday, Oct. 25 at The Woman’s Clubhouse in La Crescenta. Our “celebrity” dealers included previous assemblymember Anthony Portantino, Republican Club President Phil Downs, CV Town Council President Robbyn Battles and CV Chamber President Steve Pierce. What […]