The American Legion Hall: A Violent Past – A Bright Future The American Legion Memorial Hall today sits quietly and peacefully at the corner of La Crescenta and Manhattan avenues. It is home to Verdugo Hills Post 288, which this last April celebrated its 90th year in existence, making it probably one of the oldest […]
ISIL: A Threat We Cannot Ignore Earlier this month, a 20-year-old man from Orange County was stopped by FBI agents at John Wayne Airport as he tried to board a flight to Turkey, en route to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Under questioning, he said he considered the […]
Hello! I’m writing this on my phone from Orlando where we’re attending the CADCA conference – (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America). While I attend sessions to help me do my job, four members of our Youth Alliance are here learning theirs. They are having a wonderful time. They are the only delegation from California and […]
Following The Great San Andreas Fault I have a fascination and love for our mother mountains, the San Gabriels. I’m particularly taken with the violent geology of the San Gabriels. They are renowned as some of the fastest growing mountains in the world, shooting up several feet at a time with each major earthquake, and […]
Greetings from CV Alliance! If you’ve been following the news, you’ll know much is happening on the marijuana front nationally, statewide and locally. The White House’s new drug control policy opposes marijuana legalization for medical and recreational use. The DEA has come under attack in Congress. Administrator Michele Leonhart has taken the brunt of criticisms. […]
On Mary Boger’s Decision To Step Down Mary Boger, president of the Glendale Unified School District board of education, is a woman of impressive vision and compassion, remarkable educational leadership and experience, an articulate and passionate advocate for students and public education, and an untiring and devoted community activist and volunteer. For over 30 years, […]
Crimes that Occur in Schools Must Be Taken Seriously Recently, several California colleges have been accused of covering up on-campus sexual assaults because of concerns that higher crime statistics would lead prospective students to choose elsewhere. While the full circumstances of these accusations is under investigation, one thing is clear: Victims of crime should not […]
Who Says CV Doesn’t Have Great Modern Architecture? I think most people would agree that the Crescenta Valley’s architecture is fairly traditional – some might even say boring. Our native architectural style of stone and wood framing, like St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at Rosemont and Foothill, is gorgeous, but certainly not innovative. Save for the […]
Territory Transfer, Beautification Project & More On July 8, the Glendale Unified School District board of education postponed the vote to authorize Superintendent Sheehan to draft a Memo of Understanding regarding the territory transfer between Glendale and La Cañada school districts. During the discussion board member Armine Gharpetian requested additional outreach to our community be […]
Proud to be a “One Percenter” Last weekend, Americans celebrated their nation’s 238th birthday with family barbecues, trips to the beach and an evening of fantastic fireworks. We were celebrating the promises and privileges of the Declaration of Independence, signed on July 4, 1776. In the Declaration our Founding Fathers asserted that, “All men are […]