Hi, CV! We learned much at “Is Your Home Safe for Teens?” presented by Didi Hirsch AOD Prevention and “Teen Anxiety and Depression” by Lisa Vartanian, PhD, chair, East L.A. College Addiction Studies Program. Use “I” sentences when talking to your kids. “I don’t want you to smoke marijuana because your brain isn’t fully developed.” […]
Glendale’s Tomas Sanchez – One of L.A.’s Greatest Sheriffs I recently visited the Casa Adobe de San Rafael in Glendale, one of two local remnants of the Spanish and Mexican eras in Glendale (Catalina Verdugo Adobe is the other). The site is gorgeous, located in a residential neighborhood between downtown Glendale and the Verdugo Mountains. […]
Vast and Often Anonymous Campaign Expenditures Threaten Our Political System I remember the first time I heard the ad on the radio. I was driving down the 134 Freeway, three weeks before Election Day in 2000, and in a very competitive race for Congress against the incumbent. An angry woman’s voice came on the radio […]
The Crescenta Valley Water District (CVWD) has been a public Special Water District since the mid 1950s; however, the name does not describe all that CVWD does. Since the late 1970s, CVWD has been operating and maintaining a sewage collection system in La Crescenta, Montrose and adjacent parts of the City of Glendale and the […]
Praises Mike Lawler for his Support I am writing on behalf of the Arroyo Verdugo Trail Committee (AVTC) to thank Mike Lawler for his article dated Jan. 15 [Viewpoints, “Soon to Come – the Arroyo Verdugo Bike Path”]. His support for the idea of a pedestrian/bike trail along the Verdugo Wash is very much appreciated. […]
La Cañada’s Ed Winfield – A Pioneer of Hot Rodding Ed Winfield was an early genius of engine performance engineering. He is hailed as the man who laid the foundations of what makes modern race engines run. More than one automotive historian has deemed him “The Father of Hot Rodding” and the “Founder of American […]
New in 2015: Increased Student-Privacy Protections and Collaborative Legislation Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have stoked parents’ concerns about how to protect the privacy of their children yet, until recently, few parents were aware that school districts across California are using taxpayer dollars to monitor, collect and store student social-media data and […]
#KindnessMatters CV! This week, public schools observe Yellow Ribbon Week. Its focus on suicide prevention is so very important, but because some find it too hairy for young students, the emphasis in GUSD schools is on kindness. The district has partnered with Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital in the #GreatKindnessChallenge, and our local schools are […]
Soon To Come – The Arroyo Verdugo Bike Path Historically, trails and roads have followed waterways. In our own valley, some of the earliest trails followed Verdugo Creek, curving along the base of the Verdugo Mountains and down through Verdugo Canyon. Today, there’s a growing movement to turn that ancient pathway along Verdugo Creek into […]
Happy New Year from the CV Town Council! We start 2015 off with a fantastic guest for our Jan. 15 general meeting. The 2014 CIF champion Crescenta Valley varsity football team, along with their coaches, will make an appearance to be recognized for their amazing winning season. The council would like to invite the public […]