Pondering Politics This Friday marks 238 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, which led to the formation of our beloved United States of America. Could our founding fathers have foreseen the state of our nation’s current political landscape? Could they have predicted the polarization that exists today? This divide shows up in […]
Greetings from CV Alliance! Last Thursday, the Safe Family Task Force, of which we are members, hosted a panel discussion, “Demystifying Domestic Violence,” at Glendale Adventist Hospital. Nearly 50 people came out to hear the discussion including Mayor Zareh Sinanyan. The overarching message was domestic violence (DV) can happen to anyone. There are two forms: […]
Shares Her Love of Twilight Camp – and CV One of the reasons I love living in the comforting embrace of the Crescenta Valley is the yearly tradition of the Girl Scout Twilight Camp. For many years the Girl Scouts have conducted weeklong day camps in our valley. These camps have had various locations throughout […]
Trapped in a Snow Avalanche on Angeles Crest We have such a friendly familiarity with the mountains above us that we forget that nature up there can be deadly. Recently a reader sent me a newspaper clipping on her parents’ rescue from a snow avalanche up on Angeles Crest Highway in April of 1967. Nature […]
Preserving L.A. Open Space for Centuries to Come Residents along the foothills have a unique opportunity to take part in an effort to preserve open space and unique ecosystems for people to enjoy for generations to come. For more than a decade, I have been working with the National Park Service (NPS) to explore the […]
We had a very successful Strategic Partners meeting on June 6; over 80 people attended to hear GUSD Superintendent Dick Sheehan and John Furay, Director/Hearing Officer, Probation Department. Dr. Sheehan was asked about what happens when a student gets in trouble for drugs/alcohol, say comes to school under the influence. There is progressive discipline depending […]
Kudos to CVW When I was a features reporter for a major daily newspaper in Illinois, we had fact checkers. People were employed to ensure that what was printed was the truth. As a result, our newspaper was known as a credible source, much like the Crescenta Valley Weekly. Unfortunately, not all publications print the […]
The Mysterious Lost Mountain Cabin of Grizzly Flat – Part 2 Last week I wrote about a mysterious cabin that stood for many years on a shelf of land overlooking Big Tujunga Canyon. Thanks to local historian Art Cobery, we learned it had been built in 1925 as a base of operations for a homegrown […]
Keeping Hollywood at Home The film and television industries are an essential part of the California economy, especially in the Crescenta Valley where thousands of “below-the-line” workers rely on the industry for their livelihood. Let’s face it, Hollywood may have the sign, but this is where movie magic is actually made. But for several years, […]
Greetings from CV Alliance At our most recent Strategic Partners meeting, Tom Lorenz talked about an issue of concern to members of the California Narcotic Officers Association: butane honey (or hash) oil or (BHO). From what I understand, when butane is added to marijuana, it evaporates and leaves a sticky, oily residue – a marijuana […]