Introducing Rep. Judy Chu I’m Congressmember Judy Chu and I am so pleased to now be representing parts of Crescenta Valley. I’ve been in Congress since 2009 and, in that time, I have represented Pasadena, the San Gabriel Valley and the San Gabriel Mountains. Though I’ve been in Congress a while, my roots are in […]
Memories of Early Montrose/La Crescenta – Part 2 I continue with a wonderful set of memories penned by Bob Potts in 1953. Bob was the son of T.O. Potts, who in 1915 opened the very first store in Montrose at the intersection of Honolulu and Verdugo. That’s the building that recently housed the closed restaurant […]
Legend Lost in Glendale On New Year’s Day, the world lost renowned film scholar David J. Skal in an automobile accident in Glendale. Authorities believe that the head-on collision at Glenoaks Boulevard and Elm Street – captured by a surveillance camera – was caused by another driver who was subsequently arrested on charges of reckless […]
California Needs Affordable Rooftop Solar We all know our climate stands on the brink of disaster. Fixing that will be no easy feat, but it’s clear where the challenge ends and begins. We must reduce our consumption of fossil fuels and we must stop setting our own planet on fire. That’s so much harder than […]
Memories of Early Montrose/La Crescenta – Part 1 I recently found a wonderful set of memories penned by Bob Potts in 1953. Bob was the son of T.O. Potts who in 1915 opened the very first store in Montrose at the intersection of Honolulu and Verdugo. That’s the building that recently housed the closed restaurant […]
Keeping the Crescenta Valley Community Informed As the president of the Crescenta Valley Town Council, I am privileged to serve and represent the interests of our wonderful community. Also, I would like to congratulate the new vice president of the council Frida Baghdasarian on her new position. In this article, I aim to provide an […]
Memories of the ‘Big Ravine’ Being used to smooth roads and level suburban lots, we often forget about the geography of the valley we live in. We live on alluvial fans made up of rocks and sand that poured out of the canyons above us with each heavy rain. On those alluvial fans gullies were […]
Change Is Inevitable … but I don’t have to like it. As many of you know, I have been involved in local community activism for some time now. What started with a curiosity about the plans to build the 710 Freeway tunnel back in 2009, it developed into a full commitment to fight for the […]
Warns Voters Not to be Fooled For generations, Crescenta Valley’s GUSD schools have drawn families to grow roots in our community. We’re nationally distinguished not only for our academics, but also for ensuring students across all abilities are supported through their education. My children join their neighbors walking to school and my pride for my […]
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion co-authored by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Janice Hahn directing the County’s chief executive officer to explore creating an office to exclusively coordinate Los Angeles County’s work and partnerships with houses of worship and other faith-based organizations. “Faith-based entities are essential and trusted […]