Fighter Jet Crash in Glendale Here’s a long forgotten event that happened just outside of the Crescenta Valley, actually in north Glendale, in July 1957. It involved a fighter jet crashing in a residential neighborhood – fortunately and amazingly with no fatalities. The fighter jet involved was the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, a single engine, single-seat […]
Tackling the Budget California is facing a perilous budget year. Although our economy remains strong, we’re seeing a decline in revenues that will impact the programs and services that millions of Californians rely upon. Last week, our annual budget cycle started with the governor’s release of his spending plan. In the months ahead, both houses of […]
While we shiver in the (relative) cold of our California winter, we can warm up with the memory of a historic summer wildfire. July 1977 was one of those awful times when it seemed like the whole world was aflame. Drought conditions combined with record high temperatures and low humidity to spark fires across the […]
Sharing Goals and Updates On behalf of the Crescenta Valley Town Council, I would like to wish the community a Happy Year and a great 2024! The unincorporated portions of La Crescenta-Montrose fall under the purview of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. In our case, this is the 5th District and our supervisor […]
A Bridegroom Shops In Montrose – 1937 This is a continuation of last week’s article. In 1937 the local paper, The Ledger, sent two reporters out posing as a bride and groom. The idea was to show that everything they would need for their new home could be purchased locally in Montrose with no need […]
A Bride Shops in Montrose – 1937 Our former local newspaper, The Ledger, was always touting the benefits of shopping locally rather than in Glendale or Pasadena. With that in mind, in 1937 they sent two reporters out posing as a bride and groom shopping together to outfit their new home. The idea was to […]
Poor Grade by HJTA Once again, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association gave your representatives (and mine) a failing grade. Last fall, Assemblyman Chris Holden, Assemblywoman Laura Friedman and Senator Anthony Portantino voted for Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 (ACA1), described by HJTA as “a direct attack on Proposition 13” (passed in 1978). If approved by voters […]
Spring Forward Throughout my lifetime, I’ve noticed that people follow a particular pattern during the period from November through January. I don’t know if it’s related to the changing seasons from fall to winter, the celebration of many holidays in succession or simply the winding down of the current year and preparing for the next. […]
Newspaper Front Page Stories – 1937 A selection of news stories from a particular day in 1937 provides a slice of life of the Crescenta Valley in the past. “Local man narrowly escapes death when attacked by dog.” James Barber, the proprietor of a laundry on Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada (across from today’s Memorial […]
A Time for Reflection Holidays come at the end of a long year. They are our collective reward for our work and everyday struggles. They’re the balm on our souls after 365 days of hard-fought victories and disappointing losses. I love the holiday season. No matter what you celebrate, or even if you don’t celebrate […]