The Guessing Game Congratulations to your representatives (and mine) who received failing grades from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. Assemblywoman Laura Friedman, Assemblyman Chris Holden and State Senator Anthony Portantino each earned an ‘F’ from the Orange-based organization that has fought for hard-won protections of Proposition 13 since 1978. “Progressive” politicians pay lip service to […]
That Christmas Morning Feeling Friends sometimes ask me if the holidays are difficult for our family since the loss of our son Ben almost three years ago and my mother earlier this year. That’s an understandable question as losing loved ones often stirs up emotions during certain times of the year. It can be very […]
Former Montrose Merchant was a Holocaust Survivor If you’ve been here in the valley a long time, you may remember a dress shop for young ladies back in the ’60s called Caroline’s. It was located at 2247 Honolulu Ave. in the storefront occupied now by Chic Bohëmian Bride. Caroline’s was owned by a Polish Immigrant […]
1934 Flood Memories To commemorate the 1934 New Year’s Eve Flood, we visit the memories of “Scoop” Harrelson who lived at 2624 Piedmont Ave.: “The jazz and whoopee of midnight celebrations blasted from radios up and down the 2600 block of Piedmont Avenue. Lights shone from all the windows except the bedrooms where the children […]
As the holiday season comes to a close, it’s nice to reflect on some of the community outreach the District has participated in over the last few months. La Crescenta is blessed with a wonderful community spirit and the District is proud to be a part of this tradition. Welcome back, Montrose Christmas Parade! Staff […]
First Black-owned Business in the Valley – Abe’s Lock and Key The Crescenta Valley has had a history fraught with race relations. Early legal restrictions on home ownership and rentals by people of color ensured that the community stayed White. As well, a general attitude of intolerance made it uncomfortable here for non-Whites. Yet, in […]
We Must Permanently Extend the Expanded Child Tax Credit In 2021, more than 4 million children were lifted out of poverty thanks to a single legislative act – an extraordinary achievement in our nation’s history. Slashing America’s child poverty rate in half – to a record low of 5.2% – meant fewer children going to […]
Supermarket Shootout Our giant Ralphs supermarket on Foothill Boulevard was originally divided in half and hosted two stores. On the west side was Builders Emporium while the east side was Food Giant, a supermarket. It later became Alpha Beta until the Ralphs moved from La Cañada and took both store sites. In 1965, it […]
It was just two years ago when I was asked by a group of advocates and scientists to help California become an official observer at the United Nations 2022 Convention on Biological Diversity, known as COP15. COP stands for Convention of Parties, with the “parties” being the nations who are signatories to the treaty. The […]
Failure of GUSD Glendale Unified School District failed to even put a school bond measure on the ballot. This past November, the Long Beach School District got $1.7 billon from school bond Measure Q to keep improving the school sites for their students to be prepared for college and careers. And just six years before, […]