The 2022 State Budget Moves California Forward Every year, the state of California goes through a lengthy process between the governor’s Office, the Senate and the Assembly to finalize an annual budget. In last month’s column, I gave a preview of what was on the table. This month, I’m happy to share where we landed […]
Witnessing ‘Political Showboating’ The Crescenta Valley Weekly reported in 2014 Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich (Rep – 5th District) took aggressive action to stop the deadly hemorrhaging demise of the movie industry in Los Angeles County impacting many people, jobs and business, including those in Glendale and Burbank. On June 15, 2022 in Sacramento at the Sacramento Capitol building I attended […]
Being Human Jeff and I met in college when we were 18 years old and started dating the summer we both turned 19. Those early days were full of adventure as we explored the California coast with impromptu camping trips and beach vacations. We both shared a love of nature and wildlife and spent much […]
Glendale Adventist Hospital and the Angel of Death – Part 3 This will wrap up the bizarre tale of Efren Saldivar, a self-professed “angel of death,” one who would ease his terminal patients into death just a little earlier than they would have naturally. After nearly 10 years of this, from 1988 to 1998, suspicions […]
We Must Codify Roe and Unstack the Supreme Court Last Friday, in one of the most dangerous and heartbreaking decisions in a generation, the Supreme Court voted 7-2 to overturn Roe v. Wade and deprive women of the right to make their own reproductive health care decisions. Notwithstanding this dramatic lurch backward for the […]
Glendale Adventist Hospital and the Angel of Death – Part 2 Last week we heard the twisted tale of Efren Saldivar, a hospital respiratory therapist who injected his patients with drugs that would kill them. He was a self-professed “angel of death.” He did this for 10 years, from 1988 to 1998. He did this […]
California’s State Budget – Investing in our Future Earlier this week, the California Legislature passed our 2022-23 state budget, setting a sustainable course that invests in California and takes steps to protect our resources from future economic downturns. I’m proud that this is a budget that reflects our values with historic levels of funding for […]
Glendale Adventist Hospital and the Angel of Death – Part 1 Respiratory therapists are often critical to the recovery of serious illnesses, including recovery from COVID-19. With that in mind, let’s take a look at a nasty episode in the history of our community in which a respiratory therapist at Glendale Adventist between 1988 and […]
Summer is Almost Here! This year’s high school and college graduates have accomplished a lot during particularly difficult circumstances. After all the challenges they have faced, it is finally time to celebrate! Hearty congratulations to the Class of 2022 at Crescenta Valley High School! The CV Town Council scholarship recipients from our community are Peter […]
Norma’s Mom in the 1934 New Year’s Flood – Part 2 Last week we heard about the travails of Norma Quinn Potter’s mom Leone Potter from an oral history recorded in 1977. Leone was in charge of the American Legion’s disaster relief efforts in 1933. As such she was called on to serve on New […]