City Needs Better Outreach I am writing regarding the City of Glendale’s Community Development Dept. presentation of the Draft Land Use and Environmental Justice Elements Report. My first exposure to these Elements was at a Dec. 9, 2024 “scoping meeting.” The outreach for this meeting yielded an attendance of only four (4) members of the public. […]
Our In-N-Out Burgers Celebrates 50 Years I’m often asked where I get the info for my articles. In this case I’m borrowing from an article in the April issue of the Little Landers Historical Society’s newsletter written by Hally Winters. There are few things that are more iconic to Southern California than In-N-Out Burgers. It, […]
Joining CV Cares CV Cares is looking to accomplish many things in order to assure that the future of CV Cares is a positive, and amazing, organization as well as a club at Crescenta Valley High School. Our members have been talking about what the future of our school club will look like for us, […]
More Change Coming Recently we have read about devastation from wildfires and strong storms. Climate scientists say we will see more as a result of climate change. To reduce air pollution that causes climate change we must reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Senator Lindsey Graham said, “CO2 emissions generated by man is creating our greenhouse […]
Tours Are Opportunities to Share CVWD Progress and Programs Dear Community, Last week, the Crescenta Valley Water District had the pleasure of hosting the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley for a tour of the operations and facilities that deliver your water and collect wastewater. Also attending were several members of the CV Town Council […]
Bill Bobo and the Valley of Rainbows “Okay, folks, hop in and we’re off,” Mr. Bobo instructed his weekend visitors. These were prospective land buyers visiting the Crescenta Valley on a Saturday morning exploring the opportunities they’d heard about. Jumping into the driver’s seat, Bill continued, “I’m going to take you down to a spot […]
Quit Taking Her Paper Dear Neighbor, I live on Alabama Street near Glenwood. I subscribe (i.e., I pay for) the Crescenta Valley Weekly. It is delivered to my driveway in the early morning of Thursdays. Too often, it is taken from my driveway before I get to it. The subscription price amounts to $1.25 a […]
What Does the Future Hold for Our Little Valley in the Foothills Above LA? There definitely is a lot of reason these days for uncertainty and anxiety about the future. Nuclear war is closer than any time since the Cuban missile crisis. The recent fires that devastated Altadena brought the escalating climate crisis so terribly […]
A Drunk Driver Destroyed Two Families In 1988 It was about this time of year back in 1988, a hot July weekday. Bill, a maintenance worker for Glendale Parks, was off work when he got a call from his sister. She had a flat tire and was calling from a pay phone in front of […]
Ideas to Avoid Mayoral Selection Drama Based on the recent repeated drama surrounding Glendale City Council’s mayoral selection, I proposed to City Council the following process that reconciles various competing interests and assuages concerns: In every city council election, the winning candidate shall immediately serve as mayor for one year and the second-place candidate shall […]