AH Newsletter – Sustainability Issue – Fall/Winter 2021
Where Does the Stuff in the Blue Bin Go?
Where Does the Stuff in the Blue Bin Go?by Val Zavala We see them every week. Those monster gray and red Athens trucks with giant metal arms that reach down to grab bins holding tons of garbage, yard waste and recycling Altadenans throw away each week. And the stuff...
Letter from the Chair
Letter from the Chair In its role as an advocate for the protection and preservation of Altadena, Heritage Board and committee members often spend time communicating with LA County officials, agencies, and utilities (Supervisor’s Office, LA County Public Works,...
Integrating Rooftop Solar Into Our Grid
Integrating Rooftop Solar Into Our GridThe original Luddites were 19th century textile workers in England who sought to protect their livelihood by resisting the mechanization of their trade in the Industrial Revolution in the early 1800s. Weavers, out of work in a...
Where does the stuff in the Green Bin go?
Where does the stuff in the Green Bin go? On a cool and cloudy Saturday in late October, Athens Services staged one of its semi-annual “Community Give Backs” and dumped 20 tons of fragrant steaming compost on a Loma Alta Park parking lot. Athens welcomed Altadenans to...
Map Your Neighborhood
Map Your Neighborhood“People, not kits. If you really want to be ready for the next big earthquake, forget the earthquake kit and go talk toyour neighbors.”– Lucy Jones, June 12, 2021 Los Angeles Times. Altadenans have a long history of working together to help one...
Our Endless River of Waste
Our Endless River of Waste by Mark Goldschmidt I would love to know when regular trash hauling service began in Altadena. Former Historical Society chair, Jane Brackman, told me that before the War it was the Altadena Historical and Beautification Society, and that...
Owen Brown Gravesite Committee — Progress despite lack of budget!
Owen Brown Gravesite Committee — Progress Despite Lack of Budget! Original Gravesite 19th Century.Abolitionist John Brown failed to spark a slave rebellion in his 1859 raid of the US Armory at Harpers Ferry, but his attempt is often referred to as “the first battle of...
Altadena Tree Committee
Altadena Tree CommitteeThe Tree Committee plus one at this year’s Tree Giveaway. From left Michele Zack, Kathy Musial, Lisa Wintner, Val Zavala, Anne Chomyn, and AH Member Michelle Huneven with Tatty Jane. Not pictured: Janet Castro, Mark Goldschmidt, Kathleen...
Old Marengo Park Cleanup
Old Marengo Park CleanupAltadena Heritage staged another clean up day at Old Marengo Park on a recent Saturday morning. Altadena got the ball rolling with a design and a grant from Metropolitan Water on this little park on a piece of barren waste ground at Marengo and...
In Memoriam – Linda World 1948 – 2021
AHA? Uh-huh! AH Designates a New Altadena Heritage Area Linda World passed away on June 1st. She was immediate past Chair of the Board of Altadena Heritage and many of you knew her. We announced her death in our July e-news, but as Linda was also a “print” journalist...
From Walter Cronkite to Fake News
From Walter Cronkite to Fake NewsVal Enthralls at Monte Cedro Altadena Heritage Board Member Val Zavala, a journalist and 30-year KCET TV news anchor, spoke to MonteCedro residents in November about her career, and changes she’s witnessed in the way news is consumed...
Recycling Dos & Don’ts
Recycling Dos & Don’ts Please do Rinse and clean food debris from containers Empty all contents from bottles Remove lids from glass jars, then put lids in recycling Keep lids or caps on plastic bottles. Keep labels on beverage containers Broken glass ok to recycle...