Jose Mier’s Tips on Keeping Safe in Extreme Heat We’re lucky (sort of) that Sun Valley doesn’t suffer the scorching temperatures of the desert cities like Palm Springs, but that doesn’t mean it’s not hot. Recent days have seen the mercury climb into the high 90s. As if we didn’t have enough to worry about […]
Jose Mier Awakened By 4:40 am Jolt Like most Sun Valley, CA residents I was shaken awake by the latest quake to hit the Southland last night (this morning, actually). At 4:30 am a 4.2 magnitude temblor struck the Pacoima area which is just in our backyard. The initial jolt was followed by several aftershocks, […]
Tents Are the New Normal in Sun Valley Like it or not, we’re now prevented from doing a variety of things indoors from working out to dining. But we roll with the punches. Some of our Sun Valley businesses (dining establishments, specifically) already make use of tents, awnings or patios and pop-up places like Burrito […]
Jose Mier Goes Hiking (Again) As you know our Sun Valley gyms are once again closed. I’ve been recently promulgating how close hiking trails are to Sun Valley. If you’re a SV resident, a drive to one of the Verdugo trails is just as close as a drive to your gym. If you, like me, […]
Join Jose Mier on a 10-Minute Drive to Nature Attention Sun Valley residents. If you are looking for hiking trails within minutes of Sun Valley here’s another one to add to your list: Wildwood Canyon in Burbank. I have been documenting our unique location in Southern California in the last few Jose Mier blog posts. […]
My last Jose Mier article showed you how close La Tuna Canyon trail is to Sun Valley. That’s far from the only access to nature we have so I thought I’d take another short drive to promote our Sun Valley natural resources. A 10-minute drive from Sun Valley (Hollywood Way and Glenoaks) is all it […]
The Hidden Gems of Nature So Close to the City If you recall my recent Jose Mier Sun Valley blog article on hiking trails, you’ll note that one of those trails is La Tuna Canyon. As a proponent of Sun Valley, I want to promote all that our community has to offer. One of those […]
Closest Trails to Sun Valley: La Tuna Canyon Jose Mier is an avid hiker and makes use of hiking trails close to Sun Valley. Things are easing up. A little anyway. What does this mean for us who like to get out of the house and hike in a natural setting? It means we can […]
ORANGE, Calif.—As protests sparked by George Floyd’s death continue in Southern California, demands for reforming and defunding the police have ramped up. A petition on the Black Lives Matter website reads, “We call for a national defunding of police. We demand investment in our communities and the resources to ensure Black people not only survive, […]
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—An early morning ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 15 in downtown Laguna Beach marked the opening of a new pedestrian promenade officials hope will kickstart the city’s economic recovery following the COVID-19 shutdown. Roughly 100 people gathered at 8 a.m., coffee in hand, to watch Mayor Bob Whalen and Councilmember Sue Kemp launch the […]