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La Cañada Flintridge council and school board approve joint plan to reimagine Cornerstone Corridor
Summary
The La Cañada Flintridge City Council and La Cañada Unified School District governing board unanimously approved a resolution at a joint meeting to begin planning a reimagined roughly 8‑acre Cornerstone Corridor — creating joint committees to study green space, field use and strategic partnerships.
At a joint state-of-the-city and state-of-the-district meeting, the La Cañada Flintridge City Council and the La Cañada Unified School District governing board approved a resolution to launch planning work for what the bodies described as the Cornerstone Corridor, a roughly eight‑acre area adjacent to district property.
Joe Radabaugh, a member of the LCUSD governing board, moved to approve the resolution; Octavia Thass seconded. The school board voted to approve the motion on its side, and the City Council carried the resolution by voice vote, 5–0. The resolution formalizes an earlier ad hoc effort and establishes four topic‑focused committees: emergency preparedness, joint field use, strategic partnerships and the Cornerstone Corridor planning group.
The measure starts a multi‑year, public-facing planning effort that city and district leaders said aims to make more efficient use of shared public space and increase recreational amenities, including potential field space, courts and other facilities. City Manager Dan Jordan and Mayor Kim Bowman emphasized the partnership approach: Jordan said the project will require “subject matter expertise” and broad community input, and Bowman described the resolution as the first major transparent step toward “a new center of our community.”
Board member Joe Radabaugh said the effort was “long overdue” and praised the structured, joint approach. Council members on the dais echoed support, stressing that the project will take time and require significant community engagement.
Officials said the resolution itself is the planning authorization; it does not appropriate funds or approve any design. Next steps described by presenters include forming the committees, conducting outreach and developing scope and budget estimates for future council and board consideration. No timelines or budget figures were included in the resolution vote.
The joint approval closes what officials called a phase of informal discussion and opens a formal, public process to evaluate options and report back to both governing bodies.
