TRIBUTE TO CYNTHIA HUBACH--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE YEAR; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 61
(Extensions of Remarks - April 09, 2019)
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TRIBUTE TO CYNTHIA HUBACH--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE
YEAR
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HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF
of california
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women's History
Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions and
sacrifices made by our nation's women. It is an honor to pay homage to
outstanding women who are making a difference in my Congressional
District. I would like to recognize a remarkable woman, Cynthia Hubach
of the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
Cynthia Hubach grew up exploring nature and observing wildlife right
in her own backyard, in the open spaces of the 1960s San Fernando
Valley. From her father Richard, a rocket scientist and entrepreneur,
Ms. Hubach learned to love and respect nature, developing a lifelong
commitment to protecting and preserving open spaces. From her mother
Gail, who was chief of pharmacy at Canoga Park Hospital for well over
twenty years, Cynthia learned the crucial values of hard work, self-
reliance, and caring for others.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English from the
University of California, Berkeley, her parents' alma mater, Cynthia
took an unusual step into a career in local news. At KCBS-TV News in
Los Angeles, Cynthia produced the 6 p.m. newscast through historic
periods of civic turmoil and natural disasters. She went on to produce
scores of hours of television, from MTV's Behind the Music to several
reality shows; most notably The Apprentice.
In 2010, with her father in the final months of a long battle with
cancer, she decided she needed to make more of a difference in the
world. That year, she enrolled in a master's program at Antioch
University in Urban Sustainability. The coursework emphasized the
connections among people, the economy and the planet, and how certain
``leverage points'' can have an outsized impact on all three. Community
gardens are just that sort of leverage points, so in 2011, Cynthia
started work to convert a quarter acre vacant lot she owned in Elysian
Valley into a thriving community garden.
Cynthia has become increasingly involved in urban agriculture. She
is an active member of the Master Gardener program and she has also
served as co-chair of the Los Angeles Food Policy Council's Urban
Agriculture Working Group. She is a longtime board member and current
Secretary of the Los Angeles Community Garden Council; an organization
that supports about 40 community gardens with administrative and
programming assistance.
Her love for nature and wildlife extends to her neighborhood in
Silver Lake where she is the current Vice President of the Silver Lake
Reservoirs Conservancy, which seeks to beautify the reservoir complex
with native plantings, and responsibly expand areas of public access.
I ask all Members to join me in honoring this exceptional, well-
respected woman of California's 28th Congressional District, Cynthia
Hubach.
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