[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 61 (Tuesday, April 9, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E439-E440]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  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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