The Cedar Fire

The October 26, 2003 Cedar Fire The Crest Community Ablaze Fire disaster once again struck the Crest community in 2003. The Cedar Fire, a human-caused wildfire driven by Santa Ana…

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Life in the 70s

Life in the 70s Life in Crest 1970sBy 1976, the population of Crest was 2,144 with a reported total of 670 homes. Numbers the following year grew to a population…

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The Rivalry

Rivalry Between Suncrest and LaCresta There were two original distinct communities from 1928 to the 1960s, La Cresta and Suncrest. The dividing line between the two was North Lane. Each…

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Life in the 80s

Life in Crest in the 1980s The reported population in Crest in 1988 was 3,077.  A rural bus served Crest six days a week. A survey reports one resident stating,…

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