Tag Archives: Sunland-Tujunga

Race, Ethnicity, Class and Hipness — How (NOT) to Draw City Council Districts

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: Anger over City Hall’s puppet Redistricting Commission’s draft maps has inflamed long-simmering resentments all over town over how communities of interest have been ignored deliberately as part of the political machine’s divide-and-conquer strategy. On Saturday, about 50 residents … Continue reading →

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A Grassroots Call for Honest City Council Districts

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Editor’s Note: Is it any wonder that residents of Lake View Terrace, Sunland-Tujunga and other areas of the far Northeast San Fernando Valley are up in arms over the draft redistricting maps? Would you want to be represented by Richard … Continue reading →

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Two Takes on CD2 Race

Posted on October 5, 2009 by

Editor’s Note: I wrote two versions of my views on the special election in CD2, the first for Nina Royal’s North Valley Reporter, the second for Wayne Adelstein’s North Valley Community News. Snatching Victory from Defeat (Republished from Norvth Valley … Continue reading →

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Appraising the CD2 Race: Stopping the Machine

Posted on September 1, 2009 by

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the new edition of Nina Royal’s North Valley Reporter. With the money rolling into their war chests, Chris Essel and Paul Krekorian are on track to raise 10 times as much as the … Continue reading →

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CD2 Forum in Sunland-Tujunga: Big 3 vs. Little 7

Posted on August 9, 2009 by

CD2 Candidates Forum “Big Three Vs The Little 7″ from Joe Barrett on Vimeo. The forum Saturday for the 10 candidates vying to succeed Councilwoman Wendy Greuel filled the Sunland-Tujunga auditorium Saturday with residents from all over the sprawling and … Continue reading →

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Home Depot Signs Off on Sunland-Tujunga

Posted on January 7, 2009 by

My apologies to Home Depot. The company doesn’t actually own the old K-Mart site in Sunland-Tujunga. It has a lease for more than 20 years and is looking to sub-lease if anyone is interested: Here’s Home Depot’s media letter and … Continue reading →

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Home Depot Drops Lawsuit over Sunland-Tujunga Store

Posted on January 6, 2009 by

MIDNIGHT UPDATE: A Home Depot official confirmed late Tuesday that the property is up for sale. Can it really be true? Sunland-Tujunga activists after years of struggle that has made them one of the most effectively organized communities in Los … Continue reading →

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City Planners Say “No” to Home Depot — Full environmental study required

Posted on December 5, 2008 by

Score another victory for community activists: The City Planning Department has rejected Home Depot’s request for an exemption from conducting a full environmental assessment about the impact of converting a closed K-Mart store in Sunland-Tujunga into another giant home improvement … Continue reading →

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