The San Fernando Valley still 'counts'
WASHINGTON - The San Fernando Valley remains on the map.
In a decision released today by the U.S. Census Bureau, agency officials ruled that a designation defining "America's suburb" since 2005 will remain intact. Lisa Friedman in the Daily News.
The verdict came after a seven-month Valley-led campaign to convince federal officials that an official Census statistical designation is critical to the region's 1.8 million residents.
``The Census Bureau made the correct decision,'' said Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Sherman Oaks, who helped spearhead the campaign to save the Valley Census designation.