Leaving Van Nuys
The hard-fought battle to rename a portion of Van Nuys ended Tuesday with a divided City Council - quoting the Bible and facing a barrage of nasty grass-root politics - approving a plan to call the area Sherman Oaks.Daily News.
The fate of the half-mile wedge, that includes more than 1,800 homes between the area bounded by Sepulveda Boulevard, Hazeltine Avenue, Burbank and Oxnard boulevards, has been angrily debated for two years, generating charges of racism and calls for secession.
"This is a bad, bad day for us," said Lydia Mather, president of the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council.
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Los Angeles Daily News City Hall reporter Rick Orlov writes about politics on the local, state and national stage.
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