Laurette Healey

Van Nuys name-change leader

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Leader of the effort to rename her Van Nuys neighborhood as a part of Sherman Oaks; former State Deputy Controller

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For the past 20 years, neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley have been changing their names. West Hills split from Canoga Park; Valley Village left North Hollywood.

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For the past 20 years, neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley have been changing their names. West Hills split from Canoga Park; Valley Village left North Hollywood.

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