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    Which Way, L.A.?

    What's in a Name? Van Nuys Neighborhood Wants to Opt Out

    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. Lake Balboa and Valley Glen said goodbye to Van Nuys. Now another community wants to leave Van Nuys and become part of Sherman Oaks.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    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. Lake Balboa and Valley Glen said goodbye to Van Nuys. Now another community wants to leave Van Nuys and become part of Sherman Oaks. It’s an area of 1800 homes, bounded by Sepulveda and Hazeltine on the east and west and by Burbank and Oxnard on the north and south.

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    What's in a Name? Van Nuys Neighborhood Wants to Opt Out
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sonya Geis

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Laurette Healey

      Van Nuys name-change leader

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      Jill Barad

      President, Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council

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      Tom Hogen-Esch

      California State University Northridge

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    What's in a Name? Van Nuys Neighborhood Wants to Opt Out
    1. 0:00Healthcare Reform: Competition and the 'Public Option'
    2. 27:09Michael Jackson Dies
    3. 33:42What's in a Name? Van Nuys Neighborhood Wants to Opt OutYou’re reading this
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