In 1991, a group of homeowners living in the Chandler Estates area successfully petitioned former Los Angeles City Councilmember Zev Yaroslavsky to re-draw the boundaries of Sherman Oaks from Magnolia to Burbank Blvd to the north, and from Coldwater Canyon to Van Nuys Blvd to the west, with the goal of including their neighborhood. This request was not anything new to the San Fernando Valley; other neighborhoods had either sought to change their names, or sought to attach themselves onto more affluent neighborhoods to escape from what they saw as growing urban blight and the collapse of their social status.
Residents in the area argued, however, that the area was originally part of Sherman Oaks, but was labeled Van Nuys instead through the creation of ZIP codes in 1962; some residents were able to produce a few property deeds to present their case.
Just a few weeks after the Chandler Estates area successfully seceded from Van Nuys, Magnolia Woods, a 45 block area bordered by Van Nuys Boulevard on the east and the San Diego Freeway on the west, and between Burbank and Magnolia Boulevards, also successfully petitioned Los Angeles City council member Marvin Braude to secede from Van Nuys and join Sherman Oaks. Petitioners in the area argued that their neighborhood was also part of Sherman Oaks, though they were only able to produce 22 deeds showing so. As a result of this change, Van Nuys Middle School became separated from its namesake neighborhood.
Finally, in 2009, the Los Angeles City council voted to redraw neighborhood boundaries again to allow an area of about 1,800 homes in Van Nuys to be included. This proposal attracted criticism from locals.
The 1994 Northridge earthquake caused damages in the surrounding area. The Community Redevelopment Agency sought to manage the rebuilding efforts. The homeowners in the Sherman Oaks area later won a lawsuit to prevent the agency from managing efforts.
As of the 2010 census, according to the "San Fernando Valley Almanac", Sherman Oaks had a population of 52,677 people and 25,255 households. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 82% non-Hispanic white, 5% Asian American and 3% African American; 11% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Other races made up less than 1%.
The "Los Angeles Times" reported that the 2000 U.S. census counted 61,166 residents in the 9.15-square-mile Sherman Oaks neighborhood, including a wide swath of the Santa Monica Mountains—or 6,687 people per square mile, among the lowest population densities for the city. In 2008, the city estimated that the resident population had increased to 65,436.
In 2000, the percentages of residents aged 19 to 49 and 65 and older were among the county's highest. The percentages of divorced residents and of widows were among the county's highest. The average household size of two people was low when compared to the rest of the city and the county. Renters occupied 58.9% of the housing stock and house- or apartment-owners held 41.1%.
The neighborhood was considered "not especially diverse" ethnically within Los Angeles, with a high percentage of white residents. The breakdown was whites, 73.8%; Latinos, 11.8%; Asians, 5.7%; blacks, 4.4%; and others, 4.4%. Iran (14.1%) and Mexico (8.8%) were the most common places of birth for the 26.2% of the residents who were born abroad—an average percentage for Los Angeles.
The neighborhood had a median household income of $69,651 in 2008, which was high for the city of Los Angeles but about average for the county as a whole. (Median household income reports the amount of money earned by the household that falls exactly in the middle of the pack.) The percentage of households that earned $125,000 and up was high for Los Angeles County.
Arthur Gelb
Arthur Gelb (February 3, 1924 – May 20, 2014) was an American editor, author and executive. He was the managing editor of "The New York Times" from 1986 to 1989. Gelb wrote articles about playwright Eugene O'Neill. His career began in 1944. He was born in New York City.
Gelb died on May 20, 2014 at his home in Manhattan, New York of complications of a stroke. He was 90.
ECW Hardcore Revolution
ECW Hardcore Revolution is a professional wrestling video game published and released by Acclaim Entertainment . The game is based on Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It was the first video game based on their promotion.
It was released for the Nintendo 64 on January 31, 2000 in North America and March 3, 2000 in Europe, the PlayStation on January 31, 2000 in North America and in 2000 in Europe, the Game Boy Color in February 2000 in North America and in 2000 in Europe, and the Dreamcast on February 29, 2000 in North America and in 2000 in Europe. A sequel for the game titled "ECW Anarchy Rulz" was released six months after. The gameplay was identical to "WWF Attitude". Most of it was the same except that the WWF owned materials were switched to Extreme Championship Wrestling material.
IGN rated the game a 5 out of 10, saying "after secretly sobbing for months at the loss of its lucrative WWF license, Acclaim has jumped back into the wrestling ring once more with ECW: Hardcore Revolution, a game based around the up-and-coming ... federation" and "Revolution is basically the company's WWF game of last year with a few additions". GameSpot gave the game a 4.2 out of 10 and stated "ECW and its fans deserve better than this" Digital Press rated the game 2.5 out of 10 saying "No matter how much you enjoy ECW, pro wrestling, or video games, this game sucks."
Douglas Kent Hall
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Hall died suddenly of cardiac arrest in his Albuquerque, New Mexico home, aged 69.
Vernal, Utah
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Lew Wasserman
Lewis Robert "Lew" Wasserman (March 22, 1913 – June 3, 2002) was an American talent agent and executive. He was manager of MCA, Inc.. He was a mentor to Ronald Reagan and worked closely with Jack Valenti.
Wasserman died in Beverly Hills, California from a stroke, aged 89.
Jack Valenti
Jack Joseph Valenti (September 5, 1921 – April 26, 2007) was an American business person. He was president of the Motion Picture Association of America from 1966 to 2004. During that time, he created the MPAA movie rating system.
Valenti died in Beverly Hills, California from a stroke, aged 85.
Seal of Tennessee
The Great Seal of the State of Tennessee is the official state seal of the U.S. State of Tennessee.
An official seal was provided for in the Constitution of the State of Tennessee of February 6, 1796. The design wasn't started until September 25, 1801.
The outer ring has the words "The Great Seal of the State of Tennessee" and the date "Feb. 6th, 1796". The month and day were left out of later designs so only "1796" is shown.
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