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San Fernando Valley Sun

The San Fernando Valley Sun is a newspaper published in San Fernando, California near Los Angeles, California, USA.

San Fernando Valley Sun
TypeWeekly newspaper
OwnerSev Aszkenazy
FounderHerbert W. Brooks
PublisherMartha Diaz Aszkenazy
Founded1904
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
HeadquartersSan Fernando, California, U.S.
Websitesanfernandosun.com

History

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In April 1904, The Fernando Press was first published by Herbert W. Brooks.[1][2] In December 1911, Brooks sold the Press to A.D. Shaffmaster.[3] In December 1918, Arthur G. Munn bought the paper.[4]

In April 1922, Munn leased the Press to R.H. Glenn.[5] That November, Glenn bought the paper and renamed it to the San Fernando Valley Sun.[6] In April 1926, the Sun absorbed a rival paper called the San Fernando Valley Leader,[7] and then expanded from a weekly to a semiweekly and switched from postal to carrier delivery.[8] The merger was done after his brother L.A. Glenn and K.K. Hooper bought into the business.[9]

In May 1927, A.E. Snider and J. Arthur Browning bought the paper from the Glenn brothers and Hooper.[9][10] Snider disposed of his interests in September 1940 to serve fulltime at the California Department of Finance.[11] The paper was acquired by former Chula Vista Star owner L.L. "Larry" Thompson in June 1944,[12] father-and-son William L. Odett and Lamont Odett in December 1945,[13] and Stanley S. Mead and his associates in October 1946.[14]

In November 1947, the paper was expanded from a weekly into a daily.[15] In January 1948, Mead and Warren S. Guy sold the Sun to Lawrence A. Copeland and James W. Metcale.[16][17] A month later the paper was reverted back to a weekly.[18] That December, Metcale sold his stake to Niver W. Beaman and Arthur F. Folz.[19]

In 1957, Simon Casady, publisher of El Cajon Valley News, and Robert K. Straus, an heir to the Macy's fortune, bought the San Fernando Valley Sun and Reporter from Copeland and Folz. The sale included the Granda Hills Outlook, Pacoima Post and Sun Printing Co.[20][21] In 1969, Copeland died.[22] Michael J. Flannery became the paper's owner at some point.[23]

In 1981, Hearst Corporation bought the Sun from Flannery.[24][25] In 1985, Hearst sold the Sun, along with the Valley Scene, Valley View and Record-Ledger, to Thelma Barrios. At that time the Sun had a circulation of 42,000.[26][27] Barrios previously worked at the Sun until she started a rival paper called The Independent, which she merged into the Sun following the sale. By 1994, the paper's circulation was 10,000.[28]

In 2001, the Sun was purchased by Sev Aszkenazy, a real estate developer, and his wife, Martha Diaz Aszkenazy, a businesswoman.[29][23] On October 8, 2004, Congressman Howard Berman gave a brief speech to highlight the one-hundred anniversary of the newspaper.[29] In 2006, former owner Flannery died.[30]

Controversy

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Mario Hernandez, former mayor of San Fernando, contended that developer Sev Aszkenazy used his publication that he owns, the San Fernando Sun, to stoke controversies in retaliation for how officials did not give him what wanted on his development projects. Hernandez said that he uses the publication to influence public opinion to his advantage.[31]

San Fernando community members argued that Aszkenazy newspaper reporting is biased and has sought to retaliate for how his proposals for construction work were rejected. Aszkenazy was accused of using his publication to bully others.[32]

References

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  1. ↑ "Notice". The Talmage Tribune. Talmage, Nebraska. April 15, 1904. p. 4.
  2. ↑ "Notice". The Citrograph. Redlands, California. April 16, 1904. p. 6.
  3. ↑ "Under New Management". The Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet. December 15, 1911. p. 4.
  4. ↑ "San Fernando Press Under New Management". The Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet. December 20, 1918. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Paper Changes Hands". The Burbank Review. April 21, 1922. p. 7.
  6. ↑ "Glenn Buys San Fernando Paper And Changes Name". Fort Pierce Tribune. Fort Pierce, Florida. November 17, 1922. p. 2.
  7. ↑ "Valley Leader Absorbed By San Fernando Sun". The Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet. April 2, 1926. p. 8.
  8. ↑ "Papers By Carrier". The Los Angeles Times. June 7, 1926. p. 10.
  9. 1 2 "Newspaper Sold | Kansas City Journalists Take Over San Fernando Sun". The Los Angeles Times. May 18, 1927. p. 30.
  10. ↑ "Newhall Brevities". The Signal. Santa Clarita, California. May 26, 1927. p. 8.
  11. ↑ "Snider Quits Valley Paper For State Job". San Fernando Valley Times. September 24, 1940. p. 1.
  12. ↑ "San Fernando 'Sun,' Oldest Newspaper in Valley, Sold". The Los Angeles Times. June 30, 1944. p. 44.
  13. ↑ "Sn Fernando 'Sun' Sold". The Los Angeles Times. December 23, 1945. p. 8.
  14. ↑ "Iowan Acquires Sn Fernando 'Sun'". The Los Angeles Times. October 2, 1946. p. 14.
  15. ↑ "San Fernando 'Sun' to Become Daily". The Los Angeles Times. November 4, 1947. p. 18.
  16. ↑ "Former Riversiders Purchase Newspaper". Riverside Daily Press. January 27, 1948. p. 17.
  17. ↑ "San Fernando Sun changes hands again". The Signal. Santa Clarita, California. January 29, 1948. p. 2.
  18. ↑ "San Fernando Sun Returns to Weekly". Valley Times. North Hollywood, California. February 4, 1948. p. 12.
  19. ↑ "Two Newspapers Get New Owners". The Los Angeles Times. December 30, 1948. p. 18.
  20. ↑ "Valley Newspaper Holding In Sale". Valley Times. North Hollywood, California. March 28, 1957. p. 2.
  21. ↑ "San Fernando and Valley Reporter Sold". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. March 29, 1957. p. 5.
  22. ↑ "San Fernando Leader | Rites for L.A. Copeland, Retired Publisher, Slated". The Van Nuys News. March 14, 1969. p. 3.
  23. 1 2 Garcia, Irene (May 2, 2001). "Newspaper Is Purchased by Contractor". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Hearst Acquires 28 Weeklies, Two Dailies". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Associated Press. August 9, 1981. p. 7.
  25. ↑ "Hearst Purchases Vied as Plan to Aid Herald Examiner". The Los Angeles Times. August 11, 1981. p. 42.
  26. ↑ "Four papers sold to group". Santa Barbara News-Press. Associated Press. October 30, 1985. p. 31.
  27. ↑ Akst, Daniel (December 17, 1985). "New Owner for Four Newspapers | Valley Weeklies Returned to Local News". The Los Angeles Times. p. 77.
  28. ↑ Bustillo, Miguel (March 30, 1994). "SAN FERNANDO : Putting Names in the Paper Is a Family Business". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  29. 1 2 Congressional Record, V. 150, PT. 17, October 9, 2004 to November 17, 2004: Saluting the San Fernando Valley Sun. Congressional Record. October 8, 2004. p. 13434. ISBN 9780160844164. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Obituary | Michael "Mike" Flannery". Ventura County Star. Ventura, California. November 12, 2006. p. 35.
  31. ↑ Garrison, Jessica; Times, Richard Winton Los Angeles (December 7, 2011). "San Fernando government more like a reality show?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  32. ↑ Uranga, Rachel (November 28, 2005). "Builder stirs San Fernando". Daily News. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
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