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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. HistoryThe newspaper was established in 1904 by Herbert W. Brooks.[1] Over the years, the name and format of the newspaper changed several times.[1] After Brooks, the newspaper was purchased by Robert K. Straus, an heir to the Macy's fortune.[2] It was later acquired by Michael Flannery, who sold it to the Hearst Corporation.[2] It was purchased by the Barrios family in 1985.[3] In 2001, it was purchased by Sev Aszkenazy, a real estate developer, and his wife, Martha Diaz-Aszkenazy, a businesswoman.[1][2] On October 8, 2004, Congressman Howard Berman gave a brief speech to highlight the one-hundred anniversary of the newspaper.[1] ControversyMario 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[4] 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. [5] References
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