SCAG TO TREAT VALLEY AS SEPARATE STATISTICAL REGION.Byline: KERRY CAVANAUGH Staff Writer In a move that gives more emphasis to the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Association of Governments agreed Thursday to create a Valley subregion sub·re·gion n. A subdivision of a region, especially an ecological region. sub  re for assessing statistical data. The City Council and Valley business leaders have pushed SCAG scag - To destroy the data on a disk, either by corrupting the file system or by causing media damage. Compare scrog, roach. and other agencies to treat the Valley as a distinct place and a separate statistical entity from the city of Los Angeles
Establishment of the new subregion could allow leaders to get specific data on traffic, air quality and growth. ``We'll have a seat at the table and provide input from a Valley perspective on regional issues,'' said Mitch Englander, chief of staff for Councilman Greig Smith Greig Smith is a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the 12th District, which includes Granada Hills, Northridge and other parts of the Western San Fernando Valley. Smith is also a reserve officer for the Los Angeles Police Department. , who pushed SCAG for the new status. Traditionally, agencies including SCAG -- which handles regional planning for transportation, growth, waste management and air quality -- gather statistics for the city of Los Angeles, which sprawls from San Pedro to Sylmar. But Valley leaders have sought area-specific statistics to better understand and serve the 1.8 million people in the region. Last year, the U.S. Census Bureau agreed to break out data from the San Fernando Valley to provide a more accurate portrait of the region's demographics. Englander said SCAG's decision, paired with the census change, will affect a broad range of Valley issues. ``This will have a positive impact in the long term on how we look and move forward with infrastructure, planning and growth,'' he said. With subregion status, SCAG will appoint a panel of elected leaders from L.A., Burbank, Glendale, Calabasas and San Fernando, who will meet to discuss Valley issues. This could help ease the development of transit connections between the Red Line and Gold Line, and bring a consensus on how to improve the congested con·gest·ed adj. Affected with or characterized by congestion. congested ENT adjective Referring to a boggy blood-filled tissue. See Nasal congestion. Highway 101 corridor, said Bob Scott, chairman of the Valley Industry and Commerce Association. ``This will make it possible to have planning, thinking and visioning that is more tailored to the need of the San Fernando Valley.'' kerry.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com (213) 978-0390 |
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