TRASHY IDEAS: There’s apparently money to be...

TRASHY IDEAS: There’s apparently money to be made on all sides of the battle for recycling. The city of Santa Clarita recently won a $4,150 grant just to get people to start recycling more milk cartons. . . . City officials say they stumbled upon the grant news while surfing the Internet.

THE HUSTLER: Ken Scherer is a noted film producer and television veteran, but the 47-year-old man’s legacy may have less to do with selling tickets than selling himself and his cause to potential donors. Scherer is the new head of the Motion Picture & Television Fund Foundation, a job that requires him to look out for the health and welfare of retired entertainers. With a 10-year waiting list facing prospective applicants to the famed motion picture retirement home on Mulholland Drive, Scherer knows he has a big job ahead of him. (B1)

KICKING IT: The Valley Edition has selected Kim Pickup of Chatsworth High School as the girls’ soccer player of the year (C12). Today’s sports section contains profiles of the 11-member All-Valley girls’ soccer team.

HONORING CESAR: Several dozen students and adults marched to the steps of City Hall in San Fernando on Saturday to commemorate the birthday of labor leader Cesar Chavez. The crowd recalled Chavez’s accomplishments and the simple phrase he used to inspire thousands of farm workers struggling for better pay and working conditions: Yes, you can. (B3)