San Fernando Valley roundup: Mobile ads irk Burbank residents, Prostitution sting nets 17 arrests and ‘Julius Caesar’ comes to Encino

Good morning, readers. Today is Friday, October 5. Police conducted a sting this week to curb prositution at a busy stretch of Lankershim Boulevard.

The operation led to at least 17 arrests, according to the Contra Costa Times.

Want to live in young Darth Vader’s former home? “Star Wars” actor Hayden Christensen put his $2.65 million Studio City property up for sale. L.A. Times

Burbank residents are peeved that a company is storing mobile ads in their city that advertise “Topless Maids,” reports NBC Los Angeles. “Burbank is a very conservative city. I can understand why they’re upset with it,” Los Angeles Councilman Dennis Zine told NBC.

A columnist applies what she learned at an acting class in Studio City to review President Obama’s performance during the first presidential debate on Wednesday. A teacher at Two Roads Theater taught her to “always be clear on two things: emotion and objective,” she writes. KCET

What’s going on this weekend?

A mash-up of “Julius Ceasar” and “Game of Thrones” in at production at Bethel Encino. 17500 Burbank Blvd., Encino. Saturday, October 6 at 8pm. Patch

-- Tiffany Kelly, Times Community News

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