San Fernando Valley roundup: Thousands line up for Veterans Day parade, Pratt & Whitney announce layoffs, Elderly man killed in North Hollywood hit-and-run
Good morning, readers. Today is Monday, November 12.
Thousands lined up along a stretch of Laurel Canyon Boulevard Sunday to cheer on the annual San Fernando Valley Veterans Day Parade, reports the Daily News.
Los Angeles authorities say that a man in his 70s was killed after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver as he walked on Lankershim Boulevard near Roscoe Boulevard in North Hollywood Sunday morning. Patch
Officials at Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne announced that nearly 100 employees were laid off Wednesday, with the majority of the layoffs occurring at the company’s Canoga Park facilities. Daily News
Hudson Pacific Properties announced that it has purchased a 60 percent share of Burbank’s Pinnacle office complex, a $342 million property that houses tenants such as Warner Bros. Entertainment and KIIS-FM. Los Angeles Times
A late-night house fire in Arleta left five people injured, two of them seriously. San Diego 6
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