The San Fernando Valley by Kevin Roderick

Kevin Roderick is a journalist, editor, blogger and author living in Los Angeles. He is the creator and publisher of LA Observed, a widely cited news website that Forbes rated as Best of the Web. He is a Contributing Writer on politics and media at Los Angeles magazine, an award-winning radio commentator, and is often asked by the media to talk about Southern California issues. In addition to Los Angeles, Kevin's magazine reporting has appeared in Smithsonian, Los Angeles Times Magazine, The Industry Standard, C, L.A. Architect and the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. His latest book, Wilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles, was a Los Angeles Times bestseller and Editor's Choice, as well as a finalist for the Southern California Book Award.