Media
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News briefs from Southern California
SIMI VALLEY -- Perchlorate has been detected in groundwater silt where a housing development is planned downhill from the old
Rocketdyne Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
(North County Times; 12/19/03)

Simi New Home Development Booming
(Simi Valley Acorn; 4/09/04)

City Council Approves Runkle Canyon Development
The 461-home Runkle Canyon development won unanimous City Council backing this week despite some residents' concerns about
traffic and pollution
(
LA Daily News; 4/24/04)

Cleaning up Rocketdyne
(Simi Valley Acorn; 8/13/04)

Board OKs Annexation Plan
Runkle Canyon development could bring 1,300 people to the city
(
Ventura County Star; 9/16/04)

Runkle Ranch Annexation OK'd
(Los Angeles Daily News; 9/18/04)

Which Way the Wind Blows
Runkle Canyon is poised to become Simi Valley’s newest neighborhood. But did the city misinterpret the risk of radioactive material in
the ground?
(
Ventura County Reporter; 3/22/04)

Field Lab Cleanup Encouraged
(Simi Valley Acorn; 3/25/05)

Simi Golf Course Appears Unlikely  
Facility called too costly for city
(
Ventura County Star; 6/20/05)

Golf Course Plan is Rejected
Runkle Canyon land deal nixed
(
Ventura County Star; 6/21/05)

The Hills Have Eyes
Simi Valley residents unite to fight ‘hot’ KB Homes development in Runkle Canyon
(
Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat; 9/21/06)

Unraveling Runkle
Simi Valley citizens won't lay down for city's dismissal of radiation claims
(
Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat; 9/28/06)

Very Dirty Laundry
A new report on L.A.’s nuked Rocketdyne site finally catches the attention of mainstream media
(
Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat; 10/12/06)

KB Homes - Don't miss your chance to be good guys
Editorial
(
Simi Valley Acorn; 10/13/06)

Study of contamination at rocket lab reveals evidence of cancer link
(Simi Valley Acorn; 10/13/06)

Residents near Runkle Canyon say latest report on Rocketdyne confirms their fears
(Simi Valley Acorn; 10/13/06)

Reining in Runkle
(Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat; 10/26/06)

Developers say they will delay grading of Runkle Canyon
(Simi Valley Acorn; 10/27/06)

Runkle Canyon work not for development, Mayor insists
(Simi Valley Acorn; 11/17/06)

Fight against developing site next to Field Lab continues
(Ventura County Star; 11/17/06)

Building on Toxic Soil?
(KCET-Channel 28's Life & Times; 11/21/06)

Runkle Canyon: News & Analysis
(EnviroReporter.com; 12/05/06)

EPA, DTSC reject request to review Runkle Canyon data
(Simi Valley Acorn; 1/12/07)

Dust in the Wind
(Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat; 3/15/07)

City leaders travel to Washinton D.C. to discuss Runkle Canyon with Feinstein
(Simi Valley Acorn; 3/30/07)

The Radiation Rangers
(Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat; 6/21/07)

Mayor wants to see alleged Runkle Canyon contamination for himself
(Simi Valley Acorn; 6/29/07)

If you want the job done right . . .
(Simi Valley Acorn; 6/29/07)

County group tests Runkle Canyon toxicity
(Ventura County Star; 7/03/07)

City, KB Home obtain water, soil samples from Runkle Canyon sites
(Simi Valley Acorn; 7/06/07)

Residents use rare access to put spotlight on various county issues
(Simi Valley Acorn; 7/20/07)

Bubble Trouble
(Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat; 7/26/07)

Soil from canyon not dangerous, study says
(Ventura County Star; 8/16/07)

Runkle Canyon soil and water labeled 'safe'
(Simi Valley Acorn; 8/17/07)

Spin Cycle
(Los Angeles CityBeat; 8/23/07)

Spin Cycle
(Ventura County Reporter; 8/23/07)

More tests to come for Runkle Canyon
(Simi Valley Acorn; 9/21/07)

Pay Dirt
(EnviroReporter.com; 10/13/07)

Governor, Boeing agree never to develop field lab
(Simi Valley Acorn; 10/19/07)

Portion of Santa Susana site could be park by '09
(Ventura County Star; 10/19/07)

Dirty Business
New law cleaning up Rocketdyne for parkland may not stop adjacent KB Home development pushed by Simi Valley City Council
(
Ventura County Reporter; 11/01/07)

Council members accuse critics of Runkle rousing
Group of residents not letting up demands for a new EIR
(
Simi Valley Acorn; 11/09/07)

State agency wants to provide oversight of Runkle Canyon
(Simi Valley Acorn; 11/16/07)

Glad to see you could make it
(Simi Valley Acorn editorial; 11/16/07)

State body will study hillside site concerns
Runkle Canyon's possible contamination to be reviewed
(
Ventura County Star; 11/21/07)

City Council praises decision by state agency to look into Runkle Canyon
(Simi Valley Acorn; 11/23/07)

Previous testing in Runkle Canyon 'virtually useless'
(Simi Valley Acorn letter; 11/30/07)

EPA wants field lab added to federal Superfund list
The designation would put greater enforcement power behind cleanup
(
Simi Valley Acorn; 12/14/07)

Runkle Canyon's safe, says developer
First of two tests shows acceptable radiation levels
(
Ventura County Star; 12/21/07)

2007 Biggest Headlines
Spin Cycle - Selling Runkle Canyon pollution report as clean
(
Ventura County Reporter; 12/27/07)

City awaiting state response to latest Runkle test results
(Simi Valley Acorn; 1/04/08)

EPA extends deadline for Field Lab
Agency seeks to add site to Superfund cleanup
(
Ventura County Star; 1/09/08)

Simi group challenges radioactivity test results
Lower strontium 90 levels than rest of city questioned
(Ventura County Star; 1/10/08)

Agreement reached on cleanup of Field Lab
Strictest federal standards approved in state, Simi deal
(
Ventura County Star; 1/16/08)

Schwarzenegger vows state control of Santa Susana Field Laboratory
(Los Angeles Daily News; 1/16/08)

Time to study Boeing lab is sought
State is considering whether to back bid for Superfund status
(
Los Angeles Times; 1/16/08)

Down the Test Tubes
KB Homes’ Runkle Canyon radiation tests questioned as more groundwater pollution is found and developer negotiates cleanup
agreement with state
(
Ventura County Reporter; 1/17/08)

End of argument: field lab must be cleaned to meet highest standard
Accord reached without adding site to Superfund National Priorities List
(
Simi Valley Acorn; 1/18/08)

Government needs to get its priorities straight
(Simi Valley Acorn editorial; 1/18/08)

The Promised Land
Gov. Schwarzenegger terminates the uncertainty of Rocketdyne cleanup with historic move that keeps California in charge – for now
(
Ventura County Reporter; 1/24/08)

Newcomers aid field lab cleanup with discoveries
(Ventura County Star; 2/10/08)

At times, elder statesman of field lab activists wanted to walk away
(Ventura County Star; 2/10/08)

Reassessing Runkle
(Ventura County Reporter; 4/24/08)

White Blight
Runkle Canyon's Chromium Conundrum
(
Ventura County Reporter; 6/26/08)

Runkle Canyon soil needs more study
(Ventura County Star; 10/24/08)

City will hear latest findings on Runkle Canyon
(Simi Valley Acorn; 11/14/08)

Simi Valley supports Supplemental EIR for Runkle Canyon
(EnviroReporter.com, 11/18/08)

DTSC says it will have final say on Runkle next summer
(Simi Valley Acorn, 11/21/08)

Developer's radiation report draws criticism
(Ventura County Star, 1/30/09)

Runkle response plan comes under fire
(Simi Valley Acorn, 2/06/09)

Residents' concerns over Runkle response are valid
(Simi Valley Acorn, 2/13/09)

'Simi, we have a problem'
(Ventura County Reporter, 2/19/09)

Mountains of Goo
(Ventura County Reporter, 4/16/09)
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