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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)

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