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Article: A CITY REBORN LEADERS STAGING MAJOR COMEBACK FOR SAN FERNANDO.(News)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- December 8, 2003
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Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer
SAN FERNANDO - When the San Fernando High School Tigers marching band high-steps through town on Sunday, it will mean far more than the city's first Christmas parade in 20 years.
The San Fernando Heritage Holiday and Parade will proclaim the renaissance of the San Fernando Valley's oldest city, civic leaders say.
``The community has come back,'' said San Fernando Mayor Pro Tem Maribel De La Torre. ``This is the rebirth of San Fernando.''
A coalition of young city officials, business leaders and residents is working to transform this historic, 2 1/2-square-mile city into a cultural, commercial and ...