City Paper Lays Off Valdez

Talented Washington City Paper reporter Angela Valdez has been let go by the paper, as part of its ongoing struggles of late. In a note to friends, she writes: “I found out this morning that today would be my last day at the City Paper. As many of you already know, from previous emails predicting gloom and doom, our parent company, Creative Loafing, filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy a few weeks ago. We’d already been warned about layoffs, so the news kind of confirmed my dire predictions.