Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Dec. 27-Jan. 3

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• Bike theft hampers East San Jose farm box program One of the best success stories to come out of the pandemic last year was Eastside Connect, a farm box program run by Veggielution, the community farm at Emma Prusch Farm Box in San Jose. Volunteers, coordinated by the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, delivered boxes to East San Jose residents on bikes with custom-made trailers. And the cyclists — most of whom were not from East San Jose neighborhoods — were partnered with local residents who knew the area and could talk to them about the challenges the community faces. But a couple weeks ago, a supply container at the…
• Jeremy Grantham's GMO says stocks are overvalued by every metric, but there are 3 strategies investors can use to weather a crash Jeremy Grantham cofounded the asset management firm GMO. Boston Globe/Getty Images Stocks worldwide are expensive and US stock valuations are at concerning levels, Jeremy Grantham's firm. GMO defended its view from bears on social media who are frustrated by the firm's negative outook. GMO sees negative returns for 10 of 11 asset classes over the next seven years. See more stories on Insider's business page. Billionaire Jeremy Grantham's investment firm says stocks are too pricey, outlining their view as US equities sit at record highs, with the team offering their advice on how to navigate through what they call a…
• More than 100 California cities and counties have banned flavored tobacco. What about San Jose? When it comes to tobacco products, San Jose leaders appear to agree — the fruity, minty and candied flavor kind should be taken off the shelves across the city and far away from the eyes of easily-enticed kids. So why — a week before San Jose was expected to join more than 100 cities and counties across California in banning flavored tobacco — did they decide to delay the vote by more than three months? Public records reveal that the early June decision from a council committee to postpone the ban came on the heels of rigorous lobbying campaigns from…
• 'We can expect fireworks': 6 experts sound off on their expectations for Robinhood's hugely anticipated IPO Vlad Tenev, CEO and co-founder of Robinhood. Kimberly White/Getty Images for Robinhood Ever since Robinhood was founded in 2013, the firm has been at the center of the retail trading boom. Ahead of its IPO, Robinhood announced it is selling up to a third of its shares directly to retail investors. Insider asked six experts what to expect ahead of the popular trading app's stock market debut. Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell. Robinhood's mission since it was founded in 2013 has been to "democratize finance for all." Years later, ahead of its…
• States scale back virus reporting just as cases surge Several states scaled back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month just as cases across the country started to skyrocket, depriving the public of real-time information on outbreaks, cases, hospitalizations and deaths in their communities. The shift to weekly instead of daily reporting in Florida, Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota marked a notable shift during a pandemic in which coronavirus dashboards have become a staple for Americans closely tracking case counts and trends to navigate a crisis that has killed more than 600,000 people in the U.S. In Nebraska, the state actually stopped reporting on the virus altogether for two…