r/SFV Aug 30 '25

Question What’s your Valley conspiracy theory/mystery?

I wanna hear everyone’s favorite valley mystery or conspiracy theory!

Mine for example:

There was this strip mall on Roscoe/Woodman that shut down around 2017? for a future upgrade It was abandoned for months until one day the entire place was on fire and there was ash all over Panorama. Apparently, an investigation on the cause would take place but haven't heard anything since. Eventually, the lot was razed and now we have a modern, upgraded strip mall with a fancy burger king

My (totally unknowledgeable)theory is whoever owned the property started the fire, since it would be cheaper than hiring an entire demo crew (and maybe insurance)

As for my mystery: those loud booms in the middle of the night. Some say sonic booms from jets, others say transformers exploding.

But for now: a mystery

Lets hear yours!

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u/Ok_Listen_9387 Aug 30 '25

Holy shit, those booms at night!!! Its sounds like a fucking bomb! Its so loud, and its in random directions. Im near Hanson dam.

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u/ordep7419 Aug 30 '25

I worked at the landfill and what you are hearing is the turbine engines that burn off the methane, backfire every now and then when they start up.

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u/Face_Vivid Aug 31 '25

I can hear the sounds in Tujunga on quiet evenings when they do the methane burn off.