Los Angeles: Suddenly Small Is Better

The threat of Valley secession from Los Angeles is the result of a new tendency to think smaller is better.

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June 3, 2002, 6:00 AM PDT

"Angelenos used to be proud of living in the biggest city in America's biggest state. But Valley secessionists have successfully exploited our growing tendency to fetishize smallness in matters political. Small is more manageable. Small is more responsive. Small is simply more comprehensible. The Valley's secessionist threat led to the inclusion of neighborhood councils in our new City Charter. More recently, it has prompted talk of splitting the city into boroughs. Small is the order of the day."

Thanks to Chris Steins

Read the full story: The Talk of Small Politics

Sunday, June 2, 2002 in The Los Angeles Times

Government / Politics California

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