A carefully crafted borough plan for Los Angeles is gaining the support of major civic leaders who oppose secession.
"A bitter, acrimonious struggle leading up to this fall's secession vote seemed inevitable. Then in June, a carefully designed alternative was presented by Robert Hertzberg, immediate past Speaker of the California Assembly and respected legislator from the San Fernando Valley's Sherman Oaks area.Hertzberg's idea is to keep a unified city of Los Angeles, but divide it into nine boroughs--Center City, Westside, South Harbor, Northeast-, West- and Mid-San Fernando Valley, for example. Each borough, from districts of roughly 82,500 people, would elect a five-member council with full control over local budgets and services..."
Thanks to David Abel
FULL STORY: L.A.'S Quandary: Break Up Or Boroughs
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