Boroughs Could Save Los Angeles

If Los Angeles secessions succeeds, it will be the greatest political division since the Civil War. Perhaps boroughs are an alternative.

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July 14, 2002, 9:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

In an editorial in the Los Angeles Times, Assemblyman Robert M. Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) writes: "I believe our city needs a more flexible system of government that is more local, less bureaucratic and more reflective of the diverse needs of our neighborhoods. Separating Los Angeles into boroughs with local community representatives would put government where the people live and allow control of local services at the local level."

Thanks to David Abel

Read the full story: Boroughs, Instead of 'Winning Ugly'

Friday, July 12, 2002 in The Los Angeles Times

Government / Politics California

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