Los Angeles Breakup Now Seems Unlikely

With just two months to the election, the secession movement hasn't been able to develop a credible revolutionary zeal.

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September 9, 2002, 6:00 AM PDT

"...In order for these two areas to secede from Los Angeles, the voters in the Valley and Hollywood must pass it in their areas with a simple majority plus receive a simple majority vote from the city at large. If that doesn't happen, then the measures fail. According to a new Los Angeles Times poll, city voters, overall, are not willing to see these two areas secede from L.A. However, in both secession areas, the voters are of different minds. On the one hand, Hollywood voters especially don't want to leave L.A., and on the other, the Valley voters especially do."

Thanks to Chris Steins

Read the full story: Secession Camps Face Rising Odds

Sunday, September 8, 2002 in The Los Angeles Times

Government / Politics California

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