EDITORIAL RICH AND POWERFUL MONEY TALKED IN THE SECESSION VOTE.THE final numbers on San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. are in: 8-1. That's the ratio at which anti-secessionists outspent out·spent adj. Completely exhausted. cityhood advocates. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the City Ethics Commission In the United States, an Ethics Commission is a commission established by State law to discourage dishonest practices by their public employees and elected officials. Almost all American states have such a commission. , Mayor James Hahn's L.A. United raised more than $6.2 million last year. The Valley Indep by comparison, raised just $760,000. While secessionists scrimped to put together a shoe-string campaign, City Hall simply tapped into a rich network of insiders to buy a top-rate TV and radio scare campaign. Money talks, and in last November's vote, money won the day. |
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