EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW.A roundup of some of our more important editorials this past week Party favors The Democratic Party holds itself out as the champion of the little guy, but in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , it has aligned itself squarely with the rich and the powerful who make up the downtown power structure. Sacked! That L.A., the nation's second-largest city with the nation's second-largest media market, seems incapable of securing an NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga franchise is largely the fault of the nation's most dysfunctional municipal government. Triumph of cynicism City Hall's demand for an additional $160 million in post-secession ``alimony'' from the 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. is a shameless shame·less adj. 1. Feeling no shame; impervious to disgrace. 2. Marked by a lack of shame: a shameless lie. effort to undermine cityhood by way of fear and uncertainty. Greuel's big chance City Councilwoman Wendy Greuel Wendy Greuel is President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 2nd District. Greuel was elected in 2002 to fill the remainder of the term of Councilman Joel Wachs. She was elected in her own right in 2003 and reelected in 2007. took a bold stand against secession and for boroughs but has lacked the commitment to make that vision a reality. Now her great opportunity to save L.A. threatens to pass her by. |
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