ON THE BALLOT: PRO ON MONDAY, SUPPORTERS AND OPPONENTS OF THE PROPOSED NEW SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CITY RELEASED THE ARGUMENTS THEY SUBMITTED FOR THE SAMPLE BALLOT WHICH WILL BE MAILED TO VOTERS BEFORE THE NOV. 5 ELECTION. HERE ARE THE ARGUMENTS AS SUBMITTED BY EACH SIDE, INCLUDING WORDS THAT APPEAR IN CAPITAL LETTERS:.An independent state agency exhaustively ex·haus·tive adj. 1. Treating all parts or aspects without omission; thorough: an exhaustive study. 2. Tending to exhaust. studied Valley independence. These experts concluded that a FINANCIALLY VIABLE VALLEY CITY CAN BE CREATED WITHOUT HURTING 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. . Read their report at www.lalafco.org/lafco-topics.htm. Valley Cityhood is good for Los Angeles: --Each L.A. council member represents 246,000 residents. In a smaller L.A., council members will represent nearly 50 percent fewer constituents and be more accountable to you! --City Hall wastes a fortune every year. Smaller cities like Phoenix and San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. spend $250 less per person than Los Angeles - but have better services. A smaller L.A. will spend your tax dollars more efficiently. --City Hall will have to focus on issues in your communities like Westchester, South Central, the Harbor, the West Side and the East Side. Valley Cityhood also means: --$1.3 BILLION in Valley taxes stays in the Valley to pay for local services like parks, libraries, and ensuring neighborhoods are safe from gangs, drugs, and violence. --The Valley currently receives half the police protection of the city of L.A. Valley Cityhood will make public safety a top priority. --A new Valley city will continue L.A.'s strong laws that protect renters. --Power and water rates are protected. Taxes will not increase. Other cities have taken a strong role to improve their failing schools. Los Angeles has not. Valley Cityhood begins the process of breaking up the LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) . Once the Valley becomes independent, the precedent is set. The LAUSD will be next. That's good for all of us. City Hall politicians have raised millions to defeat Valley Cityhood because they will lose power if decision-making is returned to local communities! We all demand better government in the Valley and Los Angeles. Don't hold onto the Valley against our will! You CAN fight City Hall! Vote Yes. Signed: Richard Katz Former Democratic Assembly Leader Carlos Ferreyra member, Valley Independence Committee Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San Los Angeles County Supervisor Andrew Mardesich President, San Pedro Peninsula Home Owners home owner home n → propriétaire occupant United Laurette Healey Co-chair, 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. Independence Committee |
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